Viktor Ryzhkin

Viktor Ryzhkin
Personal information
Full name Viktor Ivanovich Ryzhkin
Country represented Soviet Union
Born (1937-04-26) 26 April 1937
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Former partner Irina Grishkova
Lyudmila Pakhomova
Former coach Elena Tchaikovskaya

Viktor Ivanovich Ryzhkin (Russian: Виктор Иванович Рыжкин; born 26 April 1937 in Moscow)[1] is a former ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. With Lyudmila Pakhomova, whom he had initially coached,[2] he won three Soviet national titles and placed 10th at the 1966 World Championships. Their partnership ended in 1966.[3] With his next partner Irina Grishkova, Ryzhkin finished 4th at the 1968 European Championships and 5th at the 1968 World Championships. He later coached at CSKA Moscow.[4]

Results

With Pakhomova

International
Event 1964 1965 1966
World Championships 10th
European Championships 7th
National
Soviet Championships 1st 1st 1st

With Grishkova

International
Event 1966–1967 1967–1968
World Championships 7th 5th
European Championships 4th
Prize of Moscow News 1st 1st
National
Soviet Championships 1st 1st

References

  1. "Рыжкин Виктор Иванович" [Ryzhkin Viktor Ivanovich] (in Russian). fskate.ru. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  2. "Lyudmila Pakhomova and Alexander Gorshkov: the first Olympic champions in ice-dancing". The Voice of Russia. 2008-08-26. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10.
  3. "Пахомова заразила Горшкова фанатизмом". РОДНАЯ ГАЗЕТА № 45(181) (in Russian). 2006-11-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  4. Swift, E.M. (1988-02-29). "1988 Flashback: A Magical Twosome". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
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