Igor Moskvin

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Igor Moskvin
Full nameIgor Borisovich Moskvin
Born(1929-08-30)30 August 1929
Bezhitsa, Bryansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died10 November 2020(2020-11-10) (aged 91)
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
PartnerMaya Belenkaya
CoachPyotr Orlov
Nina Leplinskaya

Igor Borisovich Moskvin (

Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
and Honored Coach of the USSR.

Personal life

Moskvin was born on 30 August 1929[1] in Bezhitsa, Bryansk Oblast.[2] He married Tamara Moskvina (née Bratus) in 1964.[2][3] They have two daughters, Olga Igorevna Moskvina (born 12 April 1970),[1] and Anna Igorevna Moskvina (born 14 June 1974).[2][4] He and his wife reside in Saint Petersburg.

Moskvin died in November 2020 after a serious illness.[5]

Career

Moskvin competed for the

Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.[6]

After ending his competitive career, Moskvin began coaching in Dynamo club (

Leningrad), then Burevestnik (Leningrad) and later Trud (Leningrad). He received the title of Honored Coach of the USSR.[7]
His students included:

Many of his pupils later became coaches. Tamara Moskvina said that he was able to infect people with love for coaching.[2] When asked if there was a coaching rivalry between them, Moskvin said that he had never considered themselves rivals because he was more focused on singles while his wife was focused on pairs.[2]

Results

Event 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
European Championships 11th
Soviet Championships 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd

References

  1. ^ a b СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2011–2012 гг. [2011–2012 list] (PDF). Russian Figure Skating Federation (in Russian). Russian Sports Ministry. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (25 August 2009). Игорь МОСКВИН: "НИКОГДА НЕ СЧИТАЛ, ЧТО МЫ С ЖЕНОЙ КОНКУРЕНТЫ" [Igor Moskvin: I have never thought that my wife and I are rivals.] (in Russian). Sport Express. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
  3. ^ Mittan, Barry (18 May 2003). "Tamara Moskvina – Coach of Olympic Pairs Champions". GoldenSkate.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Tamara Moskvina – Online Interview". GoldenSkate.com. 22 June 2002. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Ушел из жизни выдающийся тренер Игорь Борисович Москвин". Федерация фигурного катания на коньках России (in Russian). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ITAR-TASS (in Russian). Pravda. 30 August 2009. Archived
    from the original on 20 February 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Выдающийся тренер Игорь Борисович Москвин отметил день рождения на катке" [Outstanding coach Igor Borisovich Moskvin celebrated his birthday at a rink]. Figure Skating Federation of Russia (in Russian). 30 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Kyoko INA / John ZIMMERMAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 August 2002.