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Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Russian: Ирина Константиновна Роднина, IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə rədʲnʲɪˈna]; born 12 September 1949) is a Russian politician and retired figure skater, who is the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold ...
Irina Rodnina is the most successful pairs skater in history, winning three consecutive Olympic golds with two partners. Learn about her life, career, achievements and political role on the official Olympic website.
Sep 8, 2024 · Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater and politician who, with her partners, first Alexei Ulanov and later Aleksandr Zaytsev, won 10 successive world championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals.
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Sep 27, 2018 · In 1969 Irina Rodnina, 18, and Alexei Ulanov, 21, both students at the Central Physical Culture Institute and pupils of the celebrated coach Stanislav Zhuk won the European and world figure skating crowns. They took the European title on their second try, a feat the experts found hard to explain.
Irina Rodnina is the most successful pair skater in history, with three Olympic gold medals and ten World titles. She skated with two partners, Aleksey Ulanov and Aleksandr Zaytsev, and later became a coach and a sports official in Russia.
Irina Rodnina is the most successful pairs skater in sporting history, amassing a haul of 10 consecutive World Championship titles, 11 European Championships and three Olympic gold medals between 1972 and 1980 – during which time she was elevated to the status of national icon in the Soviet Union.
