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Aleksandr Vlasov (figure skater)

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Alexander Vlassov
Alexander Vlassov with his daughter, Julia, in 2006.
Full nameAlexander Vlassov
Born (1955-02-25) 25 February 1955 (age 69)
Figure skating career
CountryUSSR
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Tokyo Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Gothenburg Pairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Helsinki Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Geneva Pairs

Alexander Vlassov (Russian: Александр Власов; born 25 February 1955) is a former Soviet pair skater who currently works as a coach. With partner Irina Vorobieva, he won the silver medal at the 1977 World Figure Skating Championships and the silver medal at the 1977 European Figure Skating Championships. They placed 4th at the 1976 Winter Olympics. They were coached by Tamara Moskvina. He later skated with Zhanna Ilina.[1]

Family

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Vlassov is the father and coach of Julia Vlassov. Currently Alexander and his wife Laura are working as a figure skating coaches in Washington, DC

Competitive highlights

With Vorobieva

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Event 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77
Winter Olympics 4th
World Championships 6th 4th 3rd 2nd
European Championships 3rd 2nd
Prize of Moscow News 1st 2nd
Soviet Championships 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
Spartakiada 3rd*
USSR Cup 1st 2nd 2nd
  • 1974 Spartakiada results used for Soviet Nationals

With Ilina

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Event 1978–79 1979-80
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
Prize of Moscow News 3rd
Soviet Championships 4th

References

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  1. ^ Julia Vlassov and Drew Meekins Archived 2007-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, figureskatersonline.com; accessed 21 November 2016.
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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Vlasov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • Skatabase: 1970s Europeans
  • Skatabase: 1970s Worlds