Igor Moskvin


Igor Borisovich Moskvin was a Russian figure skating coach and competitor who represented the Soviet Union in pair skating with his partner Maya Belenkaya. He was an Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR and Honored Coach of the USSR.

Personal life

Moskvin was born on 30 August 1929 in Bezhitsa, Bryansk Oblast. He married Tamara Moskvina in 1964. They have two daughters, Olga Igorevna Moskvina, and Anna Igorevna Moskvina. He and his wife reside in Saint Petersburg.
Moskvin died in November 2020 after a serious illness.

Career

Moskvin competed for the Soviet Union as a pair skater with partner Maya Belenkaya. He was coached by Pyotr Orlov and Nina Leplinskaya. Aside from figure skating, he participated in yacht racing and won several sailing regattas in the 1950s. He was named an Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.
After ending his competitive career, Moskvin began coaching in Dynamo club, then Burevestnik and later Trud. He received the title of Honored Coach of the USSR. His students included:
Many of his pupils later became coaches. Tamara Moskvina said that he was able to infect people with love for coaching. 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.

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