Aleksandr Vlasov (figure skater)

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]

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

Family

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
Event 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77
Winter Olympics4th
World Championships6th4th3rd2nd
European Championships3rd2nd
Prize of Moscow News1st2nd
Soviet Championships2nd3rd1st2nd
Spartakiada3rd*
USSR Cup1st2nd2nd
  • 1974 Spartakiada results used for Soviet Nationals

With Ilina
Event 1978–79 1979-80
Nebelhorn Trophy2nd
Prize of Moscow News3rd
Soviet Championships4th

References
  1. Julia Vlassov and Drew Meekins Archived 2007-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, figureskatersonline.com; accessed 21 November 2016.
  • 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


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