Yulia Bystrova

Yulia Valeryevna Bystrova (Russian: Юлия Валерьевна Быстрова, born 10 June 1963) is a former pair skater for the Soviet Union. With Alexander Tarasov, she is the 1984 Prague Skate champion, 1985 Winter Universiade silver medalist, and 1987 Grand Prix International de Paris silver medalist.

Yulia Bystrova
Full nameYulia Valeryevna Bystrova
Native nameЮлия Валерьевна Быстрова
Other namesJulia Bistrova
Born (1963-06-10) 10 June 1963
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
PartnerAlexander Tarasov
Vladimir Starostin
Mikhail Vazhenin
CoachIgor Ksenofontov
Ardo Rennik
Julia Rennik
Retired1988

Personal life

Bystrova was born on 10 June 1963 in Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and is married to Alexander Tarasov.[1] Their son, Filipp, was born in January 1992 and competed in pairs for Azerbaijan.[2][3]

Career

Early in her career, Bystrova skated with Mikhail Vazhenin, coached by Aleksandr Morozov and Igor Ksenofontov at DSO Sparkak in Sverdlovsk.[1] Her next partnership, with Vladimir Starostin, lasted from 1980 to 1981.

In 1982–83, Bystrova began competing with Tarasov. The pair was coached by Julia Rennik and Ardo Rennik and represented DSO Burevestnik Sverdlovsk.[1] They won the gold medal at the 1984 Prague Skate, silver at the 1985 Winter Universiade, bronze at the 1985 St. Ivel International, and silver at the 1987 Grand Prix International de Paris. They competed until the end of the 1987–88 season.

After retiring from competition, Bystrova turned to coaching. She is based at DYUSSH No. 8 Lokomotiv in Yekaterinburg.[1]

Competitive highlights

With Tarasov

International[4]
Event 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88
International de Paris2nd
Prague Skate1st
Prize of Moscow News6th6th
St. Ivel International3rd
Winter Universiade2nd
National[1]
Soviet Championships6th5th6th7th

References
  1. Быстрова Юлия Валерьевна [Yulia Valeryevna Bystrova]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. Тарасов Филипп Александрович [Filipp Alexandrovich Tarasov]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. "Angelina EKATERININA / Philipp TARASOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016.
  4. "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 46, 82, 124, 128. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
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