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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 medals (1972, 1976, 1980).
Sep 26, 2009 · Here are Rodnina & Zaitsev skating one of their best early career performances, all done at break-neck speed and at altitude! Note the brilliant sbs double a...
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Irina Rodnina (born September 12, 1949, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) is a 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. Rodnina survived a bout with tuberculosis as an infant.
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Skating to survive. Irina Konstantinova Rodnina suffered serious health problems as a child, surviving a bout of tuberculosis and being struck down with pneumonia on 11 occasions. When she was five her parents took her to a skating rink in a bid to improve her health, and later they enrolled her at Moscow’s Central Sports School.
Irina Rodnina. 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 ...
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.
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Feb 1, 1980 · Ice queen Rodnina defends her pairs crown. 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.
