Yuri Ovchinnikov (figure skater)

Yuri Ovchinnikov
Yuri Ovchinnikov
Full name	Yuri Levovich Ovchinnikov
Native name	Юрий Львович Овчинников
Born	3 June 1950 (age 74); Leningrad, Soviet Union
Hometown	San Diego, California
Figure skating career
Country	Soviet Union
Retired	1978
Medal record
Representing the Soviet Union
Figure skating: Men's singles
European Championships

Yuri Lvovich Ovchinnikov (Russian: Юрий Львович Овчинников; born 3 June 1950 in Leningrad)^[1] is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1975 European bronze medalist,^[2] 1976 Prize of Moscow News champion, and 1975 Soviet national champion. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th, and at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th.^[1]

As a coach, he led Igor Bobrin to the 1981 European title and 1981 World bronze medal. He is a coach and choreographer for Team del Sol, a synchronized skating team in San Diego, California.^[3] He has two children.^[4]

Results

^ ^a ^b "Yury Ovchinnikov". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
^ "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Men's Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011.
^ "Coaches". teamdelsol.org. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
^ "БАЛЕТ В ТРЕХ АКТАХ" [Ballet in three acts]. ogoniok.com (in Russian). 1996. Archived from the original on 3 August 2015.
^ "Юрий Львович Овчинников" [Yuri Lvovich Ovchinnikov]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.

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