Lyudmila Smirnova
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Lyudmila Smirnova (Russian: Людмила Станиславовна Смирнова; b. July 21, 1949 in Leningrad[1]) was a Russian figure skater. She won the silver medal in pair skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics with Andrei Suraikin.
Smirnova began figure skating in 1955 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1968.[1] She trained in Leningrad at Spartak and was first paired with Suraikin.[2] They were the 2nd strongest Soviet pair behind Irina Rodnina and Alexei Ulanov, and placed second behind them at both the World and European Championships three times (1970-1972).
Smirnova and Ulanov, skating for rival teams, fell in love. The pairs decided to separate--a decision they made before the 1972 Games. Rodnina and Ulanov won the gold, and Smirnova and Suraikin the silver. Thereafter Smirnova began skating with Ulanov. They competed for 2 years, enjoying modest success at Worlds and Europeans (always finishing behind Rodnina and then-partner Alexander Zaitsev. Smirnova retired from competitive skating in 1974.
In 1972 Smirnova was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism.[1]
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[edit] Competitive highlights
with Suraikin, 1970-1972; with Ulanov, 1973-1974
[edit] 1972 Winter Olympics
- 2nd
[edit] World Championships
- 1970 – 2nd
- 1971 – 2nd
- 1972 – 2nd
- 1973 – 2nd
- 1974 – 2nd
[edit] European Championships
- 1970 – 2nd
- 1971 – 2nd
- 1972 – 2nd
- 1973 – 2nd
- 1974 – 3rd
[edit] References
- ^ a b c (1973) Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, p. 50.
- ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games., 2nd ed. (in Russian), Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, p. 448.
[edit] External links
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Smirnova, Lyudmila |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smirnova, Liudmila; Людмила Смирнова |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Russian figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Soviet Union |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
