Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev

Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev ( _ru. Александр Геннадиевич Зайцев, born June 16, 1952) is a World and Olympic figure skating champion from the former Soviet Union. He is now a figure skating coach. His hometown is Saint Petersburg.

Zaitsev is best remembered for his successful partnership with Irina Rodnina. From 1973 to 1980 they won every event they entered, including the 1976 and 1980 Olympic games. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and trained in Moscow.

Rodnina and Zaitsev were married in April 1975. They took a break from competing in 1979 when their son, Sasha Jr., was born.

After retiring from competition, he became a coach and for a time was involved in the administration of the sport.

ee also

*USSR at the Winter Olympics

External links

* [http://www.pairsonice.net/profileview.php?pid=115 Rodnina and Zaitsev pair profile]

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