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Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev (Russian: Олег Кимович Васильев; born November 22, 1959) is an Olympic and world figure skating champion. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ...
Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ...
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Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ...
Vasiliev was born in Leningrad (currently Saint Petersburg), Russia, to parents Ludmila Konstantinovna Vasilieva and Kim Mihailovich Vasiliev. He was a sickly child, and his doctor recommended he get exercise and fresh air. Thus he began skating at age five, and his health improved greatly. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. ...
Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland...
As a single skater, Vasiliev won a Junior Nationals title. Later he became interested in pairs skating. Coach Tamara Moskvina paired him with Elena Valova. Vasiliev was 18 years old, Valova just 15. Tamara (Bratus) Moskvina (b. ...
Valova and Vasiliev enjoyed success throughout their career, winning gold at the 1984 Olympics and silver in 1988, as well as winning several world championship titles. They competed in the amateur ranks from 1979 to 1988, and as professionals until 1995.
Valova and Vasiliev were married from 1984-1992. He later married a woman named Valentina and had a daughter, Katenka, but they have since divorced.
He currently coaches the team of Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, two-time world champions. Tatiana Totmainia (born November 12, 1981) is a Russian ice skater. ...
Vasiliev moved to America in December 1997 and currently lives in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...
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Trivia
Valova and Vasiliev were the first Soviet skaters to turn professional.
Their single coach throughout their amateur and professional careers was Tamara Moskvina. Tamara (Bratus) Moskvina (b. ...
External links - valova-vasiliev.com Official(?) website
- goldenskate.com Interview with Vasiliev
- figureskatingmystery.com Interview translated from russian
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