Tamara Moskvina

Who is Tamara Moskvina?

Tamara Nikolayevna Moskvina, née Bratus is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitive skater. In pair skating with partner Alexei Mishin, she was the 1969 World silver medalist and Soviet national champion. In ladies singles, she was a five-time Soviet national champion. She later became a successful coach, leading pair teams to the following titles:

Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovsky – 1981 World and European champions

Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev – 1984 Olympic champions, 1988 Olympic silver medalists, and 1983, 1985, & 1988 World champions

Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev – 1992 Olympic champions, 1994 Olympic silver medalists, and 1991 & 1992 World champions

Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov – 1992 Olympic silver medalists

Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev – 1998 Olympic champions and 1996 European champions.

Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze – 2002 Olympic champions, 1998 Olympic silver medalists, and 1998 & 1999 World champions

Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman – Three-time U.S. champions and 2002 World bronze medalists

Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov – 2009 & 2010 World bronze medalists, 2010 European champions, 2008, 2009 & 2010 Russian national champions