Tamara Moskvina
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Tamara Nikolayevna Moskvina (Russian: Тамара Николаевна Москвинаⓘ, née Bratus, Братусь; born 26 June 1941) is a Soviet and Russian pair skating coach and former competitive skater. Competing in pairs with Alexei Mishin,[1] she became the 1969 World silver medalist and Soviet national champion.
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Full name | Tamara Nikolayevna Moskvina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Tamara Nikolayevna Bratus | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1941-06-26) 26 June 1941 (age 82) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 4 ft 10 in (147 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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As a singles skater, she was a five-time (1962–1966) Soviet national champion. She later became a successful coach, leading at least one pair to an Olympic medal in six consecutive Winter Olympics from 1984 to 2002 and twice coaching the gold and silver medal-winning pairs, in 1992 and 1998. Married to Igor Moskvin, Moskvina is based in Saint Petersburg, Russia.