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Oleg Vasiliev (figure skater)
Russian pair skater and coach (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Kimovich and the family name is Vasiliev.
Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev (Russian: Олег Кимович Васильев; born 22 November 1959) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With his then-wife Elena Valova, he is the 1984 Olympic champion, 1988 Olympic silver medalist, and three-time World Champion (1983, 1985, 1988). Their coach throughout their career was Tamara Moskvina. After retiring from competition, Vasiliev became a coach, leading the pair of Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin to the 2006 Olympic title.
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Full name | Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1959-11-22) 22 November 1959 (age 64) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] – 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Retired | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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