Irina Vorobieva

Irina Nikolaevna Worobjowa (Russian Ирина Николаевна Воробьёва; * June 30, 1958 in Leningrad) is a former Russian figure skater, which was launched in pair skating for the Soviet Union.

Her first figure skating partner was Alexander Vlasov. His first international appearance was the couple who was coached by Tamara Moskvina, at the World Cup in 1974, which ended it in sixth place. 1976 were Worobjowa and Vlasov in the absence of Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev Soviet masters. This year, she won her first international medals. Both at the European Championships in Geneva as well at the World Championships in Gothenburg she won bronze behind Rodnina and Zaitsev and Romy Kermer and Rolf Oesterreich from the GDR. The Olympic Games in Innsbruck, they finished in fourth place due to some error. In 1977 she was in Helsinki Vice - European Champion and Vice World Champion in Tokyo behind their outstanding compatriots.

From 1979 Worobjowa came with her husband Igor Lissowski in pair skating. They were in Zagreb at first European runner-up behind their compatriots Marina Cherkasova and Sergei Schachrai. At the World Championships she missed a medal in fourth extremely tight against Sabine Bäß and Tassilo Thierenbach from the GDR. In 1980 the couple participate in any international tournament. On their return Worobjowa and Lissowski in 1981 in Innsbruck European Champion and World Champion in Hartford. 1982 was the last year in the career of the couple. It was enough at the European Championships in Lyon even to a bronze medal at the World Championships she finished fifth.

Worobjowa works as a trainer in Colorado Springs.

Results

Pair of running

( Alexander Vlasov )

( with Igor Lissowski )

1976 World Figure Skating Championships 1977 World Figure Skating Championships 1981 World Figure Skating Championships 1976 European Figure Skating Championships 1977 European Figure Skating Championships 1979 European Figure Skating Championships 1981 European Figure Skating Championships 1982 European Figure Skating Championships 1974 World Figure Skating Championships Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev East Germany 1979 World Figure Skating Championships Tassilo Thierbach 1982 World Figure Skating Championships Colorado Springs, Colorado Winter Olympic Games 1975 World Figure Skating Championships Russian Figure Skating Championships Phyllis Johnson James H. Johnson Karl Mejstrik Ludwig Wrede Pierre Brunet (figure skater) Ernst Baier Micheline Lannoy Peter Kennedy (figure skater) Ria Baran Jennifer Nicks John Nicks Frances Dafoe Norris Bowden Sissy Schwarz Kurt Oppelt Barbara Wagner Maria Jelinek Otto Jelinek Oleg Protopopov Barbara Underhill Isabelle Brasseur Lloyd Eisler Ingo Steuer David Pelletier Shen Xue Pang Qing Aliona Savchenko Robin Szolkowy Maxim Trankov Olga Orgonista Idi Papez Karl Zwack Marianna Nagy (figure skater) Silvia Grandjean Michel Grandjean Oksana Kazakova Yuko Kavaguti Alexander Smirnov (figure skater) Igor Moskvin Nina Zhuk Alexei Mishin Marina Pestova Denis Petrov
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