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Irina Rodnina
Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina ( rus, Ирина Константиновна Роднина, p=ɪˈrʲinə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə rədʲnʲɪˈna; born 12 September 1949) is a Russian politician and retired figure skating, figure skater, who is the only pair skating, pair skater to win 10 successive World Figure Skating Championships, World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals (1972, 1976, 1980). She was elected to the State Duma in the 2007 Russian legislative election, 2007 legislative election as a member of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. As a figure skater, she initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev (figure skater), Alexander Zaitsev. She is the first pair skater to win the Olympic title with two different partners, followed only by Artur Dmitriev. Figure skating career In her pre-school years, Irina Rodnina suffered from pneumonia eleven times; deciding to enroll her in an activity, in 1 ...
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State Duma
The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house is the Federation Council of Russia, Federation Council. The Duma headquarters are located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manezhnaya Square, Moscow, Manege Square. Its members are referred to as deputies. The State Duma replaced the Supreme Soviet of Russia, Supreme Soviet as a result of the new constitution introduced by Boris Yeltsin in the aftermath of the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993, and approved in a 1993 Russian constitutional referendum, nationwide referendum. In the 2007 Russian legislative election, 2007 and 2011 Russian legislative elections a full party-list proportional representation with 7% electoral threshold system was used, but this was subsequently repealed. The legislature's term length was initially 2 yea ...
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1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected as the host city for the 1980 Winter Games at the 75th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Vienna, Austria in 1974. This marked the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Winter Games, after 1932. The only other candidate city to bid for the 1980 games, Vancouver-Garibaldi withdrew before the final vote. Some venues from the 1932 Games were renovated for use in the 1980 Games, and events were held at the Olympic Center, Whiteface Mountain, Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, the Olympic Ski Jumps, the Cascade Cross Country Ski Center, and the Lake Placid High School Speed Skating Oval. The Games were a success in terms of sport, but the organization was criticized because of numerous transport problems. The 1 ...
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European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The event is sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and is the sport's oldest competition. The first European Championships was held in 1891 in Hamburg, Germany and featured one segment, compulsory figures, with seven competitors, all men from Germany and Austria. It has been, other than five periods, held continuously since 1891, and has been sanctioned by the ISU since 1893. Women were allowed to compete for the first time in 1930, which is also the first time pairs skating was added to the competition. Ice dance was added in 1954. Only eligible skaters from ISU member countries in Europe can compete, and skaters must have reached at least the age of 15 before July 1 preceding the competition. ISU member count ...
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1978 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1978 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from March 1 to 6. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The ISU Representative was Jacques Favart of France. The ISU Technical Delegates were Josef Dědič of Czechoslovakia and Charles DeMore of the United States. Vern Taylor of Canada became the first person to land a triple axel (albeit over rotated), in competition. Medal tables Medalists Medals by country Results Men Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Assistant Referee: * Benjamin T. Wright Judges: * Gerhard Frey * Oskar Urban * Ludwig Gassner * Ramona McIntyre * Pamela Peat * Walburga Grimm * Kinuko Ueno * Dorothy MacLeod * Monique Georgelin Substitute judge: * Ferenc Kertész Ladies Referee: * Elemér Terták Assistant Referee: * David Dore Judges: * Walter Hüttner * Pamela Davis * Margaret Berezowsk ...
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1977 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1977 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan from March 1 to 6. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The ISU Representative was Jacques Favart of France. The ISU Technical Delegates were Hermann Schiechtl of West Germany. Medal tables Medalists Medals by country Results Men Referee: * Josef Dědič Assistant Referee: * Kinuko Ueno Judges: * Gerhardt Bubnik * Erika Schiechtl * Geoffrey Yates * David Dore * Valentin Piseev * Goro Ishimaru * Edith M. Shoemaker * Helga von Wiecki * Sydney R. Croll Substitute judge: * Monique Georgelin Ladies Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Assistant Referee: * Benjamin Wright Judges: * Giovanni De Mori * Günter Teichmann * Jürg Wilhelm * Geoffrey Yates * Yvonne S. McGowan * Ludwig Gassner * Norris Bowden * Leena Vainio * Eugen Romminger Substitute judge: * Tsukasa Kimura ...
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1976 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1976 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Scandinavium in Göteborg, Sweden from 2 to 7 March. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker of the United States and the ISU Technical Delegate was Josef Dědič of Czechoslovakia. Medal tables Medalists Medals by country Results Men Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Assistant Referee: * Benjamin Wright Judges: * Pamela Peat * Charles U. Foster * Sergei Kononykhin * Elof Niklasson * Joan Maclagan * Monique Georgelin * Kinuko Ueno * Walburga Grimm * Tadeusz Malinowski Substitute judge: * Inkeri Soininen Ladies Referee: * Elemér Terták Assistant Referee: * Oskar Madl Judges: * Irina Absaliamova * Oskar Urban * Erika Schiechtl * Toshio Suzuki * Yvonne S. McGowan * David Dore * Paul Engelfriet * Helga von Wiecki * Pamela D ...
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1975 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1975 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA from March 4 to 8. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The ISU Representative was Jacques Favart of France and the ISU Technical Delegate was Hermann Schiechtl of West Germany. Men's compulsory figures were performed on March 4 at 8 am and ladies' figures took place the next day. The number of figures executed by each skater had been reduced from six to three. Medal table Results Men Referee: * Benjamin Wright Assistant Referee: * Donald H. Gilchrist Judges: * Evgenia Bogdanova * Éva György * Ardelle K. Sanderson * Kinuko Ueno * Günter Teichmann * Ralph S. McCreath * Monique Georgelin * Mary Groombridge Substitute judge: * Sydney R. Croll Ladies Referee: * Josef Dědič Assistant Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Judges: * Walburga Grimm * János Zs ...
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1974 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1974 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany from March 5 to 10. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU Representative was Jacques Favart of France and the ISU Technical Delegate was Josef Dědič of Czechoslovakia. Medal table Results Men Referee: * Elemér Terták Assistant Referee: * Benjamin Wright Judges: * Milan Duchón * Geoffrey Yates * Dorothy Leamen * Kinuko Ueno * Walburga Grimm * Tatiana Danilenko * Norman E. Fuller * Néri Valdes * Hans Fuchs Substitute judge: * Leena Vainio Ladies Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Assistant Referee: * János Zsigmondy Judges: * Michele Beltrami * Pamela Peat * Helga von Wiecki * Kikuko Minami * René Schlageter * David Dore * Yvonne S. McGowan * Eva von Gamm * Ingeborg Nilsson Substitute judge: * Ludwig Gassner Pairs Ref ...
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1973 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1973 World Figure Skating Championships were held from February 26 to March 3 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. It was the last year in which solid gold medals were awarded in figure skating. The opening ceremony was held at the Philharmonic of Bratislava. The Chairman of the organising committee was Miroslav Cerveka. Irina Rodnina won her first World title with her new partner, Alexander Zaitsev after her previous partner, Alexei Ulanov, chose to skate with Lyudmila Smirnova. Rodnina / Zaitsev's music stopped during their short program, possibly due to a Czech worker acting in retaliation for the suppression of the Prague Spring. Medal table Results Men Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Assistant Referee: * Miroslav Hasenöhrl Judges: * Boris Anokhin * Dorothy Leamen * Luciana Brasa * Walburga Grimm * Kazuo Ohashi * Dagmar Rehakova ...
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1972 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1972 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Canada from March 7 to 11. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker (United States) and the ISU Technical Delegates were Hermann Schiechtl (West Germany) and Donald H. Gilchrist (Canada). A day before the start of the competition, Irina Rodnina / Alexei Ulanov had an accident on a lift; she was hospitalized with a concussion and an intracranial hematoma but went on to compete and win the gold medal. It was Rodnina/Ulanov's final competition together; he would team up with the silver medalist, Lyudmila Smirnova. Medal table Results Men Referee: * Donald H. Gilchrist Assistant Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Judges: * Helga von Wiecki * Mollie Phillips * Dorothy Burkholder * William E. Lewis * Gerhardt Bubnik * Franz Heinlein * ...
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1971 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1971 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Lyon, France, from February 23 to 28. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker of the United States and the ISU Technical Delegate was Elemér Terták of Hungary. Medal table Results Men Referee: * Elemér Terták Assistant Referee: * Donald H. Gilchrist Judges: * Helga von Wiecki * Milan Duchón * Michele Beltrami * Geoffrey Yates * Kinuko Ueno * Vera Curceac * Norman E. Fuller * Tatiana Danilenko * Monique Georgelin Ladies Referee: * Josef Dědič Assistant Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Judges: * Nonna Nestegina * Eva von Gamm * Walburga Grimm * Elof Niklasson * Mary Louis Wright * Éva György * Ludwig Gassner * Giorgio Siniscalco * Barbara Graham Pairs Referee: * Karl Enderlin Assistant Referee: * Néri Valdes Jud ...
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1970 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1970 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia from March 3 to 8. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker of the United States. Medal table Results Men Referee: * Elemér Terták Assistant Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Judges: * Mabel Graham * Milan Duchón * Jeanine Donnier-Blanc * Audrey Williams * Helga von Wiecki * Tatiana Danilenko * Mollie Phillips * Franz Wojtanowskyj * Márta Léces Substitute judge: * Hans Fuchs Ladies Referee: * Major Elemér Terták Assistant Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Judges: * Franz Heinlein * Yvonne S. McGowan * Walburga Grimm * Ferenc Kertész * Ralph S. McCreath * Pamela Davis * Wilhelm Kahle * Nonna Nestegina * René Schlageter Substitute judge: * Giorgio Siniscalco Pairs R ...
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