Alexander Nikitich Panshin (1863–1904) was a Russian

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

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figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

Career

In 1889, he won the unofficial World speed skating title. He won several European Championship titles. He was the first Russian champion in figure skating, winning titles from 1897 to 1900.

Results

References

*https://web.archive.org/web/20110725122306/http://www.engis.ru/isugrandprix01/history/history.html
Russia's First Olympic Victor

Tribal Identities Google Books source
1863 births 1904 deaths People from Sestroretsk Russian male single skaters Russian male speed skaters Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg 1904 suicides Suicides in Russia {{Russia-speed-skating-bio-stub