Irina Nikolayevna Vorobieva (russian: Ирина Николаевна Воробьёва; 30 June 1958 – 12 April 2022) was a Russian

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

who competed for the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

. With her then-husband Igor Lisovsky, she was the 1981 World champion and the 1981 European champion. They were coached by

Tamara Moskvina Tamara Nikolayevna Moskvina (, née Bratus, Братусь; born 26 June 1941) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitive skater. Competing in pairs with Alexei Mishin, she became the 1969 World silver medalist and Soviet national ...

. Before teaming up with Lisovsky, she competed with Aleksandr Vlasov, with whom she was the 1977 World silver medalist, 1976 World bronze medalist, and placed 4th at the 1976 Olympics. Most recently, she worked as a coach at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Among her students were

Brittany Vise Brittany Vise (born October 27, 1987 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States) is a retired American pair skater who also competed as a single skater. For most of her career, she competed with Nicholas Kole. They broke up following the 2005/2 ...

and

Nicholas Kole Nicholas Kole (born November 30, 1983) is an American pair skater. He currently competes with Amber Kole. They teamed up in 2006 and placed 16th at the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships. In 2007 they came second at the 2008 Midwest ...

, Tiffany Vise and

Derek Trent Derek Trent (born March 21, 1980) is an American former competitive pair skater. He competed for most of his career with Tiffany Vise. On November 17, 2007, Vise and Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international comp ...

, and Shelby Lyons and Brian Wells.

Programs

(with Lisovsky)

Competitive highlights

With Vlasov

*1974 Spartakiada results used for Soviet Nationals

With Lisovsky

References

*
New York Times: Soviet Streak in Pairs Ended by East Germans

Pairs on Ice: Vorobieva & Lisovsky

Pairs on Ice: Vorobieva & Vlasov

External links

World Arena Coaching Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vorobieva, Irina 1958 births 2022 deaths Russian female pair skaters Soviet female pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of the Soviet Union Figure skaters from Saint Petersburg World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists