Natalia Borisovna Lebedeva (russian: Наталья Борисовна Лебедева, born 16 December 1964) is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

former competitive

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 ...

who represented the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

. She is a two-time (

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and

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) European silver medalist, the 1988 Skate Canada International champion, and the 1990 Soviet national champion. Her coaches included

Vladimir Kovalev Vladimir Nikolayevich Kovalyov (russian: Владимир Николаевич Ковалёв; born 2 February 1953) is a retired figure skater who competed internationally for the USSR. He is an Olympic silver medalist and 2-time World champion. ...

, Eduard Pliner,

Igor Ksenofontov Igor Borisovich Ksenofontov (russian: Игорь Борисович Ксенофонтов; 19 January 1939 – 13 June 1999) was a Soviet and Russian figure skating coach, founder of the Yekaterinburg figure skating school, president of the Sver ...

, Marina Obodyannikova, and Boris Rogashkin.

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Soviet female single skaters 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Zaporizhzhia European Figure Skating Championships medalists Universiade medalists in figure skating Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union Competitors at the 1983 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games {{soviet-figure-skating-bio-stub