Tatiana Anatolyevna Tarasova (; born 13 February 1947) is a Russian

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and national figure skating team adviser. Tarasova has been coach to more world and Olympic champions than any other coach in skating history. Her students have won a total of eight

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gold medals in three of the four Olympic figure skating disciplines, in addition to 41 gold medals at the European and

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championships.

Personal life

Tatiana Tarasova is the daughter of Anatoly Tarasov, a famed ice hockey coach, who introduced her to figure skating at the age of five. She lived for more than a decade in

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before moving back to Russia in 2006. She is the widow of

Vladimir Krainev Vladimir Krainev (russian: Влади́мир Все́володович Кра́йнев; 1 April 1944 – 29 April 2011) was a Russian pianist and professor of piano, People's Artist of the USSR. Biography Krainev was born in Krasnoyarsk, the ...

, who died in April 2011.

Competitive career

Tarasova competed in

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with Aleksandr Tikhomirov and Georgi Proskurin. With Proskurin, she was a two-time Soviet national medalist. They finished 7th at the 1965 World Championships and 4th at the 1966 European Championships. At 18 years of age, Tarasova sustained a career-ending injury.

Results

with Proskurin

Later career

Tarasova started coaching at age 19, at her father's insistence. Her most notable students have been

Alexei Yagudin Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin ( rus, Алексей Константинович Ягудин, , ɐlʲɪˈksʲeɪ̯ kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪt͡ɕ ɪ̯ɪˈɡudʲɪn, Ru-Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin.ogg; 18 March 1980) is a Russian former co ...

Ilia Kulik Ilia Alexandrovich Kulik (; born 23 May 1977) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 1998 Olympic Champion, the 1995 European Champion, the 1997–1998 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 1995 World Junior champion. Career Kulik began skating ...

Natalia Bestemianova Natalia Filimonovna Bestemianova or Bestemyanova (russian: Наталья Филимоновна Бестемьянова, born 6 January 1960) is a Soviet and Russian former competitive ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. With her part ...

Andrei Bukin Andrei Anatolyevich Bukin (russian: Андрей Анатольевич Букин, born 10 June 1957) is a Soviet and Russian former ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union in his competitive career. With his partner Natalia Bestemianova, ...

Oksana Grishuk Oksana (Pasha) Vladimirovna Grishuk (russian: Оксана (Паша) Владимировна Грищук; born 17 March 1971) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. She is best known for her partnership with Evgeni Platov from 1989 to 1 ...

Evgeni Platov Evgeni Arkadievich Platov (Ukrainian to English: Ev'heni Arkadievich Platov) (russian: Евгений Аркадьевич Платов; born August 7, 1967; Ukrainian: Євген Аркадійович Платов) is a Russian former competit ...

Ekaterina Gordeeva Ekaterina "Katia" Alexandrovna Gordeeva (russian: Екатерина Александровна Гордеева; born 28 May 1971) is a Russian figure skater. Together with her husband, the late Sergei Grinkov, she was the 1988 and 1994 Olymp ...

Sergei Grinkov Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov (russian: Сергей Михайлович Гриньков; 4 February 1967 – 20 November 1995) was a Russian pair skater. Together with his wife Ekaterina Gordeeva, he was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion and a ...

Marina Klimova Marina Vladimirovna Klimova (russian: Марина Владимировна Климова; born 28 July 1966) is a former competitive ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union and the Unified Team. With skating partner and husband Se ...

/ Sergey Ponomarenko, and

Irina Rodnina Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina ( rus, Ирина Константиновна Роднина, p=ɪˈrʲinə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə rədʲnʲɪˈna; born 12 September 1949) is a Russian politician and retired figure skater, who is the only pair sk ...

/ Alexander Zaitsev. In the mid-1980s, Tarasova launched the ''Russian All-Stars'', an ice ballet. She coached for ten years at

's International Skating Center before announcing her retirement from full-time coaching and moving back to Russia in 2006. Her students have included: *

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. She coached Asada from 2008 until 2010. Asada won the 2010 World title and 2010 Olympic silver medal under Tarasova. Tarasova continued to choreograph for her. *

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. Led her to win the World Championships in 2004 and Olympic gold medal in 2006 together with Nikolai Morozov. *

Maxim Kovtun Maxim Pavlovich Kovtun (russian: Максим Павлович Ковтун; born 18 June 1995) is a retired Russian figure skater. He is a three-time European medalist (silver in 2015 and 2017, bronze in 2016) and four-time (2014, 2015, 2016, 2 ...

. Coached and choreographed his programs starting 2012. *

. Led them to four World Championships and the Olympic gold medal in 1988. *

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. Coached him and choreographed programs for him. *

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. Coached 2000-2002 with Nikolai Morozov *

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/ Sergei Sakhnovski. Coached 1999-2001 with Nikolai Morozov. *

Sasha Cohen Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen (born October 26, 1984) is a retired American figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion. S ...

. Coached her from 2002 until 2004. Was also her choreographer. *

Annette Dytrt Annette Dytrt, also Dytrtová, (born 7 September 1983) is a German former competitive figure skater who also competed internationally for the Czech Republic. She is the 1999 Czech national champion and the 2003–06 German national champion. P ...

. Choreographed programs for her. * Barbara Fusar-Poli /

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. Coached 1997-2002. *

Elene Gedevanishvili Elene Gedevanishvili (, born 7 January 1990) is a Georgian former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time (2012, 2010) European bronze medalist. In winning the medal in 2010, Gedevanishvili became the first skater from Georgia to medal at ...

. Has worked with her during multiple periods of her career. *

Timothy Goebel Timothy Richard Goebel (born September 10, 1980) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow jump in competition and the first person to land th ...

. Choreographed multiple programs for him. *

. Led them to win 1997 World Championship and an Olympic gold medal in 1998. *

. Coached in first professional time period 1990-1992. *

Brian Joubert Brian Joubert (; born 20 September 1984) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 2007 World champion, a three-time (2004, 2007 & 2009) European champion, and the 2006–07 Grand Prix Final champion. On the domestic le ...

: choreographed his programs in the 2004-5 season. *

/ Sergey Ponomarenko. Led them to 1992 World Championships and the Olympic gold medal. *

. Was also his choreographer. Led him to win the Olympic gold medal in 1998. *

Michelle Kwan Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is a retired competitive figure skater and diplomat serving as United States Ambassador to Belize. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time ...

. Choreographed a program. *

Evan Lysacek Evan Frank Lysacek (; born June 4, 1985) is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2009 World champion, a two-time (2005, 2007) Four Continents champion, the 2009 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time (2007, ...

.Evan Lysacek, Figure Skating
/ref> Choreographed multiple programs for him. * Kevin Reynolds. Choreographed some of his programs. *

/ Alexander Zaitsev. Led them to win four World Championships 1975-1978 and two Olympic gold medals in 1976 and 1980. *

Adelina Sotnikova Adelina Dmitriyevna Sotnikova (russian: link=no, Адели́на Дми́триевна Со́тникова ; born 1 July 1996) is a retired Russian figure skater. She is the 2014 Olympic champion, a two-time European silver medalist (2012, ...

. Choreographed her programs. *

Denis Ten Denis Yurievich Ten ( kk, Денис Юрийұлы Тен; russian: Денис Юрьевич Тен; 13 June 1993 – 19 July 2018) was a Kazakhstani figure skater. He was the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time World medalist (silver i ...

. Worked with him during periods of his career as well as choreographed programs for him. * Sergei Voronov. Choreographed programs for him. *

Johnny Weir John Garvin Weir (; born July 2, 1984) is an American figure skater and television commentator. He is a two-time Olympian (representing the United States in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, respectively), the 2008 World bronze medalist, a t ...

. Choreographed multiple programs for him. *

. Coached and choreographed him from 1998 to his retirement in 2003. Led him to three World Championships and an Olympic gold medal in 2002. Tarasova is assisted by choreographer Jeanetta Folle.

Honours and awards

Tarasova was awarded

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...

(1984). In March 2008, she was inducted into the

World Figure Skating Hall of Fame The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame serves as a repository for the sport of figure skating. The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame is where the greatest names in the history of the sport are honored. It is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, ...

. *

Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

, 3rd class (27 February 1998) - for outstanding athletic achievement at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in 1998 * Order of Honour (13 February 2007) - for outstanding contribution to the development of physical culture and sport and many years of fruitful activity *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

, twice *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

(1976) *

(1984) * Honoured coach of the USSR (1975) * Honoured coach of the RSFSR (1972) *

Honoured Artist of the RSFSR Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

* Master of Sports of international class

References

External links

Tatiana Tarasova's official siteVladimir Karinev's official site
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