Gennadi Mikhailovich Karponosov (; born 21 November 1950) is an ice dancing coach and a former competitive

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for the Soviet Union. With

Natalia Linichuk Natalya Vladimirovna Linichuk (; born 6 February 1956) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With partner and husband Gennadi Karponosov, she is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World cham ...

, he is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time

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Competitive career

Gennadi Karponosov began skating because

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was his neighbor. He initially competed with Elena Zharkova under coach

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but had greater success with his second partner,

. Linichuk and Karponosov were coached by

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in Moscow. They won the World Universiade in 1972, and won the bronze medal at the 1974 and 1977 World Championships. They were fourth at the

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, the year ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic sport. They won the bronze medals at the

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from

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through

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

and a silver medal in

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. Linichuk and Karponosov won the world championship in

and

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

and the European Championships in

and

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 ...

. Linichuk and Karponosov won the 1980 Olympics, but failed to defend their

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, making them the only team ever to unsuccessfully defend a World title after winning the Olympics. In 1981, Linichuk and Karponosov retired from competition.

Coaching career

After coaching in Moscow, Linichuk and Karponosov accepted an offer to coach in the U.S. They moved with their students in June 1994 and coached at the

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. In September 2007, they moved to the

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Skating Complex in

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. Their current and former senior-level students include: * Tanith Belbin /

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(coached from mid-2008 to 2010). 2009 World silver medalists for the U.S. *

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(World bronze medalists) *

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/ Maxim Staviski (coached from mid-2005 to 2007). 2006, 2007 World Champions for Bulgaria. *

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(coached from mid-2008 to 2010). 2010 Olympic bronze medalists for Russia. *

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(Olympic and World champions) *

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(World bronze medalists) * Anjelika Krylova /

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(World champions, Olympic silver medalists) *

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(World champions, Olympic silver medalists) Their current and former junior-level students include: * Lauri Bonacorsi /

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(from May 2010) 2011 U.S. Junior silver medalists * Ekaterina Pushkash and

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(coached from mid-2010 to present). 2011 World Junior silver medalists for Russia.

Personal life

Karponosov studied international relations at the Public Institute Moscow. Linichuk accepted Karponosov's proposal after they retired from competition. They were married on 31 July 1981. Their daughter, Anastasiya Karponosova, was born in February 1985. The couple initially lived in Moscow and then moved to the United States in the early '90s. In 2001, Karponosov, who is

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, was admitted to the

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Competitive highlights

With Linichuk

With Zharkova

References

External links

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