Tamara Moskvina
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Tamara Nikolayevna Moskvina , née
Bratus (Братусь) is a Russia
n pair skating
coach and former competitive skater. In pair skating with partner Alexei Mishin
, she was the 1969 World silver medalist
and Soviet national champion
. In ladies singles, she was a five-time (1962–1966) Soviet national champion
. She later became a successful coach, leading pair teams to the following titles:
Moskvina coached at least one pair to an Olympic medal in six consecutive Winter Olympics from 1984 to 2002. She twice coached the gold and silver medal-winning pairs, in 1992 and 1998. Moskvina is based in Saint Petersburg
, Russia at the Yubileyny Sports Palace
, and has also coached at Hackensack, New Jersey
's Ice House. She is married to Igor Moskvin
.
. During the Siege of Leningrad
in World War II
, she was evacuated to a small village in the Ural Mountains
where her mother had relatives. Her father's side of the family was from Kiev
. Moskvina is only 4'10" due to childhood malnutrition
during the war years.
The family returned to Leningrad in 1948. She began skating at the age of 10, after her father got used skates for her and her two sisters. Her father died suddenly at the age of 47, though he had never been ill before.
. They married in 1964. She won the Soviet
ladies' title five times during the early 1960s. Her best finish at an international competition in singles was 14th at the 1965 European Championships
. Moskvina may have been the first to perform what is now called a Biellmann spin. She was inspired after seeing a gymnastics competition and began attempting it on the ice. She included the spin at the 1960 European Championships
.
At Moskvin's suggestion, she decided to try pair skating
. As he later explained, the leading women's coach in those years was Tatiana Granatkina-Tolmacheva
, who worked in Moscow and led a group of girls of the same age as Moskvina. Her husband Alexander Tolmachev headed the Figure Skating Federation of Moscow
, so Mosvkina, who did not train under Tatiana Tolmacheva, had little chance to stay in the team. Her first partner was Alexander Gavrilov
, with whom she won the 1965 Soviet national
title. After he retired, she teamed up with Alexei Mishin
whom she had trained alongside when they were both singles skaters. She and Mishin won the 1969 USSR Championships, defeating both the two-time Olympic gold medallists Ludmila Belousova
and Oleg Protopopov
, and the future champions Irina Rodnina
and Alexei Ulanov
. They went on to win silver at the 1969 World Championships
. At the European Championships
, they won won a silver (1968
) and bronze (1969
).
They did not compete the following season because Moskvina was expecting a baby.
in educational psychology from the Leningrad Academy of Physical Culture.
During her own skating career, both in singles and in pairs, Moskvina was known for including unusual flexibility moves in her programs. She has passed this on in the choreography for the various pair teams she has coached, inventing many unique pair skating elements in which the man and woman, although performing different movements, still work together as a unit. This style of choreography is sometimes referred to as "opposition choreography," as opposed to shadow or mirror skating, when the two partners perform similar movements in unison together.
Moskvina has had a long career in coaching pairs. She has coached multiple successful pair teams at the Yubileyny Sports Palace
in Saint Petersburg
, Russia. She was one of the first Soviet coaches to collaborate with the skating world outside the Soviet Union and its satellites. She contributed a report on the 1970 European Championships
to the American publication Skating magazine, which at that time required clearance through the central news agency in the Soviet Union. She co-authored the International Skating Union
's judging handbook for pair skating in 1984. In 1999, she moved to Hackensack, New Jersey
's Ice House and spent several years coaching there. In 2001-2002, Moskvina returned to Yubileyny where she continues to coach.
Moskvina has coached some pairs in collaboration with her husband, Igor Moskvin (Kyoko Ina
/ John Zimmerman). Some of Moskvina's former students have also gone on to become successful coaches. Oleg Vasiliev coached Tatiana Totmianina
/ Maxim Marinin
to an Olympic gold medal after Moskvina sent them to him. Another one of her former students, Artur Dmitriev
, coaches in colloboration with her, working with Katarina Gerboldt
/ Alexander Enbert
and Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
. Her pairs have worked with various choreographers, including Alexander Matveev, Tatiana Druchinina (until 2011), Igor Bobrin
, and Peter Tchernyshev
.
Moskvina works mostly with Russian pairs. She has also worked with an American team, Ina / Zimmerman who won the World bronze medal in 2002, and a Japanese team, Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Markuntsov
who became the first Japanese pair to medal at an ISU Championship when they won silver at the 2001 World Junior Championships
).
Moskvina plans to retire after the 2014 Olympics but will continue to advise pairs and will also write a book on her coaching experiences.
. They have two daughters, Olga and Anna. One daughter is an economist who graduated from Columbia University, the second is a linguist who graduated from a Saint Petersburg university.
(with Alexander Gavrilov
)
Ladies singles
(1984).
She was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
in 2005.
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Bratus (Братусь) is a Russia
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n pair skating
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
coach and former competitive skater. In pair skating with partner Alexei Mishin
Alexei Mishin
Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater. With partner Tamara Moskvina, he was the 1969 World silver medalist and USSR national champion....
, she was the 1969 World silver medalist
1969 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....
and Soviet national champion
Soviet Figure Skating Championships
The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union...
. In ladies singles, she was a five-time (1962–1966) Soviet national champion
Soviet Figure Skating Championships
The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union...
. She later became a successful coach, leading pair teams to the following titles:
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– 1998 Olympic champions - Elena Berezhnaya & Anton SikharulidzeAnton SikharulidzeAnton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze is a Russian pair skater. With Elena Berezhnaya, he is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion....
– 2002 Olympic champions, 1998 Olympic silver medalists, and 1998 & 1999 World champions - Kyoko InaKyoko Inais a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is a three-time U.S. national champion and 2002 Olympian. With partner Jason Dungjen, she was a two-time U.S. Champion and a 1994 & 1998 Olympian.- Life and career :...
& John Zimmerman – Three-time U.S. champions - Yuko KawaguchiYuko KawaguchiYuko Kavaguti is a Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international competition. She competes with Alexander Smirnov, representing Russia. They are the 2010 European champions, 2009 and 2010 World bronze medalists, and 2008-2010 Russian champions...
& Alexander SmirnovAlexander Smirnov (figure skater)Alexander Viktorovich Smirnov is a Russian pair skater. Smirnov teamed up with Yuko Kavaguti in the spring of 2006. They are the 2010 European champions, 2009 and 2010 World bronze medalists, and 2008-2010 Russian Champions. They have won a total of four European medals...
– 2009 & 2010 World Bronze Medalists, 2010 European Champions, 2008, 2009 & 2010 Russian National Champions
Moskvina coached at least one pair to an Olympic medal in six consecutive Winter Olympics from 1984 to 2002. She twice coached the gold and silver medal-winning pairs, in 1992 and 1998. Moskvina is based in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia at the Yubileyny Sports Palace
Yubileyny Sports Palace
Yubileyny Sports Palace , also translated as Yubileiny Palace of Sports, is an indoor sports arena and concert complex located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It houses 7,012 seats for ice hockey and up to 7,700 seats for basketball. It is accessible from the Sportivnaya metro station...
, and has also coached at Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
's Ice House. She is married to Igor Moskvin
Igor Moskvin
Igor Borisovich Moskvin is a former Soviet pair skater, Soviet and Russian figure skating coach, Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR, Honored Coach of the USSR. He was the flag bearer for the Soviet Union at the 1964 Winter Olympics...
.
Early life
Tamara Nikolayevna Bratus was born on June 26, 1941, in LeningradLeningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
. During the Siege of Leningrad
Siege of Leningrad
The Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged military operation resulting from the failure of the German Army Group North to capture Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II. It started on 8 September 1941, when the last...
in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, she was evacuated to a small village in the Ural Mountains
Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...
where her mother had relatives. Her father's side of the family was from Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. Moskvina is only 4'10" due to childhood malnutrition
Malnutrition
Malnutrition is the condition that results from taking an unbalanced diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess , or in the wrong proportions....
during the war years.
The family returned to Leningrad in 1948. She began skating at the age of 10, after her father got used skates for her and her two sisters. Her father died suddenly at the age of 47, though he had never been ill before.
As a skater
Moskvina skated at the Iskra and Dinamo rinks, the latter of which was on a tennis court. She was first coached by Ivan Bogoyavlensky. In 1957, she began training with coach Igor MoskvinIgor Moskvin
Igor Borisovich Moskvin is a former Soviet pair skater, Soviet and Russian figure skating coach, Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR, Honored Coach of the USSR. He was the flag bearer for the Soviet Union at the 1964 Winter Olympics...
. They married in 1964. She won the Soviet
Soviet Figure Skating Championships
The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union...
ladies' title five times during the early 1960s. Her best finish at an international competition in singles was 14th at the 1965 European Championships
1965 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1965 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1964-1965 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion...
. Moskvina may have been the first to perform what is now called a Biellmann spin. She was inspired after seeing a gymnastics competition and began attempting it on the ice. She included the spin at the 1960 European Championships
1960 European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion....
.
At Moskvin's suggestion, she decided to try pair skating
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
. As he later explained, the leading women's coach in those years was Tatiana Granatkina-Tolmacheva
Tatiana Tolmacheva
Tatiana Aleksandrovna Tolmacheva , née Granatkina was a former Soviet figure skater, figure skating coach and one of the founders of Soviet figure skating school, Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.She started skating as single skater and represented "Dynamo" club in the 1930s...
, who worked in Moscow and led a group of girls of the same age as Moskvina. Her husband Alexander Tolmachev headed the Figure Skating Federation of Moscow
Figure Skating Federation of Russia
Figure Skating Federation of Russia is the national sport governing body for figure skating in Russia. It is recognized as such by Russian Olympic Committee and by the International Skating Union . No individual membership exists, the members of the FFKK are in various ice sports associations...
, so Mosvkina, who did not train under Tatiana Tolmacheva, had little chance to stay in the team. Her first partner was Alexander Gavrilov
Alexander Gavrilov (figure skater)
Alexander Yevgenyevich Gavrilov is a Russian pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With partner Tatiana Zhuk, he is the World bronze medalist and the 1963 & 1964 European bronze medalist. They placed 5th at the 1964 Winter Olympics...
, with whom she won the 1965 Soviet national
Soviet Figure Skating Championships
The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union...
title. After he retired, she teamed up with Alexei Mishin
Alexei Mishin
Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater. With partner Tamara Moskvina, he was the 1969 World silver medalist and USSR national champion....
whom she had trained alongside when they were both singles skaters. She and Mishin won the 1969 USSR Championships, defeating both the two-time Olympic gold medallists Ludmila Belousova
Ludmila Belousova
Ludmila Yevgenyevna Belousova is a Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With her partner Oleg Protopopov, she is a two-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion .- Career :Belousova started skating relatively late, at age 16. She met Protopopov in 1954 and they began...
and Oleg Protopopov
Oleg Protopopov
Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov is a Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With his partner Ludmila Belousova, he is a two-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion .- Career :Protopopov started skating relatively late, at age 15...
, and the future champions Irina Rodnina
Irina Rodnina
Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is one of the most successful figure skaters ever and the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships and three successive Olympic gold medals . She initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev...
and Alexei Ulanov
Alexei Ulanov
Alexei Nikolaevich Ulanov is a retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With Irina Rodnina, he is the 1972 Olympic champion and a four-time World champion. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He later competed with wife...
. They went on to win silver at the 1969 World Championships
1969 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....
. At the European Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...
, they won won a silver (1968
1968 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1968 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1967-1968 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion...
) and bronze (1969
1969 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1969 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1969-1970 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion...
).
They did not compete the following season because Moskvina was expecting a baby.
As a coach
Moskvina decided to retire to concentrate on a coaching career. She earned her doctorateDoctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in educational psychology from the Leningrad Academy of Physical Culture.
During her own skating career, both in singles and in pairs, Moskvina was known for including unusual flexibility moves in her programs. She has passed this on in the choreography for the various pair teams she has coached, inventing many unique pair skating elements in which the man and woman, although performing different movements, still work together as a unit. This style of choreography is sometimes referred to as "opposition choreography," as opposed to shadow or mirror skating, when the two partners perform similar movements in unison together.
Moskvina has had a long career in coaching pairs. She has coached multiple successful pair teams at the Yubileyny Sports Palace
Yubileyny Sports Palace
Yubileyny Sports Palace , also translated as Yubileiny Palace of Sports, is an indoor sports arena and concert complex located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It houses 7,012 seats for ice hockey and up to 7,700 seats for basketball. It is accessible from the Sportivnaya metro station...
in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia. She was one of the first Soviet coaches to collaborate with the skating world outside the Soviet Union and its satellites. She contributed a report on the 1970 European Championships
1970 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1970 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1969-1970 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion...
to the American publication Skating magazine, which at that time required clearance through the central news agency in the Soviet Union. She co-authored the International Skating Union
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
's judging handbook for pair skating in 1984. In 1999, she moved to Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
's Ice House and spent several years coaching there. In 2001-2002, Moskvina returned to Yubileyny where she continues to coach.
Moskvina has coached some pairs in collaboration with her husband, Igor Moskvin (Kyoko Ina
Kyoko Ina
is a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is a three-time U.S. national champion and 2002 Olympian. With partner Jason Dungjen, she was a two-time U.S. Champion and a 1994 & 1998 Olympian.- Life and career :...
/ John Zimmerman). Some of Moskvina's former students have also gone on to become successful coaches. Oleg Vasiliev coached Tatiana Totmianina
Tatiana Totmianina
Tatiana Ivanovna Totmianina is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maxim Marinin, she is the 2006 Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion, and five-time European Champion...
/ Maxim Marinin
Maxim Marinin
Maxim Viktorovich Marinin is a retired Russian pair skater. With partner Tatiana Totmianina, he is the 2006 Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion, and five-time European Champion.- Career :...
to an Olympic gold medal after Moskvina sent them to him. Another one of her former students, Artur Dmitriev
Artur Dmitriev
Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev is a Ukrainian-born Russian pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He is a two-time Olympic Champion with Natalia Mishkutenok and Oksana Kazakova in 1992 and 1998 respectively, and also won Olympic silver in 1994...
, coaches in colloboration with her, working with Katarina Gerboldt
Katarina Gerboldt
Katarina Alexandrovna Gerboldt is a Russian pair skater who competes with partner Alexander Enbert. Previously, she competed as a single skater and won the 2009 Russian ladies bronze medal.- Single skating :...
/ Alexander Enbert
Alexander Enbert
Alexander Yuryevich Enbert is a Russian pair skater who competes with partner Katarina Gerboldt.- Early career :His first partner was Viktoria Kazantseva. He then teamed up with Ksenia Ozerova, coached by Oksana Kazakova. During the 2008–2009 season, they won silver and bronze medals on the Junior...
and Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
Alexander Smirnov (figure skater)
Alexander Viktorovich Smirnov is a Russian pair skater. Smirnov teamed up with Yuko Kavaguti in the spring of 2006. They are the 2010 European champions, 2009 and 2010 World bronze medalists, and 2008-2010 Russian Champions. They have won a total of four European medals...
. Her pairs have worked with various choreographers, including Alexander Matveev, Tatiana Druchinina (until 2011), Igor Bobrin
Igor Bobrin
Igor Anatolyevich Bobrin is a former Soviet competitive figure skater. He is the 1981 European Champion and World bronze medalist. He was the 1978, 1980-1982 Soviet National Champion and placed 6th at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Following his competitive career, he created his own ice theater...
, and Peter Tchernyshev
Peter Tchernyshev
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.
Moskvina works mostly with Russian pairs. She has also worked with an American team, Ina / Zimmerman who won the World bronze medal in 2002, and a Japanese team, Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Markuntsov
Alexander Markuntsov
Alexander Markuntsov is a Russian pair skater who has also competed internationally for Japan. He had the most success with Yuko Kawaguchi, competing for Japan. They teamed up in 1999 and were the first pair team representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championship, which they did when they won the...
who became the first Japanese pair to medal at an ISU Championship when they won silver at the 2001 World Junior Championships
2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. The 2001 competition took place between February 26 and March 2, 2001 in the Winter Sports Hall, in Sofia,...
).
Moskvina plans to retire after the 2014 Olympics but will continue to advise pairs and will also write a book on her coaching experiences.
Personal life
Tamara Moskvina is married to fellow coach Igor MoskvinIgor Moskvin
Igor Borisovich Moskvin is a former Soviet pair skater, Soviet and Russian figure skating coach, Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR, Honored Coach of the USSR. He was the flag bearer for the Soviet Union at the 1964 Winter Olympics...
. They have two daughters, Olga and Anna. One daughter is an economist who graduated from Columbia University, the second is a linguist who graduated from a Saint Petersburg university.
Competitive highlights
Pair skating with Alexei MishinAlexei Mishin
Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater. With partner Tamara Moskvina, he was the 1969 World silver medalist and USSR national champion....
| Event | 1965–66 | 1966–67 | 1967–68 | 1968–69 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
5th | |||
| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
6th | 4th | 2nd | |
| European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
6th | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Soviet Championships Soviet Figure Skating Championships The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union... |
3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
| Prize of Moscow News Prize of Moscow News The Prize of Moscow News , also known as the Moscow Skate, Nouvelles de Moscou, and the Moscow News Trophy, was an international, senior-level figure skating competition held in the former Soviet Union from 1966 to 1990... |
1st | 1st | ||
| Winter Universiade | 3rd |
(with Alexander Gavrilov
Alexander Gavrilov (figure skater)
Alexander Yevgenyevich Gavrilov is a Russian pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With partner Tatiana Zhuk, he is the World bronze medalist and the 1963 & 1964 European bronze medalist. They placed 5th at the 1964 Winter Olympics...
)
| Event | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Soviet Championships Soviet Figure Skating Championships The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union... |
1st |
Ladies singles
| Event | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
27th | 19th | 20th | 14th | ||||
| Soviet Championships Soviet Figure Skating Championships The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union... |
9th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Awards
Moskvina was awarded Order of the Red Banner of LabourOrder of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an order of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. It is the labour counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner. A few institutions and factories, being the pride of Soviet Union, also received the order.-History:The Red...
(1984).
She was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
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...
in 2005.