Happy Birthday Tatiana!

Tatiana Tarasova was born February 13 1947's Soviet and Russian figure skating coach. Honored Coach of the USSR.




Tatiana Tarasova was born February 13, 1947 in Moscow, in a sports family: father - Anatoly - was a coach in hockey, mother - Nina G. - taught physical education.



Tatiana childhood was passionate about the sport and have a 5-year figure skating. At age 19, she won the World University Games, but because of the serious injury she had to finish his career skater.



From 1964 to 1969 Tatiana studied at the State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Culture. Since 1967, began to engage in coaching, as well as formulation of programs. The decision to become a coach suggested that fate itself. Her first partner, Alexander Tikhomirov, in a pair with Lyudmila Suslin, offered her a job for the next responsible international competitions. This work culminated in success. Happy father and daughter helped, as his peers in the coaching and there was not still in her own admission.



Years of big victories of the Soviet skaters at the European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games are associated with her name. Tatiana eight times participated in the Olympics, and the conclusions of athletes to the highest level 6 times. Pupils Tatiana Tarasova won 8 gold medals at the Olympic Games and more than 130 medals at world and European championships. Among the best students coach - Irina Rodnina and Vyacheslav Zaitsev, Natalia Bestemyanova and Andrei Bukin, Oksana Grischuk and Evgeny Platov, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, Alexei Yagudin and many others.



Honored Coach of the USSR, the master of sports of international class, Honored Artist of Russia, holder of several Russian orders - Tatiana Tarasova is a member of the Presidential Council for Physical Culture and Sports.



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