 Vorobieva with Lisovsky in 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Irina Nikolayevna Vorobieva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Vorobiova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1958-06-30)30 June 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 April 2022(2022-04-12) (aged 63) Colorado Springs,Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Trud Leningrad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irina Nikolayevna Vorobieva (Russian:Ирина Николаевна Воробьёва; 30 June 1958 – 12 April 2022) was a Russianpair skater who competed for theSoviet Union. With her then-husbandIgor Lisovsky, she was the1981 World champion and the1981 European champion. They were coached byTamara Moskvina.
Before teaming up with Lisovsky she had competed withAleksandr Vlasov, with whom she was the 1976 World bronze medalist, 1976 World silver medalist; they placed 4th at the1976 Olympics.
More recently she worked as a coach at theWorld Arena inColorado Springs, Colorado. Among her students were Brittany Vise and Nicholas Kole,Tiffany Vise andDerek Trent, andShelby Lyons andBrian Wells. She died at her home in Colorado Springs in 2022.[1]
(with Lisovsky)
| Season | Short program | Long program | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–1981 | The Star and Death of Joaquin Murrieta ( Звезда и смерть Хоакина Мурьеты ) byAlexey Rybnikov and Pavel Grushko |
| Event | 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | 4th | |||||
| World Championships | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | ||
| European Championships | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| Prize of Moscow News | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Soviet Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | ||
| Spartakiada | 3rd* | |||||
| USSR Cup | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Event | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 4th | 1st | 5th | ||
| European Championships | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | ||
| Soviet Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th |
| NHK Trophy | 1st | 2nd | |||
| Prize of Moscow News | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
