Yuri Ovchinnikov
Full nameYuri Levovich Ovchinnikov
Native nameЮрий Львович Овчинников
Born (1950-06-03) 3 June 1950
Leningrad
HometownSan Diego, California
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
Retired1978
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Figure skating: Men's singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1975 CopenhagenMen's singles

Yuri Lvovich Ovchinnikov (Russian: Юрий Львович Овчинников; born 3 June 1950 in Leningrad)[1] is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1975 European bronze medalist,[2] 1976 Prize of Moscow News champion, and 1975 Soviet national champion. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th, and at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th.[1]

As a coach, he led Igor Bobrin to the 1981 European title and 1981 World bronze medal. He is a coach and choreographer for Team del Sol, a synchronized skating team in San Diego, California.[3] He has two children.[4]

Results

International
Event 67–68 68–69 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78
Olympics12th8th
Worlds11th7th6th6th7th
Europeans9th7th5th7th6th5th3rd4th4th5th
Moscow News3rd4th4th2nd1st
National[5]
Soviet Champ.5th5th3rd3rd4th2nd2nd1st2nd2nd4th

References

  1. 1 2 "Yury Ovchinnikov". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ↑ "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Men's Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Coaches". teamdelsol.org. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "БАЛЕТ В ТРЕХ АКТАХ" [Ballet in three acts]. ogoniok.com (in Russian). 1996. Archived from the original on 3 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Юрий Львович Овчинников" [Yuri Lvovich Ovchinnikov]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.


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