Irina Nikolaevna Vorobyova

Irina Vorobyova
Vorobyova and Lisovsky in October 1979
Full name	Irina Nikolaevna Vorobyova
nation	Soviet Union
birthday	June 30, 1958
place of birth	Leningrad,  Soviet Union
size	158 cm
Career
discipline	Pair skating
Partner	Alexander Vlasov, Igor Lisowski
society	Trud Leningrad
Trainer	Tamara Moskvina
status	resigned
End of career	1983
Medal table
World Cup medals 1 × 1 × 1 × EM medals 1 × 2 × 2 ×
World figure skating championships bronze Gothenburg 1976 Couples silver Tokyo 1977 Couples gold Hartford 1981 Couples  European figure skating championships bronze Geneva 1976 Couples silver Helsinki 1977 Couples silver Zagreb 1979 Couples gold Innsbruck 1981 Couples bronze Lyon 1982 Couples

Irina Nikolajewna Vorobjowa ( Russian Ирина Николаевна Воробьёва , English Irina Vorobieva ; born June 30, 1958 in Leningrad , Soviet Union ) is a former Soviet figure skater who started in pair skating .

Her first figure skating partner was Alexander Vlasov . The couple, who were coached by Tamara Moskwina , had their first international appearance at the 1974 World Cup , which they finished in sixth place. In 1976 Vorobyova and Vlasov were Soviet champions in the absence of Irina Rodnina and Alexander Saizew . That year they also won their first international medals. Both at the European Championships in Geneva and at the World Championships in Gothenburg they won bronze behind Rodnina and Saizew and Romy Kermer and Rolf Oesterreich from the GDR . They finished the Olympic Games in Innsbruck in fourth place due to some mistakes. In 1977 they became vice-European champions in Helsinki and vice-world champions in Tokyo behind their outstanding compatriots.

From 1979 Vorobyova started pair skating with her husband Igor Lisovsky . They were in Zagreb at first European runner-up behind their compatriots Marina Cherkasova and Sergei Schachrai . At the world championship they just barely missed a medal against Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach from the GDR as fourth . In 1980 the couple did not take part in any international tournament. On their return, Vorobyova and Lisovsky were European champions in Innsbruck in 1981 and world champions in Hartford . 1982 was the last year of the couple's careers. It was enough to win a bronze medal at the European Championships in Lyon , and they finished fifth at the World Championships .

Vorobyova works as a trainer in Colorado Springs .

Results

Pair skating

(with Alexander Wlassow )

Competition / year	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977
winter Olympics					4th
World championships			6th	4th	3.	2.
European championships					3.	2.
Soviet championships	2.		3.		1.	2.

(with Igor Lissowski )

Competition / year	1979	1980	1981	1982
World championships	4th		1.	5.
European championships	2.		1.	3.
Soviet championships	3.	2.	2.	3.

Web links

• Irina Nikolajewna Vorobjowa in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )