Irina Vorobieva

Irina Vorobieva
Vorobieva with Lisovsky in 1979
Full nameIrina Nikolayevna Vorobieva
Other namesVorobiova
Born(1958-06-30)30 June 1958
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died12 April 2022(2022-04-12) (aged 63)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
Skating clubTrud Leningrad
Retired1983
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Hartford Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1977 Tokyo Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Gothenburg Pairs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Lyon Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1981 Innsbruck Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1979 Zagreb Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1977 Helsinki Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Geneva Pairs
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Irina Nikolayevna Vorobieva (Russian: Ирина Николаевна Воробьёва; 30 June 1958 – 12 April 2022) was a Russian pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With her then-husband Igor Lisovsky, she was the 1981 World champion and the 1981 European champion. They were coached by Tamara Moskvina.

Before teaming up with Lisovsky she had competed with Aleksandr Vlasov, with whom she was the 1976 World bronze medalist, 1976 World silver medalist; they placed 4th at the 1976 Olympics.

More recently she worked as a coach at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Among her students were Brittany Vise and Nicholas Kole, Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent, and Shelby Lyons and Brian Wells. She died at her home in Colorado Springs in 2022.[1]

  1. ^ "Irina Nikolayevna Vorobieva - 2022 - the Springs Funeral Services".