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Nikolai Velikov 
Nikolai Velikov in December 2010Personal information Full name Nikolai Matveyevich Velikov Former country(ies) represented 
Born June 6, 1945
Nerekhta, Soviet UnionResidence Saint Petersburg, Russia Partner Ludmila Sinitsina (Velikova) Nikolai Matveyevich Velikov (Russian: Николай Матвеевич Великов; born June 6, 1945 in Nerekhta) is a Russian pair skating coach.
Velikov competed with his wife Ludmila Sinitsina, placing fifth at the Soviet Championships. Velikov later retired from competitive skating and became the coach of his wife with Anatoly Yevdokimov, a team who won bronze medals at the 1972 USSR Cup and 1973 RSFSR.
Velikov and his wife, now known as Ludmila Velikova, are based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They have coached:
- Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov[1]
- Maria Petrova and Anton Sikharulidze[2]
- Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov[3]
- Ekaterina Vasilieva and Alexander Smirnov[4]
- Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov[5]
- Julia Obertas and Alexei Sokolov[6]
- Julia Obertas and Sergei Slavnov[7]
- Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov[8]
Awards
- Master of Sports of the USSR
- Honored Coach of Russia
References
- ^ Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov
- ^ Maria Petrova and Anton Sikharulidze
- ^ Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Ekaterina Vasilieva & Alexander Smirnov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Julia Obertas & Alexei Sokolov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Julia Obertas & Sergei Slavnov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov at the International Skating Union
Categories:- 1945 births
- Living people
- Soviet pair skaters
- Russian figure skating coaches
- Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg
- People from Kostroma Oblast
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