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This article is about the Russian figure skater. For the Russian skier, see Marina Cherkasova (skier).
Marina Cherkasova Personal information Full name Marina Evgenievna Cherkasova Country represented Soviet Union
Born November 17, 1964 Former partner Sergei Shakhrai
Rashid KadyrkaevFormer coach Stanislav Zhuk Retired 1982 Medal recordCompetitor for Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games Silver 1980 Lake Placid Pairs World Championships Gold 1980 Dortmund Pairs Silver 1979 Vienna Pairs European Championships Bronze 1981 Innsbruck Pairs Silver 1980 Gothenburg Pairs Gold 1979 Zagreb Pairs Silver 1978 Strasbourg Pairs Bronze 1977 Helsinki Pairs Olympic medal record Figure skating Silver 1980 Lake Placid Pairs Marina Evgenievna Cherkasova (Russian: Марина Евгеньевна Черкасова; born November 17, 1964 in the Soviet Union) is a Russian retired pair skater. With Sergei Shakhrai, she won the 1979 European title at the age of 14. At 15, she was the 1980 Olympic silver medalist and 1980 World champion.
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Career
Cherkasova and Shakhrai trained in Moscow with Stanislav Zhuk. Their main rivals included fellow Soviets Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev, whom they never defeated, Irina Vorobieva & Igor Lisovsky, Marina Pestova & Stanislav Leonovich, and Veronika Pershina & Marat Akbarov.
Cherkasova and Shakhrai were 12 and 18 respectively when they were paired together. Initially, there was a 35 cm height difference between the pair, with Cherkasova only 138 cm tall.[1]
Cherkasova was 12 when the pair captured the bronze at their first European Championship in 1977. Their height difference facilitated innovation in twist and lift elements. In fact, they became the first pair to perform the split quadruple twist in 1978. Later, the judging standards were changed to value physical harmony between the partners, which handicapped Cherkasova and her partner.
They won the European title in 1979. By 1980 Cherkasova had grown 20 cm.[1] The change affected their technical elements, however, the pair managed to win silver at 1980 Europeans, silver at the 1980 Olympics, and gold at Worlds.[1] Cherkasova was only 15 years old when she competed at the Olympics.
Shakhrai's problems lifting his now 45 kg partner eventually resulted in them splitting up.[1] By 1981, Cherkasova had grown so tall that Shakhrai could no longer effectively lift her. This caused them to miss the medal podium at the World Championship in Hartford, Connecticut, finishing in fourth place.
Cherkasova and Shakhrai continued to train into the 1982 season; however, they did not make the podium at the Soviet Nationals, placing behind Irina Vorobieva & Igor Lisovsky, Marina Pestova & Stanislav Leonovich, and Veronika Pershina & Marat Akbarov. This caused Cherkasova and her partner to miss the trip to the World Championships for the first time since their debut in 1977 and, subsequently their partnership dissolved. She briefly paired with Rashid Kadyrkaev, a World junior medalist in 1980 and 1981, but continued growth prevented this team from developing. Kadyrkaev later left Cherkasova to skate with Elena Kvitchenko at the invitation of Igor Moskvin in Leningrad.
Later life
In 1982, Cherkasova joined the Moscow Ice Ballet where she met her husband.[1] In 1986, they had a son, Vitaly, and a few years later, a daughter named Daria.[1] Cherkasova is now a children's coach in Moscow.[1]
Competitive highlights
(with Shakhrai)
Event 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Winter Olympic Games 2nd World Championships 4th 4th 2nd 1st 4th European Championships 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd Soviet Championships 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 4th Prize of Moscow News 1st References
- ^ a b c d e f g Makarova, Ekaterina. "Лед в сердце [Ice Heart]" (in Russian). Ogoniok.com. http://www.ogoniok.com/4899/38/. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- "Soviet Skaters Capture Pairs Championship". New York Times (NY): p. D18. 13 Mar 1980. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00616FF395C12728DDDAA0994DB405B8084F1D3.
European champions in figure skating – Pairs 1930–31: Olga Orgonista & Sandor Szalay • 1932: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet • 1933: Idi Papez & Karl Zwack • 1934: Emília Rotter & László Szollás • 1935–39: Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier • 1947: Micheline Lannoy & Pierre Baugniet • 1948–49: Andrea Kékesy & Ede Király • 1950: Marianna Nagy & László Nagy • 1951–52: Ria Baran & Paul Falk • 1953: Jennifer Nicks & John Nicks • 1954: Silvia Grandjean & Michel Grandjean • 1955: Marianna Nagy & László Nagy • 1956: Sissy Schwarz & Kurt Oppelt • 1957–58: Věra Suchánková & Zdeněk Doležal • 1959–64: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler • 1965–68: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov • 1969–72: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov • 1973–78: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev • 1979: Marina Cherkasova & Sergei Shakhrai • 1980: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev • 1981: Irina Vorobieva & Igor Lisovsky • 1982–83: Sabine Baeß & Tassilo Thierbach • 1984–86: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev • 1987: Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov • 1988: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov • 1989: Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov • 1990: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov • 1991–92: Natalia Mishkutenok & Artur Dmitriev • 1993: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov • 1994: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov • 1995: Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer • 1996: Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev • 1997: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov • 1998: Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze • 1999–2000: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov • 2001: Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze • 2002–06: Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin • 2007–09: Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy • 2010: Yuko Kavaguti & Alexander Smirnov • 2011: Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy
Soviet champions in figure skating – Pairs 1920: А. Konopatova & Ivan Bogoyavlenski • 1924: Alexandrа Bykovskaya & Yuri Zeldovich • 1927: Tatiana Kuznetsova & Mikhail Stankevich • 1928: Maria Laskevich & Igor Vonzblein • 1933: Valentina Krylova & Ivan Krylov • 1937: Raisa Gandelsman & Alexander Gandelsman and Tatiana Granatkina & Alexander Tolmachev • 1938: Tatiana Granatkina & Alexander Tolmachev • 1939: Raisa Gandelsman & Alexander Gandelsman • 1941: Tatiana Granatkina & Alexander Tolmachev • 1945-1951: Tatiana Granatkina & Alexander Tolmachev • 1952-1954: Maya Belenkaya & Igor Moskvin • 1955-1956: Lidia Garasimova & Yuri Kiselev • 1957-1959: Nina Zhuk & Stanislav Zhuk • 1960: Tatiana Zhuk & Alexander Gavrilov • 1961: Nina Zhuk & Stanislav Zhuk • 1962-1964: Liudmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov • 1965: Tamara Moskvina & Alexander Gavrilov • 1966-1968: Liudmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov • 1969: Tamara Moskvina & Alexei Mishin • 1970-1971: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov • 1972: Irina Chernyaeva & Vasili Blagov • 1973-1975: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev • 1976: Irina Vorobieva & Alexander Vlasov • 1977: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev • 1978-1979: Marina Cherkasova & Sergei Shakhrai • 1980: Marina Pestova & Stanislav Leonovich • 1981: Veronika Pershina & Marat Akbarov • 1982-1983: Marina Pestova & Stanislav Leonovich • 1984: Marina Avstriskaya & Yuri Kvashnin • 1985: Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov • 1986: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev • 1987: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov • 1988-1990: Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov • 1991: Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov • 1992: Elena Bechke & Denis Petrov
Categories:- 1964 births
- Living people
- Soviet pair skaters
- Russian pair skaters
- Olympic figure skaters of the Soviet Union
- Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
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