- Veronica Pershina
Veronica Pershina (born in
1966 inYekaterinburg ) is a formerSoviet pairsfigure skater . She won the 1979World Junior Figure Skating Championships with partnerMarat Akbarov . The pair went on to win the bronze medal at the 1985European Figure Skating Championships [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04EED91639F935A35751C0A963948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print Russians Retain Pairs Skate Title - New York Times ] ] . She was trained byStanislav Zhuk andIrina Rodnina .From 1986 until 1990 she skated with "Russian All Stars" under
Tatiana Tarasova management. She made a worldwide tour withJane Torvill andChristopher Dean from 1988 until 1990.She now lives in
Ann Arbor ,Michigan and works as ice skating coach [ [http://www.annarborfsc.com/l_proinfo.php?id=17 AAFSC Club Professional Veronica Pershina ] ] . She is married and has two children.References
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* [http://www.pairsonice.net/record.php?f=Pershina&m=Akbarov Pairs on Ice: Pershina & Akbarov]
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