Alexei Mishin
Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the wrestler, see Aleksey Mishin.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Mishin.
Alexei Nikolayevich Mishin (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Мишин; born 8 March 1941) is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater. With partner Tamara Moskvina, he is the 1969 World silver medalist and Soviet national champion.
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Full name | Alexei Nikolayevich Mishin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1941-03-08) 8 March 1941 (age 83) Sevastopol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1956[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mishin is based in Saint Petersburg at Yubileyny Sports Palace. His former students include Olympic champions Alexei Urmanov, Alexei Yagudin, and Evgeni Plushenko. Mishin also runs summer seminars. Among the skaters who have attended those are Stéphane Lambiel and Sarah Meier.[2] He has authored several books on the biomechanics of figure skating.[2]