Viktor Teslia

Viktor Ivanovich Teslia (Russian: Виктор Иванович Тесля) is a former pair skater for the Soviet Union. With Nelli Chervotkina, he is the 1979 Prague Skate champion, 1982 Skate America bronze medalist, and 1983 Winter Universiade champion.^[1][2] Their coaches were Ludmila Velikova and Aleksandr Vlasov.^[3]

Viktor Teslia
Full name	Viktor Ivanovich Teslia
Native name	Виктор Иванович Тесля
Other names	Teslya
Figure skating career
Country	Soviet Union
Partner	Nelli Chervotkina
Coach	Ludmila Velikova Aleksandr Vlasov
Retired	1983

Teslia moved to England in the 1990s after being hired as a skating coach in Chelmsford.^[4][5] In the 1998–99 season, he coached British men's champion Clive Shorten and the pairs' silver and bronze medalists, Katie Wenger / Daniel Thomas and Sarah Kemp / Michael Aldred.^[5] As of August 2016, he is a Level 3 coach in the U.K.^[6] His son, Kiril, was born in the late 1980s.^[4]

Competitive highlights

With Chervotkina

International[1][2][3][7]
Event	78–79	79–80	80–81	81–82	82–83
Prague Skate	3rd	1st
Prize of Moscow News	2nd		2nd
Skate America					3rd
St. Gervais			1st
Winter Universiade					1st
National[3]
Soviet Championships	5th		5th		6th