Knowra Irina Slutskaya Irina Slutskaya Irina Slutskaya is a Russian figure skater who won Olympic silver in 2002 and bronze in 2006. She became the first woman to win seven European Figure Skating Championships.
2002 Winter Olympics : The Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from February 8 to 24, 2002. Slutskaya won Olympic silver in the women’s singles competition.
Michelle Kwan : An American figure skater who won five world titles and two Olympic medals. Kwan was Slutskaya’s leading rival for world titles and Olympic podium places.
Figure skating : A sport in which athletes perform jumps, spins, steps, and other movements on ice to music. Slutskaya competed in its women’s singles discipline.
Russian figure skating : The figure skating tradition and competitive system developed in Russia and its predecessor states. Slutskaya became one of the defining champions of Russia’s post-Soviet skating era.
2006 Winter Olympics : The Winter Olympic Games held in Turin, Italy, from February 10 to 26, 2006. Slutskaya earned Olympic bronze in the women’s singles competition.
Alexei Mishin : A Russian figure skating coach known for training Olympic and world champions. Mishin coached Slutskaya during much of her elite career.
Women’s singles : A figure skating discipline in which one woman performs individual short and free programs. All of Slutskaya’s Olympic and major championship medals came in this discipline.
Soviet figure skating : The figure skating system and national teams of the Soviet Union, active until its dissolution in 1991. Slutskaya’s achievements followed a tradition of Soviet success in international skating.
2005 European Figure Skating Championships : The 2005 edition of the annual European figure skating championships, held in Turin, Italy. Slutskaya’s seventh European title there made her the competition’s most successful woman at the time.
Elena Chaikovskaya : A Russian figure skating coach and choreographer who trained several world champions. Chaikovskaya coached Slutskaya during her return to competition after illness.
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