| Irina Vorobieva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vorobieva with Lisovsky in 1979
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| Full name | Irina Nikolayevna Vorobieva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Vorobiova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1958-06-30)30 June 1958 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 April 2022(2022-04-12) (aged 63) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Trud Leningrad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irina Nikolayevna Vorobieva (Russian: Ирина Николаевна Воробьёва; 30 June 1958 – 12 April 2022) was a Russian pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With her then-husband Igor Lisovsky, she was the 1981 World champion and the 1981 European champion. They were coached by Tamara Moskvina.
Before teaming up with Lisovsky she had competed with Aleksandr Vlasov, with whom she was the 1976 World bronze medalist, 1976 World silver medalist; they placed 4th at the 1976 Olympics.
More recently she worked as a coach at the World ArenainColorado Springs, Colorado. Among her students were Brittany Vise and Nicholas Kole, Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent, and Shelby Lyons and Brian Wells. She died at her home in Colorado Springs in 2022. [1]
(with Lisovsky)
| Season | Short program | Long program | Exhibition |
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| 1980–1981 | The Star and Death of Joaquin Murrieta ( Звезда и смерть Хоакина Мурьеты ) byAlexei Rybnikov and Pavel Grushko |
| Event | 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 |
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| Winter Olympics | 4th | |||||
| World Championships | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | ||
| European Championships | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| Prize of Moscow News | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Soviet Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | ||
| Spartakiada | 3rd* | |||||
| USSR Cup | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Event | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 |
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| World Championships | 4th | 1st | 5th | ||
| European Championships | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | ||
| Soviet Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th |
| NHK Trophy | 1st | 2nd | |||
| Prize of Moscow News | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
