Irina Vorobieva

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.

FullnameIrina Nikolayevna Vorobieva

Other namesVorobiova

Born(1958-06-30)30 June 1958

Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR

Died12 April 2022(2022-04-12) (aged 63)

Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.

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Irina Vorobieva

Vorobieva with Lisovsky in 1979
Personal information
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 Representing  Soviet Union Pairs' Figure skating World Championships 1981 Hartford Pairs 1977 Tokyo Pairs 1976 Gothenburg Pairs European Championships 1982 Lyon Pairs 1981 Innsbruck Pairs 1979 Zagreb Pairs 1977 Helsinki Pairs 1976 Geneva Pairs

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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 Arena in Colorado 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]