Nelli Chervotkina
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Nativename
Нелли Алексеевна Червоткина Пылькина
FullnameNelli Alexeyevna Chervotkina
Other namesNelli Pylkina
Born24 May 1965
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Нелли Алексеевна Червоткина Пылькина |
| Full name | Nelli Alexeyevna Chervotkina |
| Other names | Nelli Pylkina |
| Born | 24 May 1965 |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Partner | Viktor Teslia |
| Coach | Ludmila Velikova Aleksandr Vlasov |
| Retired | 1983 |
Nelli Alexeyevna Chervotkina, later surname Pylkina (Russian: Нелли Алексеевна Червоткина Пылькина) is a former pair skater for the Soviet Union. With Viktor Teslia, she 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]
Pylkina coaches skating in Sweden. She was based in Lidköping and Linköping before moving to the Stockholm region.[4]
In August 1990, she gave birth in Saint Petersburg to her daughter Angelika Pylkina, who would become a pair skater for Sweden.[5]