Svetlana Liapina
Soviet ice dancer and skating coach
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Svetlana Evgenievna Lyapina (Russian: Светлана Евгеньевна Ляпина) (born January 14, 1967)[1] is a Soviet figure skating coach and former ice dancer. With partner Georgi "Gorsha" Sur, she won two medals at the World Junior Championships for the Soviet Union.[2] As a coach, she coached Australian ice dancers Portia Rigby and Francis Rigby,[3] as well as many others in Australia.
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She is the mother of Russian ice dancer Jonathan Guerreiro.[4]
Competitive highlights
(with Sur)
| International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 |
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | |||||
| Skate America | 2nd | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | |||||
| Prize of Moscow News | 8th | |||||
| Winter Universiade | 3rd | 1st | ||||
| International: Junior | ||||||
| World Junior Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| National | ||||||
| Soviet Champ. | 5th | 5th | ||||
