Viktor Teslia
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Виктор Иванович Тесля |
| Full name | Viktor Ivanovich Teslia |
| Other names | Teslya |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Partner | Nelli Chervotkina |
| Coach | Ludmila Velikova Aleksandr Vlasov |
| Retired | 1983 |
Viktor Ivanovich Teslia (Russian: Виктор Иванович Тесля) is a former pair skater for the Soviet Union. With Nelli Chervotkina, he 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]
Teslia moved to England in the 1990s after being hired as a skating coach in Chelmsford.[4][5] In the 1998–99 season, he coached British men's champion Clive Shorten and the pairs' silver and bronze medalists, Katie Wenger / Daniel Thomas and Sarah Kemp / Michael Aldred.[5] As of August 2016, he is a Level 3 coach in the U.K.[6] His son, Kiril, was born in the late 1980s.[4]