Nikolai Matveyevich Velikov (Russian: Николай Матвеевич Великов;[1] born June 6, 1945, in Nerekhta) is a Russian pair skating coach.
| Nikolai Velikov | |
|---|---|
 Nikolai Velikov in December 2010 | |
| Full name | Nikolai Matveyevich Velikov |
| Born | June 6, 1945 Nerekhta, Soviet Union |
| Figure skating career | |
| Partner | Ludmila Sinitsina (Velikova) |
Velikov competed with his wife Ludmila Sinitsina, placing fifth at the Soviet Championships. Velikov later retired from competitive skating and became the coach of his wife with Anatoly Yevdokimov, a team who won bronze medals at the 1972 USSR Cup and 1973 RSFSR.
Velikov and his wife, now known as Ludmila Velikova, are based in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Their current students include:
- Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov[2]
- Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin[3]
- Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov[4]
Their former students include:
- Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev[5]
- Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov[6]
- Maria Petrova / Anton Sikharulidze[7]
- Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov[8]
- Ekaterina Vasilieva / Alexander Smirnov[9]
- Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov[10]
- Julia Obertas / Alexei Sokolov[11]
- Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov[12]
- Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov[13]
Awards
edit- Master of Sports of the USSR
- Honored Coach of Russia
References
edit- ^ Simonenko, Andrei (January 14, 2012). Тренер Людмила Великова: работа с фигуристами для меня как наркотик [Coach Ludmila Velikova: Work in figure skating is my passion]. RIA Novosti (in Russian).
- ^ Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin at the International Skating Union
- ^ Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev at the International Skating Union
- ^ "Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007.
- ^ "Maria Petrova / Anton Sikharulidze". Archived from the original on November 29, 2007.
- ^ Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Ekaterina Vasilieva / Alexander Smirnov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Julia Obertas / Alexei Sokolov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov at the International Skating Union
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