Biography
For the first time, Ira Moiseeva stood on skates at 4 years old, and immediately failure - a fracture of the leg. Others would say - not fate and dropped a dream to the far corner, but not she. Having lost the year, the girl went out again and tried to make the first skates. From this point on, the ascent of the figure skaters on sports Olympus began.
Together with the partner Andrei Minenkov, Irina Moiseeva achieved success on ice in sports dancing - the couple became the champion of peace and Europe twice, the winner of the Olympiad. In their sports biography for 10 years, career won 13 silver and bronze medals.
Childhood and youth
Irina was born on July 3, 1955 in the Moscow family. Not far from the house there was a rink of stadium of young pioneers. Nearby lived and the future partner of Irina Andrei Minenkov. Ira dreamed of becoming the same athlete as famous at the time of the figure skater Nina Bakushev and Lyudmila Belousov.
At 11 years old, Moses has already been the first discharge, but it was then that the coach recognizes it with an unpromising figure skater. Fortunately, there were other mentors who offered to try the girl in a new direction - in sports dances.
Andrei Minenkov and Andrei Mineren. His and another boy took the "dancers" coaches. The significant meeting took place in training when Irina gave the opportunity to choose a partner. Girl, not thinking, chose Andrey. Later they were asked: why minerers? She has no answer. This can be called in one word - fate.
Igor Alexandrovich Kabanov became the first coach of future world world champions. He saw talent in young figure skaters and trained them before his care to the Soviet Committee of the USSR a year and a half.
In addition to figure skating, Ira was fond of music and drawing. A compulsory gift for his father's birthday was a bookmark for the books she did with her own hands.
Figure skating
Igor Alexandrovich conveys his wards to young coach Tatiana Tarasova. By that time she had her pupils, on which she made a bet. But Kabanov convinced her that the pair of Minenkov and Moses would be promising. Every year the couple becomes stronger and shows growth. Working with them, according to the coach, it was easy. Tarasova notes the expressiveness of the hands of Irina Moiseeva.
They walked from a complex to the ultra-sized, looking for something their own, new, which would distinguish them from other couples. The program has changed every year. Tarasova as a coach grew up with them, increasing experience. Moiseev and Minnenkov were a joke "Tarasyati".
1970 comes, when the pair of Moses and Minnenkova becomes the leader in the world championship among juniors. At the USSR Championship, they were only fifas. Next year rise to one line above and in 1973 are already bronze medalists at the home championship. Then it became obvious that a new strong couple appeared, which would progress every year.
In 1973, at the European Championship, Irina, together with Andrei, occupy the 7th place, but already in 1974 rise to the 4th. The result could be higher, but the judges did not like the arrangement - Tarasova recorded the melody from the film "Cherbourg umbrellas" in the style of blues. The judicial board did not find it for the blues composition, as required by the conditions of competition.
For the 1975 World Cup in Colorado Springs, Tarasova creates a new blues and invites Valery Kohanovskaya as a choreographer. For 3 days, they manage to put a new dance. A pair of Irina becomes the first, rolling back the program is beautiful, pure and emotionally. In 1976 at the Olympics in Innsbruck, Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov take silver, in the same year they have the next 2nd place in the world championships.
The next year is not easy for Irina. At the Championship of the USSR during a workout, the girl faces one of the skaters and falls, hitting the ice. Later it turned out that athletes shaking the brain. Despite the painful state of Moses, the couple wins gold.
After a week, the skaters take part in the European Championship, where Irina did not hold from the fall during the original dance. But the athletes gathered in spirit and after the brilliant execution of an arbitrary program become the champions of the continent.
In Tokyo in 1977, in the world championship, the couple ranks the first step of the pedestal and in 1978 once again wins the European Championship. It is noteworthy that the program of Moses and Minnenkov for the first time in the history of figure skating was set to music from one musical work with a single storyline.
In 1979, Tatiana Tarasova passes a pair of another coach. The cause of the cardinal solution is the conflicts of the pair. Athletes move to Lyudmila Pakhomoy, but also with her Irina and Andrei worked only for a year. Then the skaters train under the leadership of Natalia Dubova. In 1983, in Luzhniki, Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov at the tournament for the prizes of the Moscow News newspaper forgive with sports and completed career.
Personal life
At the World Championships in Tokyo in 1977, where the couple won gold, in the personal life of the figure skater there is another significant event - Irina and Andrei decided to get married. Nothing thinking, the bride gathered in the Japanese shops in search of a wedding dress. The desired size and growth, and he is 173 cm in Irina, found hard in the English store. The wedding took place immediately after the return of the champions to Moscow.
After leaving the Sports, Elena's daughter was born from spouses. Husband Irina Valentinovna is engaged in business. Moiseeva worked as a coach for some time, she trained young children.
Together with his spouse, took part in the shooting of programs "Dancing on Ice" and "Dancing ice. Velvet season "on a RTR television as a judge.
Irina Moiseeva now
In 2019, Irina Valentinovna remains complete forces, deals with household. The family lives in a cozy house in the suburbs. Elena's daughter gave her parents her parents.
In their free time, the spouses play in big tennis. Irina Valentinovna loves the theater, prefers dramatic plays.
In social networks, it is not active in "Instagram". But thanks to fans of figure skating, fan groups of pairs and sites dedicated to the sports career of Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov are created. Collected photo archives and video from speeches on the championships of peace and Europe, as well as documentaries and programs with the participation of athletes.
Awards and achievements
- 1975 - Gold at the World Championships in Colorado Springs
- 1976 - Bronze winner at the Olympics in Lake Placid
- 1976 - Second place in the European Championships in Geneva
- 1977 - Gold Medal at the European Championships in Helsinki
- 1977 - Gold Medal at the World Championships in Tokyo
- 1978 - Silver Medal at the World Championships in Ottawa
- 1978 - First place in the European Championships in Strasbourg
- 1979 - Silver in the European Championships in Zagreb
- 1979 - Third place at the World Championships in Vienna
- 1980 - Second place at the Olympics in Innsbruck
- 1980 - Third place at the World Championships in Dortmund
- 1980 - Bronze medalist of the European Championship in Gothenburg
- 1981 - Silver at the World Championships in Hartford
- 1981 - Second place at the European Championships in Innsbruck
- 1982 - Bronze medal at the World Copenhagen Championship
- 1982 - Third place at the European Championships in Lyon