Maya Belenkaya
1 m (3 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Maya Petrovna Belenkaya (Russian: Майя Петровна Беленькая; born 1 May 1931) is a former Soviet figure skater. With her partner Igor Moskvin, she became a three-time Soviet national champion (1952–1954).
Personal life
Maya Belenkaya was born on 1 May 1931 in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg).[1][2] A resident of the city throughout her whole life, she survived the Siege of Leningrad and was awarded the Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad".[3]
Career
Belenkaya started skating at the age of 12 at the Pioneers Palace. Her first coach was A. Zhdanov. She competed both in singles and pairs.[3]
Belenkaya and Igor Moskvin won their first national medal, silver, in 1950. After another silver in 1951, they took gold for three consecutive years from 1952 to 1954 and then placed second behind Lidia Garasimova / Yuri Kiselev for the next two years. In 1956, Belenkaya/Moskvin were sent to their first and only European Championships and finished 11th at the event in Paris. In 1957 and 1958, they finished third at the Soviet Championships, behind Nina Zhuk / Stanislav Zhuk and Ludmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov.
After retiring from competition, Belenkaya coached numerous singles and pairs skaters to national titles, most notably Alexei Mishin and Liudmila Smirnova / Andrei Suraikin.[3]
Results
Singles
Event | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
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Soviet Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
Pairs with Moskvin
Event | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 |
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European Champ. | 11th | ||||||||
Soviet Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |
References
- ^ Беленькая Мая Петровна [Maya Petrovna Belenkaya] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- ^ Беленькая Мая Петровна [Maya Petrovna Belenkaya] (in Russian). solovieff.ru.
- ^ a b c Легендарная фигуристка М.П.Беленькая [Legendary figure skater M.P. Belenkaya] (in Russian). Ledyanaya Fabrika. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
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- 1920: А. Konopatova / Ivan Bogoyavlenski
- 1924: Alexandrа Bykovskaya / Yuri Zeldovich
- 1927: Tatiana Kuznetsova / Mikhail Stankevich
- 1928: Maria Laskevich / Igor Vonzblein
- 1933: Valentina Krylova / Ivan Krylov
- 1937: Raisa Gandelsman / Alexander Gandelsman and Tatiana Granatkina / Alexander Tolmachev
- 1938: Tatiana Granatkina / Alexander Tolmachev
- 1939: Raisa Gandelsman / Alexander Gandelsman
- 1941: Tatiana Granatkina / Alexander Tolmachev
- 1945–1951: Tatiana Granatkina / Alexander Tolmachev
- 1952–1954: Maya Belenkaya / Igor Moskvin
- 1955–1956: Lidia Garasimova / Yuri Kiselev
- 1957–1959: Nina Zhuk / Stanislav Zhuk
- 1960: Tatiana Zhuk / Alexander Gavrilov
- 1961: Nina Zhuk / Stanislav Zhuk
- 1962–1964: Liudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov
- 1965: Tamara Moskvina / Alexander Gavrilov
- 1966-1968: Liudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov
- 1969: Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin
- 1970–1971: Irina Rodnina / Alexei Ulanov
- 1972: Irina Cherniaeva / Vasili Blagov
- 1973–1975: Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev
- 1976: Irina Vorobieva / Alexander Vlasov
- 1977: Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev
- 1978–1979: Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai
- 1980: Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich
- 1981: Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov
- 1982–1983: Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich
- 1984–1985: Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov
- 1986: Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev
- 1987: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov
- 1988–1990: Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov
- 1991: Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov
- 1992: Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov