Olympic Ice Skating Athlete. Born in Moscow, Russia, she began figure skating at age seven and was in organized competitions by the early 1960s. In 1966, she paired up with Alexander Gorshkov as a duo skating team which led to their marriage in 1970. Together they won six World Championships (1970-74, 1976), six European Championships (1970-71, 1973-76) and the Gold Medal at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games Innsbruck. She died of Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 39 and was posthumously inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame with her husband Alexander Gorshkov in 1988.
Olympic Ice Skating Athlete. Born in Moscow, Russia, she began figure skating at age seven and was in organized competitions by the early 1960s. In 1966, she paired up with Alexander Gorshkov as a duo skating team which led to their marriage in 1970. Together they won six World Championships (1970-74, 1976), six European Championships (1970-71, 1973-76) and the Gold Medal at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games Innsbruck. She died of Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 39 and was posthumously inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame with her husband Alexander Gorshkov in 1988.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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