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Alexander Vasilyevich Tarasov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Тара́сов, born 21 July 1961) is a Russian former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With Yulia Bystrova, he is the 1984 Prague Skate champion, 1985 Winter Universiade silver medalist, and 1987 Grand Prix International de Paris silver medalist.

Alexander Tarasov
Personal information
Native name	Александр Васильевич Тарасов
Full name	Alexander Vasilyevich Tarasov
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	(1961-07-21) 21 July 1961 (age 60) Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Partner	Yulia Bystrova
Coach	Svetlana Bukreyeva Julia Rennik Ardo Rennik
Training locations	Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk)
Retired	1988

Personal life

Alexander Tarasov was born on 21 July 1961 in Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and is married to Yulia Bystrova.[1] Their son, Filipp Tarasov, was born in January 1992 and competed in pairs for Azerbaijan.[2][3]

Career

In his early years, Tarasov was coached by Svetlana Bukreyeva at DSO Trud in Sverdlovsk.[1]

In 1982–83, he began competing in partnership with Yulia Bystrova. The pair was coached by Julia Rennik and Ardo Rennik and represented DSO Burevestnik Sverdlovsk.[1] They won the gold medal at the 1984 Prague Skate, silver at the 1985 Winter Universiade, bronze at the 1985 St. Ivel International, and silver at the 1987 Grand Prix International de Paris. They competed until the end of the 1987–88 season.

After retiring from competition, Tarasov became a coach at DYUSSH Lokomotiv in Yekaterinburg.[1]

Competitive highlights

With Bystrova

International[4]
Event	83–84	84–85	85–86	86–87	87–88
International de Paris					2nd
Prague Skate		1st
Prize of Moscow News			6th	6th
St. Ivel International			3rd
Winter Universiade		2nd
National[1]
Soviet Championships	6th	5th		6th	7th

References

На других языках

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- [en] Alexander Tarasov (figure skater)

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[ru] Тарасов, Александр Васильевич

Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Тара́сов (21 июля 1961, Свердловск) — советский фигурист, выступал на всесоюзном уровне на всём протяжении 1980-х годов. Четырёхкратный чемпион РСФСР в парном катании, серебряный призёр зимней Универсиады в Италии, обладатель серебряной медали на соревнованиях Trophée Lalique, мастер спорта международного класса. Также известен как тренер по фигурному катанию.

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