Alexander Zaitsev is a retired Soviet pair figure skater who partnered with Irina Rodnina from 1972 to 1980. Together they won gold medals at the 1976 Innsbruck and 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, six World Championships from 1973 to 1978, and seven European Championships from 1973 to 1980, going undefeated in every event they entered from 1973 onward. He retired from competition in 1980 and later worked as a coach and in sports administration.
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Alexander Zaitsev is a retired Soviet pair figure skater who partnered with Irina Rodnina from 1972 to 1980.
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With partner Irina Rodnina, he is a two-time (1976, 1980) Olympic champion, six-time World champion and seven-time European champion.
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Alexander Gennadyevich Zaitsev (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Зайцев, born 16 June 1952) is a Russian retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union.
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