Ann S's presentation about the famous Russian Olympic champion Irina Rodnina.

1. Irina Rodnina. The legend of pair skating
lights the Olympic Cauldron at Sochi
2014 Opening Ceremony
Prepared by Anna Snigireva

2. Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
World Championships
1978 Ottawa
Pairs
1977 Tokyo
Pairs
1976 Gothenburg
Pairs
1975 Colorado Springs Pairs
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
1974 Munich
1973 Bratislava
1972 Calgary
1971 Lyon
1970 Ljubljana
1969 Colorado Springs
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
European Championships
1980 Gothenburg
Pairs
1978 Strasbourg
Pairs
1977 Helsinki
Pairs
1796 Geneva
Pairs
1975 Copenhagen
Pairs
1974 Zagreb
Pairs
1973 Cologne
Pairs
1971 Zuerich
Pairs
1970 Leningrad
Pairs
1969 GarmischPairs
Partenkirchen
Pairs
Pairs
Pairs
Pairs
Pairs
Pairs

3. Brief Biography
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Born in 1949, suffered from pneumonia 11 times
At the age of 6 was brought to a skating ring

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Paired with Alexey Ulanov Irina Rodnina won their first
World title in 1969, followed by next two World titles, 1970
and 1971.
Rodnina/Ulanov competed in 1972 Olympics and captured
the Gold after what Irina was seriously injured and the pair
fell apart

5. «We shall never surrender»
Sir Winston Churchill
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Irina Rodnina recovered from the injury and started training
again teamed up with Alexander Zaytsev
Rodnina/Zaytsev won six consecutive World titles together, as
well as seven European gold medals, and won their first
Olympic title together in 1976. In 1980 they captured their
second Olympic Gold and retired

6. Political Career
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Irina Rodnina became a member of the Public Chamber of
Russia in 2005
In the 2007 legislative election, Irina Rodnina was elected to
the State Duma as a member of United Russia party.

7. Irina Rodnina’s life path illustrates the
following British sayings
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He who would catch fish must not mind getting wet
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No pains, no gains

8. Thanks for your attention!

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