{{Short description|Russian figure skater and coach (1929–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Family name hatnote|Borisovich|Moskvin|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Igor Moskvin |image= Igor Moskvin.jpg |caption= |fullname= Igor Borisovich Moskvin |altname= |country= {{URS}} |birth_date = {{birth date|1929|8|30|df=y}} |birth_place = Bezhitsa, Bryansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |death_date = {{death date and age|2020|11|10|1929|08|03|df=y}} |death_place= |height= |partner= Maya Belenkaya |coach= Pyotr Orlov <br> Nina Leplinskaya |skating club= |retired= }}
'''Igor Borisovich Moskvin''' ({{langx|ru|Игорь Борисович Москвин}}; 30 August 1929 – 10 November 2020) was a Russian figure skating coach and competitor who represented the Soviet Union in pair skating with his partner Maya Belenkaya. He was an Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR and Honored Coach of the USSR.
== Personal life == Moskvin was born on 30 August 1929<ref name=Spisok1112/> in Bezhitsa, Bryansk Oblast.<ref name=SE090825/> He married Tamara Moskvina (née Bratus) in 1964.<ref name=SE090825/><ref name=GS030518/> They have two daughters, Olga Igorevna Moskvina (born 12 April 1970),<ref name=Spisok1112/> and Anna Igorevna Moskvina (born 14 June 1974).<ref name=SE090825/><ref name=GS020622/> He and his wife resided in Saint Petersburg.
Moskvin died in November 2020 after a serious illness.<ref name="obit">{{cite news|url=https://fsrussia.ru/news/5212-ushel-iz-zhizni-vydayushchijsya-trener-igor-borisovich-moskvin.html |title=Ушел из жизни выдающийся тренер Игорь Борисович Москвин |website=Федерация фигурного катания на коньках России |access-date=10 November 2020|language=ru}}</ref>
== Career == Moskvin competed for the Soviet Union as a pair skater with partner Maya Belenkaya (Майя Беленькая).<ref name=SE090825/> He was coached by Pyotr Orlov and Nina Leplinskaya. Aside from figure skating, he participated in yacht racing and won several sailing regattas in the 1950s.<ref name=SE090825/> He was named an Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.<ref name=Pravda090830/>
After ending his competitive career, Moskvin began coaching in ''Dynamo'' club (Leningrad), then ''Burevestnik'' (Leningrad) and later ''Trud'' (Leningrad). He received the title of Honored Coach of the USSR.<ref name=FSFR160830/> His students included:
* Ludmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov * Tamara Bratus (Moskvina) (five-time Soviet champion and coach). Moskvin began coaching Bratus in 1957.<ref name=SE090825/> * Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin<ref name=FSFR160830/> * Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov<ref name=FSFR160830/> (1984 Olympic bronze medalists and two-time European champions) * Igor Bobrin<ref name=SE090825/> (European champion). Moskvin coached Bobrin for 15 years, from 1965 to 1980. * Igor Lisovsky<ref name=FSFR160830/> * Yuri Ovchinnikov<ref name=SE090825/> (Soviet champion) * Vladimir Kotin<ref name=FSFR160830/> (four-time European silver medalist, later coach) * Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman (2002 World bronze medalists)<ref name=ISU-KIJZ/>
Many of his pupils later became coaches. Tamara Moskvina said that he was able to infect people with love for coaching.<ref name=SE090825/> When asked if there was a coaching rivalry between them, Moskvin said that he had never considered themselves rivals because he was more focused on singles while his wife was focused on pairs.<ref name=SE090825/>
==Results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Event ! 1950 ! 1951 ! 1952 ! 1953 ! 1954 ! 1955 ! 1956 ! 1957 ! 1958 |- | align=left | European Championships || || || || || || || 11th || || |- | align=left | Soviet Championships || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |}
== References == {{Reflist|2|refs=
<ref name=Spisok1112>{{cite web |url=http://sport.minstm.gov.ru/.cmsc/upload/docs/062011/SpisokFigure_Skating_2011.pdf |script-title=ru:СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2011–2012 гг. |language=ru |trans-title=2011–2012 list |work=Russian Figure Skating Federation |publisher=Russian Sports Ministry |year=2011 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6C87N4kIn?url=http://sport.minstm.gov.ru/.cmsc/upload/docs/062011/SpisokFigure_Skating_2011.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=GS020622>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenskate.com/2002/06/tamara-moskvina-online-interview/ |title=Tamara Moskvina – Online Interview |publisher=GoldenSkate.com |date=22 June 2002 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525155833/https://www.webcitation.org/648zSjXCK?url=http://www.goldenskate.com/2002/06/tamara-moskvina-online-interview/print/ |archive-date=25 May 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=GS030518>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2002/051803.shtml |title= Tamara Moskvina – Coach of Olympic Pairs Champions |first= Barry |last= Mittan |publisher= GoldenSkate.com |date= 18 May 2003 |access-date= 6 June 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091212132807/http://goldenskate.com/articles/2002/051803.shtml |archive-date= 12 December 2009 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-KIJZ>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00003406.htm |title= Kyoko INA / John ZIMMERMAN |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020810184937/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00003406.htm |archive-date= 10 August 2002 }}</ref>
<ref name=SE090825>{{cite news |url=http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2009-08-25/8_1/ |script-title=ru:Игорь МОСКВИН: "НИКОГДА НЕ СЧИТАЛ, ЧТО МЫ С ЖЕНОЙ КОНКУРЕНТЫ" |language=ru |trans-title=Igor Moskvin: I have never thought that my wife and I are rivals. |first=Elena |last=Vaytsekhovskaya |author-link=Elena Vaytsekhovskaya |date=25 August 2009 |publisher=Sport Express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026213032/http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2009-08-25/8_1/ |archive-date=26 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=Pravda090830>{{cite news |url= http://www.pravda.ru/news/society/30-08-2009/322173-moskvin-0 |script-title=ru:Знаменитый наставник фигуристов Игорь Москвин отмечает юбилей |language= ru |trans-title=Famous skating coach Igor Moskvin celebrates anniversary |date= 30 August 2009 |work= ITAR-TASS |publisher= Pravda |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110220090350/http://www.pravda.ru/news/society/30-08-2009/322173-moskvin-0/ |archive-date= 20 February 2011 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=FSFR160830>{{cite news |url= http://www.fsrussia.ru/news/2299-vydayushchijsya-trener-igor-borisovich-moskvin-otmetil-den-rozhdeniya-na-katke.html |title=Выдающийся тренер Игорь Борисович Москвин отметил день рождения на катке |language= ru |trans-title=Outstanding coach Igor Borisovich Moskvin celebrated his birthday at a rink |work= Figure Skating Federation of Russia |date= 30 August 2016 }}</ref>
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