Vladimir Kovalyov
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Kovalyov is a retired Soviet-Russian figure skater who competed internationally for the USSR. He is an Olympic silver medalist and two-time World champion. He trained at VSS Trud
Vladimir Kovalyov at the 1969 Blue Swords
Maria Butyrskaya
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Maria Viktorovna Butyrskaya is a Russian retired figure skater. She is the 1999 World champion and a three-time European champion — becoming the oldest skater and the first Russian to win the World la
Vladimir Kovalyov
…along with his chief student, Kira Ivanova, were both considered high risks for defecting to the West. Kovalyov also coached Natalia Lebedeva and Maria Butyrskaya, when her first coach, Sergei Volkov, died of cancer. After living for 30 years in the United States, Kovalev lashed out at the country…
Butyrskaya in 2010