Yevgeny Romanovich Grishin was a Soviet and Russian speedskater. Grishin trained for the largest part of his speedskating career at CSKA Moscow. A four-time Olympian, he became European Champion in 19
Yevgeny Grishin in 1964
Yevgeny Grishin on a 2013 Russian stamp from the series "Sports Legends"
Lidiya Skoblikova
Videos
Lidiya Pavlovna Skoblikova is a retired Russian speed skater and coach. She represented the USSR Olympic team during the Winter Olympic Games in 1960, 1964 and 1968, and won a total of six gold medals
Yevgeny Grishin (speed skater)
…Olympics (sharing the 1500 meter victories with respectively Yuri Mikhaylov and Roald Aas), competing for the USSR team. Along with his compatriot Lidiya Skoblikova, he was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Grishin was the first to break the 40 second barrier on the 500 m, skating 39.6 in an…
Lidiya Skoblikova in 1967
Skoblikova at the Winter Olympic Games 2014 in the Olympic Park of Sochi.