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Aleksandr Zaitsev and Irina Vorobieva Do a Death Spiral Together - 5/29/09

1981 World Pair Skating Champion Irina Vorobieva and 2-time Olympic Pair Skating Champion Aleksandr Zaitsev do a death spiral together on 5-29-09.
Irina Vorobieva and Aleksandr Zaitsev Do a Death Spiral - 5-29-09

1981 World Pair Skating Champion Irina Vorobieva and 2-time Olympic Pair Skating Champion and 6-time World Pair Skating Champion Aleksandr Zaitsev Do a Death Spiral - 5-29-09

Photo by JO ANN Schneider Farris
Two-time Olympic Pair Skating Champion and 6-Time World Pair Skating Champion, Aleksandr Zaitsev, lives in Moscow, but visited the U.S. during the summer on 2009. On Friday, May 29, 2009, a party was given in his honor. During the party, he did a death spiral with 1981 World Pair Skating Champion Irina Vorobieva. Vorobieva lives and coaches skating in the United States. Zaitsev won gold with another Irina, Irina Rodnina.

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