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Olympic Pair Skating Legend Aleksandr Zaitsev With the Schneider-Farris Kids

June, 2008

From Jo Ann Schneider Farris, About.com

Aleksandr Zaitsev was the pair skating partner of the figure skating legend Irina Rodnina. They won every competition they entered.
Olympic Pair Skating Legend Aleksandr Zaitsev With Annabelle, Rebekah, and Joel Schneider-Farris

Olympic Pair Skating Legend Aleksandr Zaitsev With Annabelle, Rebekah, and Joel Schneider-Farris - June, 2008

Photo by JO ANN Schneider Farris
Irina Rodnina and Aleksandr Zaitsev won every competition they entered. They won gold at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics and they won six world figure skating championships (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) and seven European (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980) figure skating titles.

In June of 2008, Zaitsev visited the United States. In this photo, he takes the time to pose with Annabelle, Rebekah, and Joel Schneider-Farris.

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