Irina Rodnina

Irina Rodnina
Irina Rodnina
Ирина Роднина
	Rodnina in 2018
Member of the State Duma for Moscow Oblast
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 October 2016
Preceded by	constituency re-established
Constituency	Dmitrov (No. 118)
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
	In office; 24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016
Personal details
Born	12 September 1949; Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Party	United Russia; CPSU (until 1991);
Height	152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Spouse(s)	Alexander Zaitsev (m. 1975; div. 1985); Leonid Minkovski (m. 1985, divorced)
Children	Alexander Alexandrovich Zaitsev; Alena Leonidovna Minkovskaya;
Education	State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Culture
	Figure skating career
Country	Soviet Union
Partner	Alexei Ulanov (1964–1972); Alexander Zaitsev (1972–1980)
Coach	Stanislav Zhuk (1964–1974); Tatiana Tarasova (1974–1980)
Skating club	Armed Forces (sports society)
Retired	1980
Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Russian: Ирина Константиновна Роднина, IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə rədʲnʲɪˈna]; born 12 September 1949) is a Russian politician and retired figure skater, who is the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals (1972, 1976, 1980). She was elected to the State Duma in the 2007 legislative election as a member of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. As a figure skater, she initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev. She is the first pair skater to win the Olympic title with two different partners, followed only by Artur Dmitriev.