Alexander Zaitsev (pair skater)

Alexander Zaitsev
Full nameAlexander Gennadyevich Zaitsev
Born (1952-06-16) 16 June 1952
Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
Retired1980
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1980 Lake PlacidPairs
1976 InnsbruckPairs
World Championships
1978 OttawaPairs
1977 TokyoPairs
1976 GothenburgPairs
1975 Colorado SpringsPairs
1974 MunichPairs
1973 BratislavaPairs
European Championships
1980 GothenburgPairs
1978 StrasbourgPairs
1977 HelsinkiPairs
1976 GenevaPairs
1975 CopenhagenPairs
1974 ZagrebPairs
1973 ColognePairs

Alexander Gennadyevich Zaitsev (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Зайцев, born 16 June 1952) is a Russian retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With partner Irina Rodnina, he is a two-time (1976, 1980) Olympic champion, six-time World champion and seven-time European champion. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and later Tatiana Tarasova in Moscow.

From 1973 to 1980 they won every event they entered and are, to date, the most decorated pair team of all time.