Yuri Ovchinnikov (figure skater)

Yuri Lvovich Ovchinnikov (; born 3 June 1950 in Leningrad) is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1975 European bronze medalist, 1976 Prize of Moscow News champion, and 1975 Soviet national champion. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th, and at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th.

As a coach, he led Igor Bobrin to the 1981 European title and 1981 World bronze medal. He is a coach and choreographer for Team del Sol, a synchronized skating team in San Diego, California. He has two children.

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Russian male single skaters

Soviet male single skaters

Olympic figure skaters for the Soviet Union

Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics

1950 births

Living people

Russian emigrants to the United States

Figure skaters from Saint Petersburg

European Figure Skating Championships medalists

Soviet figure skating coaches