Veronica Pershina

Veronika Pershina

Veronica Pershina in Michigan, 2007
Personal information
Country represented  Soviet Union
Born 1966
Yekaterinburg
Former partner Marat Akbarov
Former coach Tamara Moskvina

Veronica Pershina (born 1966 in Yekaterinburg, former Soviet Union) is a former Soviet pair skater. With partner Marat Akbarov, she was the 1985 European bronze medalist and 1979 World Junior champion.[1] She was trained by Stanislav Zhuk and Irina Rodnina.

From 1986 until 1990 she skated with "Russian All Stars" under Tatiana Tarasova management. She made a worldwide tour with Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean from 1988 until 1990. On January 24, 1990 she defected to the United States rather than return from New York to London with the Torvill & Dean / Russian All Stars tour group. Others who defected with her were her future husband Igor Shpilband, future US ice dancing champion Gorsha Sur and former Junior World ice dancing champion Elena Krikanova.

She now lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and works as a coach.[2] She was married to the ice dancing coach Igor Shpilband. Their daughter, Ekaterina Shpilband, placed 4th in the Juvenile ladies division of the 2009 U.S. Junior Championships. At the 2010 United States Junior Championships, Ekaterina won the intermediate ladies division.

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Results

(with Akbarov)

Event 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86
World Championships 6th 6th 5th 8th 6th 6th
European Championships 5th 4th 4th 3rd
World Junior Championships 1st
Soviet Championships 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd
Skate Canada International 2nd
NHK Trophy 4th 1st 2nd
Prize of Moscow News 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd

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