Marina Pestova
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Marina Pestova (born December 20, 1964 in Sverdlovsk
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...

) is a former Soviet pair skater
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

 with partner Stanislav Leonovich
Stanislav Leonovich
Stanislav Viktorovich Leonovich is a former Soviet pair skater with partner Marina Pestova. They were the 1982 World and European silver medalists, 1980 World and European bronze medalists, and three-time Soviet champions. The pair retired from competition in 1983...

. They were the 1982 World and European silver medalists, 1980 World and European bronze medalists, and three-time Soviet champions. The pair retired from competition in 1983. Their coaches were Stanislav Zhuk
Stanislav Zhuk
Stanislav Alekseevich Zhuk was a pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With partner and wife Nina, he won three silver medals at the European Figure Skating Championships and finished sixth at the 1960 Winter Olympics.He later went on to a long career as a coach...

 and Igor Ksenofontov.

Pestova married fellow pair skater Marat Akbarov
Marat Akbarov
Marat Akbarov is a former Soviet pair skater. With partner Veronika Pershina, he was the 1985 European bronze medalist and 1979 World Junior champion. He married fellow pair skater Marina Pestova. Together, they have a daughter, Angela....

. Together, they have a daughter, Angela.

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Stanislav Leonovich
Stanislav Leonovich
Stanislav Viktorovich Leonovich is a former Soviet pair skater with partner Marina Pestova. They were the 1982 World and European silver medalists, 1980 World and European bronze medalists, and three-time Soviet champions. The pair retired from competition in 1983...

Event 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83
Winter Olympics
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...

 
4th
World Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

 
7th 5th 3rd 2nd 6th
European Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

 
7th 4th 3rd 2nd
Soviet Championships
Soviet Figure Skating Championships
The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union...

 
2nd 2nd 1st 4th 1st 1st
Prize of Moscow News
Prize of Moscow News
The Prize of Moscow News , also known as the Moscow Skate, Nouvelles de Moscou, and the Moscow News Trophy, was an international, senior-level figure skating competition held in the former Soviet Union from 1966 to 1990...

 
1st

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