Alexander Zaitsev (pair skater)

Alexander Zaitsev
Full name	Alexander Gennadyevich Zaitsev
Born	(1952-06-16) 16 June 1952 (age 72) Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Figure skating career
Country	Soviet Union
Retired	1980
Medal record Figure skating: Pairs Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid Pairs 1976 Innsbruck Pairs World Championships 1978 Ottawa Pairs 1977 Tokyo Pairs 1976 Gothenburg Pairs 1975 Colorado Springs Pairs 1974 Munich Pairs 1973 Bratislava Pairs European Championships 1980 Gothenburg Pairs 1978 Strasbourg Pairs 1977 Helsinki Pairs 1976 Geneva Pairs 1975 Copenhagen Pairs 1974 Zagreb Pairs 1973 Cologne Pairs

Alexander Gennadyevich Zaitsev (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Зайцев, born 16 June 1952 in Leningrad) is a 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.