Nelli Alexeyevna Chervotkina, later surname Pylkina (Russian: Нелли Алексеевна Червоткина Пылькина) is a former pair skater for the Soviet Union. With Viktor Teslia, she is the 1979 Prague Skate champion, 1982 Skate America bronze medalist, and 1983 Winter Universiade champion.[1][2] Their coaches were Ludmila Velikova and Aleksandr Vlasov.[3]
Nelli Chervotkina | |
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Full name | Nelli Alexeyevna Chervotkina |
Native name | Нелли Алексеевна Червоткина Пылькина |
Other names | Nelli Pylkina |
Born | 24 May 1965 |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Partner | Viktor Teslia |
Coach | Ludmila Velikova Aleksandr Vlasov |
Retired | 1983 |
Pylkina coaches skating in Sweden. She was based in Lidköping and Linköping before moving to the Stockholm region.[4]
In August 1990, she gave birth in Saint Petersburg to her daughter Angelika Pylkina, who would become a pair skater for Sweden.[5]
With Teslia
International[1][2][3][6] | |||||
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Event | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 |
Prague Skate | 3rd | 1st | |||
Prize of Moscow News | 2nd | 2nd | |||
Skate America | 3rd | ||||
St. Gervais | 1st | ||||
Winter Universiade | 1st | ||||
National[3] | |||||
Soviet Championships | 5th | 5th | 6th |