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Svetlana Liapina

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Svetlana Evgenievna Lyapina
Liapina in 2016

Svetlana Evgenievna Lyapina (Russian: Светлана Евгеньевна Ляпина) (born January 14, 1967)[1] is a Soviet figure skating coach and former ice dancer. With partner Georgi "Gorsha" Sur, she won two medals at the World Junior Championships for the Soviet Union.[2] As a coach, she coached Australian ice dancers Portia Rigby and Francis Rigby,[3] as well as many others in Australia.

She is the mother of Russian ice dancer Jonathan Guerreiro.[4]

Competitive highlights

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(with Sur)

International
Event 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89
NHK Trophy 2nd
Skate America 2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
Prize of Moscow News 8th
Winter Universiade 3rd 1st
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 3rd 2nd
National
Soviet Champ. 5th 5th

References

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  1. ^ "Реестр Тренеров - Ляпина Светлана Евгеньевна". Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  2. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04. (11.0 KB)
  3. ^ RIGBY & RIGBY at the International Skating Union
  4. ^ Flade, Tatiana (14 April 2011). "New kids on the block". Golden Skate. Retrieved 16 April 2011.