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
Full nameNelli Alexeyevna Chervotkina
Native nameНелли Алексеевна Червоткина Пылькина
Other namesNelli Pylkina
Born (1965-05-24) 24 May 1965 (age 58)
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
PartnerViktor Teslia
CoachLudmila Velikova
Aleksandr Vlasov
Retired1983

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]

Competitive highlights edit

With Teslia

International[1][2][3][6]
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

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 27, 51, 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Червоткина Нелли Алексеевна [Nelli Alexeyevna Chervotkina] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  3. ^ a b c Червоткина Нелли Алексеевна [Nelli Alexeyevna Chervotkina] (in Russian). solovieff.ru.
  4. ^ "Tränare" [Coaches] (in Swedish). Svea Konståkningsklubb. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Angelika PYLKINA / Niklas HOGNER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2010.