Slutskaya, Irina (1979–)

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Slutskaya, Irina (1979–)

Russian figure skater. Pronunciation: SLOOT-skaya. Born Feb 9, 1979, in Moscow, Russia; m. Sergei Mikheyev.

Won Russian Jr. championship (1993) and Jr. World championship (1995); at World championships, won gold medals (2002, 2005), silver medals (1998, 2000, 2001) and a bronze medal (1996); won European championships (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005); won Skate Canada (1997, 2001) and Cup of Russia (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005), Russian nationals (2000, 2001, 2002), NHK Trophy (2001), Grand Prix Final (2001, 2002), and Goodwill Games (2002); at Salt Lake City Olympics, won a silver medal (2002); won a bronze medal at Torino Olympics (2006).

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