| Viktor Teslia | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Ivanovich Teslia |
| Native name | Виктор Иванович Тесля |
| Other names | Teslya |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Partner | Nelli Chervotkina |
| Coach | Ludmila Velikova Aleksandr Vlasov |
| Retired | 1983 |
Viktor Ivanovich Teslia (Russian: Виктор Иванович Тесля) is a former pair skater for the Soviet Union. With Nelli Chervotkina, he 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]
Teslia moved to England in the 1990s after being hired as a skating coach in Chelmsford.[4][5] In the 1998–99 season, he coached British men's champion Clive Shorten and the pairs' silver and bronze medalists, Katie Wenger / Daniel Thomas and Sarah Kemp / Michael Aldred.[5] As of August 2016, he is a Level 3 coach in the U.K.[6] His son, Kiril, was born in the late 1980s.[4]
Competitive highlights[edit]
With Chervotkina
| International[1][2][3][7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
- ^ a b "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 27, 51, 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
- ^ a b Тесля Виктор Иванович [Viktor Ivanovich Teslia] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- ^ a b c Тесля Виктор Иванович [Viktor Ivanovich Teslia] (in Russian). solovieff.ru.
- ^ a b "The figures add up for ice skater's new career". Essex Chronicle. 5 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Ice skating: Triple medals for Riverside". The Echo (Essex). 20 November 1998. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Current Qualified NISA Coaches Level 2-5 2016-2017 (valid until 28.02.17)" (PDF). National Ice Skating Association. 2 August 2016. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2010.