1969 1972 1973 1978 Irina Rodnina USSR (Ulanov/Zaitsev)

[inachinch]

My mother loved them ... their perfect performance despite of the missing music impressed her so much that she named me ... IRINA! :-)

[k9henrydog]

@inachinch That is quite a connection!!! She was a big soul on the ice, so powerful.......thanks for commenting. best wishes

[bardtoob]

The footage from 1973 Worlds is so freaking epic. Irina Rodnina, scorned, musicless, and with an inexperienced partner, winning a World Championship by an act of sheer will.

[novice188]

I just finished watching the short program from Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics, and I was struck with nostalgia for Irina Rodnina. I had to run over to the computer to see if there were any videos of those years, and I was pleasantly surprised to find these. Thank you for posting them.

[k9henrydog]

Glad you found them! There is a lot of skating on YOUTUBE. use the search engine! best wishes

[Qbendanny]

The greatest. Plisetskaya on ice.

[kgb0412]

Nevermore946437, я тоже помню, мы тогда замерли у телевизора, ничего не понимая. Удивительная женщина - такая маленькая, а сколько энергии и воли.