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Irina Rodnina
Russian figure skater Irina Rodnina won the gold medal for pairs competition at three consecutive Winter Olympics (1972, 1976, and 1980) and ten consecutive world championships (1969-1978), with two different partners. Here she skates with her partner Alexsei Ulanov at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
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