Inna Utkina | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Inna Alfredovna Utkina |
Alternative names | Inna Alfredovna Bekker |
Country represented | Soviet Union |
Residence | Moscow, Russia |
Former partner | Sergei Likhanski |
Former coach | Irina Rodnina |
Retired | 1985 |
Inna Alfredovna Utkina née Bekker (Russian: Инна Альфредовна Уткина (Беккер)) is a former pair skater. She competed for the Soviet Union as Inna Bekker with partner Sergei Likhanski, becoming a two-time World Junior medalist (silver in 1982, bronze in 1983) and the 1983 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. They were coached by Irina Rodnina in Moscow.
After retiring from competition, Utkina became a coach in Moscow. She has coached Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze,Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov,Maria Paliakova / Nikita Bochkov, and others.
Utkina is originally from Temirtau, Kazakhstan.
(with Likhanski)