Edouard Georgievich Pliner (; June 13, 1936 – October 25, 2016) was a Russian

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coach.

Life and career

Pliner was born in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) in 1936 and started skating at 14 years old. He won the Kirov Cup and was a member of the USSR national team, receiving the title of a Master of Sport (USSR). He graduated from the State Central Institute of Physical Culture (GTSOLIFK) in 1959, earning a master's degree of Sports Science. During his coaching career, his most notable students were

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– 1988 Olympic champion,

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– 1992 World Junior silver medalist. From 1991 to 1992, Pliner worked as a visiting skating coach in Austria, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Yugoslavia, Germany, and other countries. In 1993, he began working at the Colonial Figure Skating Club (CFSC) in

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, USA. Pliner was awarded the Gold Pin from the IPSU (International Professional Skating Union). He lived in

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. Pliner died on October 25, 2016.

References

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