Igor Leonidovich Zavozin (; 3 August 1955 – 29 May 2019) was a Russian
Soviet
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ice dancer
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. With his former wife
Elena Garanina, he represented the Soviet Union in international competition, winning the 1978
Nebelhorn Trophy
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and 1981
Winter Universiade
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, although they never made it to the
World Figure Skating Championships
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due to the depth of the Soviet dance field. After turning pro, Garanina and Zavozin toured with
Jayne Torvill
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and
Christopher Dean
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. They were the parents of American ice dancer
Maxim Zavozin and have since divorced. Igor Zavozin was also an international ISU judge for
Armenia
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.
Competitive highlights
(with Elena Garanina)
References
External links
Care to Ice Dance profile
1955 births
2019 deaths
Figure skating judges
Soviet male ice dancers
Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Competitors at the 1981 Winter Universiade
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