Natalia Linichuk

Natalya Vladimirovna Linichuk (Russian: Наталья Владимировна Линичукⓘ; born 6 February 1956) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union.

Linichuk and Karponosov won the 1980 Olympics, but failed to defend their World title, making them the only team ever to unsuccessfully defend a World title after winning the Olympics.

[3][4] In September 2007, they moved to the Ice Works Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania.

[4] Their current and former senior-level students include: Their current and former junior-level students include: Linichuk accepted Karponosov's proposal after they retired from competition.

The couple initially lived in Moscow and then moved to the United States in the early '90s.

Linichuk (far right) in the Kiss and cry with Karponosov and students Domnina / Shabalin