Being one of the best specialists in her field, she trained the largest number of Olympic champions in the world history of figure skating, namely, 7 gold medalists, including Irina Rodnina and Alexei Yagudin, three silver and one bronze medalist and more than 40 winners of other major world competitions.
Like her father, she was a talented, uncompromising, tough and demanding coach, capable of achieving outstanding results and defending justice in fundamental matters. He considered it necessary to protest against the bias of the judges. As a result, he left the ice with the team during the game, which Brezhnev was also present at, for which he was fired and deprived of the title of Honored Coach.
She, despite the quite expected consequences, publicly criticized the Sports Committee’s policy regarding humiliating low salaries skaters and their mentors, and was eventually forced to leave, interrupting her coaching career at the peak.
Childhood of Tatyana Tarasova
The future celebrity was born into a sports family on February 13, 1947 in the capital. Her father, Anatoly Vladimirovich, is a hockey player, football player and coach, the national team he led for nine years in a row, since 1963, was the permanent winner of international competitions, her mother, Nina Grigorievna, like her husband, graduated high school trainers, physical education teacher. 
Already having a daughter, Galina, the family wanted a son, but a second daughter, Tanya, was born. Perhaps that is why she was raised Spartan, like a boy. At 4 years old, dad is simple, but in an effective way taught her to swim - threw her into the sea, and at the age of 5 - sent her to the skating rink.
Every day, before school, in any weather and at any time of the year, she had to do exercises and run in the yard of the house. Moreover, according to Galina, the father watched the process from the balcony, making sure that his daughter worked out conscientiously and did not cut corners while running, reducing the distance.
Tanya played hockey with the boys and had sports category in diving, from the age of 6, I went to training on my own, unaccompanied.
Coaching career of Tatyana Tarasova
From 1964 to 1966, Tarasova successfully performed in tandem with Georgy Proskurin. At the USSR Championship in 1964 they took 3rd place, a year later they became second, and in 1966 they became winners of the Winter Universiade, an international competition among students. But an injury she received soon did not allow her to continue performing as a figure skater.Tatyana Tarasova and Georgy Proskurin -1965
From the age of 19, the girl took up coaching. Among her first students were the following: famous couples like Zharkova-Karponosov, Moiseeva-Minenkov.
She herself dreamed of studying at the choreographer’s department of GITIS. However, the father was against his daughter’s choice, and in 1974 she became a student at the Institute of Physical Education.
Tarasova always tried to be worthy of her strict and fantastically devoted father to sports, and would never dare to disobey him. Subsequently, the strength of his character and obsession with his profession was fully transmitted to her.
In 1975 she was awarded honorary title honored coach of the country, but only after achieving the triumph of her players in the next, third Olympics in 1992, she received recognition from her father, who called her a colleague.
Further career of Tatyana Tarasova
Among the students of the brilliant mentor were Rodnina-Zaitsev, Bestemyanova-Bukin, Romanova-Yaroshenko and many other famous athletes. Experts noted that she taught all of them to devote themselves completely to work, to skate with soul and with full dedication, to give all their best and win.In 1983, Tarasova founded the All Stars ice theater. The idea of its creation was suggested to her by her husband, an outstanding pianist and teacher, Vladimir Krainev. There she worked on staging large-scale performances on ice with famous figure skaters and as a choreographer, fulfilling her long-time dream both as a director and as a coach. The project lasted for 14 years.
The troupe demonstrated its art to the whole world, performing in Australia, Great Britain, and at the famous Madison Square Garden sports complex in the USA. Their repertoire consisted of classic works - “West Side Story”, “The Nutcracker”, “Cabaret”, “Cinderella”.
At the end of the 90s, the country developed a very a difficult situation with work and salaries, so the coach had to look for sales opportunities abroad.
In addition to domestic athletes, Tarasova helped many foreign stars reach heights, including Sasha Cohen, Evan Lysacek, Shizuka Arakawa.
At the end of 2005, Tatyana Tarasova was able to return to Russia from America. Continuing coaching activities, she headed the jury of the projects “Stars on Ice”, “ glacial period».
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As a brilliant mentor, she was awarded a number of awards, including the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, For Services to the Fatherland. In 2008, her name was inducted into the International Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
Personal life of Tatyana Tarasova
The sports celebrity was married 3 times. At first, for 2 years, her life partner was actor Alexei Samoilov. He worked at the Sovremennik Theater and was the son of a famous people's artist Evgenia Samoilova. Although the couple broke up, they still maintain a warm relationship. 
Tatyana's second husband was the athlete Vasily Khomenko. They met early in her coaching career. In 1976, he tragically passed away, so Tarasova does not really like to talk about her husband.
In 1978, Tatyana married musician and pianist Vladimir Krainev, who lived and taught in Hannover, Germany. At that time, Tarasova was 31 years old; she had buried her former husband two years ago, so she did not think at all about a new marriage.
The young people met through mutual friends and got married 9 days later. The wedding was very modest due to the small amount of free time and frequent travel. The couple lived together for 33 years. Vladimir was very supportive of Tatyana in her work, helping with productions and programs for competitions. He believed in her and tried to give her full support in her activities.
Vladimir died after a serious illness in the spring of 2011. Before this, Tarasova suffered the loss of her sister Galina and her mother. During this tragic period of her life, only thanks to her work and students was she able to recover from the death of loved ones.
The only remaining member of the legendary coach's immediate family is his nephew Alexey. He and his wife Alena have two children, Matvey and Fedor. Tatiana's legendary father died in 1995.
Tatyana Tarasova today
The brilliant coach, who trained a record number of world championship winners, continues to work as a consultant in the Federation. 
In 2011, she presented the audience with the grandiose ice performance “Sleeping Beauty,” which she dedicated to the memory of her husband. The sports celebrity heads the panel of judges for the “Ice Ages”, “Professionals Cup”, released on the eve of the Olympics in Sochi in 2014, where the national teams of Russia and the world met.
She shocked the public by being able to lose 40 kilograms. In 2015, the importance of her comments and support was emphasized by Olympic champion Tatyana Navka in her interview on the eve of the Moscow premiere of the glacier musical “Carmen”. This performance was presented at the Luzhniki International Sports Hall as part of the Chereshnevy Orchard festival, of which Tarasova was a member of the board of trustees.
Tatyana Tarasova comments on the Olympics in Sochi
She assessed the artistry and technical complexity of the numbers in the show “Together with Dolphins”, commented on the international figure skating competition “Mordovian Ornament”, held in Saransk. Tatyana Anatolyevna is full of strength and plans for the future.
Tatyana Tarasova graduated sports career due to injury. After that, she began training other athletes and putting on programs. Only seven years later she entered the Institute physical culture. Her students became the best in figure skating all over the world. As a coach, she has eight Olympic medals and numerous awards at various significant competitions.
Tatyana Anatolyevna had three marriages. However, she never managed to know the joy of motherhood. However, the famous coach does not despair or worry about this. She has someone to care about - she puts her soul into her students. Moreover, she takes care of the heirs of her sister Galina.
“Why regret something that doesn’t exist. I have a lot of worries, I help people I meet along the way. Love for my grandchildren Galin, always at the skating rink with the children. What can I say, this is how it happened. These are your mistakes, there was no time, Olympic Games We were there all the time,” admitted Tarasova.
The coach got married for the first time when she was only 21 years old. They lived together for only one year. According to Tatyana Anatolyevna, she gave preference to career and sports rather than family. However, after some time, she again tied the knot. She had known Vasily Khomenkov since her youth. The young man passed away at the age of 29. After this, Tarasova met her third husband, Vladimir Krainev, and immediately got married. She remembered that her father, a famous hockey player and coach, adored his son-in-law. He passed away in 2011.
Tatyana Anatolyevna adored her sister Galina, who became a teacher. She has a son, Alexey, who continued the sports dynasty - now he heads the “Golden Puck” Young Hockey Players Club named after A.V. Tarasova". The chairman of the jury of the television program “Ice Age” said in the program “The Fate of a Man” on the TV channel “Russia 1” that she did not discuss the absence of her own children with her father.
“We didn’t have time to talk about it, I fell in love with my son Lesha, he heads the Golden Puck.” When it was bad, I couldn’t work, Galya gave birth to a child, Lesha, and dad loved him very much,” recalled Tatyana Anatolyevna.
Tatyana Tarasova is a legendary coach who has trained a whole galaxy of brightest stars figure skating, thanks to which Soviet athletes won almost every Olympics in this sport for more than 30 years.
Childhood
Tatyana was born on a cold winter day - 02/13/1947 in one of the Moscow maternity hospitals. Her parents were professional athletes: her father was a famous hockey player, her mother was a coach. Therefore, both she and her Native sister did it every day without fail morning exercises, water treatments and played sports.
In young age
The girl took this for granted, since the example of her parents was always before her eyes. She first skated when she was not yet five years old. Learning to stay on the ice next to her star dad was fun and interesting, so she gladly attended her first classes.
A little later, her parents sent her to the figure skating section and this decided the girl’s fate, becoming not only a lifelong hobby, but also her profession.
Flights on ice
Young Tarasova spent several hours a day on the ice. Brought up on sports training since childhood, the girl was always aimed only at winning. She perfected every movement, every pirouette. Such efforts could not go unnoticed by the coaches, and soon she was paired with another talented skater Georgy Proskurin.
The couple was taken in by Elena Tchaikovskaya - by that time already an experienced and renowned coach, under whose leadership the skaters reached unprecedented heights. Working together for only two years, the Tarasova-Proskurin couple managed to win the World Universiade and showed very high hopes.
However, during a particularly intense training session, while practicing one of the pair’s most difficult signature elements, Tatyana Tarasova fell unsuccessfully onto the ice and was seriously injured. She spent in the hospital for a long time and transferred complex operation. The young athlete patiently endured all the painful manipulations, still hoping to return to the “big ice.”
Alas, hopes of continuing his career were not destined to come true. The doctors' verdict was disappointing - even after long-term rehabilitation, Tatyana would not be able to play sports professionally. The following injury can make the girl disabled, and it’s too serious physical exercise are contraindicated for her.
Her partner had been training with another athlete for a long time. And Tarasova’s sports career was over.
Coaching talent
Tarasova experienced this period very difficult. She couldn't imagine her life without big sport and serious victories. Fortunately, at that time she was already a student at the Institute of Physical Education and was not left without support. That's when the thought of coaching came to me for the first time. And if a goal appears, opportunities for its implementation also come.
And in 1967, Tarasova returned to the ice, but in a new capacity. Being a young coach herself, Tarasova takes on very young students and begins to improve herself in coaching in the same way as she previously honed her sports skills on the ice. It starts completely new stage in her life, and with it come new victories.
Tarasova’s young students occupy the top steps of podiums at competitions of various sizes, including all-Union and international youth tournaments. But Tarasova herself always dreamed of Olympic medals, so she aimed even higher.
Working with young athletes, she constantly came up with new tricks, developed lifts and beautiful combinations of steps and elements.
Long-awaited victories
Tarasova first had the chance to fulfill her dream when another famous Soviet coach, Stanislav Zhuk, who was famous for his very tough style of working with athletes, which, however, produced results - his students regularly won competitions of the highest rank, left the newly formed couple Rodnina-Zaitsev .
Irina Rodnina had already won several international championships by this time, but her ex-partner married another figure skater and started dancing with her. Stanislav Zhuk picked Rodnina a new partner - the talented but novice figure skater Alexander Zaitsev.
But the relationship new couple things didn't work out with the coach. Zaitsev did not tolerate Zhuk's harsh style, he was often nervous, and the pair could not work normally on the ice.
And in 1974, the couple went to train with Tarasova. For them, she was more of a friend than a stern mentor, although her demands were no less, and sometimes even more strict, than Zhuk’s. The guys enthusiastically began to master completely new elements, doing incredibly complex combinations of tricks on ice.
Just two years later, the Rodnina-Zaitsev couple triumphantly won the Olympics, receiving maximum marks 6.0. Finally, Tarasova’s main dream is coming true! Irina Rodnina cries on the top step of the podium as the USSR anthem is played during the awards ceremony. And Tarasova cries with her with joy and pride for her students.
These were her first Olympic champions. But not the only ones. In ice dancing, this achievement was repeated by her other students, the Moiseeva-Minenkov couple. Later, foreign athletes trained under her leadership, bringing great victories to their countries. But these two couples have become peculiar business card Tarasova as a successful coach.
Tarasova School
After the collapse of the USSR, the situation in sports, as well as in the whole country, turned out to be difficult. Tarasova continues to train students, but at the same time creates a commercial project - an ice theater, in which she gives the leading roles to her best students who completed his sports career. The theater very quickly becomes super popular - it is impossible to buy tickets for performances.
Tarasova did not stage the ice ballet herself; she invited the best Russian choreographers to collaborate. Often traveling abroad, Tarasova always attended such shows, trying to spy on and bring to Russia all the best and most interesting things. And we came up with a lot ourselves. In total, the theater existed for 14 years, during which more than a dozen outstanding performances were staged.
But Tarasova’s favorite brainchild was and remains the Figure Skating School, which continues to educate future champions. She worked in a similar school for many years in the USA after the fall " iron curtain", thus being torn into two countries. But still, the heart and soul of the talented coach were devoted to Russia, where she invariably returned.
Personal life
Tarasova's first husband was a theater actor. Prisoner in at a young age in a fit of violent passion, this union was initially doomed due to the dissimilarity of the characters of the young spouses. Two years later, they separated peacefully, remaining good friends for the rest of their lives.
The coach's second marriage to athlete Vasily Khomenkov ended sadly - the husband died tragically at a very young age. Tarasova felt the death of her husband very deeply, and if it weren’t for the support of her loved ones and students, she might have broken down and left big-time sports. But Tarasova survived, life went on.
With her husband Vladimir Krainev
Tatyana Tarasova is a Soviet and Russian figure skating coach. Honored Coach of the USSR.
Tatyana Anatolyevna Tarasova was born on February 13, 1947 in Moscow. The family of athletes rejoiced at their daughter, placing high hopes on her. , a famous hockey coach, is Tatyana’s father. WITH early childhood The mentor taught his daughter to be confident on the ice. The talented girl loved ice herself and enjoyed attending classes.
Mom supported the family’s desire to achieve results in this direction. Tatyana and her sister were forced to do exercises every day and devote time to physical education.
The efforts of the parents were not in vain; over time, studying turned into a hobby, and then into a favorite pastime.
Figure skating
Figure skating brought Tarasova fame from her very first attempts. In 1964, the athlete won the World Universiade, performing in tandem with Georgy Proskurin, but later she failed to become a participant in the ice performance. Soon after the victory, Tarasova was injured and was forced to leave her favorite sport. Nevertheless, Tatyana continued to devote more time to figure skating. Having barely recovered from the injury, Tatyana Anatolyevna decided that she would definitely become a coach. Without wasting time on beginners, Tarasova began to teach already experienced skaters.
The girl’s zeal in Soviet sports circles was met with criticism. Such steps were also not welcomed at home. The father did not believe that without experience and knowledge his daughter would be able to implement her plans. Nevertheless, study and theoretical studies, as well as determination, helped to achieve the goal. The group that Tarasova coached successfully took first places in competitions and Olympics. Soon Tatyana Tarasova received the title of Honored Trainer of the USSR, becoming at that time the youngest mentor to receive such an honor.
Anatoly Tarasov did not accept his daughter’s decisions for a long time, but later recognized Tatyana as a colleague and considered that she fully justified the surname, which had become a symbol of achievements on the ice. In a reserved and strict family, such a decision was considered the highest praise.
Tatyana Tarasova – director of ice performances “The Nutcracker”, “ The Snow Queen" And ice musical"Sleeping Beauty". Experience in organizing events of this kind allowed the woman to become the chairman of the jury of Channel One ice shows. Tatyana Anatolyevna became the head of the jury of the shows “Stars on Ice” and “Ice Age”. Ice show for a long time became Tarasova’s main occupation. Videos of these TV shows are gradually gaining popularity on television and on the Internet.
TV viewers also remembered Tatyana Tarasova’s quarrel with the actor, which happened on the “Tonight” program with. Tarasova forced Basharov to apologize to all women who were subjected to violence by drunken men, saying that “no one wants to sit at the same table with Basharov.”
Coaching work
In an interview, Tatyana Tarasova noted more than once that she considers the day when future figure skating stars joined her section as the most successful in creative biography. Athletes came to a young and risky coach to gain skills and experience. The skaters were confident that Tarasova would help them unlock greater potential. After the difficulties and mutual misunderstandings we went through, the result turned out to be much better than expected. Star couple I was just flying over the ice to stunning music.
The first group, which Tatyana Anatolyevna had the opportunity to train, included beginners and already experienced athletes. The woman showed herself to be a stern and demanding coach who does not allow absenteeism and does not give concessions. This approach to business allowed the figure skating teacher to show her skills already at the initial stage of work. the best side. As a result, the students felt the rhythm of the background music, moved confidently on the ice, and the students demonstrated the highest results.
Her father’s advice played a special role in Tatiana’s work. Anatoly Vladimirovich gave good advice and demanded from his daughter a thorough analysis of each invented figure. But it was not always possible to follow my father’s recommendations exactly. Creative impulses did not want to be written down on paper; the mentor’s phenomenal memory and wild imagination came to the rescue.
Despite the severity and exactingness, Tatyana Anatolyevna treated her students with love and almost maternal warmth. Tarasova never gave up training her players, even if they were not considered promising. Each group member received special treatment to her personality, and Tarasova was able to accurately guess character traits and select a lesson program for a specific student. During performances and the Olympics, the coach did not allow the students to live in a hotel if it was possible to provide the skaters with a house or apartment. Tatyana Anatolyevna celebrated most birthdays in a circle big family figure skaters.
Tatyana Tarasova twice attempted to leave her coaching position. But every time, the grateful and thirsty students persuaded their beloved teacher to return and continue the work. Unable to resist numerous requests, the coach returned back to the world of figure skating.
Together with Tarasova, she developed the concept of the show and created the All Stars ice theater, which delighted the viewer with gorgeous performances on ice. The theater became famous for the fact that classical ballets were staged in the arena of the institution, which were skillfully altered for figure skaters. Unfortunately, today the All Stars Ice Theater no longer exists.
Personal life
Tatyana Anatolyevna lived with her first husband for very little time. After 2 years family life the couple decided that it was time to end the relationship. The divorce was quiet and peaceful.
Athlete Vasily Khomenkov, Tatyana’s second chosen one, died tragically in 1976. The woman herself does not want to discuss the details of the short-lived married life. Out of respect for the honored worker of Soviet and Russian sports, journalists try not to touch on a sore subject in interviews.
For the third time, Tatyana married pianist Vladimir Krainev. The athlete adored her talented husband and could talk for hours about the musician’s achievements. Tarasova's husband worked and lived in Hanover, where he had many students. More than three decades happy marriage brought only joy. But, unfortunately, the couple never had children.
On April 29, 2011, Vladimir Krainev died after suffering serious illness. Tatyana Anatolyevna mourned for a long time for her deceased husband, but work and students did not allow the woman to completely plunge into mourning.
Tatyana Tarasova now
In April 2017, the World Figure Skating Championships, held in Helsinki, ended. Tatyana Tarasova personally commented on the world championship on TV. Some thoughts from the trainer live Famous figure skaters didn’t like it. In particular, Irina Rodnina, three-time Olympic champion and State Duma deputy, criticized the work former mentor. According to Rodnina, Tatyana Anatolyevna does not cope well with commentary work, since she constantly recalls coaching activities in different contexts. At the same time, Tarasova’s fans noted her professional level as sports commentator.
Tatyana Tarasova herself called such statements “harassment,” allegedly organized by Alla Piseeva, a member technical committee ice dancing International Union speed skaters. According to Tatyana Anatolyevna, her removal from her position as a television commentator for Match TV is the goal of such an “attack.” In turn, Piseeva stated with surprise that she did not understand the essence of Tarasova’s accusations, since “she could not even imagine the idea of organizing manipulation of the opinion of a representative of the Russian parliament, a three-time Olympic champion.”
In 2017, Tatyana Tarasova’s anniversary also took place under the title “Tatyana Tarasova. Anniversary with friends. 7:0", which was celebrated at Luzhniki. There were so many people wishing to congratulate the famous coach on his 70th birthday that the organizers had to create three shows at once. Olympic champions from different countries world, several generations of skaters are represented at once. Visited gala event and, Tatyana Tarasova’s favorite student. Russian fans still remember the joint photograph of the athlete and coach during the triumph in Salt Lake City.
Tatyana Anatolyevna Tarasova does not intend to stop coaching, preparing new champions. A strong and purposeful athlete trains figure skaters on two continents at once. The coach’s business year is divided into two seasons: one takes place in the USA, the second in Russia. In addition to Russian athletes, foreign skaters began to appear in Tarasova’s group.
Fans note that Tatyana Tarasova has lost a lot of weight. Before and after photos are obvious proof of positive changes.
Awards
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Honored Trainer of Russia
- Honored Coach of the USSR
- Master of Sports of the USSR of international class
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