1. Igor Anatolyevich Pashkevich was a figure skating coach and competitor.
14 Facts About Igor Pashkevich
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Igor Pashkevich was the 1990 World Junior champion for the Soviet Union and the 1996 European silver medalist for Russia.
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Igor Pashkevich competed at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics for Russia and the 1998 Nagano Olympics for Azerbaijan.
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Early in his career, Pashkevich competed for the Soviet Union and won gold at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Igor Pashkevich placed 14th at his first senior ISU Championship, the 1993 World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic.
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In February 1994, Igor Pashkevich competed at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, finishing 15th.
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Igor Pashkevich placed seventh at the 1997 European Championships and eighth at the 1997 World Championships.
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Igor Pashkevich withdrew from the 1998 European Championships but competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and finished 16th.
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Igor Pashkevich then worked as a coach in the United States and Russia.
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Igor Pashkevich worked with Angela Nikodinov, Fumie Suguri, Polina Shelepen, Yulia Lipnitskaya, Evgenia Medvedeva, and Daniel Samohin.
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Igor Pashkevich held a PhD in figure skating from the Moscow State Academy of Physical Education and Sports.
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Igor Pashkevich was injured in a car accident in Oregon on 12 January 2005, sustaining a concussion, a laceration on the right side of his head, a fractured bone in the back of his neck, and multiple contusions and abrasions.
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Igor Pashkevich died on 26 March 2016 in West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 44.
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Igor Pashkevich was divorced and had a daughter living in Russia.