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Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev (Russian: Александр Геннадиевич Зайцев born 16 June 1952 in Leningrad) is a retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With partner Irina Rodnina he is a two-time (1976 1980) Olympic champion six-time World champion and seven-time European champion. From 1973 to 1980 they won every event they entered. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and later Tatiana Tarasova in Moscow.