Yuri Ovchinnikov (figure skater)
# Yuri Ovchinnikov (figure skater)

Yuri Lvovich Ovchinnikov (Russian: Юрий Львович Овчинников; born 3 June 1950 in Leningrad) is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1975 European bronze medalist, 1976 Prize of Moscow News champion, and 1975 Soviet national champion. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th, and at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th.

As a coach, he led Igor Bobrin to the 1981 European title and 1981 World bronze medal. He is a coach and choreographer for Team del Sol, a synchronized skating team in San Diego, California. He has two children.

## Results

International :

| Event | 67–68 | 68–69 | 69–70 | 70–71 | 71–72 | 72–73 | 73–74 | 74–75 | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympics | | | | | 12th | | | | 8th | |
| Worlds | | 11th | | 7th | | 6th | | 6th | | 7th | |
| Europeans | | 9th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th |
| Moscow News | | | 3rd | 4th | | | | 4th | 2nd | 1st |
| National ||||||||||||
| Soviet Champ. | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |
