Lydia Popova - Russian and Soviet figure skater , bronze medalist of the first world championship in pair skating in 1908, silver medalist of the first championship of Russia in women's single skating . She was paired with Alexander Fisher .
| Lidia Popova | |
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 Lidia Popova (left) at the rink of Yusupov Garden. 1904 year | |
| Personal Information | |
| Presents |  Russian Empire →  the USSR |
| Date of Birth | is unknown |
| Date of death | is unknown |
| Former partners | Alexander Fisher |
| Former trainers | Nikolai Alexandrovich Panin-Kolomenkin |
| Sports achivments | |
| The best results on the ISU system (at international amateur competitions) | |
| Amount | Did not compete in the new judicial system |
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Biography
Lidia Popova was the organizer of the school of figure skating in Leningrad (1924-1927), organized a demonstration performance of figure skaters. In the season of 1923-1924, she, together with Ksenia Caesar and Ivan Bogoyavlensky, organized the first show of skaters in the USSR at a skating rink in the Yusupov Garden of Petrograd. In the season 1924-1925, she organized a feast on the ice of the Leningrad Provincial Council of Trade Unions on Kirovsky Avenue.
Sporting Achievements
Women
| Competition / Season | 1911 |
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| Championships of Russia | 2 |
Couples
(with Alexander Fisher )
| Competition / Season | 1908 |
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| World Championships | 3 |