Lidia Popova
Figure skating career
Country Russia
CoachNikolai Panin[1]
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Pairs figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1908 St. PetersburgPairs

Lidia Popova (Russian: Лидия П. Попова) was a Russian figure skater who competed in both ladies' singles and pair skating.[2]

With partner Alexander Fischer, they were the first Russian skaters to win a medal in pairs skating at World Championships. It happened at the very first World Pairs Figure Skating Championship in 1908 where they were third.[3]

Competitive highlights

Ladies

Event 1911
Russian Championships2nd

Pairs

With Alexander Fischer

Event 1908
World Championships3rd

References

  1. ↑ Дмитрий Юрьевич Шерих (1995). Книга рекордов Петербурга: все самое-самое в истории и жизни города. Иванов и Лещинский. ISBN 978-5-86467-015-6.
  2. ↑ Алексей Николаевич Мишин (2007). Фигурное катание в России: факты, события, судьбы. Северо-Восток. ISBN 978-5-903255-07-8.
  3. ↑ Алексей Николаевич Мишин (2007). Фигурное катание в России: факты, события, судьбы. Северо-Восток. ISBN 978-5-903255-07-8.
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