“He was far from young and suffered a stroke. Of course, it’s a shame that generations pass. The duo Belousov and Protopopova were the first in the Soviet Union to win Olympic gold. They did it twice. With their skating style and style, they literally changed the idea of double skating.
Legendary figure skater Protopopov has died at the age of 92.
It’s not just two athletes, men and women, who skated side by side. So-called duo skating appeared. And most importantly, they were able to transfer the traditions of Russian ballet to the ice,” quotes Rodnina in Sport-Express.
Protopopov won two gold medals in pairs skating with his wife Lyudmila Belousova. They achieved victories at the Olympic Games in Innsbruck (1964) and Grenoble (1968). Belousova died in 2017.
Source: Sport
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