Alexander (Sasha) Viacheslavovich Zhulin (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Жулин (help·info), born July 20, 1963 in Moscow) is a retired Russian ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. With Maya Usova, he is the 1993 World champion, 1994 Olympic silver medalist, and 1992 Olympic bronze medalist.
Coach Natalia Dubova paired him with Maya Usova in 1980. In 1988, they made their first appearance at the European Ch...
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Alexander (Sasha) Viacheslavovich Zhulin (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Жулин (help·info), born July 20, 1963 in Moscow) is a retired Russian ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. With Maya Usova, he is the 1993 World champion, 1994 Olympic silver medalist, and 1992 Olympic bronze medalist.
Coach Natalia Dubova paired him with Maya Usova in 1980. In 1988, they made their first appearance at the European Championships, placing 4th. The next season, they won silver at Europeans and silver in their World Championships debut. The next two seasons, they took bronze at Worlds.
In the 1991–92 season, Usova and Zhulin won silver at the European Championships and then captured their first Olympic medal, bronze, at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. They ended the season by winning their second World silver medal. They moved with Dubova from Moscow to Lake Placid, New York in September 1992.
In the 1992–93 season, Usova and Zhulin won the...
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