MOSCOW, Aug 25, Anatoly Samokhvalov. Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova went to the United States on a private visit, which is not related to health problems and professional activities, said a source familiar with the situation. Tarasova said on Thursday that she was in the United States. Recently, the specialist has regularly undergone treatment in Moscow. Tarasova is a well-deserved Soviet and Russian coach. By 2004, her students had won a total of 41 gold medals at the World and European Championships, as well as seven Olympic gold medals. Among her students are Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev, Natalya Bestemyanova and Andrei Bukin, as well as Alexei Yagudin.
