What is Vasili Blagov?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J1127-0020-001, Sylvia Johne, Detlef Kurzweck, Marlies Radunsky, Rolf Oesterreich, Wassilij Blagow.jpg|thumb|Blagov (right) in 1970]] '''Vasili Vyacheslavovich Blagov''' ({{Lang-ru|Василий Вячеславович Благов}}; 29 October 1954 − 9 May 2019) was a [[Russia]]n [[Figure skating|pair skater]]. He competed for the [[Soviet Union]]. He and partner [[Irina Cherniaeva]] finished 6th at the [[1972 Winter Olympics]]. He finished first at the [[Soviet Figure Skating Championships|Soviet Championships]] in 1972, and second in 1973. With [[Natalia Pavlova|Natalia Dongauzer]], he won the silver medal at the 1973 [[Prize of Moscow News]]. He was born in [[Moscow]]. Blagov died on 9 May 2019, at the age of 64.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oane.ws/2019/05/16/marina-anisina-rasskazala-o-smerti-velikogo-figurista-vasilija-blagova.html|title=Марина Анисина рассказала о смерти великого фигуриста Василия Благова|website=OAnews|lang=ru|date=16 May 2019|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/vasily-blagov-1.html Vasili Blagov] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025091116/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/vasily-blagov-1.html |date=2012-10-25 }} at Sports-Reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Blagov, Vasili}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:1972 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Russian figure skaters]] [[Category:Soviet figure skaters]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Moscow]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}