June 22 (Reuters) - ⁠Viktor Kudriavtsev, who coached Ilya ⁠Kulik to the men's ‌gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, has died at the age of ​88, the Russian Figure ⁠Skating Federation ⁠said on Monday.

Kudriavtsev became Soviet champion ⁠and ‌was a member of the nation's team ⁠that competed in the 1956 Winter ​Games ‌before becoming a coach to multiple ⁠Olympic ​and world medallists.