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Elena Borisovna Batanova (Russian: Елена Борисовна Батанова) is a former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. She is a two-time (1980, 1981) World Junior champion with partner Alexei Soloviev. [1] On the senior level, they won the 1982 NHK Trophy and 1984 Soviet national title.
Since figure skating was held during the Summer Olympic Games in 1908 and 1920 before being moved to the Winter Olympic, three skaters won medals in figure skating at both the Summer and Winter Games. Men's singles skater Gillis Grafström's first gold medal was earned at the 1920 Summer Olympics. His other three medals were won at the 1924 ...
In September 2021 Netflix premiered docuseries Bad Sport that includes an episode ("Gold War") detailing the events of the 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal. Sikharulidze appeared only in archival footage and did not participate in the documentary, though his former partner Berezhnaya did.
Russian ice skater Elena Gouliakova was reportedly found living on the streets of Mexico, years after a successful career in the sport and performing with Holiday On Ice. The former figure skater ...
Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya (Russian: Елена Викторовна Бережная, Latvian: Jeļena Berežnaja, born 11 October 1977) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Anton Sikharulidze , she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion , 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion .
Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski says she became aware of her body 'at a young age': 'My body was my tool for my career' Kerry Justich April 13, 2023 at 8:05 AM
Figure skating coaches and former world pairs champions Vadim Naumov, 55, and Evgenia Shishkova, 52, were among those who are presumed dead in the fatal aircraft collision in Washington on Wednesday.
The following is a list of notable figure skaters who have competed in men's singles.These are skaters who have won a gold, silver, or bronze medal at at least one of the following competitions: the Winter Olympics, the World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the ...