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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.
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 .
Daria took up skating seriously at age 9, appearing with her mother in several skating shows from 2003 to 2007 but quit competitive skating to pursue other interests in 2007. However, Daria still skates with her mother in amateur ranks. Grinkov's father died of heart disease in 1991. [1] His mother died in 2000 in Moscow.
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 ...
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to ...
Ekaterina "Katia" Alexandrovna Gordeeva (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Гордеева; born 28 May 1971) [1] is a Russian figure skater.With her late husband Sergei Grinkov, she is the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion, a four-time World Champion (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990), a three-time European Champion (1988, 1990, 1994), the 1990 Goodwill Games champion, 1987 Soviet ...
Natalya Gudin and her husband, Alexandr Kirsanov, who coached two young figure skaters aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, had a choice to make before the plane took off: Who would go and who ...
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 ...