Elena Ivanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Native name | Елена Иванова | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nevinnomyssk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 8 November 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elena Ivanova ( Russian: Елена Иванова; born 8 November 1979) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1995 Finlandia Trophy champion, 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and 1996 World Junior champion.
Ivanova was born in Nevinnomyssk. [1] When she was six years old, figure skating coach Nina Ruchkina visited her kindergarten in search of talented youth and noticed her. [2] Ivanova's parents approved of the activity and she began skating under Ruchkina. At the age of 10, she became Master of Sports of the USSR and gained the nickname " Iron Felix" because of her calmness on the ice. [2] At the age of 15, she moved from Nevinnomyssk to Samara and graduated from Samara's GUOR (figure skating faculty). [3]
Ivanova represented Russia at four World Junior Championships, winning silver in 1995 ( Budapest, Hungary), gold in 1996 ( Brisbane, Australia), bronze in 1997 ( Seoul, South Korea), and silver in 1998 ( Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada). She finished sixth in her Champions Series (Grand Prix) debut, at the 1997 Trophée Lalique.
She retired from competition due to injury and became a skating coach in Vitebsk, Belarus. Around 2005, she relocated to Daugavpils, Latvia. [2] [4]
GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix
International [1] | ||||||
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Event | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 |
GP NHK Trophy | 11th | |||||
GP Trophée Lalique | 6th | WD | ||||
Centennial on Ice | 5th | |||||
Finlandia Trophy | 1st | |||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | |||
Schäfer Memorial | 4th | |||||
Skate Israel | 1st | 1st | ||||
St. Gervais | 1st | |||||
Ukrainian Souvenir | 2nd | |||||
International: Junior [5] | ||||||
Junior Worlds | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | ||
RUS Crystal Skate | 7th J | |||||
National [6] | ||||||
Russian Champ. | 4th | 16th | 7th | |||
J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew |