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Elena Vodorezova
Figure skater

Elena Vodorezova

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Figure skater
A.K.A.
Yelena Germanovna Vodorezova
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Moscow, Russia
Age
61 years
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Biography

Elena Germanovna Vodorezova (Russian: Елена Германовна Водорезова; married name: Buianova Russian: Буянова; born 21 May 1963), is a Russian figure skating coach and retired competitive skater who represented the Soviet Union. She is the 1983 World bronze medalist and three-time European medalist.

Career

Vodorezova-Buianova with Adelina Sotnikova and Irina Tagaeva

Elena Vodorezova was coached by Stanislav Zhuk at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. A gifted free-skater, she represented her country at the 1976 Winter Olympics aged just 12. She was the first skater to complete a double flip, triple toe loop combination. She was noted for a spectacularly high double axel and fast spins. She won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships; it was the first time a Soviet ladies' single skater had won a medal at the event. She missed the 1979–1981 seasons completely due to severe juvenile arthritis, which prevented her from even walking for months in 1979.

She won a second bronze medal at the 1982 Europeans and silver at the 1983 event. She also won bronze at the 1983 World Championships – the first World medal for a Soviet female single skater. Vodorezova placed 8th at the 1984 Winter Olympics. She retired from competition in 1984. She married a former skater and in 1987 gave birth to a son, Ivan.

She began coaching at the CSKK Club in Moscow. Irina Tagaeva often choreographs for her students. Her former pupils include:

  • Adelina Sotnikova
  • Maxim Kovtun
  • Elene Gedevanishvili
  • Olga Markova
  • Andrei Griazev
  • Artem Borodulin
  • Artur Dmitriev Jr
  • Denis Ten
  • Alexander Samarin

Buianova's current students include:

  • Elena Radionova
  • Maria Sotskova (spring 2016 to present)
  • Adian Pitkeev
  • Alexandra Proklova

    Competitive highlights

    International
    Event75–7676–7777–7879–8081–8282–8383–84
    Olympics12th8th
    Worlds11th7th6thWD5th3rd
    Europeans8th5th3rd3rd2ndWD
    Moscow News1st1st
    National
    Soviet Champ.1st1st1st1st1st
    WD = Withdrew
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