Elena Leonova
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Elena Leonova is a former Soviet pair skater
. She is a two-time (1986, 1987) World Junior champion
with partner Gennadi Krasnitski
. After ending her ISU competitive career, she toured with a show produced by Tatiana Tarasova
and teamed up with Andrei Khvalko. They competed at the World Professional Championships and won it twice, in 1999 and 2000. They are married with two daughters.
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
. She is a two-time (1986, 1987) World Junior champion
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...
with partner Gennadi Krasnitski
Gennadi Krasnitski
Gennadi Krasnitski is a former Soviet pair skater. He is a two-time World Junior champion with partner Elena Leonova. He coached Estonian pairs team Viktoria Shklover & Valdis Mintals. He currently works as a coach at the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey.-Results:Pairs with Elena...
. After ending her ISU competitive career, she toured with a show produced by Tatiana Tarasova
Tatiana Tarasova
Tatiana Anatolyevna Tarasova is a Russian figure skating coach and national figure skating team adviser. Tarasova has been coach to more world and Olympic champions than any other coach in skating history. As of 2003, her students have won a total of 41 gold medals at the European and World...
and teamed up with Andrei Khvalko. They competed at the World Professional Championships and won it twice, in 1999 and 2000. They are married with two daughters.
Results
Pairs with Gennadi KrasnitskiGennadi Krasnitski
Gennadi Krasnitski is a former Soviet pair skater. He is a two-time World Junior champion with partner Elena Leonova. He coached Estonian pairs team Viktoria Shklover & Valdis Mintals. He currently works as a coach at the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey.-Results:Pairs with Elena...
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World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion... |
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Soviet Championships Soviet Figure Skating Championships The Soviet Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the Soviet Union... |
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Skate Canada International Skate Canada International The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's... |
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NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
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Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain.... |
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Grand Prix International St. Gervais Grand Prix International St. Gervais The Grand Prix International St. Gervais was an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France. For many years, beginning in 1969, it was paired with a similar competition in Germany, the Nebelhorn Trophy, to form a series called the Coupe des... |
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