Elena Vodorezova
Full nameElena Germanovna Vodorezova
Other namesBuianova/Buyanova
Born (1963-05-21) 21 May 1963 (age 60)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
CoachStanislav Zhuk
Skating clubCSKA Moscow
Retired1984
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Helsinki Ladies' singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Dortmund Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Strasbourg Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Lyon Ladies' singles

Elena Germanovna Buianova (Russian: Елена Германовна Буянова, née Vodorezova, Водорезова; 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

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.[1] She retired from competition in 1984. That year, she married a former skater, Sergey Buianov, 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.[2] Her former pupils include:

Buianova's current students include:

Competitive highlights

International
Event 75–76 76–77 77–78 79–80 81–82 82–83 83–84
Olympics 12th 8th
Worlds 11th 7th 6th WD 5th 3rd
Europeans 8th 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd WD
Moscow News 1st 1st
National
Soviet Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ "Elena Vodorezova". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008.
  2. ^ Tagaeva, Irina (6 November 2012). Действие происходит на льду: Особенности работы ледового хореографа с фигуристами. Moskovskiy Figurist (in Russian). Federation of Figure Skating in Moscow.
  3. ^ Adelina Sotnikova at the International Skating Union
  4. ^ Maxim Kovtun at the International Skating Union
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