Elena Vodorezova

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.

Elena Vodorezova (Buianova)
Personal information
Full nameElena Germanovna Vodorezova
Alternative namesBuianova/Buyanova
Country represented Soviet Union
Born (1963-05-21) 21 May 1963
Moscow, Soviet Union
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
CoachStanislav Zhuk
Former coachGalina Vasilkevich
Skating clubCSKA Moscow
Retired1984
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Championships
1983 HelsinkiLadies' singles
European Championships
1983 DortmundLadies' singles
1978 StrasbourgLadies' singles
1982 LyonLadies' singles

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.[1] 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.[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
Olympics12th8th
Worlds11th7th6thWD5th3rd
Europeans8th5th3rd3rd2ndWD
Moscow News1st1st
National
Soviet Champ.1st1st1st1st1st
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Elena Vodorezova". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31.
  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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