Elena Yakovishina
Elena Yakovishina (born September 17, 1992[1] in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia[2]) is an alpine skier from Russia. She competed for Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events.
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| Born | September 17, 1992 (age 28) Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
She was born on September 17, 1992[1] in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. She was born hearing-impaired, her disability certificate was issued in 2016.
For the first time she stood on mountain skis when she was 3 years old, her parents haven't had peace of mind ever since. When she was 5 years old, she was admitted to Edelveis Ski School in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to be trained by honored Russian coach A. Katalagin.
Now Elena has an individual program and she is training with S-Team.
Education. Higher (baccalaureate). In 2016 she graduated with honors from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE), with a qualification of an Alpine Skiing coach-teacher.
Career
First World Cup start - 29.01.2012 St. Moritz (SUI).
On Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi she was 14th place in Combination, 28th in Downhill and 24th in Super-G.