Elena Vodorezova

Elena Germanovna Vodorezova (Russian: Елена Германовна Водорезова; married name: Buianova Russian: Буянова; born May 21, 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

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 retired from competition in 1984. In 1987, she married a former skater, with whom she has a son, Ivan.

She began coaching at the CSKK Club in Moscow. Her former pupils include Elene Gedevanishvili, Olga Markova, Andrei Griazev, and Denis Ten. Currently, Buianova coaches Adelina Sotnikova, Artem Borodulin and Artur Dmitriev Jr.

Competitive highlights

References

• Sports-reference profile

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