Elena Garanina
| Elena Garanina | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Soviet Union |
| Born |
19 October 1956 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Former partner | Igor Zavozin |
Elena Garanina is a former Soviet ice dancer. With partner Igor Zavozin, she represented the Soviet Union in international competition, winning the 1978 Nebelhorn Trophy,[1] and 1981 Winter Universiade although they never made it to the World Figure Skating Championships due to the depth of the Soviet dance field.[2]
After turning pro, Garanina and Zavozin toured with Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. They are the parents of American ice dancer Maxim Zavozin and have since divorced.[3]
Garanina currently works as a coach. Her current and former students include her son Maxim Zavozin during his partnership with Morgan Matthews,[4] Katherine Copely & Deividas Stagniūnas,[5] and Kayla Nicole Frey & Deividas Stagniūnas.[6]
Competitive highlights
(with Igor Zavozin)
| International | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 |
| Skate America | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||
| St. Ivel | 2nd | |||||||
| Moscow News | 2nd | |||||||
| Nebelhorn | 2nd | 1st | ||||||
| Universiade | 1st | |||||||
| National | ||||||||
| Soviet Champ. | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th | ||