- Elena Liashenko
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Elena Liashenko 
Liashenko at the 2004 World ChampionshipsPersonal information Country represented 
UkraineBorn September 8, 1976 Height 160 cm (5.2 ft) Former coach Marina Amirkhanova Skating club Dinamo Kiev Retired 2006 ISU personal best scores Combined total 165.16
2004 Grand Prix FinalShort program 60.54
2004 Grand Prix FinalFree skate 104.94
2003 NHK TrophyMedal recordCompetitor for UkraineLadies' Figure skating European Championships Silver 2004 Budapest Ladies' singles Bronze 2005 Turin Ladies' singles Bronze 1995 Dortmund Ladies' singles Elena Liashenko (Ukrainian: Олена Анатоліївна Ляшенко Olena Anatoliivna Liashenko; Russian: Елена Анатольевна Ляшенко; born August 9, 1976 in Kiev, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2004 European silver medalist and 1995 and 2005 bronze medalist. She is also 4-time Olympic team member of Ukraine.
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Biography
Liashenko started skating at the age of four-and-a-half.[1] She is a three-time European Medalist, had earned multiple National Champion titles, and is a four-time Olympian. She finished in the Top 10 at the World Championships nine times. Her highest finish was sixth, in 1994 and 2002. She retired after the 2005/2006 season due to recurring injury. Her injuries became a problem after the national championships. She withdrew from the 2006 European Championships, but managed to compete at the Olympics. She retired afterwards.
In summer of 2005, Liashenko married Ukrainian pentathlete Andrei Efremenko, the brother of Galina Efremenko's husband.[1] In 2007 they had a son, Platon.[2] After retiring from competition, she began coaching young children in Kiev.[2][3]
Competitive highlights
Event 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Winter Olympics 19th 9th 14th 17th World Championships 6th 9th 12th 7th 8th 10th 8th 6th 7th 11th 10th European Championships 3rd 4th 5th 5th 7th 5th 4th 9th 5th 2nd 3rd Ukrainian Championships 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st Grand Prix Final 4th Skate America 7th Skate Canada 9th 1st Cup of China 1st 4th Cup of Russia 1st NHK Trophy 2nd 3rd Nations Cup 6th Skate Israel 2nd 3rd References
- ^ a b Maksimenko, Olena (April 17, 2009). "Олена Ляшенко: Натхнення йде зсередини [Olena Liashenko: Inspiration comes from the inside]" (in Ukrainian). Ukraina Moloda. http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/1392/118/49064/. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ a b Kargova, Tatiana (January 11, 2008). "Школа гармонии [School of harmony]" (in Russian). Еженедельник 2000. http://2000.net.ua/2000/sport-revju/stil/29116. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ Mikhailova, Aleksandra (January 19, 2007). "Елена Ляшенко: "Женщины будут прыгать, как мужчины" [Elena Liashenko: "Women will jump like men"]" (in Russian). Gazeta Po-Kievski. http://mycityua.com/sport/2007/01/19/150031.html. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
External links
Ukrainian champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles 1993-1994: Oksana Baiul • 1995: Yulia Lavrenchuk • 1996: Elena Liashenko • 1997-1998: Yulia Lavrenchuk • 1999: Elena Liashenko • 2000: Galina Efremenko • 2001: Elena Liashenko • 2002: Galina Efremenko • 2003: Elena Liashenko • 2004: Galina Efremenko • 2005-2006: Elena Liashenko • 2007-2008: Eleonora Vinnichenko • 2009: Irina Movchan • 2010: Natalia Popova
Categories:- Olympic figure skaters of Ukraine
- Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Kiev
- Ukrainian female single skaters
- Ukrainian figure skating biography stubs
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