- Elena Valova
Infobox Figure skater
title= Elena Valova
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country= URS/RUS
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1963|1|4
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formerpartner= Oleg Vasiliev
formercoach=Tamara Moskvina
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retired= 1988Elena Aleksandrovna Valova ( _ru. Елена Александровна Валова) (born
January 4 ,1963 ) is a Russianpair skater who competed internationally for theSoviet Union . With partner Oleg Vasiliev, she is the 1984 Olympic Champion.Biography
Valova was born in Leningrad,
Russia , to parents Alla Borisovna Valova and Aleksander Dmitrievich Valov. She began training at age seven under Tatiana and Alexei Mishin and Nina Monahova. She was chosen for pair skating by coachTamara Moskvina and was paired with Oleg Vasiliev. Valova represented VSS Trud.The pair enjoyed success throughout their career, winning gold at the 1984 Olympics and silver in 1988, as well as winning several world championship titles. The competed in the amateur ranks from 1979 to 1988, and as professionals until 1995.
They were married from 1984-1992. Valova is now remarried to German Galusha and has a son, Roman, born in 1996. She moved to Pittsburgh, PA in 1997. She currently teaches skating at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center and lives in Moon Township. She coached
Kylie Gleason andTaylor Toth , who were the 2002 U.S. Champions in Juvenile Pairs and the 2003 U.S. Champions in Intermediate pairs.Valova graduated from the
P.F. Lesgaft University of Sports . She was awardedOrder of Friendship of Peoples (1984). [cite book|title=Panorama of the 1984 Sports Year|year=1985|pages=p. 37|publisher=Physical Culture and Sports publisher|location=Moscow|language=Russian]Trivia
*Valova and Vasiliev were the first Soviet skaters to turn professional.
*Their single coach throughout their amateur and professional careers wasTamara Moskvina .Competitive Results by Season
1980 -1981
*Coup des Alpes - 1st
*Moscow News Cup - 3rd1981 -1982
*Grand Prix de Gervais - 2nd
*Skate America - 3rd
*Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st
*USSR National Championships - 5th1982 -1983
*Skate America - 1st
*Moscow News Cup - 3rd
*European Championships - 2nd
*World Championships - 1st1983 -1984
*Moscow News Cup - 1st
*European Championships - 1st
*Olympics - 1st
*World Championships - 2nd1984 -1985
*USSR National Championships - 2nd
*European Championships - 1st
*World Championships - 1st1985 -1986
*USSR National Championships - 1st
*European Championships - 1st
*World Championships - 2nd1986 -1987
*NHK Trophy - 1st
*European Championships - 2nd
*World Championships - 2nd1987 -1988
*Moscow News Cup - 2nd
*Olympics - 2nd
*World Championships - 1st1989 -1990
*World Professional Championships - 2nd
*World Challenge of Champions - 2nd1990 -1991
*World Professional Championships - 4th
*World Challenge of Champions - 5th1991 -1992
*World Professional Championships - 4th
*World Challenge of Champions - 4th1992 -1993
*US Open - 5th
*World Professional Championships - 4th
*World Challenge of Champions - 2nd1993 -1994
*Masters Miko - 3rd
*US Open - 2nd
*World Professional Championships - 3rd
*World Challenge of Champions - 3rd1994 -1995
*Canadian Professional Championships - 4th1997 -1998
*Legends - 2nd
* US Open - 5thReferences
External links
* [http://www.valova-vasiliev.com Poetry in Motion]
* [http://www.pairsonice.net/profileview.php?pid=72 Pairs on Ice profile]Navigation
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