- Elena Grushina
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Olympic medal record Competitor for Ukraine
Figure skating Bronze 2006 Turin Ice dancing Elena Grushina
Grushina & Goncharov in 2004.Personal information Full name Elena Eduardovna Grushina
Olena Eduardivna HrushinaCountry represented Ukraine
Born 8 January 1975
Odessa, Ukrainian SSRHeight 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Former partner Ruslan Goncharov
Mikhail TashlitskyFormer coach Nikolai Morozov
Tatiana Tarasova
Natalia Linichuk
Gennadi Karponosov
A.TumanovskiSkating club Sport Military Club Odessa Retired 2006 ISU personal best scores Combined total 213.95
2005 WorldsComp. dance 41.30
2005 WorldsOriginal dance 63.23
2004 Cup of RussiaFree dance 109.48
2005 WorldsMedal recordFigure skating Ice dancing Competitor for Ukraine
Olympic Games Bronze 2006 Turin Ice dancing World Championships Bronze 2005 Moscow Ice dancing European Championships Silver 2006 Lyon Ice dancing Silver 2005 Turin Ice dancing Bronze 2004 Budapest Ice dancing Grand Prix Final Silver 2005-2006 Tokyo Ice dancing Elena Eduardovna Grushina (Russian: Елена Эдуардовна Грушина or Ukrainian: Олена Едуардівна Грушина Olena Eduardivna Hrushina; born January 8, 1975 in Odessa, USSR) is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner Ruslan Goncharov, she is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time (2005, 2006) European silver medalist.
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Career
Grushina began skating at four and switched from single skating to ice dancing when she was 12.[1] Grushina first competed with Mikhail Tashlitsky but the partnership ended when he decided to focus on school.[1]
Having trained in the same group in Odessa, she and Ruslan Goncharov were paired together in 1990.[1] They finished fourth at the 1992 Junior Worlds.[1] They were 18th in their senior Worlds debut at the 1994 World Championships and 15th at their first Olympics in 1998. They won their first Grand Prix medal, silver, at 1999 Skate Canada International.
Grushina and Goncharov trained with Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponossov in Newark, Delaware for several years.[1] They were 9th at the 2002 Olympics and 6th at the 2002 World Championships. In the summer of 2002, they changed coaches to Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morozov in Newington, Connecticut.[1] During the 2002–03 season, they won three gold medals on the Grand Prix series, at 2002 Skate America, 2002 Skate Canada International, and 2002 Trophée Lalique. They qualified for the Grand Prix Final where they finished fourth. They were also fourth at the 2003 European Championships and fifth at the 2003 World Championships.
During the 2003–04 season, Grushina and Goncharov won three silver medals on the Grand Prix series, at 2003 Skate America, 2003 Cup of China, and 2003 NHK Trophy. They qualified for the Grand Prix Final where they again finished fourth, but a couple months later they won their first European medal, bronze, at the 2004 European Championships. They were fourth at the 2004 World Championships.
During the 2004–05 season, Grushina and Goncharov competed at one Grand Prix event, 2004 Cup of Russia, where they won the silver medal. Since they only competed at one event, they did not earn enough points to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. They won their second European medal, silver, at the 2005 European Championships. They capped off their season by winning their first World medal, bronze, at the 2005 World Championships.
During the 2005–06 season, Grushina and Goncharov competed at two Grand Prix events. They won silver at 2005 Skate Canada International and gold at 2005 Trophée Eric Bompard. They qualified for their third Grand Prix Final and came away with their first medal at the event, silver. They won their third European medal, silver, at the 2006 European Championships. At the 2006 Olympics, they were fifth in the compulsory dance but placed third in the original and free dances to capture their first Olympic medal. They retired after the Olympics.
Personal life
Grushina and Goncharov married in 1995,[1] but are now divorced. Grushina took part in Russian Dancing On Ice show where she met Mikhail Zelensky, a TV presenter. Their daughter, Sofia, was born in 2008.[2][3]
Programs
(With Ruslan Goncharov)
Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition 2005–2006 Carneval of Batreada
(samba & rhumba)
by Peter PradeThe Feeling Begins
(from Passion)
by Peter GabrielAdagio
by Lara Fabian2004–2005 Maybe Next Time
(Foxtrot, Charlston)
by Liza Minelli
Life is a Cabaret
(Quickstep)Four Seasons
by Antonio Vivaldi2003–2004 Sing, Sing, Sing
(Swing)
Summer
(Blues)
produced by Robert KraftHanging / Escape
by Craig Armstrong2002–2003 The Blue Danube
by Johann Strauss II
Polka (Strauss)Quixote
by Bond2001–2002 Libertango
by Ástor Piazzolla
España Cañí
by Pascual MarquinaSelections
by Montserrat Caballé and Sergei Rachmaninoff
arranged by Freddie Mercury2000–2001 I'm Broadway Baby
from Fosse
(Foxtrot)
Sing, Sing, Sing
(Quickstep)Gladiator
by1999–2000 Maria
by Ricky Martin
Eres Todo En Mi
by Ana GabrielSpente Le Stelle
by Emma Shapplin1998–1999 Masquerade Waltz
by Aram KhachaturianSongs from the Victorious City
by Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman1997–1998 Rock Around the Clock
by Bill Haley & His CometsUnknown Ukrainian folk dances 1995–1996 El Torro Rojo
performed by C. Willems and Manuelo Montez OrchestraJiger
performed by Glen Miller and Max Gregor OrchestraResults
(ice dance with Ruslan Goncharov)
Event 1992–93 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 Olympic Games 15th 9th 3rd World Championships 18th 22nd 16th 13th 8th 7th 8th 6th 5th 4th 3rd European Championships 14th 13th 13th 7th 8th 7th 8th 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd Ukrainian Championships 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Grand Prix Final 4th 4th 2nd Skate America 8th 1st 2nd Skate Canada International 4th 2nd 4th 1st 2nd Cup of China 2nd Trophée Lalique 1st 1st Cup of Russia 9th 3rd 2nd NHK Trophy 4th 4th 5th 2nd Nations Cup 10th Karl Schäfer Memorial 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd Skate Israel 2nd Winter Universiade 1st (with Goncharov for the Soviet Union)
Event 1991–1992 World Junior Championships 4th References
- ^ a b c d e f g Mittan, Barry (November 30, 2002). "Elena Grushina and Ruslan Goncharov: Grushina and Goncharov Win Three Grand Prix Golds". Goldenskate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2002/113002.shtml. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ Diachkova, Natalia (29 June 2011). "Михаил Зеленский: «Я растопил сердце Елены Прекрасной»" (in Russian). 7dn.ru. http://7dn.ru/article/privatelife/577152. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "На "Танцах на льду" родилась девочка" (in Russian). http://www.mirnov.ru/arhiv/mn785/mn/13-4.php. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
External links
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- Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine
- Olympic figure skaters of Ukraine
- People from Odessa
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
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