- Elena Tchaikovskaia
Elena Tchaikovskaia [Sometimes written as Chaykovskaya or Chaikovskaia.] ( _ru. Елена Чайковская, born
December 30 ,1939 ) is aRussia nfigure skating coach andchoreographer . She currently coachesSergei Davydov ,Andrei Lezin ,Kristina Gorshkova &Vitali Butikov ,Alexandra Maksimova &Egor Maistrov , andEmma Hagieva .Elena Tchaikovskaia,
née Osipova ( _ru. Осипова), was born inMoscow in theactor 's familycite web | url=http://www.peoples.ru/sport/fskating/chaykovskaya/ | title=Biography | language=Russian | accessdate=2008-01-28] and edicated inRussian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS). In1957 she became afigure skating champion ofSoviet Union , but soon retired from competitions and started working as a coach and choreographer. Her most famous pupils areVladimir Kovalev , olympic champions inice dancing Gennadi Karponossov &Natalia Linichuk , olympic championsLyudmila Pakhomova & Aleksandr Gorshkov.Lyudmila Pakhomova also graduated from GITIS, and afterwards in this academy was created a special faculty for former sportsmen and figure scaters, who are willing to become coaches. Now it is headed by Elena Tchaikovskaia herself. She's also a head of figure scating school inMoscow , called "Skate of Tchaikovskaia" ( _ru. Конёк Чайковской).Elena Tchaikovskaia was twice awarded with the
Order of the Red Banner of Labour and once with thelithuania n Order of Gediminas for her successful work withMargarita Drobiazko andPovilas Vanagas . She also previously coachedViktoria Volchkova andMaria Butyrskaya . She works in collaboration withVladimir Kotin , her former pupil.Famous for her
ice dancing pairs, she personally thinks thatsingle skating is far more important and difficult.cite web | url=http://www.echo.msk.ru/guests/5659/ | title=January 30, 2007. Interview Echo of Moscow radio station | language=Russian | accessdate=2008-01-28] Nowadays she's more involved in single skating, though admits that she may return toice dancing someday. She spends her spare time listening to music and going to the theatres. [cite web | url=http://www.novayagazeta.ru/data/2003/28/38.html | title=April 21, 2003. Interview with Novaya gazeta | language=Russian | accessdate=2008-01-28]She's written several books about training of figure skaters, for example, "Konek Udachi" ( _ru. Конёк удачи, lit. "A skate of luck"), which was published in 1994. [cite web | url=http://www.bestwebbuys.com/Konek_Udachi-ISBN_9785850094287.html?isrc=b-search | title=Konek Udachi: Elena Chaikovskaia: ISBN 9785850094287 | language=English | accessdate=2008-01-28] In 2007 in Russia was released a documentary
television movie "Her Ice Majesty. Elena Tchaikovskaia" ( _ru. Ее ледовое Величество. Елена Чайковская) directed by Oleg Moroseev. [cite web | url=http://www.world-art.ru/cinema/cinema.php?id=19095 | title=Russian movie database | language=Russian | accessdate=2008-01-28]References
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