Elena Garanina
Elena Garanina | |
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Personal information | |
Native name | Елена Анатольевна Гаранина |
Full name | Elena Anatolyevna Garanina |
Country represented | Soviet Union |
Born |
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 19 October 1956
Former partner | Igor Zavozin |
Elena Anatolyevna Garanina (Russian: Елена Анатольевна Гаранина; born 19 October 1956)[1] is a former ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union. With Igor Zavozin, she is the 1978 Nebelhorn Trophy[2] and 1981 Winter Universiade champion. They never made it to the World Figure Skating Championships due to the depth of the Soviet dance field.[3] After turning pro, the duo performed in Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean's ice shows.
Garanina currently works as a coach. Her students have included:
- Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin[4]
- Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas[5]
- Kayla Nicole Frey / Deividas Stagniūnas[6]
Garanina was formerly married to Igor Zavozin.[7] Their son, ice dancer Maxim Zavozin, was born on 2 March 1985 in Moscow.[4] Garanina's second husband, Valeri Spiridonov, also competed in ice dancing. She gave birth to their son, Anton Spiridonov, on 5 August 1998 in the United States.[8]
Competitive highlights
(with Igor Zavozin)
International | ||||||||
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Event | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 |
Skate America | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||
St. Ivel | 2nd | |||||||
Moscow News | 2nd | |||||||
Nebelhorn | 2nd | 1st | ||||||
Universiade | 1st | |||||||
National | ||||||||
Soviet Champ. | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th |
References
- ↑ "Елена Анатольевна Гаранина" [Elena Anatolyevna Garanina]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
- ↑ "NHT-Rückblick/History". Deutsche Eislauf-Union. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010.
- ↑ "Our Coach". Morgan Matthews & Max Zavozin :: Official website. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008.
- 1 2 "Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Katherine COPELY / Deividas STAGNIUNAS". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Kayla Nicole FREY / Deividas STAGNIUNAS". International Skating Union.
- ↑ Reynolds, Marge (January 2003). "Matthews and Zavozin Capture Junior Dance Gold". U.S. Figure Skating.
- ↑ "Leticia MARSH / Anton SPIRIDONOV". International Skating Union.