| Elena Garanina | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Elena Anatolyevna Garanina |
| Native name | Елена Анатольевна Гаранина |
| Born | (1956-10-19) 19 October 1956 (age 68) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Soviet Union |
Elena Anatolyevna Garanina (Russian: Елена Анатольевна Гаранина; born 19 October 1956) is a former ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union. With Igor Zavozin, she is the 1978 Nebelhorn Trophy and 1981 Winter Universiade champion. They never made it to the World Figure Skating Championships due to the depth of the Soviet dance field. 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
- Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas
- Kayla Nicole Frey / Deividas Stagniūnas
Garanina was formerly married to Igor Zavozin. Their son, ice dancer Maxim Zavozin, was born on 2 March 1985 in Moscow. Garanina's second husband, Valery Spiridonov, competed in pairs. She gave birth to their son, Anton Spiridonov, on 5 August 1998 in the United States.
Competitive highlights
(with Igor Zavozin)
| International | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
- "Leticia MARSH / Anton SPIRIDONOV". International Skating Union.
- Living people
- Soviet female ice dancers
- Russian female ice dancers
- Russian figure skating coaches
- 1956 births
- Figure skaters from Moscow
- Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Competitors at the 1981 Winter Universiade
- 20th-century Russian sportswomen