Aljona Savchenko

Aliona Savchenko
Savchenko and Massot at the 2017 World Championships
Personal information
Native name	Альона Валентинівна Савченко
Full name	Aliona Valentynivna Savchenko
Alternative names	Aljona Sawtschenko
Country represented	Germany
Former country(ies) represented	Ukraine (through 2002)
Born	(1984-01-19) 19 January 1984 (age 33) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Chemnitz, Germany
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Partner	Bruno Massot
Former partner	Robin Szolkowy (GER), Stanislav Morozov (UKR), Dmitri Boyenko (UKR)
Coach	Alexander König
Former coach	Ingo Steuer, Halyna Kukhar, Alexander Artychenko
Choreographer	Gary Beacom
Former choreographer	Ingo Steuer, David Wilson
Skating club	Chemnitzer EC
Training locations	Oberstdorf
Former training locations	Chemnitz
Began skating	1989
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	230.30 2017 Worlds
Short program	79.84 2017 Worlds
Free skate	150.46 2017 Worlds
Medal record Figure skating: Pairs Representing  Germany (with Massot) World Championships 2017 Helsinki Pairs 2016 Boston Pairs European Championships 2016 Bratislava Pairs 2017 Ostrava Pairs Representing  Germany (with Szolkowy) Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Pairs 2014 Sochi Pairs World Championships 2008 Gothenburg Pairs 2009 Los Angeles Pairs 2011 Moscow Pairs 2012 Nice Pairs 2014 Saitama Pairs 2010 Turin Pairs 2013 London Pairs 2007 Tokyo Pairs European Championships 2007 Warsaw Pairs 2008 Zagreb Pairs 2009 Helsinki Pairs 2011 Bern Pairs 2006 Lyon Pairs 2010 Tallinn Pairs 2013 Zagreb Pairs Grand Prix Final 2007–08 Turin Pairs 2010–11 Beijing Pairs 2011–12 Quebec Pairs 2013–14 Fukuoka Pairs 2006–07 St. Petersburg Pairs 2005–06 Tokyo Pairs 2009–10 Tokyo Pairs 2008–09 Goyang Pairs Representing  Ukraine World Junior Championships 2000 Oberstdorf Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 1999–2000 Gdansk Pairs

Aliona Savchenko (Ukrainian: Альона Валентинівна Савченко: Aliona Valentynivna Savchenko; German Romanization: Aljona Sawtschenko; born 19 January 1984) is a Ukrainian-born German pair skater. With former partner Robin Szolkowy, she is the 2010 and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, a five-time World champion (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014), a four-time European champion (2007–2009, 2011), a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013), and an eight-time German national champion (2004–2009, 2011, 2014). The pair scored the first 10.0 ever given by a judge under the ISU Judging System.

Savchenko originally represented Ukraine with Dmitri Boyenko and Stanislav Morozov. With Morozov, she became the 2000 World Junior champion and a two-time Ukrainian national champion. The pair represented Ukraine at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where they placed 15th. Savchenko began competing with Szolkowy in 2003 for his native Germany, until his retirement in 2014. Later that year, she teamed up with French skater Bruno Massot. The pair represent Germany. With Massot, she is a two-time World medalist, a two-time European silver medalist, and 2016 German national champion.