Elena Buyanova
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| Full name | Elena Germanovna Vodorezova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternative names | Buianova/Buyanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 Soviet Union
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21 May 1963 Moscow, Soviet Union |
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| Residence | Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Stanislav Zhuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Galina Vasilkevich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| Representing the Soviet Union
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| Figure skating: Ladies' singles | ||
| World Championships | ||
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1983 Helsinki | Ladies' singles |
| European Championships | ||
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1983 Dortmund | Ladies' singles |
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1978 Strasbourg | Ladies' singles |
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1982 Lyon | Ladies' singles |
Elena Germanovna Vodorezova (Russian: Елена Германовна Водорезова; married name: Buianova Russian: Буянова; born 21 May 1963), is a Russian figure skating coach and retired competitive skater who represented the Soviet Union. She is the 1983 World bronze medalist and three-time European medalist.
Elena Vodorezova was coached by Stanislav Zhuk at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. A gifted free-skater, she represented her country at the 1976 Winter Olympics aged just 12. She was the first skater to complete a double flip, triple toe loop combination. She was noted for a spectacularly high double axel and fast spins. She won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships; it was the first time a Soviet ladies' single skater had won a medal at the event. She missed the 1979–1981 seasons completely due to severe juvenile arthritis, which prevented her from even walking for months in 1979.
She won a second bronze medal at the 1982 Europeans and silver at the 1983 event. She also won bronze at the 1983 World Championships – the first World medal for a Soviet female single skater. Vodorezova placed 8th at the 1984 Winter Olympics. She retired from competition in 1984. She married a former skater and in 1987 gave birth to a son, Ivan.
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