Elena Vodorezova

Elena Vodorezova (Buianova)
Personal information
Full name	Elena Germanovna Vodorezova
Alternative names	Buianova/Buyanova
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	(1963-05-21) 21 May 1963 (age 53) Moscow, Soviet Union
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Coach	Stanislav Zhuk
Former coach	Galina Vasilkevich
Skating club	CSKA Moscow
Retired	1984
Medal record Olympic medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Figure skating: Ladies' singles World Championships 1983 Helsinki Ladies' singles European Championships 1983 Dortmund Ladies' singles 1978 Strasbourg Ladies' singles 1982 Lyon Ladies' singles

Elena Germanovna Vodorezova (Russian: Елена Германовна Водорезова; married name: Buianova Russian: Буянова; born May 21, 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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