Elena Dostatni

Elena Dostatni, née Khalyavina (Russian: Елена Достатни (Халявина), born December 8, 1983) is a former competitive ice dancer. Competing for Russia as Elena Khalyavina with partner Maxim Shabalin, she is three times Russian Junior National Championship medalist (bronze in 1999,silver in 2000 and gold in 2001) she won two medals at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final (silver in 2000 and gold in 2001) and two medals at the World Junior Championships (bronze in 2001, silver in 2002).

Elena Dostatni (Khalyavina)
Full name	Elena Lvovna Dostatni (since 2009)
Other names	Elena Lvovna Khalyavina (competitive)
Born	(1983-12-08) December 8, 1983 (age 40) Kirov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Skating club	Kirov FSC, Samara CSKVVS FSC
Began skating	1989
Retired	2002
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Ice dancing World Junior Championships 2002 Hamar Ice dancing 2001 Sofia Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final 2001–02 Bled Ice dancing 2000–01 Ayr Ice dancing

Career

Elena Khalyavina began skating when she was six years old in Kirov. She skated with Alexandr Glyhih for seven years through the senior level. In 1999, she moved to Samara and teamed up with Maxim Shabalin. In the 2001–02 season, Khalyavina/Shabalin won gold at the JGP Final, gold at the Russian Junior Championships, and silver at the World Junior Championships before parting ways. In 2002, she began her coaching career in her home town in Russia.

In 2011, Elena Dostatni became the director of ice dancing at the Colorado Springs World Arena Ice Hall. She started new ice dance school at the Broadmoor World Arena with a group of beginner skaters and raised up a new Colorado based generation of ice dancers. She is a coach of three times US Junior Ice Dance National Champions and a World Junior Champions 2024 in ice dance Leah Neset and Artem Markelov. 2^[1]

Personal life

Elena Khalyavina moved to the United States in 2003 and is now known as Elena Dostatni. She married Polish former ice dancer and ISU Technical Specialist Andrzej Dostatni in September 2009.^[2] They have two sons.

Programs

(with Shabalin)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2001–2002 [3]	Paso doble Flamenco Paso doble	Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota
2000–2001 [4]	My Guy Dancing Fool	Anytime, Anywhere performed by Sarah Brightman

Results

(with Shabalin)

Results[3][4][5]
International
Event	1999–2000	2000–2001	2001–2002
World Junior Championships	10th	3rd	2nd
JGP Final		2nd	1st
JGP Czech Republic		1st
JGP Italy			1st
JGP Norway	3rd	1st
JGP Poland			1st
JGP Slovenia	1st
National
Russian Junior Champ.	3rd	2nd	1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

1. Anne Calder (October 17, 2022). "FLORES & DESYATOV: OUR GOAL IS TO BREAK BARRIERS". ice-dance.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
2. "Elena Khalyavina & Andrzej Dostatni Get Married in Poland" (PDF). The Sun Valley Figure Skating Club Newsletter. November 2009. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-26.
3. "Elena KHALIAVINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002.
4. "Elena KHALIAVINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 28, 2001.
5. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-30.

• "Elena Khaliavina & Maxim Shabalin". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008.

External links

• Elena Khalyavina / Maxim Shabalin at the International Skating Union