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Soviet ice dancer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elena Anatolyevna Garanina (Russian: Елена Анатольевна Гаранина; born 19 October 1956)[1] is a former ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union. With Igor Zavozin, she is the 1978 Nebelhorn Trophy[2] and 1981 Winter Universiade champion. They never made it to the World Figure Skating Championships due to the depth of the Soviet dance field.[3] After turning pro, the duo performed in Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean's ice shows.
Elena Garanina | |
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Full name | Elena Anatolyevna Garanina |
Native name | Елена Анатольевна Гаранина |
Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 19 October 1956
Figure skating career | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Garanina currently works as a coach. Her students have included:
Garanina was formerly married to Igor Zavozin.[7] Their son, ice dancer Maxim Zavozin, was born on 2 March 1985 in Moscow.[4] 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.[8]
(with Igor Zavozin)
International | ||||||||
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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 |
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