Elena Kvitchenko
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Elena Kvitchenko Cockerell (Russian: Елена Квитченко; born c. 1967)[1] is a former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With Rashid Kadyrkaev, she is the 1986 Prize of Moscow News champion, the 1987 Winter Universiade champion,[2] the 1987 Skate Canada International silver medalist,[3] and a three-time Soviet national bronze medalist.
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Elena Kvitchenko | |
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Native name | Елена Квитченко |
Other names | Elena Kvitchenko Cockerell |
Born | c. 1967 (age 56–57) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Partner | Rashid Kadyrkaev Dmitriy Korneychenko |
Coach | Tamara Moskvina |
Retired | c. 1989 |
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Kvitchenko/Kadyrkaev were coached by Tamara Moskvina. After retiring from competition, the pair toured with Dorothy Hamill's Ice Capades.[4]
Kvitchenko was married to American figure skater Mark Cockerell, with whom she had a daughter and a son, Nicolas (born in 1995).[5][6]