Nadezda Kanaeva

Nadezda "Nadia" Kanaeva^[1][2] (Russian: Надежда Канаева; born 9 February 1982) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1997 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, 1996 World Junior bronze medalist,^[3] and 1995 European Youth Olympic champion. She was coached by Elena Buianova.^[4]

Nadezda Kanaeva
Native name	Надежда Канаева
Other names	Nadezhda Kanaeva Nadia Kanaeva
Born	(1982-02-09) 9 February 1982 (age 43) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Retired	1998
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Singles World Junior Championships 1996 Brisbane Singles European Youth Olympic Festival 1995 Andorra Singles

As of 2020, Kanaeva worked as a skating coach at Lakewood ICE in Lakewood, California, assisting Rafael Arutyunyan.^[5]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix (also titled ISU Junior Series)

International[6]
Event	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98
Nebelhorn Trophy		6th		3rd
International: Junior[3][6]
World Junior Champ.		3rd
JGP Hungary				8th
JGP Slovakia				5th
Blue Swords			4th
EYOF	1st
National[6]
Russian Champ.		4th		11th