Skating club Blue Bird FSC Country represented Russia Retired 1995 | Residence Moscow, Russia Name Elena Kustarova Former coach Svetlana Alekseeva | |
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Full name Elena Vladimirovna Kustarova Born 26 July 1976 (age 47) ( 1976-07-26 ) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Former partner Vazgen Azrojan, Oleg Ovsyannikov Similar Svetlana Alekseeva, Sergei Dudakov, Nina Mozer | ||
Elena Vladimirovna Kustarova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Кустарова; born 26 July 1976) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor. She is a two-time (1990, 1991) World Junior medalist with Sergei Romashkin, a two-time (1993, 1994) Russian national medalist with Oleg Ovsyannikov, and the 1995 Russian silver medalist with Vazgen Azroyan.
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- 1993 94 rn ex elena kustarova oleg ovsyannikov
- Personal life
- Competitive
- As coach and choreographer
- References
1993 94 rn ex elena kustarova oleg ovsyannikov
Personal life
Kustarova was born 26 July 1976 in Moscow. She is the daughter of Svetlana Alexeeva.
Competitive
Competing with Sergei Romashkin, Kustarova won the silver medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado and bronze at the 1991 World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Ahead of the 1991–92 season, she teamed up with Oleg Ovsyannikov. The two won bronze medals at the 1992 Grand Prix International de Paris and the 1993 Nations Cup, as well as two medals at the Russian Nationals. The partnership ended in 1994. Kustarova then partnered with Vazgen Azroyan. They won the silver medal at Russian Nationals but finished 17th at the 1995 European Championships and split at the end of the season.
As coach and choreographer
Kustarova worked for three years as a choreographer in France and then returned to Russia in 2001. She began coaching alongside Svetlana Alexeeva. In the summer of 2006, they moved to Blue Bird FSC in Moscow and then to a new rink in Medvedkovo in the summer of 2012.
Kustarova works in collaboration with Svetlana Alexeeva and Olga Riabinina. Her students include (years coached in brackets):
Her former students include: