Name Elena Sokolova Retired 2007 | Began skating 1984 Weight 64 kg Height 1.62 m | |
Full name Elena Sergeyevna Sokolova Former training locations MoscowSaint Petersburg TV shows ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2006 Former coach | ||
Former choreographer Alla Kapranova Skating club Sport Club Moskvitch Combined total 177.852006 Worlds | ||
Elena sokolova
Elena Sergeyevna Sokolova (Russian: Еле́на Серге́евна Соколо́ва; born 15 February 1980) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2003 World silver medalist, a three-time European medalist (2003–2004, 2006), and a three-time Russian national champion (2003–2004, 2006).
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Personal life
Elena Sokolova was born on 15 February 1980 in Moscow. She studied at the Institute for Physical Culture in Moscow.
Career
Sokolova began skating at age four — following bronchitis and generally poor health, doctors told her parents that she should take up a physical activity.
Early in her career, Sokolova was coached by V. Tumanov. In 1997, she switched to Marina Kudriavtseva and Viktor Kudriavtsev and was coached by them in Moscow until 2000 when she moved to Alexei Mishin in Saint Petersburg. Sokolova sustained a concussion in the summer of 2002. She returned to Kudriavtsev in autumn 2002.
Sokolova won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships and three European medals. She finished 14th at the 2006 Winter Olympics. At the 2006 World Championships, Sokolova finished 4th with a personal best total score of 177.85 points. She retired from competition after finishing 13th at the 2007 Worlds.
Sokolova skated with the Champions on Ice tour every spring from 2003 to 2006.
Results
GP = Champions Series / Grand Prix