Class(es) Yngling, Elliott 6m Weight 56 kg Height 1.68 m | Role Sailor Name Yekaterina Skudina | |
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Full name Yekaterina Yuryevna Skudina Born 12 March 1981 (age 43) ( 1981-03-12 ) Dolgoprudny, Moscow, Russia | ||
Yekaterina Yuryevna Skudina (Russian: Екатерина Юрьевна Скудина; born 21 March 1981 in Dolgoprudny, Moscow) is a Russian world champion and Olympic sailor.
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Personal
Skudina attended Dolgoprudny Second Public School (graduated with a gold medal) before going to the Moscow State Technological University "Stankin" university.
Skudina has a PhD from the STANKIN university in "Sociology of management", and enjoys playing the piano. As of 2014, she lives in Moscow, and is part of Pirogovo Yacht Club.
Sailing
Skudina has been coached by Igor V. Khoroshilov since 1991. Her primary training base at that time was Moscow club "Vodnik".
World championships
Skudina won the Women's World Championship in the Snipe class in 1998 and the bronze medal at the World Championship in the Yngling class in 2007. She was 4th at the World Championships in the Elliott 6m class in 2011.
Olympic Games
Other main regattas
Skudina won the European Sailing Championships in 2007 (Yngling class) and 2010 (Elliott 6m). She was 2nd at the European Sailing Championships in 2011 (Elliott 6m). She won the Kiel Week in the Elliott 6m class in 2011 and the Stena Match Cup Sweden in 2010.