Elena Aleksandrovna Valova (Russian: Елена Александровна Валова; born 4 January 1963) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With her then-husband Oleg Vasiliev, she is the 1984 Olympic champion, 1988 Olympic silver medalist, and three-time World Champion (1983, 1985, 1988). Their coach throughout their career was Tamara Moskvina.
Valova was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, to parents Alla Borisovna Valova and Aleksander Dmitrievich Valov. She graduated from the P.F. Lesgaft University of Sports. She and Vasiliev were married from 1984 to 1992.[1] Valova is now remarried to German Galusha and has a son, Roman, born in 1996. She moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1997 and currently lives in Moon Township.
In 1984, Valova/Vasiliev won their first European title and then took gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. The deaths of several Soviet government officials, including one during the Olympics, cast a pall over the Soviet team and the athletes were told not to show too much joy.[3] The pair took silver at their final event of the season, the 1984 World Championships.
In their final amateur season, Valova/Vasiliev took silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics behind Gordeeva/Grinkov but then prevailed over the reigning Olympic champions at the 1988 World Championships. After winning their third World title, Valova/Vasiliev retired from ISU competition. After performing for a year in Igor Bobrin's ice theatre, they signed a U.S. contract – the first Soviets to do so without losing their citizenship.[3] The pair performed together in various shows and events until the end of 1997.[2][3]
She currently teaches skating at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. She coached Kylie Gleason / Taylor Toth, who were the 2002 U.S. champions in juvenile pairs and the 2003 U.S. champions in intermediate pairs.
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^ abMittan, Barry (22 February 2004). "Vasiliev Guides Top Russian Pairs". Golden Skate.
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^Валова Елена Александровна [Elena Aleksandrovna Valova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
^Валова Елена Александровна [Elena Aleksandrovna Valova]. solovieff.ru (in Russian).
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs the patronymic is Aleksandrovna and the family name is Valova Elena Aleksandrovna Valova Russian Elena Aleksandrovna Valova born 4 January 1963 is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union With her then husband Oleg Vasiliev she is the 1984 Olympic champion 1988 Olympic silver medalist and three time World Champion 1983 1985 1988 Their coach throughout their career was Tamara Moskvina Elena ValovaValova and Vasiliev in 1987Full nameElena Aleksandrovna ValovaBorn 1963 01 04 4 January 1963 age 61 Leningrad Russian SFSR Soviet UnionHeight1 55 m 5 ft 1 in 1 Figure skating careerCountry Soviet Union RussiaRetired1988Medal record Representing Soviet UnionPairs Figure skatingOlympic Games1984 Sarajevo Pairs1988 Calgary PairsWorld Championships1983 Helsinki Pairs1985 Tokyo Pairs1988 Budapest Pairs1984 Ottawa Pairs1986 Geneva Pairs1987 Cincinnati PairsEuropean Championships1984 Budapest Pairs1985 Gothenburg Pairs1986 Copenhagen Pairs1983 Dortmund Pairs1987 Sarajevo Pairs Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Programs 3 1 1979 1988 3 2 1989 1997 4 Results 4 1 Amateur career with Vasiliev 4 2 Professional career with Vasiliev 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editValova was born in Leningrad Russian SFSR to parents Alla Borisovna Valova and Aleksander Dmitrievich Valov She graduated from the P F Lesgaft University of Sports She and Vasiliev were married from 1984 to 1992 1 Valova is now remarried to German Galusha and has a son Roman born in 1996 She moved to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 1997 and currently lives in Moon Township Career edit nbsp Oleg Vasiliev and Valova in Karl Marx Stadt 1983Valova began training at age seven under Tatiana Mishina Alexei Mishin and Nina Monahova As a pair skater she was coached by Tamara Moskvina who partnered her with Oleg Vasiliev 2 The pair trained in Leningrad Saint Petersburg 3 Valova Vasiliev s breakthrough came in the 1982 83 season They won bronze at the Prize of Moscow News gold at the 1982 Skate America and then silver at the 1983 European Championships The pair concluded their season by winning their first World title They missed the 1983 national championships due to Vasiliev s broken jaw 3 In 1984 Valova Vasiliev won their first European title and then took gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo The deaths of several Soviet government officials including one during the Olympics cast a pall over the Soviet team and the athletes were told not to show too much joy 3 The pair took silver at their final event of the season the 1984 World Championships In 1985 the pair won gold at both the European and World Championships but 1986 saw the emergence of the young Moscow pair Ekaterina Gordeeva Sergei Grinkov Although Valova Vasiliev were awarded gold at the 1986 Europeans they finished second to the Muscovites at both the 1986 and 1987 Worlds In their final amateur season Valova Vasiliev took silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics behind Gordeeva Grinkov but then prevailed over the reigning Olympic champions at the 1988 World Championships After winning their third World title Valova Vasiliev retired from ISU competition After performing for a year in Igor Bobrin s ice theatre they signed a U S contract the first Soviets to do so without losing their citizenship 3 The pair performed together in various shows and events until the end of 1997 2 3 Valova was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples 1984 4 She represented VSS Trud She currently teaches skating at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center She coached Kylie Gleason Taylor Toth who were the 2002 U S champions in juvenile pairs and the 2003 U S champions in intermediate pairs Programs edit with Vasiliev 1979 1988 edit Season Short program 5 6 Free skating 5 6 Exhibition 5 6 1987 1988 Zorba s Dance from Zorba the Greek by Mikis Theodorakis The Final Countdown by Europe Romance from The Blizzard by Georgy Sviridov The Final Countdown Stampede soundtrackRomance from The Blizzard by Georgy Sviridov1986 1987 Georgian folk Lezginka Suliko Pizzicato Polka Acceleration Waltz by Johann Strauss II Radetzky March by Johann Strauss I Anthem of Leningrad Russian Gimn LeningraduKalinkaRomance from The Blizzard by Georgy Sviridov1985 1986 Music by Raimonds Pauls Shurale by Farit Yarullin Romance from The Blizzard by Georgy Sviridov1984 1985 Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov Shurale by Farit Yarullin Baba Yaga from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest MussorgskyMadama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini1983 1984 Kalinka Get Back Fur Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven Stairway to Heaven Baba Yaga from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest MussorgskySolveig s Song by Edvard Grieg1982 1983 March of the Toreadors from Carmen by Georges BizetSibaney Get Back Fur Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven Stairway to Heaven Solveig s Song by Edvard GriegCircus1981 1982 Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov1980 1981 Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky KorsakovPictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky1979 1980 Demon Little Eagle Russian Orlyonok On the Nameless Height Russian Na bezymyannoj vysote We are blacksmiths Russian My kuznecy i duh nash molod1989 1997 edit Programs 5 6 None but the lonely heart by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyAll Shook Up by Elvis PresleyStar and Death of Joaquin Murrieta Russian Zvezda i smert Hoakina Murety by Alexey RybnikovThe Story of My Life by Michael CrawfordBridge over Troubled WaterPaso Doble from Strictly Ballroom A Whiter Shade of PaleKalinkaWaltz by Jerry HermanSwan Lake comedic by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyZorba s Dance from Zorba the Greek by Mikis TheodorakisShurale by Farit YarullinResults editAmateur career with Vasiliev edit International 1 7 Event 79 80 80 81 81 82 82 83 83 84 84 85 85 86 86 87 87 88Winter Olympics 1st 2ndWorld Champ 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1stEuropean Champ 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2ndSkate America 3rd 1stNHK Trophy 1stNebelhorn Trophy 1stMoscow News 6th 3rd 3rd 1st 2ndSt Gervais 2ndNational 8 9 Soviet Champ 3rd 2nd 1stProfessional career with Vasiliev edit Event 89 90 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 97 98World Professional Champ 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rdWorld Challenge of Champions 2nd 5th 4th 2nd 3rdUS Open 5th 2nd 5thMasters Miko 3rdCanadian Professional Champ 4thLegends 2ndReferences edit a b c Yelena Valova sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 September 2013 a b Mittan Barry 22 February 2004 Vasiliev Guides Top Russian Pairs Golden Skate a b c d e Simonenko Andrei 5 July 2013 Oleg Vasilev kazhdyj moj shag v zhizni protiv dvizheniya Oleg Vasiliev I was always going against the flow rsport ru in Russian Panorama of the 1984 Sports Year in Russian Moscow Fizkultura i sport 1985 p 37 a b c d Programs valova vasiliev com Archived from the original on 17 February 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b c d Programmy in Russian valova vasiliev com Archived from the original on 5 February 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Elena Valova amp Oleg Vassiliev Pairs On Ice Archived from the original on 7 October 2007 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Valova Elena Aleksandrovna Elena Aleksandrovna Valova fskate ru in Russian Valova Elena Aleksandrovna Elena Aleksandrovna Valova solovieff ru in Russian External links edit nbsp Media related to Elena Valova at Wikimedia Commons Valova vasiliev com Archive org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elena Valova amp oldid 1218158746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
