Anna Anatolevna Levandi (russian: Анна Анатольевна Леванди, Kondrashova, Кондрашова; born 30 June 1965) is a Russian former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

who represented the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

in international competition. She was the 1984 World silver medalist and four-time European bronze medalist. She competed at two

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were he ...

. Following her marriage, she took her husband's surname and moved to

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

. She works as a coach in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

Personal life

Anna Kondrashova was born in Moscow, then part of the

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

in the

. She is married to

Allar Levandi Allar Levandi (born 28 December 1965) is an Estonian nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s under two different nations in three straight Winter Olympic Games (1988: Soviet Union, 1992 and 1994: Estonia). He tr ...

, an Estonian Olympic

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...

skier. They live in Tallinn. Their son,

Arlet Levandi Arlet Levandi (born 28 November 2005) is an Estonian figure skater. He is the 2022 Tallink Hotels Cup champion and a two-time Estonian national silver medalist (2021–2022). On the junior level, he is the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival c ...

, is a figure skater who competes for Estonia.

Competitive career

Kondrashova began competing at senior ISU events in 1983. She won the silver medal at the

1984 World Figure Skating Championships The 1984 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Canada from March 20 to 25. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skat ...

, which was a controversial result and had the Canadian crowd booing. She did however produce three clean triples in her free programme: two toe-loops and a triple loop. She won four bronze medals at the

European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, an ...

: in 1984, and from 1986 through 1988. She represented the

Soviet Union at the 1984 Winter Olympics The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Women Biathlon ;Men ;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Men's 4 × 10&nb ...

, where she placed 5th, and the Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th. She retired from competitive skating following that season.

Coaching career

Levandi works as a coach and choreographer at Anna Levandi Figure Skating Club in Tallinn. Among her current and former students and choreography clients are

Johanna Allik Johanna Allik (born 7 April 1994, in Tallinn) is an Estonian figure skater. While competing in singles skating, she has won two senior international medals and is a two-time Estonian Figure Skating Championships, Estonian national silver medalist ...

, Jasmine Alexandra Costa,

Alisa Drei Alisa Drei (born 28 February 1978) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She finished in the top ten at seven European Championships. Life and career Drei began skating at the age of three in Moscow; she and her mother subsequently mo ...

Jelena Glebova Jelena Glebova (born 16 June 1989) is an Estonian former competitive figure skater. She won five senior international medals (three gold, two silver) and seven Estonian national titles. She finished as high as seventh at the European Championship ...

, Mari Hirvonen,

Christian Horvath Christian Horvath (born 7 November 1981) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Austrian Figure Skating Championships, national champion (1998, 2000) and placed 25th at the 2000 European Figure Skating Championships, 20 ...

Svetlana Issakova, Taru Karvosenoja,

Viktor Romanenkov Viktor Romanenkov (born 29 September 1993 in Tallinn) is an Estonian figure skater. He is the 2008–14 Estonian national champion and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He then signed a six-month contract to perform on a cruise ship. He is th ...

Viktoria Shklover Viktoria Shklover (born 18 January 1984) is an Estonian pair skater. Early in her career, she competed with Aleksandr Bulogin. From 1998 through 2002, she competed with Valdis Mintals. They were the Estonian Figure Skating Championships, 1998-200 ...

Valdis Mintals Valdis Mintals (born 11 December 1979 in Tallinn) is an Estonian pair skater. With partner Ekaterina Nekrassova, he is a multiple Estonian national champion. They competed at the World, European, and World Junior Championships before ending t ...

, Dmitri Tchumak, and Eva-Lotta Kiibus. Allar Levandi ja Anna Levandi

Honors and awards

In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year of Estonia and in 2008 Coach of the Year of Estonia. On 4 February 2009, she was decorated with the Third Class

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

Results

Other

In 2011, Levandi participated as a celebrity contestant on the fifth season of ''

Tantsud tähtedega ''Tantsud tähtedega'' ( Estonian: ''Dancing with the Stars'') is an Estonian television reality show that aired on Kanal 2 and season six on TV3. It debuted on 8 October 2006, and it became a popular television show in Estonia. It is based o ...

'', an Estonian version of ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...

''. Her professional dancing partner was Mairold Millert.

References

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