Elena Germanovna Buianova (russian: Елена Германовна Буянова, née Vodorezova, Водорезова; born 21 May 1963) is a Russian

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coach and retired competitive skater who represented the

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. She is the 1983 World bronze medalist and three-time European medalist.

Career

Vodorezova was coached by

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at the Armed Forces sports society in

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. A gifted free-skater, she represented her country at the 1976 Winter Olympics aged just 12. She was the first skater to complete a double flip-triple toe loop combination. She was noted for a spectacularly high double Axel and fast

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. She won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships; it was the first time a Soviet ladies' single skater had won a medal at the event. She missed the 1979–1981 seasons completely due to severe

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, which prevented her from even walking for months in 1979. She won a second bronze medal at the 1982 Europeans and silver at the 1983 event. She also won bronze at the 1983 World Championships – the first World medal for a Soviet female single skater. Vodorezova placed 8th at the

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...

. She retired from competition in 1984. That year, she married a former skater, Sergey Buianov, and in 1987 gave birth to a son, Ivan. She began coaching at the CSKK Club in

. Irina Tagaeva often choreographs for her students. Her former pupils include: *

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* Olga Markova *

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* Alexandra Proklova *

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* Brendan Kerry Buianova's current students include: *

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Competitive highlights

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vodorezova, Elena 1963 births Living people Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Soviet female single skaters Olympic figure skaters of the Soviet Union Russian figure skating coaches Figure skaters from Moscow World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists Female sports coaches Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class