Jelena Glebova (born 16 June 1989) is an

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n 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 Championships (2014) and 13th at the World Championships (2012).

Skating career

Glebova started skating when she was five years old after watching her brother practice. She trained in Estonia with coach Irina Kononova from the age of 5 to 12, and then with

Anna Levandi Anna Anatolevna Levandi (russian: Анна Анатольевна Леванди, Kondrashova, Кондрашова; born 30 June 1965) is a Russian former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union in international competiti ...

for ten years. Glebova appeared at her first World Junior Championships in 2004 and debuted at the European and World Championships in 2005. In 2006, she competed at the

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, Italy, finishing 28th. In 2007, she achieved her best World Junior result, sixth in Oberstdorf. In 2010, she placed 21st at the

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. In 2011, Glebova moved from Estonia to Hackensack, New Jersey and began training with coaches Igor Krokavec and Craig Maurizi. She placed 13th at the 2012 World Championships in

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, France. The next season, she finished 16th at the 2013 World Championships in

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. Her result qualified a spot for Estonia in the ladies' event at the 2014 Olympics. In the 2013–14 season, Glebova finished seventh at the European Championships in

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, the best result of her career. She placed 29th at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She retired from competition in May 2014.

Personal life

Glebova has an elder brother,

Ilja Glebov Ilja is a given name and surname. The given name is cognate to Ilya. Notable people with the given name include: * Ilja Bereznickas (born 1948), Lithuanian animator, illustrator, scriptwriter and caricaturist * Ilja Bergh (1927–2015), Danish ...

, who also competed in figure skating. As of 2014, she works for Tallinn's city council.

Programs

Competitive highlights

References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glebova, Jelena Figure skaters from Tallinn Olympic figure skaters of Estonia Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Estonian female single skaters 1989 births Living people Estonian people of Russian descent Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade