Yelena Vyacheslavovna Yudina (russian: Елена Вячеславовна Юдина) (born April 22, 1988 in
Voronezh
Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the ...
) is a Russian
skeleton racer
Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or -sleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of ...
who has been competing since 2005. Her best World Cup finish was 11th in
Altenberg, Germany
Altenberg () is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.
Geography
The town is situated in the Ore Mountains, 32 km south of Dresden, and 15 km northwest of Teplice, Czech Republic. The village of ...
in December 2009.
Yudina qualified for the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, nations = 82
, athletes = 2,626
, events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...
where she finished 18th.
References
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1988 births
Living people
Olympic skeleton racers for Russia
Russian female skeleton racers
Skeleton racers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Voronezh
20th-century Russian women
21st-century Russian women
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