Personal
Skudina has a PhD from the STANKIN university in "Social and managerial technologies as a resource for achieving leadership in sports in the international arena", and enjoys playing the piano. As of 2014, she lives in Moscow, and is a member of Pirogovo Yacht Club. After completing her Olympic career in 2012, she founded the PROyachting yacht project, which promotes sailing among a business audience. Since 2012, she has been a member of the Presidium of the All-Russian Sailing Federation, where she oversaw the development of Olympic yachting in Russia.Sailing
World championships
Skudina was awarded the Roy Yamaguchi Memorial Trophy for winning Snipe World Championships, the world championships in the women's Snipe (dinghy), Snipe class in 1998, and the bronze medal at the Yngling (keelboat), Yngling open world championships in 2007. At the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, 2011 World Championships, Skudina 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Elliott 6m, finished fourth in the Elliott 6m class.Olympic Games
Skudina took part in three Olympic Games: *Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Yngling, 2004 Summer Olympics, 8th place (Yngling) *Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Yngling, 2008 Summer Olympics, 6th place (Yngling) *Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m, 2012 Summer Olympics, 4th place (Elliott 6m)Other main regattas
Skudina won the European Sailing Championships in 2007 (Yngling (keelboat), Yngling) and 2010 (Elliott 6m). She was 2nd at the European Sailing Championships in 2011 (Elliott 6m). She won the Kiel Week in the Elliott 6m class in 2011 and the Stena Match Cup Sweden in 2010.References
External links