Ludmila Nelidina (russian: Людмила Нелидина; born 7 December 1984) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2001

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champion and 2002

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silver medalist.

Career

Nelidina competed for Russia until 1998, when she briefly switched to competing for

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. She switched back to skating for Russia the following year. Her highest placement at a senior-level ISU Championship was 13th at the 2003 World Championships. During her career, she was coached by Tatiana Pomerantseva, Zhanna Gromova, and Viktor Kudriavtsev. Nelidina landed a triple Axel in competition at the

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. Together with

Yukari Nakano is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005–06 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, and a three-time ...

, who also completed a triple Axel at that competition, Nelidina was the first female skater in 10 years to perform a triple Axel in international competition. She is the first European lady skater to land a triple Axel in competition, the other skaters having been from Japan and the

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. After retiring from competition, Nelidina began coaching in Moscow. She is currently on the faculty of coaches giving private skating lessons at the Wheaton Ice Arena in Maryland.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nelidina, Ludmila 1984 births Living people Figure skaters from Moscow Russian female single skaters Azerbaijani female single skaters