Elena Kustarova
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Kustarova at the 2011 Cup of Russia
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Elena Vladimirovna Kustarova |
| Country represented | Russia |
| Born | 26 July 1976 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence | Moscow |
| Former partner | Vazgen Azroyan Oleg Ovsyannikov Sergei Romashkin |
| Former coach | Svetlana Alexeeva |
| Skating club | Blue Bird FSC |
| Retired | 1995 |
Elena Vladimirovna Kustarova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Кустарова; born 26 July 1976) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor. She is a two-time (1990, 1991) World Junior medalist with Sergei Romashkin, a two-time (1993, 1994) Russian national medalist with Oleg Ovsyannikov, and the 1995 Russian silver medalist with Vazgen Azroyan.
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Personal life
Kustarova was born 26 July 1976 in Moscow. She is the daughter of Svetlana Alexeeva.[1]
Career
Competitive
Competing with Sergei Romashkin, Kustarova won the silver medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado and bronze at the 1991 World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Ahead of the 1991–92 season, she teamed up with Oleg Ovsyannikov. The two won bronze medals at the 1992 Grand Prix International de Paris and the 1993 Nations Cup, as well as two medals at the Russian Nationals. The partnership ended in 1994. Kustarova then partnered with Vazgen Azroyan. They won the silver medal at Russian Nationals but finished 17th at the 1995 European Championships and split at the end of the season.
As coach and choreographer
Kustarova worked for three years as a choreographer in France and then returned to Russia in 2001.[1][2] She began coaching alongside Svetlana Alexeeva. In the summer of 2006, they moved to Blue Bird FSC in Moscow and then to a new rink in Medvedkovo in the summer of 2012.[1]
Kustarova works in collaboration with Svetlana Alexeeva and Olga Riabinina. Her students include (years coached in brackets):
- Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin,[3] (2014—present) 2015 Russian national champions.
- Irina Shtork / Taavi Rand[4]
- Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin,[5] (c. 2013 — present) qualified to the 2015–16 JGP Final.
- Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov,[6] (2011—present) 2015 World Junior champions.
Her former students include:
- Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev,[7] (2000 — April 2012) 2011–12 European silver medalists.
- Maria Borounov / Evgeni Borounov[8]
- Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin,[9] (2009 — February 2012)[10] 2011 World Junior champions.
- Anastasia Platonova / Alexander Grachev[11]
- Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro,[12] (2006—2009) 2009 World Junior bronze medalists.
- Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer[13] (?—2006)
- Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin,[14] (c. 2008 — April 2014) 2012 World Junior champions.
- Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi[15]
- Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov[16] (2009—2011).
Competitive highlights
With Azroyan
| International[17] | |
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| Event | 1994–95 |
| European Championships | 17th |
| National | |
| Russian Championships | 2nd |
With Ovsyannikov
| International | |||
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| Event | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 |
| International de Paris | 3rd | ||
| Nations Cup | 3rd | ||
| Piruetten | 3rd | ||
| National | |||
| Russian Championships | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Soviet Championships | 4th | ||
With Romashkin
| Event | 1989–90 | 1990–91 |
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| World Junior Championships | 2nd | 3rd |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Elena ILINYKH / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Irina SHTORK / Taavi RAND at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Anna YANOVSKAYA / Sergey MOZGOV at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Maria BOROUNOV / Evgeni BOROUNOV at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Anastasia PLATONOVA / Alexander GRACHEV at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Jonathan GUERREIRO at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Ekaterina RUBLEVA / Ivan SHEFER at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI at the International Skating Union
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Elena Kustarova at fskate.ru
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