Elena Vodorezova

Elena Vodorezova (Buianova)
Personal information
Full name	Elena Germanovna Vodorezova
Alternative names	Elena Germanovna Buianova / Buyanova
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	(1963-05-21) 21 May 1963 Moscow, Soviet Union
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Coach	Stanislav Zhuk
Former coach	Galina Vasilkevich
Skating club	CSKA Moscow
Retired	1984
Medal record Olympic medal record Representing the Soviet Union Ladies' Figure skating World Championships 1983 Helsinki Ladies' singles European Championships 1983 Dortmund Ladies' singles 1978 Strasbourg Ladies' singles 1982 Lyon Ladies' singles

Elena Germanovna Vodorezova (Russian: Елена Германовна Водорезова; married name: Buianova Russian: Буянова; born May 21, 1963), is a Russian figure skating coach and retired competitive skater who represented the Soviet Union. She is the 1983 World bronze medalist and three-time European medalist. As a coach, she has led Adelina Sotnikova (2014) to Olympic gold medal.

Career

Vodorezova-Buianova with Adelina Sotnikova and Irina Tagaeva

Elena Vodorezova was coached by Stanislav Zhuk at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. A gifted free-skater, she represented her country at the 1976 Winter Olympics aged just 12. She was the first skater to complete a double flip, triple toe loop combination. She was noted for a spectacularly high double axel and fast spins. She won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships; it was the first time a Soviet ladies' single skater had won a medal at the event. She missed the 1979–1981 seasons completely due to severe juvenile arthritis, which prevented her from even walking for months in 1979.

She won a second bronze medal at the 1982 Europeans and silver at the 1983 event. She also won bronze at the 1983 World Championships – the first World medal for a Soviet female single skater. Vodorezova placed 8th at the 1984 Winter Olympics. She retired from competition in 1984. She married a former skater and in 1987 gave birth to a son, Ivan.

She began coaching at the CSKK Club in Moscow. Irina Tagaeva often choreographs for her students. Her former pupils include:

• Elene Gedevanishvili
• Olga Markova
• Andrei Griazev
• Artem Borodulin
• Artur Dmitriev Jr
• Denis Ten

Buianova's current students include:

• Adelina Sotnikova - 2014 Olympic champion
• Maxim Kovtun - 2015 European silver medalist
• Alexander Samarin
• Alexandra Proklova

Competitive highlights

International
Event	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1979–80	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84
Olympics	12th						8th
Worlds	11th	7th	6th	WD	5th	3rd
Europeans	8th	5th	3rd		3rd	2nd	WD
Moscow News	1st	1st
National
Soviet Champ.	1st	1st		1st	1st	1st
WD = Withdrew