| Elena Vodorezova | |
| Fullname: | Elena Germanovna Vodorezova |
| Also Known As: | Buianova/Buyanova |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence: | Moscow, Russia |
| Coach: | Stanislav Zhuk |
| Formercoach: | Galina Vasilkevich |
| Skating Club: | CSKA Moscow |
| Retired: | 1984 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Elena Germanovna Buianova (Russian: Елена Германовна Буянова, née Vodorezova, Водорезова; born 21 May 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.
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. That year, she married a former skater, Sergey Buianov, 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:
Buianova's current students include:
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| Event | 76–77 | 77–78 | 79–80 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | |||||||
| align=left | 12th | 8th | |||||||||||
| align=left | 11th | 7th | 6th | WD | 5th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||||
| align=left | 8th | 5th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | WD | ||||
| align=left | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||||||
| National | |||||||||||||
| align=left | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||
| WD = Withdrew |