Elena Sokolova Explained

Elena Sokolova
Fullname:Elena Sergeyevna Sokolova
Native Name:Елена Соколова
Native Name Lang:ru
Birth Date:15 February 1980
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.62 m
Formercoach:Viktor Kudriavtsev, Marina Kudriavtseva, Alexei Mishin, V. Tumanov
Formerchoreographer:Alla Kapranova
Skating Club:Sport Club Moskvitch
Formertraininglocations:Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Beganskating:1984
Retired:2007
Combined Total:177.85
Combined Date:2006 Worlds
Sp Score:60.98
Sp Date:2006 Worlds
Fs Score:116.93
Fs Date:2006 Europeans
Show-Medals:yes

Elena Sergeyevna Sokolova (Russian: Елена Сергеевна Соколова; born 15 February 1980) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2003 World silver medalist, a three-time European medalist (2003–2004, 2006), and a three-time Russian national champion (2003–2004, 2006).

Personal life

Elena Sokolova was born on 15 February 1980 in Moscow. She studied at the Institute for Physical Culture in Moscow.

Career

Sokolova began skating at age four — following bronchitis and generally poor health, doctors told her parents that she should take up a physical activity.

Early in her career, Sokolova was coached by V. Tumanov. In 1997, she switched to Marina Kudriavtseva and Viktor Kudriavtsev and was coached by them in Moscow until 2000 when she moved to Alexei Mishin in Saint Petersburg. Sokolova sustained a concussion in the summer of 2002. She returned to Kudriavtsev in autumn 2002.

Sokolova won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships and three European medals. She finished 14th at the 2006 Winter Olympics. At the 2006 World Championships, Sokolova finished 4th with a personal best total score of 177.85 points. She retired from competition after finishing 13th at the 2007 Worlds.

Sokolova skated with the Champions on Ice tour every spring from 2003 to 2006.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2006–2007
2005–2006
2004–2005
2003–2004
  • Strange Paradise
    performed by Bond

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Notre-Dame de Paris
by Riccardo Cocciante:
  • Le Temps des Cathedrales
  • Belle
  • Ave Maria Paien
  • Danse, mon Esmeralda

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2002–2003
  • Notre-Dame de Paris
    by Riccardo Cocciante
2001–2002

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1999–2000
  • La Parole du Soleil
1997–1998
  • Russian folk
  • Stepping Out
1995–1997

Results

GP = Champions Series / Grand Prix

International
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