Alena Leonova
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 Leonova at the 2011 Grand Prix Final. |
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| Full name | Alena Igorevna Leonova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Russia |
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| Born | 23 November 1990 Leningrad, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Nikolai Morozov Alla Piatova |
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| Former coach | Marina Vakhrameeva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Svetlana Korol Pasquale Camerlengo |
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| Skating club | Figure Skating Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World standing | 3 (As of 15 February 2012[update])[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season's bests | 6 (2010–2011)[2] 11 (2009–2010)[3] 11 (2008–2009)[4] |
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| Combined total | 183.92 2011 Worlds |
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| Short program | 63.91 2011 Cup of Russia |
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| Free skate | 124.17 2011 Worlds |
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Alena Igorevna Leonova (Russian: Алёна Игоревна Леонова, born 23 November 1990) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2009 World Junior champion, two-time (2010–2011) Russian national silver medalist and the 2012 Russian national bronze medalist.
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[edit] Career
Leonova was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She started skating at the age of 4.[5] Her sister and brother also skated when they were young.[6] Leonova was initially coached by Marina Vakhrameeva and later moved to the group of Tatiana Mishina, who was assisted by Alla Piatova; Piatova formed her own group and became Leonova's main coach when she was 10.[5] Piatova has also coached two-time Russian champion Ksenia Doronina.
In August 2008, Leonova partially tore ligaments in her right ankle joint.[6] She placed 4th at the 2009 European Championships and was then placed on the team to the 2009 World Junior Championships. Leonova won the World Junior title.[6] After her win, the Russian Federation rented an apartment for her.[citation needed]
Leonova was fourth at the 2011 World Championships.[7] Following the event, she began working full-time with Nikolai Morozov in Moscow.[8][9][10] She decided to compete in three Grand Prix events in the 2011-12 season.[8] She was fourth at 2011 Skate Canada International and then won bronze at 2011 NHK Trophy and silver at 2011 Cup of Russia to qualify for her second final. At the Grand Prix Final, she won the bronze medal.
Leonova won the bronze medal at the 2012 Russian Championships. At the 2012 European Championships she finished 7th and sustained an injury to her left knee during the free skate.
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2011–2012 |
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Your Heart Is As Black As Night by Melody Gardot Ostanus |
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| 2010–2011 |
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The Witches of Eastwick by John Williams |
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| 2009–2010 | Barynya Russian folk music |
Chicago Soundtrack by John Kander |
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| 2008–2009 | Al Andaluz by Manolo Carrasco |
La Leyenda del Beso by Raúl di Blasio |
Ella, elle l'a by Kate Ryan |
| 2007–2008 | La Leyenda del Beso by Raúl di Blasio |
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| 2006–2007 | Scorchio by Tonči Huljić performed by Bond |
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 9th | |||||
| World Championships | 7th | 13th | 4th | |||
| European Championships | 4th | 7th | 5th | 7th | ||
| World Junior Championships | 12th | 6th | 1st | |||
| Russian Championships | 7th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Grand Prix Final | 6th | 3rd | ||||
| Russian Junior Championships | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
| Skate Canada | 4th | |||||
| Cup of Russia | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 2nd | ||
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| Cup of China | 7th | 3rd | ||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 1st | 3rd | ||||
| Coupe de Nice | 1st J. | 1st J. | 2nd | 1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Croatia | 5th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Romania | 2nd | |||||
| J. = Junior level | ||||||
[edit] Detailed results
| 2011–2012 season | ||||
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| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 23–29, 2012 | 2012 European Championships | 7 54.50 |
6 104.28 |
7 158.78 |
| December 25–29, 2011 | 2012 Russian Championships | 5 59.95 |
3 118.20 |
3 178.15 |
| December 8–11, 2011 | 2011–2012 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final | 3 60.46 |
4 115.96 |
3 176.42 |
| November 25–27, 2011 | 2011 Cup of Russia | 2 63.91 |
2 116.54 |
2 180.45 |
| November 11–13, 2011 | 2011 NHK Trophy | 2 61.76 |
4 108.92 |
3 170.68 |
| October 27–30, 2011 | 2011 Skate Canada | 7 49.75 |
4 102.47 |
4 152.22 |
[edit] References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsladies.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ladies". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtslto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ladies". International Skating Union. March 27, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtslto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Ladies". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtslto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Bagdasarova, Maria (2009). "Alena Leonova: "When I was born, someone gave my mom a horoscope of my life which said that I might become a successful athlete"". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/interviews/2009alenaleonova.html. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Interview with Aliona Leonova: World Junior Championships 2009". FigureSkating-Online. June 14, 2009. http://www.figureskating-online.com/aliona-leonova.html. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ Luchianov, Vladislav (May 2, 2011). "Leonova will continue to train with new inspiration". IceNetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110502&content_id=18527718&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Bagdasarova, Maria (December 10, 2011). "Alena Leonova: "I feel that I can show new sides of myself."". Absolute Skating. http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2011alenaleonova. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Фигуристка Леонова считает, что смена тренера пошла ей на пользу [Skater Leonova believes changing coaches has worked out well for her]" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. September 4, 2011. http://sport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20110904/429883475.html. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (September 16, 2011). "Russian Skaters Preview New Programs". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/2181-russian-skaters-preview-new-programs. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Alena Leonova at the International Skating Union
- "Alena Leonova". IceNetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100786&mode=I.
- Alena Leonova's Profile and Photos
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