Anna Levandi
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| Full name | Anna Anatolevna Levandi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Anna Kondrashova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1965 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Trud Moskva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1988 (competitive) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anna Anatolevna Levandi (Russian: Анна Анатольевна Леванди, née Kondrashova, Кондрашова; born 30 June 1965) is a Russian figure skater who represented the Soviet Union in international competition. She was the 1984 World silver medalist and four-time European bronze medalist. She competed at two Winter Olympic Games.
Following her marriage, she took her husband's surname and moved to Estonia. She works as a coach in Tallinn.
Personal life
Anna Kondrashova was born in Moscow, then part of the Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union. She is married to Allar Levandi, an Estonian Olympic Nordic combined skier. They live in Tallinn.
Competitive career
Kondrashova began competing at senior ISU events in 1983.
She won the silver medal at the 1984 World Figure Skating Championships, which was a controversial result and had the Canadian crowd booing. She did however produce three clean triples in her free programme: two toe-loops and a triple loop. She won four bronze medalists at the European Figure Skating Championships: in 1984, and from 1986 through 1988.
She represented the Soviet Union at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where she placed 5th, and the Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th. She retired from competitive skating following that season.
Coaching career
Levandi works as a coach and choreographer at Anna Levandi Figure Skating Club in Tallinn. Among her current and former students and choreography clients are Johanna Allik,[1] Jasmine Alexandra Costa,[2] Alisa Drei,[3] Jelena Glebova,[4] Mari Hirvonen,[5] Christian Horvath[6] Svetlana Issakova,[7] Taru Karvosenoja,[8] Viktor Romanenkov,[9] Viktoria Shklover & Valdis Mintals,[10] Dmitri Tchumak, [11] and Eva-Lotta Kiibus.
Honors and awards
In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year of Estonia and in 2008 Coach of the Year of Estonia.[12] On 4 February 2009, she was decorated with the Third Class Order of the White Star.[13]
Results
| International | |||||||
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| Event | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 |
| Winter Olympics | 5th | 8th | |||||
| World Championships | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 9th | ||
| European Championships | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Prize of Moscow News | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| National | |||||||
| Soviet Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
Other
In 2011, Levandi participated as a celebrity contestant on the fifth season of Tantsud tähtedega, an Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional dancing partner was Mairold Millert.
References
- ^ Johanna Allik at the International Skating Union
- ^ Jasmine Alexandra Costa at the International Skating Union
- ^ Alisa Drei at the International Skating Union
- ^ Jelena Glebova at the International Skating Union
- ^ Mari Hirvonen at the International Skating Union
- ^ Christian Horvath at the International Skating Union
- ^ Svetlana Issakova at the International Skating Union
- ^ Taru Karvosenoja at the International Skating Union
- ^ Viktor Romanenkov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Shklover & Mintals at the International Skating Union
- ^ Dmitri Tchumak at the International Skating Union
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Vabariigi President". www.president.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- Remmel, Ia (2010). "Anna Levandi: The popularity of a sport is built over the years". AbsoluteSkating.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Kondrashova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Figure skaters from Moscow
- Soviet female single skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of the Soviet Union
- Russian figure skating coaches
- Russian expatriates in Estonia
- Russian emigrants to Estonia
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists
- European Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Russians in Estonia
- Female sports coaches
- Estonian female single skaters
- Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class