Anna Levandi

Anna Levandi
Anna Levandi
	Levandi in 2010
Full name	Anna Anatolevna Levandi
Other names	Anna Kondrashova
Born	30 June 1965 (age 58); Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Soviet Union
Skating club	Trud Moskva
Retired	1988 (competitive)
Medal record
Representing the Soviet Union
Ladies' Figure skating
World Championships
European Championships

Anna Anatolevna Levandi^[1] (née Kondrashova) (Russian: Анна Анатольевна Леванди (Кондрашова), born 30 June 1965 in Moscow) 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,^[2] Jasmine Alexandra Costa,^[3] Alisa Drei,^[4] Jelena Glebova,^[5] Mari Hirvonen,^[6] Christian Horvath^[7] Svetlana Issakova,^[8] Taru Karvosenoja,^[9] Viktor Romanenkov,^[10] Viktoria Shklover & Valdis Mintals,^[11] and Dmitri Tchumak.^[12]

Honors and awards

In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year of Estonia and in 2008 Coach of the Year of Estonia.^[13] On 4 February 2009, she was decorated with the Third Class Order of the White Star.^[14]

Results

International
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

^ "Bios". The International Skating Unions. 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009. Coach Anna Levandi (Kondrashova) is the 1984 World silver and a four-time European bronze medalist {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 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
^ http://www.ekspress.ee/2009/03/07/varia/40184-anna-levandi-venelane-keda-eestis-koige-rohkem-armastatakse
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Remmel, Ia (2010). "Anna Levandi: The popularity of a sport is built over the years". AbsoluteSkating.com. 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 4 December 2016.

[1] "Bios". The International Skating Unions. 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009. Coach Anna Levandi (Kondrashova) is the 1984 World silver and a four-time European bronze medalist {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] Johanna Allik at the International Skating Union

[3] Jasmine Alexandra Costa at the International Skating Union

[4] Alisa Drei at the International Skating Union

[5] Jelena Glebova at the International Skating Union

[6] Mari Hirvonen at the International Skating Union

[7] Christian Horvath at the International Skating Union

[8] Svetlana Issakova at the International Skating Union

[9] Taru Karvosenoja at the International Skating Union

[10] Viktor Romanenkov at the International Skating Union

[11] Shklover & Mintals at the International Skating Union

[12] Dmitri Tchumak at the International Skating Union

[13] ttp://www.ekspress.ee/2009/03/07/varia/40184-anna-levandi-venelane-keda-eestis-koige-rohkem-armastatakse

[14] [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

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