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Elena Valova
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Gold | 1984 Sarajevo | Pairs | |
| Silver | 1988 Calgary | Pairs | |
Elena Aleksandrovna Valova (Russian: Елена Александровна Валова) (born January 4, 1963) is an Olympic and world pairs figure skating champion.
Valova was born in Leningrad, Russia, to parents Alla Borisovna Valova and Aleksander Dmitrievich Valov. She began training at age seven under Tatiana and Alexei Mishin and Nina Monahova. She was chosen for pair skating by coach Tamara Moskvina and was paired with Oleg Vasiliev. Valova represented VSS Trud.
The pair enjoyed success throughout their career, winning gold at the 1984 Olympics and silver in 1988, as well as winning several world championship titles. The competed in the amateur ranks from 1979 to 1988, and as professionals until 1995.
They were married from 1984-1992. Valova is now remarried to German Galusha and has a son, Roman, born in 1996. She moved to Pittsburgh, PA in 1997. She currently teaches skating at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center and lives in Moon Township. She coached Kylie Gleason and Taylor Toth, who were the 2002 U.S. Champions in Juvenile Pairs and the 2003 U.S. Champions in Intermediate pairs.
Valova graduated from the P.F. Lesgaft University of Sports. She was awarded Order of Friendship of Peoples (1984).[1]
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- Valova and Vasiliev were the first Soviet skaters to turn professional.
- Their single coach throughout their amateur and professional careers was Tamara Moskvina.
- ^ (1985) Panorama of the 1984 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Physical Culture and Sports publisher, p. 37.
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Categories: 1963 births | Living people | Russian figure skaters | Soviet figure skaters | Olympic figure skaters of the Soviet Union | Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics | Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics | Figure skating coaches | Russian figure skating coaches | Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union | Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union | People from Saint Petersburg