Elena Valova

Elena Valova
Valova and Vasiliev in 1987
Full nameElena Aleksandrovna Valova
Born (1963-01-04) 4 January 1963 (age 61)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
 Russia
Retired1988
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Sarajevo Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary Pairs
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Helsinki Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tokyo Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1988 Budapest Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1984 Ottawa Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1986 Geneva Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1987 Cincinnati Pairs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Budapest Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1985 Gothenburg Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1986 Copenhagen Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1983 Dortmund Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1987 Sarajevo Pairs
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Elena Aleksandrovna Valova (Russian: Елена Александровна Валова; born 4 January 1963) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With her then-husband Oleg Vasiliev, she is the 1984 Olympic champion, 1988 Olympic silver medalist, and three-time World Champion (1983, 1985, 1988). Their coach throughout their career was Tamara Moskvina.

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