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Elena Valova
Russian pair skater (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovna and the family name is Valova.
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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Full name | Elena Aleksandrovna Valova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1963-01-04) 4 January 1963 (age 61) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Retired | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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