Elizaveta Stekolnikova

Elizaveta Stekolnikova (born April 20, 1974)[1] is a former ice dancer who competed internationally for the Soviet Union with Oleg Ovsyannikov for one season and then for Kazakhstan. With partner Dmitri Kazarlyga, she is the 1994 Skate America bronze medalist, 1995 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, and 1996 Asian Winter Games champion. They placed 18th at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 22nd at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Elizaveta Stekolnikova
Born (1974-04-20) April 20, 1974 (age 49)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Figure skating career
CountryKazakhstan
Retired1999
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Harbin Ice dancing

Stekolnikova teamed up with Kazarlyga in Moscow and trained with him in the United States under Natalia Dubova.[2] Their partnership ended in 1998.

Stekolnikova teamed up with American skater Mark Fitzgerald for one season. They competed at both the Four Continents and the World Championships. After retiring from competition, she began working as a coach in Ontario, Canada.[3]

Results edit

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

With Ovsyannikov edit

Event 1989–90
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st

With Kazarlyga edit

International
Event 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98
Winter Olympics 18th 22nd
World Champ. 19th 14th 13th 12th 15th 22nd
GP Skate America 4th WD
GP Skate Canada 5th 6th
GP Nations Cup 6th
GP NHK Trophy 4th 6th
Asian Winter Games 1st
NHK Trophy 6th 7th
Schäfer Memorial 7th
Skate America 3rd
Skate Israel 3rd
Winter Universiade 3rd
WD = Withdrew

With Fitzgerald edit

International
Event 1998–99
World Championships 27th
Four Continents Championships 8th

References edit

  1. ^ "Yelizaveta Stekolnikova". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27.
  2. ^ Raylian, Sergei (March 25, 2011). Фигурная история [Figure skating history]. Karavan (Kazakhstan newspaper) (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Elizaveta Stekolnikova". Nepean Skating Club. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008.

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