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Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya (Russian: Елена Викторовна Бережная, Latvian: Jeļena Berežnaja, born 11 October 1977) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Anton Sikharulidze, she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion.
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Elena Berezhnaya is a former pairs skater who won gold and silver medals at the Winter Olympics with Anton Sikharulidze. She also competed with Oļegs Šļahovs and survived a serious injury that caused partial paralysis.
Jan 25, 2023 · The Russian pair won gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics, but faced a scoring scandal and a backlash from the public. Learn about their career, relationship, and current status after the controversy.
Oct 7, 2021 · Elena Berezhnaya is a former Russian figure skater who won the 2002 Winter Olympics gold medal with Anton Sikharulidze. She retired from skating in 2011 and now coaches in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Mar 19, 1997 · March 19, 1997 at 12:00 a.m. EST. LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, MARCH 18 -- Elena Berezhnaya remembers only that she was spinning "too close" to her pairs partner as they practiced side-by-side...
The controversy led to two pairs teams receiving gold medals: the original winners Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia and original silver-medalists Jamie Salé and David Pelletier of Canada. The scandal was one of the causes for the revamp of scoring in figure skating to the new ISU Judging System .
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Feb 18, 2022 · Moskvina’s pair of Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze won narrowly over the Canadians Jamie Salé and David Pelletier in a disputed outcome. Eventually, gold medals were awarded to both...
