Elena Berezhnaya
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Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya 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.
Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze competing in 2001
Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze meet Vladimir Putin in March 2002
Berezhnaya in 2008
The pairs' figure skating competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held on February 9 and 11 at the Salt Lake Ice Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. Originally, Elena Berezhnaya
Elena Berezhnaya
…rink in Saint Petersburg. In September 2021 Netflix premiered docuseries Bad Sport that includes an episode ("Gold War") detailing the events of the 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal. Sikharulidze and Berezhnaya had an on-and-off romantic relationship between 1996 and 2002; they remain close friends. With former husband Steven…
Belarusian stamp commemorating the 2002 Winter Olympics