Dr. Michael Sparr, the events medical director, quickly came to her aid. CAPTION: Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze skate to third place in the pairs short program at world championships. Both had been skating from a very young age and had partnered up shortly before their first Olympic appearance. It's called "MEDDLING" and looks deeply into the impact the judging misdeeds had on the two pairs teams involved: Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Russians Elena Berezhnaya and Anton. She doesn't remember the toe pick of Oleg Sliakhov's skate catching her on the left side of her head. Her dance partner when she was around 14 years old was Oleg Shliakhov. Her head snapped back and she collapsed face-first on the ice. Doctors operated to open her skull to clean out bone debris, and she spent one month in the hospital. Now she is at the Winter Olympics, preparing for the start of tomorrow's pairs short program. "I'm rather emotional," Moskvina said. The Ukrainian SBU security services has served as the enforcement arm of the officially authorized campaign of repression. It is a tale that is slipping into figure skating legend. The pair also missed the World Championships that year as a result of the disqualification. Elena then paired up with Anton Sikharulidze and trained under Tamara Moskvina. She demanded that the couple perfect the daring maneuvers that make pairs skating a danger. She hadnt lost consciousness. Partnership With Anton Sikharulidze. Berezhnaya, who was eighth at the 1994 Olympic Games in Norway with Sliakhov, never lost consciousness after the accident, Moskvina said. . Laura Munana and Luke Munana, Mexico, 57.42. Even so, the reigning world champions are second behind Russias Oksana Kazakova and Artur Dmitriev after the short program. In January of 1996, her partner, Oleg Shilakhov, slashed a deep cut into her skull with his skate while they practiced. Kimberly Navarro and Brent Bommentre, United States, 77.81. She spent three months in the hospital in 1989 after suffering a head injury on the same side-by-side camel spin that felled Berezhnaya. A heavy cloud.. 5. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Naomi Nari Nam and Themistocles Leftheris, United States, 153.39. 6. 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I dont have enough money to buy nine judges. On Jan. 9, 1996, at a practice rink in Riga, Latvia, the tiny skater with the big blue eyes sustained a harrowing injury. They have an excellent chance to win a medal here Tuesday night after finishing third in the short program. You might think a figure skater can be injured only if he or she trips over a sequin, but thats not true for the pairs. My first year in pairs I had a pretty bad accident and even if Im in training, if I see a lift thats a little off or spins that are too close, Im always like, gasp! She was a cloud, lamented their coach, Tamara Moskvina. She showed courage. . She was slashed on the head when her ex-partner, Oleg Sliakhov, clipped her. Its where skatings most dangerous accidents occur and all skaters who do similar elements dozens of times a day feel others injuries. Sikharulidze, who knew Berezhnaya and was hoping to begin training with her, took a train to Riga, checked her out of the hospital, and brought her to St. Petersburg. ", "Now," Berezhnaya said, "I don't have any problems with my health. 8. On 15 March 1996, only two months after the accident, she began skating carefully with Sikharulidze's help and Moskvina observing. But if I was her mother, I would cry. "It's one thing that puts you over the top, if you skate the whole program cleanly. Steuer, by the way, has had six knee operations. This evening at the world figure skating championships, however, Moskvina could most definitely speak once again about Berezhnaya's future as a skater. Meryl Davis and Charlie White, United States, 88.34. All I thought about was those first steps." But tell me this. In the life of Elena, then appeared a skater from England Stephen Cousins. 8. We smile. The accident caused partial paralysis on her right side, and doctors were unsure if she would walk again. Chen could not train for more than three months heading into these world championships because of a nagging foot injury. Before Canadas Anabelle Langlois and Cody Hay took the ice after the blood was wiped off it Langlois eyes filled with tears. Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, the accomplished Russian pair, were awarded the gold medal, but questions regarding how the results were decided marred the event. Elena was already a world-class pairs skater by the age of 15, skating for Latvia with Oleg Shliakhov. In January of 1996, Shliakhov's skate struck her in the head during practice and the blade penetrated her skull. Figure skating is always one of the marquee events at the Winter Olympics, and Tara Lipinski is turning back the clock on one of the sport's most scandalous moments. Two years ago, China's Lu Chen was the world champion of women's skating. And she grew to fear him. "I did not think of her skating. NICE, France -- Two-time defending pairs champions Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia were banned from the World Figure Skating Championships after Berezhnaya tested positive. Enter legendary Russian coach Tamara Moskvina. Berezhnaya wished to return to the ice and doctors agreed that physical exercise would be therapeutic. The controversial story of Canadian figure skating pair Jamie Sal and David Pelletier losing gold to Russians Anton Sikharulidze and Elena Berezhnaya during the 2002 Winter Olympics in an organized crime scandal spanning three continents. She's felt the glory of being watched by thousands of people. Two of the nine judges put them in first place, but overall, they are behind Germany's Mandy Wotzel and Ingo Steuer and fellow Russians Marina Eltsova and Andrei Bushkov. Thats the reason so few skaters compete in pairs. When Russian figure skaters Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze took home gold with a less than worthy performance in the 2002 Winter Olympics, a scoring controversy in the sport was exposed, leading to a complete revamp of the point system. Elena made her return to the ice later that year with Anton Sikharulidze. Americans Jenni Meno and Todd Sand are fourth, and Kyoko Ina and Jason Dungjen are fifth. Figure Skating championships, Isabeau Levito battles through the pressure to win U.S. figure skating title, Elliott: Mikaela Shiffrin has more wins than any woman in skiing. He became the father of two children of Elena a son and a daughter, but the skaters did not officially marry. What does Crittendon want? The winner will really be the one who lands everything." Xintong Huang and Xun Zheng, China, 66.32. 4. It looks easy, but it's hard. FILE - Canadian figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier compete in the pairs free program in the Winter Olympics at the Salt Lake Ice Center in Salt Lake City, Monday, Feb. 11, 2002. 160K views, 1.9K likes, 547 loves, 122 comments, 1.5K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Figure Skating Moments: Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, Salt Lake City 2002, Exhibition Elena. For the purposes of this column, I wont even get into the recent car accident that left him with a hyperextended shoulder. Then in her life appeared Anton Sikharulidze and bright victories in sports. On Monday, Anissina, Peizerat, Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze attended a press conference where Didier Gailhaguet, the president of the French Skating Federation, said each team "won their medal on . Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya (Russian: , 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.. Berezhnaya first competed with Oleg Shliakhov for Latvia and won gold at the 1995 Trophe de France. . 11. Anton made a foray into politics in 2006. The doctors at the time weren't sure if she could ever skate again, but she did, starting practice about two months after the incident. At the competition, the pairs were evenly matched, making for a fascinating contest. Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto, United States, 98.17. ". When she first arrived at the hospital in Latvia, she saw a skater who was motionless and speechless. More than two years later, she has an accent that she didnt have before. They did not reach the registry office, but Sikharulidze, says Berezhnaya on the air of the TV channel Russia 1, became her almost relative. Youre never going to see that at a hockey game. 6. After the skater had been hospitalized for a month, Sikharulidze came by train and furtively . Earlier, Americans Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto took over first place in ice dance after the original dance competition. Elena Berezhnaya started skating when she was quite young. While they had a good chance of coming through, they faced stiff competition from the Russian dancing pair of Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze. We are good skaters, and we are good guys. Anastasia Gimazetdinova, Uzbekistan, 46.15. I call her crazy. Elena Berezhnaya remembers only that she was spinning "too close" to her pairs partner as they practiced side-by-side camel spins alone in a rink in Riga, Latvia, 14 months ago. In 1996, on a similar spin, Elena Berezhnaya of Russia went into a coma after the blade of then-partner Oleg Shliakov became embedded in her head during practice in Latvia. But, despite the serious condition, Elena dreamed of returning to the ice. "I was sure I would be able to skate," she said. Try being lifted and thrown several times a day. Valerie Marcoux and Craig Buntin, Canada, 162.79. Yelena Berezhnaya took up skating at the age of four and switched from singles to pairs at the age of 13. Its very dangerous considering all the things that we do, said American Olympian John Baldwin, who teamed with Rena Inoue for third. 1 figure skaters (since 200102 season), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elena_Berezhnaya&oldid=1141003074, Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Figure Skating Championships medalists, European Figure Skating Championships medalists, Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating, Season-end world number one figure skaters, Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation), Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Russian-language text, Articles with Latvian-language sources (lv), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 21:38. Yelena Berezhnaya took up skating at the age of four and switched from singles to pairs at the age of 13. It was with him that she began a new phase of life after it seemed that everything was already over. She nursed the skater back to health. My coach and I decided to return to China, to return to our federation . This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 15:11. Subscribe Subscribe; e-Edition Two months later, the hard practices began. Notes: "I think you do have to have a quad to win here," said Fairfax's Michael Weiss, who begins competing Wednesday in the men's short program after nearly landing the quadruple toe loop at the U.S. nationals. Elena and Anton finished second behind them at the 2001 World Championships. An Accidental Pairing, a Perfect Couple By Jennifer Frey Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, February 10, 1998; Page D3 NAGANO, Feb. 9Elena Berezhnaya remembers that Anton Sikharulidze . The theme is on the complex relationship between partners in figure skating, and how typical it was for them to clash during training days that could extend to up to nine hours. Twenty years ago, two pairs Canadians Jamie Sal and David Pelletier, and Russians Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze faced off on Olympic ice in Salt Lake City, each couple hoping. Critics arent satisfied, Olympic snowboarders accuse USOPC, national federation of sex trafficking in lawsuit, Desperate mountain residents trapped by snow beg for help; We are coming, sheriff says, Newsom, IRS give Californians until October to file tax returns, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Olympian Allyson Felix announces she will retire after one last run this season, Tourism Set Record in 84, Thanks to Olympics, Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier take pairs gold at U.S. After unsuccessfully teaming up with Aleksandr Ruchkin, her coachs son, Berezhnaya teamed up with Latvian Oegs ahovs and they skated together more than five years. They also won European titles in 1998 and 2001 and a European Championships bronze in 1997. They quarreled constantly. The girls take a lot of risks out there, and the guys have to take the brunt of it. The skate blade penetrated Berezhnaya's skull, Moskvina said, requiring surgery to remove bone debris. Only 20 teams in the world were deemed worthy of competing in the Winter Olympics, and, if everybody was really honest about it, maybe half of them dont belong. Berezhnaya, Elena was born on October 11, 1977 in Nevinnomissk, Russia. Berezhnaya then was like a living corpse: she could not speak, survived two difficult operations, learned to walk again and hold objects in her hands. Stephen arrived, and then the athlete realized that they were not only connected by friendship. After a little more than five minutes, she was helped onto a stretcher, and a waiting ambulance took her to Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. She finally returned to the ice in Beijing Feb. 9. 3. But they faltered badly in the long, dropping to ninth. "Meddling" takes a closer look at the scandal surrounding the alleged vote-rigging plot, in which the Russians were accused of fixing a gold medal victory for pairs skaters Elena Berezhnaya and. Others like the new style. A Japanese pair in the short program Sunday night at the White Ring received technical merit scores ranging from 3.2 to 4.0 on a 6.0 scale. "Let's not speak about her future as a skater," the doctors told Moskvina. She moved on to ice skating at the age of six . Im not kidding. And she and Sikharulidze are gold-medal favorites. Dmitriev won the Olympic gold medal in 1992 and the silver in 1994 with Natalia Mishkutenok but had to find a new partner when she gained too much weight for him to lift comfortably. But first two days, it was some disappointment, because whenever we would turn on TV and. But Berezhnaya made an unusually quick recovery, being nursed by Anton Sikharulidze, with whom she had became romantically involved a year earlier. LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- They call Elena Berezhnaya figure skating's fragile vase, a woman who lay near death with a brain injury just 15 months ago, yet who is back on the ice, skating and reaching for medals. Elena Berezhnaya. Doctors cleaned the wound and worried that she might not survive. "The doctors said, 'Let's not speak of her future as a skater. But the focus will be on the Russian pair that has overcome so much, that yearns to write a perfect final of a Hollywood tale. 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Defending world champions Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer of Germany are also battling against time and injury. But not with Sliakhov, her partner at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Berezhnaya said she was scared only "a little bit, at the beginning," when she returned to the ice. Lauren Senft and Leif Gislason, Canada, 76.04. Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao, China, 203.05. "When I started to teach them, every minute I was afraid to look," she said. Shes in good spirits and sent her well-wishes to all of the other skaters.. He was quick-tempered and aggressive, in training he often humiliated and even beat Elena. The couple was considered one of the most beautiful in figure skating, and fans expected Elena and Anton to become a couple in life. ELENA BEREZHNAYA, RUSSIAN PAIR GOLD MEDALIST: Well, right now it's getting to everything getting better. The technical marks for the Azerbaijanis ranged from 3.6 to 4.2, the Armenians from 3.7 to 4.3. In this years national championships, she sprained her ankle while landing a throw triple salchow. After the 2002 Winter Olympics, Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze retired from competition and from 2002-06 toured together with Stars on Ice. 11. She has two children with her ex-husband Steven Cousins and seems to live in Russia, spending time with her kids. Fragments of the temporal bone touched the lining of the brain. And partners. On 15 March 1996, only two months after the accident, she began skating carefully with Sikharulidze's help and Moskvina observing. Marina Aganina and Artem Knyazev, Uzbekistan, 101.41. If you have any doubt about that, remember that the death spiral is one of the safest elements theyre required to perform. She is, however, skating well, although with a new partner, Anton Sikharulidze. Colorado Springs In the risky world of pairs figure skating, it doesnt rank among the most dangerous maneuvers. On Jan. 9, 1996, at a practice rink in Riga, Latvia, the tiny skater with the big blue eyes was hurt. Elena was already a world-class pairs skater by the age of 15, skating for Latvia with Oleg Shliakhov. On Jan. 9, 1996, at a practice rink in Riga, Latvia, the tiny skater with the big blue eyes sustained a harrowing injury. They were also World Champions in 1998 and 1999, taking silver in 2001. . Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Canada, 97.86. Jenni Meno and Todd Sand of the United States are fourth, ahead of teammates Kyoko Ina and Jason Dungjen. The No. Did Oleg Shlyakhov apologize to her for an injury that nearly left Elena disabled? Russian pair skater and politician. Her speech was "damaged," Moskvina said. 7. "She's been to Europeans and the Olympics. When Russian figure skaters Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze took home gold with a less than worthy performance in the 2002 Winter Olympics, a scoring controversy in the sport was exposed, leading to a complete revamp of the point system. Qing Pang and Jian Tong, China, 185.33. She was talking of the Russian pair that moves on the ice in perfect unison, that shows no fear or favor while performing daring spins and jumps. The razor-sharp blades are an eighth of an inch wide, on legs that are spinning at 60 mph. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in giant slalom for seventh world title, Bass chief of staff says hell avoid Olympics issues for a year. 12. The Russian pair did commit a few errors during their performance. Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze were also off-again, on-again romantically, splitting for good after the Utah Olympics. It was already broken and it's very easy to break again a thing that has been broken once, so be careful.". Doctors operated to open her skull to clean out bone. Berezhnaya said, "I didn't have any false dreams about the future. The most striking victories came to the skater Elena Berezhnaya paired with Anton Sikharulidze. Setting up to throw Ina, he tore ligaments in his thumb when he caught it in Inas skirt. Olympic athlete. By then, it was too late; her qualifying performance Monday was dismal. I didnt even see the accident before, but anytime anything happens I think Im always almost worse off than the people it happens to because of how emotional I get about it, said Lang- lois, who, obviously distraught, struggled with Hay to seventh place out of eight competitors. judy norton children; court ordered community service california "She was so skinny, like a chicken," said Moskvina, who rushed to the hospital from St. Petersburg. 1. Some call Berezhnaya courageous. The couple meshed, finishing second in the Russian championships and third at the European championships. Berezhnaya wished to return to the ice and doctors agreed that physical exercise would be therapeutic. There have been some horrific accidents. We are good skaters, and we are good guys,"he toldESPN. Dube suffered a laceration to her left cheek and nose and underwent surgery. The Canadian pairs routine was widely considered the better one at the time in terms of execution, but in the end, Elena and Anton were awarded the gold medal. Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya (Russian: ; born October 11, 1977) is a Russian retired competitive figure skater. She addressed UN twice recently. 2. "Her face is not as it was," said her New York-based manager, Yuki Saegusa. Chen, 20, finished 11th in her qualifying round Monday, moving on to the women's competition Friday and Saturday with almost no hope of winning a medal. Russias Elena Berezhnaya can tell you about the perils of pairs. 1 injury to men in pairs is to their backs, especially when their partners start loading up on croissants while competing in Trophy Lalique. She claimed that the President of the French Skating Federation pressured her into voting for Russia, with hers ultimately becoming the deciding vote in a 5-4 win for Elena and Anton. Olga Akimova and Alexander Shakalov, Uzbekistan, 60.35. "We understand what we're doing," Sikharulidze said. Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. I like skating with speed. Elena Berezhnaya, Russian Olympic athlete, ice skater. On the third revolution of their flying camel, Davison drifted too close and his skate slashed Dube right below the left eye.
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