Elena Liashenko is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2004 European silver medalist

European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

 and 1995 and 2005 bronze medalist. She is also 4-time Olympic team member of Ukraine.

Biography

Liashenko started skating at the age of four-and-a-half. She is a three-time European Medalist, had earned multiple National Champion titles, and is a four-time Olympian. She finished in the Top 10 at the World Championships nine times. Her highest finish was sixth, in 1994 and 2002. She retired after the 2005/2006 season due to recurring injury. Her injuries became a problem after the national championships. She withdrew from the 2006 European Championships, but managed to compete at the Olympics. She retired afterwards.

In summer of 2005, Liashenko married Ukrainian pentathlete Andrei Efremenko, the brother of Galina Efremenko

Galina Efremenko

Galina Efremenko is a Ukrainian figure skater. She competed as Galina Maniachenko from 1994 until 2005 when she began competing under her married name, Efremenko. She is a three time Ukrainian national champion and twice competed at the Winter Olympics, placing 12th in 2002...

's husband. In 2007 they had a son, Platon. After retiring from competition, she began coaching young children in Kiev.

Competitive highlights

Event	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Winter Olympics Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...	19th				9th				14th				17th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	6th	9th	12th		7th	8th	10th	8th	6th	7th	11th	10th
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...		3rd	4th	5th	5th	7th	5th	4th	9th	5th	2nd	3rd
Ukrainian Championships Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships The Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Ukraine. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.-Men:...	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st		1st	1st
Grand Prix Final Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an international, senior-level figure skating competition. It is the culmination of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....										4th
Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...			7th
Skate Canada Skate Canada International The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's...				9th		1st
Cup of China Cup of China The Cup of China is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The location changes yearly. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The Cup of China is...										1st		4th
Cup of Russia Cup of Russia The Cup of Russia is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held as the Rostelecom Cup in 2009 after...										1st
NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....										2nd		3rd
Nations Cup				6th
Skate Israel Skate Israel Skate Israel is a senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Metulla, Israel. Skaters compete in four disciplines: ladies and men's singles, pairs and ice dancing...			2nd	3rd

External links

• Liashenko fan page (Figure Web)

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