Elena Liashenko
Liashenko at the 2004 World Championships
Full name	Ukrainian: Olena Anatoliyivna Liashenko
Native name	Олена Анатоліївна Ляшенко
Born	(1976-08-09)9 August 1976 (age 48) Kyiv,Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Ukraine
Skating club	Dynamo Kyiv
Began skating	1980
Retired	2006
Medal record Representing Ukraine Figure skating:Ladies' singles European Championships 2004 Budapest Ladies' singles 1995 Dortmund Ladies' singles 2005 Turin Ladies' singles European Youth Olympic Festival 1993 Aosta Ladies' singles

Olena Liashenko (Ukrainian:Олена Анатоліївна Ляшенко^[1]Olena Anatoliyivna Liashenko; born 9 August 1976) is aUkrainian former competitivefigure skater. She is a three-timeEuropean medalist (silver in 2004, bronze in 1995 and 2005) and won nine medals on theGrand Prix series, including three golds (1998 Skate Canada International,2003 Cup of Russia, and2003 Cup of China). She competed at four Olympics.

Liashenko was born on 9 August 1976 inKiev,Ukrainian SSR.^[2] In the summer of 2005, she married Ukrainian pentathlete Andriy Yefremenko, the brother ofGalina Efremenko's husband.^[2][3] In 2007, they had a son, Platon.^[4]

Liashenko started skating at the age of four-and-a-half.^[3] She placed tenth at the1993 World Junior Championships inSeoul, South Korea.

In the 1993–94, Liashenko placed 11th at the1993 Skate Canada International and stepped onto her first senior national podium, taking silver at the Ukrainian Championships. In January 1994, she placed 19th at theEuropean Championships inCopenhagen, Denmark. In February, she qualified for the free skate at her firstWinter Olympics and went on to finish 19th inLillehammer, Norway.^[1] She concluded her season in March with a 6th-place finish at the1994 World Championships inChiba, Japan, having placed sixth in all segments.

In the 1994–95 season, Liashenko won silver at the1994 Nations Cup in Germany and repeated as the national silver medalist. She won her firstISU Championship medal, bronze, at the1995 Europeans inDortmund. She finished ninth at the1995 Worlds inBirmingham, after placing sixth in the short program and tenth in the free skate.

In the 1995–96 season, Liashenko competed in the inauguralChampions Series (later known as the Grand Prix series) and won her first national title.

Liashenko is a four-time Olympian. She finished in the top ten at nine World Championships. 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.^[1] She retired afterwards.

After retiring from competition, Liashenko began coaching young children in Kyiv.^[4][5] In August 2014, she began coaching young children at HC PZ Kraso Kladno inKladno, Czech Republic.^[6]

GP:Champions Series / Grand Prix

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