Glebova and her former coach Levandi at 2010 Cup of Russia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (age 36) |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Began skating | 1995 |
| Retired | May 2014 |
Elena Glebova (born 16 June 1989) is anEstonian former competitivefigure skater. She won five senior international medals (three gold, two silver) and sevenEstonian national titles. She finished as high as seventh at the European Championships (2014) and 13th at the World Championships (2012).
Glebova started skating when she was five years old after watching her brother practice.[1] She trained in Estonia with coach Irina Kononova from the age of 5 to 12, and then withAnna Levandi for ten years.[2][3]
Glebova appeared at her first World Junior Championships in 2004 and debuted at the European and World Championships in 2005. In 2006, she competed at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin, Italy, finishing 28th. In 2007, she achieved her best World Junior result,sixth in Oberstdorf. In 2010, she placed 21st at theVancouver Olympics.
In 2011, Glebova moved from Estonia toHackensack, New Jersey and began training with coaches Igor Krokavec and Craig Maurizi.[2][4] She placed 13th at the2012 World Championships inNice, France. The next season, she finished 16th at the2013 World Championships inLondon, Ontario. Her resultqualified a spot for Estonia in the ladies' event at the 2014 Olympics.
In the 2013–14 season, Glebova finished seventh at theEuropean Championships inBudapest, the best result of her career. She placed 29th at the2014 Winter Olympics inSochi. She retired from competition in May 2014.[5][6][3]
Glebova has an elder brother,Ilja Glebov, who also competed in figure skating.[1] As of 2014, she works for Tallinn's city council.[5][6]
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| 2013–2014 [7] |
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| 2012–2013 [8][9] |
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| 2011–2012 [10][2] | |||
| 2010–2011 [11] |
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| 2009–2010 [12] |
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| 2008–2009 [13][14] |
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| 2007–2008 [15] |
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| 2006–2007 [16] |
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| 2005–2006 [17] |
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| 2004–2005 [18] | |||
| 2003–2004 [19] |
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| Results[20] | ||||||||||||
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| International | ||||||||||||
| Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| Olympics | 28th | 21st | 29th | |||||||||
| Worlds | 33rd | 18th | 15th | 16th | 21st | 22nd | 13th | 16th | 26th | |||
| Europeans | 25th | 15th | 12th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 13th | 7th | ||||
| GPBompard | 6th | 7th | ||||||||||
| GPCup of Russia | 6th | 10th | ||||||||||
| GPSkate America | 5th | |||||||||||
| GPSkate Canada | 8th | 11th | ||||||||||
| Crystal Skate | 7th | 1st | ||||||||||
| Finlandia | 5th | 6th | 2nd | |||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 4th | |||||||||||
| Karl Schäfer | 5th | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Merano Cup | 1st | |||||||||||
| Nebelhorn | 12th | 6th | 4th | 9th | 4th | 11th | ||||||
| NRW Trophy | 7th | 1st | ||||||||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 7th | |||||||||||
| U.S. Classic | 4th | |||||||||||
| Universiade | 4th | 7th | 4th | |||||||||
| International: Junior | ||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 27th | 20th | 11th | 6th | 11th | |||||||
| JGP Bulgaria | 16th | |||||||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 3rd | |||||||||||
| JGP Estonia | 6th | |||||||||||
| JGP Hungary | 6th | |||||||||||
| JGP Poland | 25th | |||||||||||
| JGP Ukraine | 13th | |||||||||||
| JGP USA | 8th | |||||||||||
| Warsaw Cup | 2nd J. | |||||||||||
| National | ||||||||||||
| Estonian | 3rd J. | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | ||
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| Japan Open | 1T/5P | |||||||||||
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only. | ||||||||||||
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