Anna Kondrashova
| Anna Levandi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Anna Anatolevna Levandi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Anna Kondrashova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1965 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1988 (competitive) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anna Levandi,[a] née Kondrashova,[b] (born 30 June 1965) is a Russian competitive figure skater who represented the former Soviet Union in international competition. She was the 1984 World silver medalist and four-time European bronze medalist. She competed at two Winter Olympic Games.
Levandi was born Anna Anatolevna Kondrashova,[c] and grew up, in Moscow, Russia (then Soviet Union). She is married to Allar Levandi, an Estonian former Olympic Nordic combined skier. The couple lives in Estonia and she now works as a coach in Tallinn. Their son, Arlet Levandi, is a figure skater who competes for Estonia.[1]
Competitive career
Kondrashova began competing at senior ISU events in 1983. She won the silver medal at the 1984 World Figure Skating Championships. She did however produce three clean triples in her free programme: two toe-loops and a triple loop. She won four bronze medals at the European Figure Skating Championships: in 1984, and from 1986 through 1988.
She represented the Soviet Union at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where she placed 5th, and the Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th. She retired from competitive skating following that season.
Coaching career
Levandi works as a coach and choreographer at Anna Levandi Figure Skating Club in Tallinn. Among her current and former students and choreography clients are Johanna Allik,[2] Jasmine Alexandra Costa,[3] Alisa Drei,[4] Jelena Glebova,[5] Mari Hirvonen,[6] Christian Horvath[7] Svetlana Issakova,[8] Taru Karvosenoja,[9] Viktor Romanenkov,[10] Viktoria Shklover & Valdis Mintals,[11] Dmitri Tchumak,[12] Arlet Levandi and Eva-Lotta Kiibus.
Honors and awards
In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year of Estonia and in 2008 Coach of the Year of Estonia.[13] On 4 February 2009, she was decorated with the Third Class Order of the White Star.[14]
Results
| International | |||||||
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| Event | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 |
| Winter Olympics | 5th | 8th | |||||
| World Championships | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 9th | ||
| European Championships | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Prize of Moscow News | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| National | |||||||
| Soviet Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
Notes
- ^ Russian: Анна Анатольевна Леванди
- ^ Russian: Кондрашова
- ^ In her maiden name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Anatolevna and the family name was Kondrashova
References
- ^ "Arlet LEVANDI". International Skating Union.
- ^ Johanna Allik at the International Skating Union
- ^ Jasmine Alexandra Costa at the International Skating Union
- ^ Alisa Drei at the International Skating Union
- ^ Jelena Glebova at the International Skating Union
- ^ Mari Hirvonen at the International Skating Union
- ^ Christian Horvath at the International Skating Union
- ^ Svetlana Issakova at the International Skating Union
- ^ Taru Karvosenoja at the International Skating Union
- ^ Viktor Romanenkov at the International Skating Union
- ^ Shklover & Mintals at the International Skating Union
- ^ Dmitri Tchumak at the International Skating Union
- ^ "Anna Levandi: Venelane, keda Eestis kõige rohkem armastatakse - Eesti Ekspress - Uudised, Eesti, Maailm, Ilm, Meelelahutus, Video, Raadio- & Telesaade, Arvamuslood". Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Vabariigi President". www.president.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- Remmel, Ia (2010). "Anna Levandi: The popularity of a sport is built over the years". AbsoluteSkating.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Kondrashova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
External links
- Anna Levandi at Olympedia
- Anna Levandi at ESBL (in Estonian)
- Anna Levandi Iluuisutamisklubi, treener Anna Levandi (in Estonian)
