Elena Berezhnaya, born on 11 October 1977, is a Russian former pair skater who first competed for Latvia. With Anton Sikharulidze she won the World title in 1998 and 1999, the silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the Olympic title in 2002. Earlier she skated with Oleg Shliakhov and won gold at the 1995 Trophee de France. In January 1996 a serious injury left her partly paralyzed and unable to speak, yet she recovered rapidly and was competing again that November. The pair trained under Tamara Moskvina in Saint Petersburg and in Hackensack, New Jersey.
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she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion
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she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion
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is a Russian former pair skater
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Berezhnaya first competed with Oleg Shliakhov for Latvia
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is a Russian former pair skater
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she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion
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1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion
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1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion
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