Elena Khalyavina

Elena Dostatni (Khalyavina)
Personal information
Full name Elena Lvovna Dostatni (since 2009)
Alternative names Elena Lvovna Khalyavina (competitive)
Former country(ies) represented Russia
Born (1983-12-08) December 8, 1983
Kirov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Former partner Maxim Shabalin, Alexandr Glyhih
Former coach Oleg Sudakov, Boris Rublev, Irina Fedorovyh
Former choreographer Sergei Petukhov
Skating club Kirov FSC, Samara CSKVVS FSC
Began skating 1989
Retired 2002

Elena Dostatni, née Khalyavina (Russian: Елена Достатни (Халявина), born December 8, 1983) is a former competitive ice dancer. Competing for Russia as Elena Khalyavina with partner Maxim Shabalin, she won gold at the 2001 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final and two medals at the World Junior Championships (bronze in 2001, silver in 2002).

Career

Elena Khalyavina began skating when she was six years old in Kirov. She skated with Alexandr Glyhih for seven years through the senior level. In 1999, she moved to Samara and teamed up with Maxim Shabalin. In the 2001–02 season, Khalyavina/Shabalin won gold at the JGP Final, gold at the Russian Junior Championships, and silver at the World Junior Championships before parting ways. In 2002, she began her coaching career in her home town in Russia.

In 2011, Elena Dostatni became the director of ice dancing at the Colorado Springs World Arena Ice Hall.

Personal life

Elena Khalyavina moved to the United States in 2003 and is now known as Elena Dostatni. She married Polish former ice dancer and ISU Technical Specialist Andrzej Dostatni in September 2009.[1] The couple have two sons.

Programs

(with Shabalin)

Season Original dance Free dance
2001–2002
[2]
  • Paso doble
  • Flamenco
  • Paso doble
2000–2001
[3]
  • My Guy
  • Dancing Fool

Results

(with Shabalin)

Results[2][3][4]
International
Event 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002
World Junior Championships 10th 3rd 2nd
JGP Final 2nd 1st
JGP Czech Republic 1st
JGP Italy 1st
JGP Norway 3rd 1st
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Slovenia 1st
National
Russian Junior Champ. 3rd 2nd 1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. "Elena Khalyavina & Andrzej Dostatni Get Married in Poland" (PDF). The Sun Valley Figure Skating Club Newsletter. November 2009. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 26, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Elena KHALIAVINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002.
  3. 1 2 "Elena KHALIAVINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 28, 2001.
  4. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union.

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