Ludmila Nelidina

Ludmila Nelidina
Personal information
Country represented	Russia
Former country(ies) represented	Azerbaijan
Born	7 December 1984 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Moscow
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Former coach	Tatiana Pomerantseva Zhanna Gromova Viktor Kudriavtsev
Skating club	Sport Palace Olympiski
Retired	2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	117.49 2003 Cup of Russia
Short program	42.20 2003 Cup of Russia
Free skate	75.29 2003 Cup of Russia

Ludmila Nelidina (Russian: Людмила Нелидина; born 7 December 1984) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy champion and 2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist.

Career

Nelidina competed for Russia until 1998, when she briefly switched to competing for Azerbaijan. She switched back to skating for Russia the following year. Her highest placement at a senior-level ISU Championship was 13th at the 2003 World Championships. During her career, she was coached by Tatiana Pomerantseva, Zhanna Gromova, and Viktor Kudriavtsev.

Nelidina landed a triple axel in competition at the 2002 Skate America. Together with Yukari Nakano, who also completed a triple axel at that competition, Nelidina was the first female skater in 10 years to perform a triple axel in international competition. She is the first European lady skater to land a triple axel in competition, the other skaters having been from Japan and the United States.^[1]

After retiring from competition, Nelidina began coaching in Moscow.^[2]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2003–2004 [3]	Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven	Corcovado performed by Richard Clayderman Abrazame by Julia Iglesias, Ferro Orchestra Raul di Blasio Sentimental Medley by Rossini, Bach, Albinoni, Gounod performed by Richard Clayderman
2002–2003 [4]	The Last Opera by Saint-Preux	Corcovado performed by Richard Clayderman Abrazame by Julia Iglesias, Ferro Orchestra Raul di Blasio Sentimental Medley by Rossini, Bach, Albinoni, Gounod performed by Richard Clayderman
2001–2002 [5]	Music by Felix Mendelssohn	Ouverture (from La forza del destino) by Giuseppe Verdi

Competitive highlights

International[5][4][3]
Event	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
World Championships				13th
GP Cup of Russia				6th	10th
GP Skate America				5th
Finlandia Trophy			5th
Nebelhorn Trophy			1st	3rd
International: Junior[5][4][3]
JGP Final			2nd
JGP Czech Republic	4th
JGP Italy			1st
JGP Netherlands			3rd
JGP Slovenia
National[5][4][3]
Russian Championships		5th	6th	4th
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

1. Mittan, Barry (24 November 2002). "Nelidina Becomes First European Woman to Land Triple Axel". GoldenSkate. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
2. Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (30 June 2011). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew - June 30". icenetwork.
3. "Ludmila NELIDINA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006.
4. "Ludmila NELIDINA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2003.
5. "Ludmila NELIDINA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 February 2002.

External links

• Ludmila Nelidina at the International Skating Union