Elena Leonova
Representing the Soviet Union with Gennadi Krasnitski, she won the 1987 NHK Trophy, the 1989 Skate Canada International, and two World Junior Championships (1986, 1987).[3] As a young child, Leonova trained under Elena Loboda.The pair won gold at the 1986 World Junior Championships, held in December 1985 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and successfully defended their title at the 1987 World Junior Championships, held in December 1986 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.In their final season as a pair, 1989–1990, they received three gold medals — at the Skate Canada International, Nebelhorn Trophy, and Grand Prix International St. Gervais — and bronze at the Soviet Championships.After Leonova ended her ISU competitive career, she toured with a show produced by Tatiana Tarasova.