Elena Krykanova

Elena Krykanova,^[1] also romanized as Krikanova, (Russian: Елена Крыканова)^[2] is a former ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union. With former partner Evgeni Platov, she is a three-time World Junior champion (1984–1986).^[3]^[4] They began skating together around December 1976 in Odessa and were coached by Boris Rublev until 1982 when they moved to Moscow to train under Natalia Dubova.^[5]

In January 1990, she defected to the United States along with Gorsha Sur, Igor Shpilband, and Veronica Pershina.^[1]

Results

(with Platov)

Event	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86
World Junior Championship	1st	1st	1st

^ ^a ^b Longman, Jere (December 5, 1993). "OLYMPICS; Sur, a Russian Ice Dancer, Is Pursuing U.S. Citizenship". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
^ "Елена Крыканова" [Elena Krykanova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013.
^ "Soviet skaters Elena Krykanova and Eugeni Platov, the 1984..." UPI. December 14, 1984. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016.
^ Simonenko, Andrei (November 12, 2013). "Евгений Платов: всю жизнь стремился к тому, чтобы стать чемпионом" [Evgeni Platov: I worked my whole life to be a champion]. rsport.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on May 7, 2016.

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