Ludmila Nelidina
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Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 7 December 1984||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
Country | Russia (until 1998, 1999–2004) Azerbaijan (1998) | ||||||||||||||
Skating club | Sport Palace Olympiski | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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Ludmila Nelidina (Russian: Людмила Нелидина; born 7 December 1984) is a Russian former competitive figure skater, who also competed internationally for Azerbaijan. She is the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy champion and 2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist.
Career
[edit]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 female European 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] She is currently on the faculty of coaches giving private skating lessons at the Wheaton Ice Arena in Maryland.[3]
Programs
[edit]Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2003–2004 [4] |
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2002–2003 [5] |
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2001–2002 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]International[6][5][4] | |||||
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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[6][5][4] | |||||
JGP Final | 2nd | ||||
JGP Czech Republic | 4th | ||||
JGP Italy | 1st | ||||
JGP Netherlands | 3rd | ||||
JGP Slovenia | |||||
National[6][5][4] | |||||
Russian Championships | 5th | 6th | 4th | ||
Russian Jr. Champ. | 3rd | ||||
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix |
References
[edit]- ^ Mittan, Barry (24 November 2002). "Nelidina Becomes First European Woman to Land Triple Axel". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (30 June 2011). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew - June 30". icenetwork.
- ^ "Private Lessons".
- ^ a b c d "Ludmila NELIDINA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006.
- ^ a b c d "Ludmila NELIDINA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2003.
- ^ a b c d "Ludmila NELIDINA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 February 2002.