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

References

1. Longman, Jere (December 5, 1993). "OLYMPICS; Sur, a Russian Ice Dancer, Is Pursuing U.S. Citizenship". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
2. "Елена Крыканова" [Elena Krykanova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
3. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013.
4. "Soviet skaters Elena Krykanova and Eugeni Platov, the 1984...". UPI. December 14, 1984. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016.
5. 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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