Jelena Glebova

Jelena Glebova
Glebova and former coach Levandi at 2010 Cup of Russia
Personal information
Country represented	Estonia
Born	(1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former coach	Igor Krokavec, Irina Kononova, Anna Levandi
Former choreographer	David Wilson, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Vakhtang Murvanidze, Lea Ann Miller, Maria McLean, Anna Levandi
Former skating club	Medal FSC Tallinn Anna Levandi FSC
Former training locations	Hackensack, New Jersey, Tallinn, Tartu, Andorra, Novogorsk
Began skating	1995
Retired	May 2014
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	157.77 2011 Merano Cup
Short program	56.52 2011 Finlandia Trophy
Free skate	103.09 2011 Merano Cup

Jelena Glebova (born 16 June 1989) is an Estonian former competitive figure skater. She won five senior international medals (three gold, two silver) and seven Estonian national titles. She finished as high as seventh at the European Championships (2014) and 13th at the World Championships (2012).

Skating career

Glebova started skating when she was five years old after watching her brother practice. She trained in Estonia with coach Irina Kononova from the age of 5 to 12, and then with Anna Levandi for ten years.

Glebova appeared at her first World Junior Championships in 2004 and debuted at the European and World Championships in 2005. In 2006, she competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, finishing 28th. In 2007, she achieved her best World Junior result, sixth in Oberstdorf. In 2010, she placed 21st at the Vancouver Olympics.

In 2011, Glebova moved from Estonia to Hackensack, New Jersey and began training with coaches Igor Krokavec and Craig Maurizi. She placed 13th at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France. The next season, she finished 16th at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario. Her result qualified a spot for Estonia in the ladies' event at the 2014 Olympics.

In the 2013–14 season, Glebova finished seventh at the European Championships in Budapest, the best result of her career. She placed 29th at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She retired from competition in May 2014.

Personal life

Glebova has an elder brother, Ilja Glebov, who also competed in figure skating. As of 2014, she works for Tallinn's city council.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2013–2014	Love in Three Acts by unknown choreo. by David Wilson	Cleopatra by unknown choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
2012–2013	Tales and Legends by Rolando Tambin choreo. by Vakhtang Murvanidze	Black Magic Woman by Carlos Santana choreo. by Lea Ann Miller
2011–2012	Angels & Demons (film) by Hans Zimmer	Spartacus (ballet) by Aram Khachaturian
2010–2011	Sex and the City soundtrack	Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Ooh La La by Goldfrapp
2009–2010	East of Eden by Lee Holdridge	Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Ooh La La by Goldfrapp
2008–2009	Songs My Mother Taught Me by Antonín Dvořák	Piano Concert in A minor by Edvard Grieg Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
2007–2008	Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo	Allegro Molto Moderato by Edvard Grieg
2006–2007	Tango De Los Exilados performed by Vanessa-Mae	Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie Mercury
2005–2006	Liebestraum by Franz Liszt	Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie Mercury
2004–2005	Liebestraum by Franz Liszt	Salomé (2002 film) by Roque Baños
2003–2004	Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman	The Last Emperor by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne

Competitive highlights

Results
International
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Olympics				28th				21st				29th
Worlds			33rd		18th	15th	16th	21st	22nd	13th	16th	26th
Europeans			25th	15th	12th		12th	10th		11th	13th	7th
GP Bompard						6th					7th
GP Cup of Russia							6th		10th
GP Skate America								5th
GP Skate Canada						8th	11th
Crystal Skate				7th						1st
Finlandia					5th				6th	2nd
Ice Challenge								4th
Karl Schäfer				5th			2nd
Merano Cup										1st
Nebelhorn			12th			6th	4th	9th			4th	11th
NRW Trophy									7th			1st
Ondrej Nepela				7th
U.S. Classic											4th
Universiade							4th		7th			4th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds		27th	20th	11th	6th	11th
JGP Bulgaria		16th
JGP Czech Rep.					3rd
JGP Estonia				6th
JGP Hungary					6th
JGP Poland		25th
JGP Ukraine			13th
JGP USA			8th
Warsaw Cup					2nd J.
National
Estonian	3rd J.	1st	1st	2nd	1st		1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st
Team events
Japan Open								1T/5P
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Elena Glebova at the International Skating Union
• Official website

• Russian version:

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