13 Facts About Alena Kanysheva

Alena Dmitrievna Kanysheva is a retired Russian ice dancer who formerly competed in women's singles.

Alena Kanysheva announced her retirement from women's singles and her intention to switch to ice dancing in 2019.

In November 2016, Kanysheva won the gold medal at novice level of the Tallinn Trophy ahead of You Young.

In January 2018, Alena Kanysheva competed in the 2018 Russian Junior Championships.

Alena Kanysheva was ranked 2nd in both the short program and the free skating and she won the silver medal behind Russian teammate Alena Kostornaia.

Alena Kanysheva was ranked 2nd in the short program and the 3rd in the free skate.

Alena Kanysheva was about 33 points behind the gold medalist, her teammate Alexandra Trusova, but beat the bronze medalist, Yuhana Yokoi, by about 3.5 points.

At the JGP Final, Alena Kanysheva won the bronze medal after placing 3rd in both the short program and the free skate.

Alena Kanysheva was assigned to two Junior Grand Prix events, but was eventually replaced at both assignments due to injury.

On 28 January 2020, Alena Kanysheva announced her retirement from single skating on her Instagram account, citing a back injury that made jumping too painful to continue.

Alena Kanysheva stated her plan to continue her skating career in ice dance.

Alena Kanysheva was partnered with Andrei Pylin, but the team briefly split for a two-month period in early 2021, during which time Pylin teamed up with Anna Kolomenskaya.

Alena Kanysheva announced her retirement from competitive skating and her transition to coaching on 8 December 2021.