28 Facts About Elene Gedevanishvili

Elene Gedevanishvili is a Georgian former competitive figure skater.

Elene Gedevanishvili is a two-time European bronze medalist.

In winning the medal in 2010, Gedevanishvili became the first skater from Georgia to medal at an ISU Championships.

Elene Gedevanishvili has competed at three Winter Olympics: Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014.

Elene Gedevanishvili is the elder sister of Dmitri Gedevanishvili, a competitive alpine skier.

Elene Gedevanishvili graduated from Plymouth State University in Spring 2019 with Bachelor of Science in psychology of exercise.

Elene Gedevanishvili trained at CSKA Moscow with Buianova and Tatiana Tarasova.

Elene Gedevanishvili made her senior international debut at the 2006 European Championships where she finished 5th.

Elene Gedevanishvili was 6th in the short program and finished 10th overall.

Elene Gedevanishvili ended the season at the 2006 World Championships, placing 14th.

In October 2006, Elene Gedevanishvili was forced to leave Russia after the Russian authorities revoked her mother's visa on a technicality.

Elene Gedevanishvili's mother was given ten days to leave the country so Buianova recommended that the skater train in Tallinn, Estonia with Anna Levandi for her first Grand Prix event of the season, the 2006 Cup of China, which was to take place in three weeks.

Shortly thereafter, Elene Gedevanishvili contracted a case of whooping cough that went undiagnosed for several months.

Elene Gedevanishvili withdrew from both of her Grand Prix events.

Elene Gedevanishvili left Zmievskaya in April 2007 due to a personality conflict.

Elene Gedevanishvili was awarded the Order of Honor by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili for her achievements as an athlete and in recognition of her treatment in Russia.

Elene Gedevanishvili moved to Hackensack, New Jersey to train with coaches Roman Serov and Viktor Kudriavtsev at the Ice House.

Elene Gedevanishvili occasionally worked with Roman Serov on her jumps and 1982 World Champion Elaine Zayak.

Elene Gedevanishvili can perform the Biellmann spin with a foot change.

In 2009, Elene Gedevanishvili finished 25th at Europeans, the lowest result at the event in her career, but then achieved a career-best result at the World Championships where she finished 10th.

Elene Gedevanishvili became the first skater representing Georgia to medal at an ISU Championships when she won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Championships.

Elene Gedevanishvili then competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics, placing 9th in the short program, 17th in the free skate, and 14th overall.

Elene Gedevanishvili was able to repeat her career-best 10th-place finish at the World Championships.

In July 2011, Elene Gedevanishvili switched coaches to Brian Orser in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In September 2013, Elene Gedevanishvili placed 6th at the Nebelhorn Trophy, the last Olympic qualifying event.

Elene Gedevanishvili switched coaches back to Brian Orser and Ghislain Briand after the Grand Prix series.

Elene Gedevanishvili placed 10th at European Championships and 19th at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Currently, Elene Gedevanishvili is a skating technique instructor for ice hockey players at Cutting Edge Ice Academy in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.