At the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, Russia took team silver behind Romania, and Yelena Produnova claimed a pair of bronzes in the all-around and floor exercise.
11 Facts About Yelena Produnova
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Yelena Produnova was unable to compete at the European Championships because of her injury.
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At the 1999 University Games, Yelena Produnova won vault and beam titles, and finished 2nd in the AA and first in the team competition.
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The 1999 World Championships in Tianjin, China, Yelena Produnova finished fourth in the vault, bars, floor and all-around finals.
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The 2000 European Championships saw Russia, with the help of Yelena Produnova, beat Romania for gold for the first time ever.
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Yelena Produnova took a bronze on beam, behind teammate Svetlana Khorkina, and a silver on floor behind Ludivine Furnon of France.
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Yelena Produnova sat down only one of two vaults and her score was dropped.
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Yelena Produnova had qualified for the all-around finals, where she was a legitimate medal threat.
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Yelena Produnova competed in both of the finals to which she had qualified, bars and beam.
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Yelena Produnova hit her beam routine solidly and stuck her difficult double front dismount, winning a bronze medal, behind Liu Xuan of China and Lobaznyuk.
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Yelena Produnova currently has three eponymous skills listed in the Code of Points.