Description: (Russian Former Competitive Ice Dancer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Elena Ilinykh, a former competitive ice dancer from Russia, is known for her successful partnerships with Ruslan Zhiganshin and Nikita Katsalapov. Throughout her career, she has achieved a number of accolades, including being a Russian national champion, Olympic champion in the team event, Olympic bronze medalist in ice dancing, European silver and bronze medalist, and World Junior champion. With Katsalapov, Ilinykh holds the title of the second-youngest Olympic Ice Dance medalist in history and the junior world record holder for the Original Dance.