Aljona Savchenko

Aljona Savchenko, born on January nineteenth, nineteen eighty-four, is a retired Ukrainian-born German figure skater and current figure skating coach. Renowned as one of the most decorated pair skaters in history, she achieved remarkable success throughout her career, including being crowned the Olympic Champion in two thousand eighteen and securing two Olympic bronze medals in two thousand ten and two thousand fourteen.

With her partner Bruno Massot, Savchenko reached the pinnacle of her sport, winning the Olympic title in two thousand eighteen, along with the World Championship title the same year. Their partnership also earned them two European silver medals, the Grand Prix Final championship for the twenty seventeen to twenty eighteen season, and two German national championships in two thousand sixteen and two thousand eighteen. Notably, they set world records for the best free skate score and best total score, becoming the first pair to surpass one hundred sixty points in the free skate.

Prior to her partnership with Massot, Savchenko skated with Robin Szolkowy, with whom she won two Olympic bronze medals and five World Championships from two thousand eight to two thousand fourteen. Their impressive accolades also include four European Championships and four Grand Prix Final titles, alongside an astounding eight German national championships. Savchenko and Szolkowy made history by receiving the first ten point zero component scores under the ISU Judging System.

Earlier in her career, Savchenko represented Ukraine, initially partnering with Dmitri Boyenko and later with Stanislav Morozov. Together with Morozov, she claimed the title of World Junior Champion in two thousand and was a two-time Ukrainian national champion.

In June twenty twenty-one, Savchenko made the decision to unretire and pursue her competitive career in the United States. However, by September of the same year, she announced her focus would shift back to coaching due to challenges in finding a partner.