Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, born on December seventeenth, nineteen ninety-six, is a retired Russian figure skater renowned for her remarkable achievements in the sport. She captured the title of World Champion in two thousand fifteen and earned a silver medal at the World Championships in two thousand twenty-one. Tuktamysheva also claimed the European Championship title in two thousand fifteen and secured a bronze medal at the European Championships in two thousand thirteen.
Her illustrious career includes an impressive tally of sixteen medals in the Grand Prix series, featuring five gold medals. Notably, she triumphed at the Grand Prix Final during the two thousand fourteen to fifteen season and earned a bronze medal at the Grand Prix Final in two thousand eighteen to nineteen. On the national stage, she is an eight-time medalist in the Russian Championships, crowned as the national champion in two thousand thirteen, and has also medaled four times in the Russian Cup Finals.
On the junior circuit, Tuktamysheva's accolades include being the Youth Olympic champion in two thousand twelve, the World Junior silver medalist in two thousand eleven, and the silver medalist at the JGP Final during the two thousand ten to eleven season. Her technical prowess was highlighted at the two thousand fifteen World Championships, where she became the sixth woman and the second Russian woman to land a triple axel in competition.
Throughout her career, Tuktamysheva has demonstrated extraordinary consistency and longevity, competing in seventy international events and fifteen Russian Nationals over sixteen seasons without finishing outside the top ten. She is one of only four women to achieve a Grand Slam by winning all major competitions in the two thousand fourteen to fifteen season, and she continues to incorporate the triple axel into her performances, maintaining this challenging jump for eight years.