Aliona Savchenko (Ukrainian: Олена Савченко) (born 19 January 1984 in Kiev, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union) is a German-Ukrainian pair skater.
With former partner Stanislav Morozov, she is the 2000 World Junior Champion and the 2000 & 2001 Ukrainian Champion.
With current partner Robin Szolkowy, she is the 2008 & 2009 World Champion, the 2007 World Bronze Medalist, a three-time (2007-2009) European Champion, the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion, and a s...
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Aliona Savchenko (Ukrainian: Олена Савченко) (born 19 January 1984 in Kiev, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union) is a German-Ukrainian pair skater.
With former partner Stanislav Morozov, she is the 2000 World Junior Champion and the 2000 & 2001 Ukrainian Champion.
With current partner Robin Szolkowy, she is the 2008 & 2009 World Champion, the 2007 World Bronze Medalist, a three-time (2007-2009) European Champion, the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion, and a six-time (2004-2009) German National Champion.
Aliona Savchenko began skating at age 3. Her father practiced with her on a lake. He wanted to take her to a figure skating school in Kiev when she was four, but was told that she was too young. She was admitted a year later.
Savchenko and her first partner, Dmitri Boyenko, were coached by Alexander Artychenko, and represented Ukraine under the auspices of the club Dynamo Kiev. The pair separated after the 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships at which they placed thirteenth.
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