Aljona Savchenko

Aljona Savchenko (Ukrainian: Олена Валентинівна Савченко, Olena Valentynivna Savchenko; German Romanization: Aljona Sawtschenko, sometimes Aliona Savchenko; born 19 January 1984) is a Ukrainian-born German pair skater. One of the most decorated pair skaters, she is the 2018 Olympic Champion and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist (2010, 2014), a six-time World Champion, a four-time European Champion, and a five-time Grand Prix Final champion.

Aljona Savchenko
Savchenko in 2018
Full nameOlena Valentynivna Savchenko
Native nameОлена Валентинівна Савченко
Other namesAliona
Aljona Sawtschenko
Born (1984-01-19) 19 January 1984
Obukhiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country Germany
Skating clubEC Oberstdorf
Began skating1989
Medal record
Pairs figure skating
Representing  Germany
(with Massot)
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangPairs
World Championships
2018 MilanPairs
2017 HelsinkiPairs
2016 BostonPairs
European Championships
2016 BratislavaPairs
2017 OstravaPairs
Grand Prix Final
2017–18 NagoyaPairs
Representing  Germany
(with Szolkowy)
Olympic Games
2010 VancouverPairs
2014 SochiPairs
World Championships
2008 GothenburgPairs
2009 Los AngelesPairs
2011 MoscowPairs
2012 NicePairs
2014 SaitamaPairs
2010 TurinPairs
2013 LondonPairs
2007 TokyoPairs
European Championships
2007 WarsawPairs
2008 ZagrebPairs
2009 HelsinkiPairs
2011 BernPairs
2006 LyonPairs
2010 TallinnPairs
2013 ZagrebPairs
Grand Prix Final
2007–08 TurinPairs
2010–11 BeijingPairs
2011–12 QuebecPairs
2013–14 FukuokaPairs
2006–07 St. PetersburgPairs
2005–06 TokyoPairs
2009–10 TokyoPairs
2008–09 GoyangPairs
Representing  Ukraine
(with Morozov)
World Junior Championships
2000 OberstdorfPairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
1999–2000 GdanskPairs

With partner Bruno Massot, she is the 2018 Olympic champion, the 2018 World Champion, a two-time European silver medalist, the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time German national champion (2016, 2018). The pair hold the world record for best free skate score and best total score, and they are the first pair skaters to break 160 points in the free skate.

With former partner Robin Szolkowy, she is the 2010 and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, a five-time World champion (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014), a four-time European champion (2007–2009, 2011), a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013), and an eight-time German national champion (2004–2009, 2011, 2014). Savchenko and Szolkowy received the first 10.0 component scores ever given by a judge under the ISU Judging System.

Savchenko originally represented Ukraine with Dmitri Boyenko and later Stanislav Morozov. With Morozov, she was the 2000 World Junior champion, the 1999–2000 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time Ukrainian national champion.

In June 2021, Savchenko unretired to pursue her competitive career in the United States. In September 2021, she announced that, due to having difficulties in the search of a partner, she would be focusing on coaching again.

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