Anna Levandi, née Kondrashova, (born 30 June 1965) is a Russian competitive figure skater who represented the former Soviet Union in international competition. She was the 1984 World silver medalist and four-time European bronze medalist. She competed at two Winter Olympic Games.

Levandi was born Anna Anatolevna Kondrashova, and grew up, in Moscow, Russia (then Soviet Union). She is married to Allar Levandi, an Estonian former Olympic Nordic combined skier. The couple lives in Estonia and she now works as a coach in Tallinn. Their son, Arlet Levandi, is a figure skater who competes for Estonia.

Anna Levandi

Competitive career

Kondrashova began competing at senior ISU events in 1983. She won the silver medal at the [[1984 World Figure Skating Championships]. She did however produce three clean triples in her free programme: two toe-loops and a triple loop. She won four bronze medals at the European Figure Skating Championships: in 1984, and from 1986 through 1988.

Anna Levandi

She represented the Soviet Union at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where she placed 5th, and the Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th. She retired from competitive skating following that season.

Anna Levandi

Coaching career

Levandi works as a coach and choreographer at Anna Levandi Figure Skating Club in Tallinn. Among her current and former students and choreography clients are Johanna Allik, Jasmine Alexandra Costa, Alisa Drei, Jelena Glebova, Mari Hirvonen, Christian Horvath Svetlana Issakova, Taru Karvosenoja, Viktor Romanenkov, Viktoria Shklover & Valdis Mintals, Dmitri Tchumak, Arlet Levandi and Eva-Lotta Kiibus.

Honors and awards

In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year of Estonia and in 2008 Coach of the Year of Estonia. On 4 February 2009, she was decorated with the Third Class Order of the White Star.

Results

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References

External links

Anna Levandi Iluuisutamisklubi, treener Anna Levandi

1965 births

Living people

Figure skaters from Moscow

Soviet female single skaters

Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Olympic figure skaters for the Soviet Union

Russian figure skating coaches

Russian expatriates in Estonia

Russian emigrants to Estonia

Soviet emigrants to Estonia

World Figure Skating Championships medalists

European Figure Skating Championships medalists

Russians in Estonia

Female sports coaches

Estonian female single skaters

Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class