Tags: Figure Skater.
Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya (Russian: Елена Викторовна Бережная born 11 October 1977) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Anton Sikharulidze she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion.Berezhnaya first competed with Oleg Shliakhov for Latvia and won gold at the 1995 Trophée de France. While training together in January 1996 she suffered a serious injury leaving her partly paralyzed and unable to speak.
