Elena Nikonova
{{short description|Russian pair skater}}
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|native_name= Елена Олеговна Никонова
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|fullname= Elena Olegovna Nikonova
|altname= Prudsky
Prudskaya
|country= Russia
Soviet Union
|birth_date= 1970s
|birth_place= Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
|residence= Richmond, Texas
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|partner= Nikolai Apter
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|retired= {{circa}} 1992
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Elena Olegovna Nikonova ({{langx|ru|Елена Олеговна Никонова}}), married surname: Prudsky, is a Russian former pair skater. With her skating partner, Nikolai Apter, she won silver at three senior international competitions – 1991 Skate America, 1991 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, and 1990 Skate Electric. As juniors, they won the gold medal at the 1988 Blue Swords.
Nikonova was born in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg). As of 2017, she is a figure skating coach based in Texas.
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{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-%20Volume1-1896-1973.pdf |title=Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973 |pages= 20, 27 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101122231727/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-%20Volume1-1896-1973.pdf |archivedate= November 22, 2010 |url-status= unfit }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |title= Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current |publisher= Skate Canada |pages= 29, 125 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093849/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |archivedate= September 20, 2009 |url-status= unfit }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/CoachCompliance1617.pdf |title= 2016 - 2017 Coach Compliance |page= 248 |publisher= U.S. Figure Skating |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170310143628/http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/CoachCompliance1617.pdf |archivedate= March 10, 2017 |url-status= live }}
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Category:Russian female pair skaters
Category:Soviet female pair skaters
Category:Figure skaters from Saint Petersburg