Elena Ilinykh

Elena Ilinykh
Ilinykh in 2018
Personal information
Full nameElena Ruslanovna Ilinykh
Other namesElena Polunin
Born (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994
Aktau, Kazakhstan
Home townMoscow, Russia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse
(m. 2024)
Children3
Figure skating career
Country Russia
DisciplineIce dance
CoachElena Kustarova, Svetlana Alexeeva, Olga Riabinina
Began skating1998
Retired2017
Medal record
Figure skatingIce dance
Representing  Russia
(with Zhiganshin)
World Team Trophy
2015 Tokyo Team
Representing  Russia
(with Katsalapov)
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi Team
2014 Sochi Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2010 The Hague Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
2009–10 Tokyo Ice dancing

Elena Ruslanovna Ilinykh (Russian: Елена Руслановна Ильиных, married name Polunin, born 25 April 1994) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. She is 2014 Sochi Olympic champion. With partner Ruslan Zhiganshin, she is the 2015 Russian national champion.

With former partner Nikita Katsalapov, she is a 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, a 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in ice dancing, a three-time European medalist (silver in 2013 and 2014; bronze in 2012), and the 2010 World Junior champion. Also along with former partner Nikita Katsalapov, she is the second-youngest Olympic ice dance medalist in history and the junior world record holder for the original dance.