Elene Gedevanishvili

Personal Information

Country Represented

Georgia

Native Name

ელენე გედევანიშვილი

Born

January 7, 1990
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union

Alma Mater

Plymouth State University
DePaul University
Felician University

Age

34 years

Club

Dinamo Tbilisi

Languages

English, Georgian, Russian

Career Info

Coaches

Craig Maurizi

Former Coaches

Brian Orser, Edouard Pliner, Elaine Zayak, Elena Buianova, Galina Zmievskaya, Ghislain Briand, Igor Krokavec, Konstantin Kostin, Nikolai Morozov, Robin Wagner, Roman Serov, Tamara Anjaparidze, Tatiana Tarasova, Viktor Kudriavtsev

Former Choreographers

David Wilson, Elena Blagova, Irina Romanova, Nikolai
Morozov, Olga Orlova, Vakhtang Murvanidze

Former Training Locations

Boxborough, MA, USA

Hackensack, NJ, USA

Moscow, Russia

Tbilisi
Toronto, Canada

Wayne, NJ, USA

Began Skating

1993

Retired

2016

Physical Description

Height

155 cm (5' 1")

Gender

Female

Eye Color

Brown

Ethnicity

Georgian

Personal International Bests

Elene Gedevanishvili (Georgian: ელენე გედევანიშვილი, born January 7, 1990) is a Georgian retired competitive figure skater. She is a two-time (2010, 2012) European bronze medalist. She is the first Georgian figure skater to medal at an ISU Championships.

Personal Life[]

Gedevanishvili's hobbies include shopping, snowboarding, skiing, reading, music, and designing clothes.

Gedevanishvili relocated to the USA in 2006, after training in Russia for years.

Programs[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2015-2016	Papa, Can You Hear Me? (from Yentl) _{by Michel Legrand performed by Barbra Streisand choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}	Carmen _{by Georges Bizet choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}
2014-2015	Papa, Can You Hear Me? (from Yentl) _{by Michel Legrand performed by Barbra Streisand choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}	Carmen _{by Georges Bizet choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}
2014-2015	Initial SP: Méditation (from Thaïs) _{by Jules Massenet choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}	Initial FS: Tough Lover _{by Etta James & James Josea performed by Christina Aguilera} Burlesque _{by Christina Aguilera, Christopher Stewart, & Claude Kelly choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}
2013-2014	Jalousie _{by Jacob Gade choreo. by David Wilson}	Giselle _{by Adolphe Adam choreo. by Irina Romanova}
2013-2014	Initial SP: Snowstorm _{by Georgy Sviridov choreo. by Irina Romanova}	Giselle _{by Adolphe Adam choreo. by Irina Romanova}
2012-2013	Schindler's List _{by John Williams choreo. by David Wilson}	Don Quixote _{by Ludwig Minkus choreo. by David Wilson}
2011-2012	Jalousie _{by Jacob Gade choreo. by David Wilson}	The Phantom of the Opera _{by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Vakhtang Murvanidze}
2010-2011	Cell Block Tango (from Chicago) _{by John Kander choreo. by Vakhtang Murvanidze}	The Phantom of the Opera _{by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Vakhtang Murvanidze}
2009-2010	Fever _{by Eddie Cooley & Otis Blackwell choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}	Carmen _{by Georges Bizet choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}
2008-2009	Cabaret _{by John Kander choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood _{by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott, & Sol Marcus covered by Santa Esmeralda} Bésame Mucho _{by Consuelo Velázquez covered by Pérez Prado} Historia de un Amor _{by Carlos Eleta Almarán covered by Pérez Prado choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}
2007-2008	Cabaret _{by John Kander choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}	La Belle Histoire _{by Francis Lai & Philippe Servain choreo. by Nikolai Morozov}
2006-2007	Two Guitars _{by unknown composer performed by Paul Mauriat choreo. by Elena Blagova}	Flamenco Fantasy _{by Monty Kelly performed by 101 Strings Orchestra choreo. by Elena Blagova}
2005-2006	Granada _{by Agustín Lara choreo. by Elena Blagova}	Artsakh _{by Ara Gevorgyan} Deliverance _{by Yanni choreo. by Elena Blagova}
2004-2005	Granada _{by Agustín Lara choreo. by Elena Blagova}	Ballet Égyptien _{by Alexandre Luigini choreo. by Elena Blagova}
2003-2004	Jarabe Tapatío _{by Jesús González Rubio choreo. by Elena Blagova}	Ballet Égyptien _{by Alexandre Luigini choreo. by Elena Blagova}

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2012-2013	...Baby One More Time _{by Max Martin performed by Britney Spears}
2011-2012	Unusual Way (from Nine) _{by Maury Yeston covered by Nicole Kidman}
2009-2010	I Wanna Be Loved by You _{by Herbert Stothart & Harry Ruby covered by Marilyn Monroe}
2007-2008	Malagueña _{by Ernesto Lecuona}

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
September 17 - 20	2015 Lombardia Trophy	4 52.96	11 67.68	8 120.64
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 23 - 29	2015 World Championships	16 52.11	22 80.14	22 132.25
January 26 - February 1	2015 European Championships	19 49.20	23 73.68	23 122.88
November 28 - 30	2014 NHK Trophy	9 50.18	9 92.78	10 142.96
October 24 - 26	2014 Skate America	6 55.39	9 102.71	7 158.10
2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 6 - 22	2014 Winter Olympics	17 54.70	20 92.45	19 147.15
January 13 - 19	2014 European Championships	7 54.78	13 87.04	10 141.82
November 8 - 10	2013 NHK Trophy	9 45.14	9 84.10	9 129.24
October 18 - 20	2013 Skate America	6 56.68	9 92.26	9 148.94
September 25 - 28	2013 Nebelhorn Trophy	6 51.59	7 93.21	6 144.80
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 10 - 17	2013 World Championships	29 42.40	FNR	29
January 23 - 27	2013 European Championships	16 48.75	11 93.96	14 142.71
November 23 - 25	2012 NHK Trophy	6 57.50	6 99.46	6 156.96
October 26 - 28	2012 Skate Canada	1 60.80	5 99.72	5 160.52
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 26 - April 1	2012 World Championships	7 58.49	15 90.71	10 149.20
January 23 - 29	2012 European Championships	4 57.14	3 108.79	3 165.93
November 11 - 13	2011 NHK Trophy	4 57.37	6 103.07	5 160.44
October 21 - 23	2011 Skate America	10 42.51	3 97.61	7 140.12
September 22 - 24	2011 Nebelhorn Trophy	2 50.56	2 96.36	2 146.92
2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 24 - May 1	2011 World Championships	15 51.61	10 104.63	10 156.24
January 24 - 30	2011 European Championships	5 53.68	8 94.28	8 147.96
November 12 - 14	2010 Skate America	8 45.27	7 94.09	7 139.36
October 22 - 24	2010 NHK Trophy	9 44.51	3 97.01	6 141.52
2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2010 World Championships	12 55.26	21 82.07	18 137.33
February 12 - 28	2010 Winter Olympics	9 61.92	17 93.32	14 155.24
January 18 - 24	2010 European Championships	4 60.82	2 103.72	3 164.54
November 12 - 15	2009 Skate America	6 52.18	6 92.01	6 144.19
October 15 - 18	2009 Trophée Éric Bompard	8 48.68	6 94.75	7 143.43

2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 23 - 29	2009 World Championships	Senior	8 58.82	11 103.66	10 162.48
February 23 - March 1	2008 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 60.32	11 78.00	6 138.32
January 19 - 25	2009 European Championships	Senior	25 37.20	FNR	25
December 4 - 7	2008 NRW Trophy	Senior	1 56.10	3 86.22	1 142.32
November 13 - 16	2008 Trophée Éric Bompard	Senior	9 41.48	7 80.30	7 121.78
October 9 - 12	2008 Finlandia Trophy	Senior	3 57.28	4 94.26	4 151.54
2007-2008 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 17 - 23	2008 World Championships	Senior	23 44.06	18 81.93	20 125.99
January 21 - 27	2008 European Championships	Senior	8 53.43	8 93.66	7 147.09
November 29 - December 2	2007 NHK Trophy	Senior	7 53.82	8 82.72	8 136.54
October 25 - 28	2007 Skate America	Senior	11 38.30	6 87.76	6 126.06
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 25	2007 World Championships	Senior	13 53.97	17 90.43	17 144.40
January 22 - 28	2007 European Championships	Senior	3 54.62	9 82.70	8 137.32
October 11 - 14	2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial	Senior	1 50.48	1 81.40	1 131.88

2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 26	2006 World Championships	Senior	9 20.72	8 54.55	17 89.65	14 164.92
February 10 - 26	2006 Winter Olympics	Senior	N/A	6 57.90	13 93.56	10 151.46
January 16 - 22	2006 European Championships	Senior		4 60.19	6 93.08	5 153.27
November 24 - 27	2005-06 JGP Final	Junior		8 37.82	6 86.72	7 124.54
October 12 - 16	2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial	Senior		7 40.61	3 79.73	4 120.34
September 15 - 18	2005 JGP Estonia	Junior		1 52.77	2 92.29	1 145.06
September 1 - 5	2005 JGP Slovakia	Junior		2 54.07	4 87.21	3 141.28
2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
February 28 - March 6	2005 World Junior Championships	Junior	6 70.28	7 48.42	5 90.69	5 139.11
January 22 - 29	2005 EYOWF	Junior	N/A	10 5.0	6 6.0	7 11.0
November 19 - 21	2004 Haabersti Cup	Junior		2 1.0	3 3.0	3 4.0
September 30 - October 3	2004 JGP Ukraine	Junior		4 46.65	12 64.18	6 110.83
August 26 - 29	2004 JGP France	Junior		9 40.78	19 57.04	17 97.82
2003-2004 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
February 29 - March 7	2004 World Junior Championships	Junior	6 2.4	11 6.6	15 15.0	12 24.0
October 22 - 26	2003 JGP Croatia	Junior	N/A	9 4.5	8 8.0	6 12.5

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	2014 Middle Atlantic Championships SP	2014-15	Senior
Bronze	2012 Japan Open	2012-13	Senior
Bronze	2012 European Championships	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 Nebelhorn Trophy	2011-12	Senior
Bronze	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2008 NRW Trophy	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2005 JGP Estonia	2005-06	Junior
Bronze	2005 JGP Slovakia	2005-06	Junior
Bronze	2004 Haabersti Cup	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2004 Georgian Championships	2003-04	Junior
Gold	2003 Georgian Championships	2002-03	Senior

Small Medal Record[]

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Bronze	2012 European Championships	2011-12	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2009 World Junior Championships	2008-09	Short Program	Junior
Bronze	2007 European Championships	2006-07	Short Program	Senior