Editing Elena Berezhnaya

{{Short description|Russian pair skater}}
{{Family name hatnote|Viktorovna|Berezhnaya|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Elena Berezhnaya
|image= Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze 2001 GPF.jpg
|caption= Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze compete in 2001
|fullname= Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya
|altname= 
|country= {{RUS}}
|formercountry= {{LAT}}
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1977|10|11|df=y}}
|birth_place= [[Nevinnomyssk]], [[Russian SFSR]], Soviet Union
|hometown=
|residence= 
|death_date= 
|death_place=
|height= 1.54 m
|partner= '''[[Anton Sikharulidze]]'''
|formerpartner= [[Oleg Shliakhov]] (LAT)
|formercoach= [[Tamara Moskvina]]
|formerchoreographer= Alexander Matveev <br> Tamara Moskvina <br> [[Igor Bobrin]] <br> [[Alexander Zhulin]]
|skating club= [[Yubileyny Sports Palace|Yubileiny Sport Club]]
|formertraininglocations = [[Saint Petersburg]] <br> [[Hackensack, New Jersey]] <br> [[Stamford, Connecticut]] <br> [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]] <br> [[Riga]] <br> [[Moscow]] <br> [[Nevinnomyssk]]
|beganskating= 1983
|retired= 2002
|medaltemplates= <!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] -->
{{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}}
{{MedalSport | [[Figure skating]]: [[Pair skating|Pairs]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] | [[Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Pairs]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]] | [[Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Pairs]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1998 World Figure Skating Championships|1998 Minneapolis]]|Pairs}}
{{MedalGold| [[1999 World Figure Skating Championships|1999 Helsinki]]|Pairs}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2001 World Figure Skating Championships|2001 Vancouver]]|Pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1998 European Figure Skating Championships|1998 Milan]]|Pairs}}
{{MedalGold| [[2001 European Figure Skating Championships|2001 Bratislava]]|Pairs}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1997 European Figure Skating Championships|1997 Paris]]|Pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Grand Prix Final]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1997–1998 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|1997–1998 Tokyo]]|Pairs}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1998–1999 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|1998–1999 St. Petersburg]]|Pairs}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2000–2001 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2000–2001 Tokyo]]|Pairs}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2001–2002 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2001–2002 Kitchener]]|Pairs}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1999–2000 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|1999–2000 Lyon]]|Pairs}}
}}

'''Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya''' ({{langx|ru|Елена Викторовна Бережная}}, {{langx|lv|Jeļena Berežnaja}}, born 11 October 1977) is a Russian former [[pair skater]]. With partner [[Anton Sikharulidze]], she is the 1998 and 1999 [[World Figure Skating Championships|World champion]], [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Olympic silver medalist]] and [[2002 Winter Olympics|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. She recovered rapidly and began competing again in November 1996 with new partner, [[Anton Sikharulidze]]. Within two years of the accident, Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze had established themselves as one of the best pair teams in the world. During their competitive career, they were coached by [[Tamara Moskvina]] at the [[Yubileyny Sports Palace]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia, and the Ice House in [[Hackensack, New Jersey]].

== Early life ==
Berezhnaya was born in the southern Russian town of [[Nevinnomyssk]], her mother having moved from [[Voronezh]] and her father from beyond the [[Ural Mountains|Urals]].<ref name=soi/> She has an elder brother, Alexei, and a younger one, Ivan.<ref name=soi/> Her parents divorced when she was five due to her father's alcoholism; her mother remarried but eventually divorced again.<ref name=lah/> The family also included a cousin, Nadezhda, whose parents had died.<ref name=back/>

Berezhnaya began skating at the age of four in Nevinnomyssk.<ref name=lah/> At the age of 8, she began to be coached by Nina Ruchkina, who had arrived from Moscow.<ref name=lah/> When Berezhnaya was 13, her coach asked her to switch from singles to [[pair skating|pairs]].<ref name=bmittan/> Ruchkina had decided that her son, Alexander Ruchkin, should be a pair skater despite not being physically suited for the discipline – and she wanted Berezhnaya, as the smallest girl, to be his partner.<ref name=lah/> Although Berezhnaya enjoyed watching pair skating,<ref name=bmittan/> she was skeptical of the proposed partnership but Ruchkina convinced her mother that the pair would get a chance at CSKA Moscow's skating school.<ref name=lah/> The coaches at CSKA also had doubts about Ruchkin's suitability but accepted the pair.<ref name=lah/> Berezhnaya moved to [[Moscow]], 791 miles to the north, and lived in a dormitory as her mother could not move with her.<ref name=lah/><ref name=oc/> They made little progress as Ruchkin continued to struggle to lift her.<ref name=lah/>

== Early career ==
After unsuccessful partnerships with Ruchkin and another skater, the 14-year-old Berezhnaya teamed with Latvian-born [[Oleg Shliakhov]], who had been dumped by his seventh partner.<ref name=lah/> The partnership went well at first, however, over time he started to become physically and verbally abusive, hitting Berezhnaya and dropping her from lifts.<ref name=lah/> He decided to move to [[Riga]], [[Latvia]], saying they would have better and cheaper training conditions.<ref name=lah/> Seeing no alternative partner, she went with him.<ref name=lah/> Although not violent outside the rink, he became abusive again in training.<ref name=lah/> Berezhnaya kept quiet and did not tell her mother, worrying it would worsen her poor health.<ref name=cbs98olys/> She continued for her mother's sake, "I knew that she would watch me skate on TV and that it gave her strength. She was the only reason for me to continue."<ref name=cbs98olys/> They trained on their own for a year as no coach wanted to take the pair but eventually found a coach unaware of Shliakhov's reputation.<ref name=lah/> They had a strong showing at the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] in [[Lillehammer]], [[Norway]], finishing eighth.<ref name="hines-36">{{Cite book |last=Hines |first=James R. |title=Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating |date=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6859-5 |location=Lanham, Maryland |page=36}}</ref> The next season they won a pair of silver medals at the [[1994 Skate Canada International]] and [[1994 Trophée de France]] and finished 7th at the [[1995 World Figure Skating Championships|1995 World Championships]]. Having little success in keeping Shliakhov in line, their coach resigned at the end of the season.<ref name=lah/>

The Latvian federation appealed to renowned coach [[Tamara Moskvina]] to take on the pair and she eventually invited them to train with her in May or June 1995. They spent a few months training in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]<ref name=95itcfs/> and then trained mostly at [[Yubileyny Sports Palace]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia, despite the deteriorating and crowded facilities of the 1990s.{{efn|''"They only have two hours of ice time a day and they skate with ten other pairs on the ice. That's extremely dangerous, there's a lot of collisions."'' – [[Barbara Underhill]] on Petrova and Sikharulidze who trained at the same Saint Petersburg rink as Berezhnaya and Shliakhov. ([[ESPN Classic Canada]] broadcast of 1995 Skate Canada free programs.)}}<ref name=con2/><ref name=con3/> Berezhnaya/Shliakhov won bronze at [[1995 Skate America|Skate America]], gold at [[1995 Trophée de France|Trophée de France]] and bronze at [[1995 Nations Cup|Nations Cup]]. Shliakhov was well behaved for half a year, but then dropped her from a lift.<ref name=lah/> Moskvina had professional psychologists work with him regularly,<ref name=lah/> however, after brief periods of calm with [[Cycle of abuse|apologies and professions of affection]], he would start to slip back to his old behavior.<ref name=Shliakhov/> Berezhnaya thought he showed some improvement, however, Moskvina told her it was not enough and advised her to end the partnership.<ref name=lah/> Shliakhov was registered at a mental hospital in Riga.<ref name=mk091126/>

Berezhnaya had begun to develop friendships with the other skaters at Yubileyny, becoming particularly close to [[Anton Sikharulidze]], the 1994 and 1995 World Junior champion with [[Maria Petrova (figure skater)|Maria Petrova]].<ref name=lah/> Shliakhov began to perceive Sikharulidze as his rival.<ref name=Shliakhov/> At the end of 1995, Shliakhov demanded that they train in Riga for three weeks in preparation for the [[1996 European Figure Skating Championships|1996 European Championships]].<ref name=lah/> Sikharulidze urged her to stay in Saint Petersburg but she believed she could manage a few weeks.<ref name=lah/>

On 9 January 1996, Berezhnaya was seriously injured when Shliakhov's blade sliced into her skull while the pair were practicing a side-by-side [[camel spin]] in Riga.<ref name=miracle/><ref name="hines-36"/> Two surgical operations were performed to remove bone fragments from her brain. The accident caused partial paralysis on her right side, and doctors were unsure if she would walk again.<ref name=miracle/> She also briefly lost the ability to speak.<ref name=comeback/>

During her hospitalization, Sikharulidze heard of the news, and traveled to Latvia to be with her, joining Moskvina.<ref name=oc/><ref name=perfectcouple/> Berezhnaya was surprised and overjoyed to see him, but unable to speak or move.<ref name=back/> Shliakhov also arrived at the hospital with flowers but Berezhnaya did not wish to see him again.<ref name=Shliakhov/> Her mother, Sikharulidze, and Moskvina took her back to Saint Petersburg, Russia where she could begin her rehabilitation. She was grateful for his support, saying she was "skinny, shaved, half-alive, almost a skeleton, and Anton so tenderly cared about me. Perhaps it was his belief in me that helped me recover so quickly."<ref name=back/>

== Partnership with Anton Sikharulidze ==
Berezhnaya wished to return to the ice and doctors agreed that physical exercise would be therapeutic.<ref name=comeback/> On 15 March 1996, only two months after the accident, she began skating carefully with Sikharulidze's help and Moskvina observing.<ref name=miracle/><ref name=comeback/> Berezhnaya said, "I didn't have any false dreams about the future. All I thought about was those first steps."<ref name=miracle/> Moskvina felt the pair looked promising, "They're a natural pair. They've got it – something magical."<ref name=miracle/>

With Berezhnaya's condition improving, the two began to consider the possibility of a competitive career together. She had made a nearly full recovery, although her speech remained slurred requiring speech therapy.<ref name=comeback/> As of 2010, only a minor speech problem remained.<ref name=20oct2010/> She returned to competition in November 1996, skating with Sikharulidze at [[1996 Trophée Lalique|Trophée Lalique]] where the pair won bronze.<ref name=96tlpoi/> In December, they placed fifth at [[1996 Cup of Russia|Cup of Russia]], and then captured the silver medal at the [[Russian Figure Skating Championships|Russian Nationals]], earning them a berth to the European Championships. In January 1997 in [[Paris]], Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze made the podium at their first [[1997 European Figure Skating Championships|Europeans]] together, obtaining the bronze medal.<ref name=comeback/><ref name=97ec/> At the [[1997 World Figure Skating Championships|1997 World Championships]] in March, their short program placed them provisionally in third, with two judges giving them first-place votes.<ref name=comeback/> However, the pair placed 12th in the long program and dropped to 9th overall.

== 1998 Olympic season ==
The next season, Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze won the European Championship, defeating 1992 Olympic champion [[Artur Dmitriev]] with his new partner [[Oksana Kazakova]], and the reigning World Champions [[Mandy Wötzel]]/[[Ingo Steuer]]. At only 20 and 21 years of age respectively, Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze had established themselves as gold-medal favorites going into the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]], [[Japan]].<ref name=perfectcouple/> They also won the [[1997–98 Champions Series Final|Grand Prix Finals]] that year.<ref name="hines-36" /> Observers were impressed by their rapid progress.<ref name=miracle/><ref name=comeback/><ref name=perfectcouple/><ref name=favored/><ref name=ovation/> [[Ekaterina Gordeeva]] selected the pair as her and [[Sergei Grinkov]]'s skating doubles in a documentary on the legendary team after her husband's death.

At the Olympics, the pair had one fall in the short program but their other elements were of high quality. In the long, they put themselves back in contention for the gold medal with a strong performance, until five seconds from the end when they had a surprising fall as Sikharulidze set her down from a closing star lift.<ref name=98nagano/> Although disappointed by suddenly giving away their chance at the gold so close to the end of the program, Sikharulidze recovered from his shock and joked, "It's a new finish. If you don't like it, we'll change it, no problem."<ref name=98nagano/> The quality of the rest of their skating earned them the silver medal ahead of Wötzel/Steuer, while Kazakova/Dmitriev claimed the title. Former Japanese singles skater [[Yuko Kawaguchi]] became inspired to switch to pair skating after seeing Elena Berezhnaya at the Nagano Olympics.<ref name=reuters091020/>

== Post-1998 Olympics ==
Following the Olympics, Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze competed at the [[1998 World Figure Skating Championships|1998 World Championships]] where they won the gold medal.<ref name=worldtitle/> Later in the year, they spent some time training at the Stamford Twin Rinks in [[Stamford, Connecticut]].<ref name=nyt981101/> They won [[1998 Skate America]] and [[1998 NHK Trophy]]. In January 1999, they had to withdraw from the European Championships after the short program due to Berezhnaya having the flu.<ref name=99wcabc/> They won their second world title at the [[1999 World Figure Skating Championships|1999 World Championships]] in March 1999.<ref name="hines-36" />

The [[Yubileyny Sports Palace]] ice rink then closed for renovations, forcing the pair and Moskvina to relocate to [[Hackensack, New Jersey]]'s Ice House in the summer of 1999.<ref name=bio0102b/> Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze struggled at Skate America in October 1999, placing third, but regained their form to win Skate Canada in November. Moskvina would later admit Sikharulidze had become distracted by life in a new country and was not as focused on training. In February 2000, the pair won gold at the [[2000 European Figure Skating Championships|2000 Europeans]] but were stripped of their medals after Berezhnaya tested positive for [[Pseudoephedrine#Sports|pseudoephedrine]], a substance whose ban was lifted temporarily between 2004 and 2010 before being banned again. This resulted in a three-month disqualification from the date of the test, and the medal being stripped.<ref name=wallech/> She stated that she had taken cold medication approved by a doctor but had failed to inform the ISU as required.<ref name=disq/><ref name="hines-37">Hines (2011), p. 37</ref> The pair missed the World Championships that year as a result of the disqualification.

Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze developed a rivalry with Canadians [[Jamie Salé]] and [[David Pelletier]]. The 2001 World Championships were held in Salé/Pelletier's home country of Canada. Although Salé fell on the triple toe loop in the short program and then singled her double Axel in the long, Salé/Pelletier were awarded gold ahead of Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze. At the [[2001 European Figure Skating Championships|2001 European Championships]], Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze reclaimed their title.<ref name="hines-37" />

In autumn 2001, Sikharulidze required stitches for a {{convert|12|cm|in|abbr=on}} long gash along his arm when his partner's blade accidentally cut him in training just before the start of the Grand Prix season.<ref name=bio0102b/> The injury having delayed their preparations, Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze used their Charlie Chaplin program at the start of the season and debuted their new long program to Meditation de Thais at the Grand Prix Final in December. The pair decided to keep their new programs for the Olympics, while their rivals abandoned their new long program, with which they had been struggling, and decided to reuse their old ''Love Story'' program. ''[[The New York Times]]'' speculated that the judging might be influenced by the crowd response, with the familiar music of Love Story having more potential to draw louder applause in North America and the judges not being immune to human reactions.<ref name=nyt020211/>

== 2002 Olympics ==
{{Main|2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal}}
[[File:Vladimir Putin 5 March 2002-4.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze meet [[Vladimir Putin]] in March 2002]]
At the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]], both pairs skated strong short programs, after which Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze were in first and Salé/Pelletier, who had a fall at the end of their program, second.<ref name=impress/> In the long program, Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze skated a good program although Sikharulidze had a stumble on a jump element before quickly regaining unison with his partner. Salé/Pelletier, meanwhile, had no obvious mistakes, although their program was easier. Four judges placed the Canadians first, while five had Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze as the winners, with the Canadians receiving higher technical scores and the Russians higher presentation scores. They were awarded the gold and the Canadians the silver. The result sparked a controversy with the media emphasizing Sikharulidze's stepout.<ref name=lat020213/><ref name=lat020216/>

The International Skating Union's Technical Committee decided to look into the matter, first approaching French judge [[Marie-Reine Le Gougne]], the only Western judge in favor of the Russian pair. She allegedly said that she had been intimidated by the head of the French skating organization into voting for the Russian pair in exchange for an advantage for the French couple in the [[ice dancing]] competition, which was to follow a few days later.<ref name="OnEdge">{{cite book|first=Jon|last=Jackson|title=On Edge|year=2005 |page=[https://archive.org/details/onedgebackroomde00jack/page/197 197]|publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press |isbn=1-56025-804-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/onedgebackroomde00jack/page/197}}</ref> A second gold medal was awarded to the Canadian pair, and the IOC and ISU decided to declare both pairs as Olympic co-champions.<ref name="hines-37" />

== Post-competitive career ==
[[File:Elena Bereznaya.jpg|thumb]]
In May 2003, Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze confirmed they had retired from competitive skating.<ref name=pro/> From 2002 to 2006, they toured with [[Stars on Ice]], then returned to Russia. Although taking time off to have two children, Berezhnaya made occasional appearances in Russian ice productions. In 2006, Berezhnaya teamed with the actor Aleksandr Nosik for the [[Channel One (Russia)]] ice show ''Stars on Ice'' (Russian: [[:ru:Звёзды на льду|Звёзды на льду]]). In 2008, she was paired with the pop star [[Dima Bilan]] for the [[Russia 1]] series ''[[Dancing on Ice around the world|Star Ice]]'' (Звёздный лёд). In 2009, she skated with the comedian [[Mikhail Galustyan]] in the Channel One series ''[[Ice Age (TV program)|Ice Age 3]]''. She also skated with former training mate [[John Zimmerman (figure skater)|John Zimmerman]] in the ''Kings on Ice'' (Короли льда) show in 2009, and with [[Jérôme Blanchard]] in ''Ice Heart'' (Ледяное сердце). In 2010, she joined another edition of ''Ice Age'', teaming up with Igor Ugolnikov.

Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze skated together at a ''City Lights''-themed ice show in Moscow from 14 to 17 October 2010.<ref name=absknov2010/> In late 2010 and early 2011, Berezhnaya played the White Queen in an ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' ice show in St. Petersburg and Moscow, alongside [[Alexei Yagudin]] and [[Tatiana Totmianina]]/[[Maxim Marinin]].<ref name=20oct2010/><ref name=wonderland/> In autumn 2011, Berezhnaya participated in the [[Battle of the Blades (season 3)|third season]] of the Canadian reality program ''[[Battle of the Blades]]'', partnered with former [[National Hockey League|NHL]] player [[Curtis Leschyshyn]]. In November 2011, she announced her retirement from performing.<ref name=retired/> Berezhnaya coaches at the Yubileyny rink in Saint Petersburg.

In September 2021 [[Netflix]] premiered docuseries Bad Sport that includes an episode ("Gold War") detailing the events of the [[2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal]].

== Personal life ==
Sikharulidze and Berezhnaya had an on-and-off romantic relationship between 1996 and 2002; they remain close friends.<ref name=back/><ref name=22april2008/> With former husband [[Steven Cousins]],<ref name=BG130810/> Berezhnaya has a son Tristan – born 6 October 2007 in London, England<ref name=tristan/> – and daughter, Sofia Diana (diminutive: Sonia)<ref name=20oct2010/> – born on 21 June 2009 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.<ref name=sofia/> In August 2010, the children were baptized in an Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, with Sikharulidze becoming her son's [[Godparent|godfather]].<ref name=baptism/>

== Programs ==

=== With Sikharulidze ===
'''Eligible career'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]<ref name=progsp/>
! [[Free skating]]<ref name=proglp/>
! Exhibition<ref name=progex/>
|-
! 2001–2002 <br> <ref name=bio0102b/><ref name=bio0102a/>
| Lady Caliph:
* Nocturne from [[La califfa]] <br><small> by [[Ennio Morricone]] </small>
| 
* Meditation from [[Thaïs]] <br><small> by [[Jules Massenet]] <br> performed by Nigel Kennedy and Orchestra</small>
| [[The Kid (1921 film)|The Kid]]:
* various [[Charlie Chaplin]] film soundtracks
|-
! 2000–2001 <br> <ref name=bio0001/>
| 
* [[Polyushko Pole|Meadowland]] <br><small> arranged by Stanley Black <br> performed by the London Festival Orchestra </small>
| [[City Lights]]:
* Charlie Chaplin medley <br><small> performed by Catherine Wilson and Friends <br> from the album ''Classical Potpourri''</small>
* Terry's Theme <br><small> performed by the London Pops Orchestra <br> from the album ''Award Winning Movie Themes: The 50s'' </small>
| Smooth:
* [[Supernatural (Santana album)|El Farol]] <br><small> by [[Santana (band)|Santana]] </small>
* [[Smooth (Santana song)|Smooth]] <br><small> by [[Santana (band)|Santana]] and [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]] </small>
|-
! 1999–2000
| 
* [[Radetzky March]] <br><small> by [[Johann Strauss I]] </small>
| 
* Valse Sentimentale <br> (Sentimental Waltz) <br><small> Six Morceaux for piano, Op. 51, No. 6 (1882) <br> by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Pyotr Tchaikovsky]] </small>
----
[[The Umbrellas of Cherbourg]]:
* [[I Will Wait for You]] <br><small> by [[Michel Legrand]] </small>
| 
* You're the Boss <br><small> performed by [[Brian Setzer]], [[Gwen Stefani]] </small>
----
* Te Vas <br> <small> performed by [[Carlos Ponce]] </small>
----
* Let Me Be Your Wings <br><small> by [[Barry Manilow]] </small>
|-
! 1998–1999
| 
* Happy Valley <br><small> performed by [[Vanessa-Mae]] </small>
| Concerto for Coloratura:
* Concert for the Voice – <br> Andante from the Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra, opus 82 <br> written by [[Reinhold Glière]] <br><small> performed by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra <br> and Evgenia Miroshnichenko </small>
| 
* [[The Impossible Dream (The Quest)|The Impossible Dream]] <br><small> performed by [[Luther Vandross]] </small>
|-
! 1997–1998
| 
* [[Swan Lake]] <br>Opus 20, Scène <br><small> by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Pyotr Tchaikovsky]] </small>
| rowspan=2 |
* [[Dark Eyes (Russian song)|Dark Eyes]] <br><small> performed by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra </small>
| 
* Barcelona <br><small> (Live at Red Rocks) <br> by [[John Tesh]]</small>
|-
! 1996–1997
| 
* [[Seid umschlungen, Millionen!|Be Embraced, You Millions!]] <br><small> by [[Johann Strauss II]] </small>
| 
* Elegie in E-flat minor <br> from Cinq Morceaux de fantasie, op. 3 <br><small> by [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] <br> performed by the Bekova Sisters </small>
|}

'''Professional career'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! Programs
|-
! 2005–2006
| 
* [[You Are So Beautiful]] <br><small> by [[Joe Cocker]] </small>
----
* Chaplin 3.0 <br><small> various </small>
|-
! 2004–2005
| 
* If I Could <br><small> by [[Ray Charles]] </small>
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* Dance Mix <br><small> various </small>
|-
! 2003–2004
| 
* Let Me Fall <br><small> by [[Josh Groban]] </small>
----
* [[Kalinka (1860 song)|Kalinka]] <br><small> by [[Ivan Larionov]] <br> performed by [[André Rieu]] </small>
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* [[Polyushko Pole|Meadowland]] <br><small> arranged by Stanley Black <br> performed by the London Festival Orchestra </small>
|-
! 2002–2003
| After Hours at [[Marie Tussaud|Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum]] <br> (Elvis & Marilyn):
* Jailhouse Rock <br><small> by [[Elvis Presley]] </small>
* I Wanna Be Loved By You <br><small> by [[Marilyn Monroe]] </small>
* Can't Help Falling In Love <br><small> by [[Elvis Presley]] </small>
|}

=== With Shliakhov ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
! Exhibition
|-
! 1995–1996
| 
* [[Orange Blossom Special (song)|Orange Blossom Special]]
| rowspan=2 |
* [[Where Have All the Flowers Gone?]]
* [[John Miles discography|Music]] <br><small> by [[John Miles (musician)|John Miles]] </small>
| 
* [[Endless Love (song)|Endless Love]] <br><small> by [[Diana Ross]], [[Lionel Richie]] </small>
|-
! 1994–1995
| 
* [[Smooth Criminal]]
| 
* Smooth Criminal
|-
! 1993–1994
| 
* In The Mood
| 
* [[Jesus Christ Superstar]] <br><small> by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] </small>
| 
|}

==Competitive highlights==
===With Sikharulidze===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=7 align=center | International
|-
! Event
! 1996–1997
! 1997–1998
! 1998–1999
! 1999–2000
! 2000–2001
! 2001–2002
|-
| align=left | [[Winter Olympic Games|Olympics]] || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || 9th || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd ||
|-
| align=left | [[European Figure Skating Championships|Europeans]] || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || WD || bgcolor=gold | DSQ || bgcolor="gold" | 1st ||
|-
| align=left | [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|CS/GP Final]] || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|-
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[Cup of Russia]] || 5th || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[Trophée Eric Bompard|Lalique]] || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[Bofrost Cup on Ice|Nations Cup]] || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || ||
|-
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[NHK Trophy]] || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || ||
|-
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[Skate America]] || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || ||
|-
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]] || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]] || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=7 align=center | National
|-
| align=left | [[Russian Figure Skating Championships|Russian Champ.]] || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| colspan=7 align=center | <small> WD = Withdrew <br> DQ: Won gold but disqualified due to Berezhnaya testing positive for [[pseudoephedrine]] <br> and not having informed the ISU as required.<ref name=disq/> <br> The pair missed the 2000 World Championships because Berezhnaya was disqualified from <br> three months of competition from the date of the test.<ref name=wallech/> </small>
|}

===With Shliakhov===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align=center | International
|-
! Event
! 1992–1993
! 1993–1994
! 1994–1995
! 1995–1996
|-
| align=left | [[Winter Olympic Games|Olympics]] || || 8th || ||
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || 14th || 7th || 7th ||
|-
| align=left | [[European Figure Skating Championships|Europeans]] || 8th || 8th || 5th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Skate America]] || || || 4th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
|-
| align=left | [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]] || || 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd ||
|-
| align=left | [[Trophée Eric Bompard|Trophée de France]] || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| align=left | [[Bofrost Cup on Ice|Nations Cup]] || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
|-
| align=left | [[NHK Trophy]] || || || 4th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Goodwill Games]] || || 4th || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Nebelhorn Trophy]] || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Piruetten]] || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || 4th || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Skate Israel]] || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|}

==References==
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<ref name=bio0102a>{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000277.htm | title = Elena BEREZHNAYA/Anton SIKHARULIDZE: 2001/2002 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20011111212104/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000277.htm | archive-date = 11 November 2001 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0102b>{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000277.htm | title = Elena BEREZHNAYA/Anton SIKHARULIDZE: 2001/2002 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020602040436/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000277.htm | archive-date = 2 June 2002 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=20oct2010>{{cite web | url = http://7days.ru/article/chronic/500215 | script-title=ru:"Я слышала дочкино "ноу" и плакала" | language = ru |trans-title=I heard my daughter crying | last = Fomina | first = Inna |publisher = 7dn.ru | date = 20 October 2010 | access-date = 10 November 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name=22april2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.mk.ru/editions/daily/article/2008/04/22/44010-syigraem-svadbu-kogda-rodim-vtorogo.html |script-title=ru:Сыграем свадьбу, когда родим второго |publisher=mk.ru |date=22 April 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525160029/https://www.webcitation.org/64982oVjD?url=http://www.mk.ru/print/articles/44010-syigraem-svadbu-kogda-rodim-vtorogo.html |archive-date=25 May 2024 |url-status=live |language=ru }}</ref>

<ref name=95itcfs>1995 International Team Challenge, U.S. broadcast of Berezhnaya and Shliakhov free skate.</ref>

<ref name=96tlpoi>{{cite web | url = http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/competitions/1996tl.php | title = 1996 Trophée Lalique, Paris, France · November 15–17, 1996 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041018080314/http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/competitions/1996tl.php | archive-date = 18 October 2004 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=97ec>{{cite web | url = http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/competitions/1997ec.php | title = 1997 European Championships, Paris, France · January 20–26, 1997 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041018080450/http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/competitions/1997ec.php | archive-date = 18 October 2004 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

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<ref name=99wcabc>{{cite web | url = http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/transcripts/1999wc.php | title = 1999 World Championships – ABC profile | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051116030331/http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/transcripts/1999wc.php | archive-date = 16 November 2005 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

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<ref name=baptism>{{cite web |url=http://tden.ru/articles/show/2978 |script-title=ru:Звездные крестины – Антон Сихарулидзе стал крестным отцом сына Елены Бережной |language=ru |trans-title=Anton Sikharulidze became godfather of Elena Berezhnaya's son |publisher=Tvoy den' |date=24 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001013326/http://tden.ru/articles/show/2978 |archive-date=1 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=bmittan>{{cite news | url = http://www.jbmittan.com/articles/a-berezhnaya.htm | title = Bereznaia and Sikharulidze | first = J. Barry | last = Mittan | work = jbmittan.com | year = 1997 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080512010718/http://www.jbmittan.com/articles/a-berezhnaya.htm | archive-date = 12 May 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=cbs98olys>{{cite news | url = http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/transcripts/1998og.php | title = 1998 Winter Olympics – CBS profile | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051018161446/http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/transcripts/1998og.php | archive-date = 18 October 2005 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=comeback>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/19/sports/russian-s-comeback-in-pairs-is-stunning.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm | title = Russian's Comeback In Pairs Is Stunning | last = Longman | first = Jere | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | date = 19 March 1997 }}</ref>

<ref name=con2>{{cite news | url = http://www.sptimes.ru/archive/sppress/76/olymp.html | title = Olympic Stars Skating On Thin Ice At Yubileiny Palace | first = Tatyana | last = Flade | work = St. Petersburg Press | date = July–August 1994 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/19990429151804/http://www.sptimes.ru/archive/sppress/76/olymp.html | archive-date = 29 April 1999 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

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<ref name=favored>{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/02/07/skaters-spirit-is-olympic-sized-berezhnaya-favored-for-gold-2-years-after-near-fatal-accident/ |title=Skater's spirit is Olympic-sized Berezhnaya favored for gold 2 years after near-fatal accident |last=Glauber |first=Bill |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=7 February 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429170232/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-02-07/sports/1998038059_1_berezhnaya-sikharulidze-world-skating |archive-date=29 April 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name=miracle>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/int/980209/nagano_1998.figure_skati31.html | title = The Miracle on Ice | last = Dam | first = Julie K.L. | magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date = 9 February 1998 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050909165054/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/int/980209/nagano_1998.figure_skati31.html | archive-date = 9 September 2005 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=mk091126>{{cite web | url = http://www.mk-piter.ru/2009/11/26/013/ | script-title=ru:Я тренировал психически больного человека! | language = ru | last = Yazeva | first = Elena | publisher = mk-piter.ru | date = 25 November 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110722015647/http://www.mk-piter.ru/2009/11/26/013/ | archive-date = 22 July 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=nyt020211>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/11/sports/olympics-figure-skating-canadians-take-aim-at-russians-long-streak.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm | title = Canadians Take Aim At Russians' Long Streak | last = Roberts | first = Selena | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | date = 11 February 2002 }}</ref>

<ref name=nyt981101>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/01/nyregion/russian-champions-on-the-stamford-ice.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm | title = Russian Champions on the Stamford Ice | first = Dominic | last = Mariani | work = The New York Times | date = 1 November 1998 }}</ref>

<ref name=oc>{{cite web | url = http://www.km.ru/magazin/view.asp?id=7BD59527438245AAADB995D25D733707 | script-title = ru:Елена Бережная, олимпийская чемпионка Солт-Лейк-Сити | language = ru | publisher = km.ru | date = 20 August 2002 | archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/6498TFTgQ?url=http://persona.km.ru/magazin/view_print.asp?id=%7B7BD59527-4382-45AA-ADB9-95D25D733707%7D | archive-date = 23 December 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ovation>{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1997/03/19/winning-isnt-first-for-berezhnaya-after-near-fatal-injury-comeback-draws-ovations/ |title=Winning isn't first for Berezhnaya After near-fatal injury, comeback draws ovations |last=Glauber |first=Bill |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=19 March 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516134805/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-03-19/sports/1997078069_1_berezhnaya-moskvina-figure-skating |archive-date=16 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=perfectcouple>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/figskate/articles/pairs10.htm |title=An Accidental Pairing, a Perfect Couple |last=Frey |first=Jennifer |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=10 February 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111112132/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/figskate/articles/pairs10.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=pro>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsru.com/sport/26may2003/54637544.html |script-title=ru:Бережная и Сихарулидзе завершают выступления в любительском спорте |language=ru |publisher=newsru.com |date=26 May 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926133329/http://www.newsru.com/sport/26may2003/54637544_print.html |archive-date=26 September 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=progex>{{cite web | url = http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/routines-ex.php | title = Exhibition routines | work = A Pair of Hearts | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071230000827/http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/routines-ex.php | archive-date = 30 December 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=proglp>{{cite web | url = http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/routines-lp.php | title = Long programs | work = A Pair of Hearts | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080509071941/http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/routines-lp.php | archive-date= 9 May 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=progsp>{{cite web | url = http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/routines-sp.php | title = Short programs | work = A Pair of Hearts | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080516033027/http://www.pairsonice.net/bns/routines-sp.php | archive-date = 16 May 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=wallech>{{cite book | url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781845134914 | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781845134914/page/86 86] | title = Complete Book of the Winter Olympics | publisher = Greystone Books | last = Wallechinsky | first = David | author-link = David Wallechinsky | year = 2009 | isbn = 9781845134914 | access-date =9 July 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name=retired>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/battle/2011/11/berezhnaya-ends-her-career-with-battle.html#igImgId_22315 | title = Berezhnaya ends her career | work=CBC News}}</ref>

<ref name=reuters091020>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/japan/idUSLR6671420091020?sp=true |title=Kawaguchi braves taunts to skate for Russia |date=20 October 2009 |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=26 October 2009 |first=Gennady |last=Fyodorov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125081553/https://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USLR6671420091020 |archive-date=25 January 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=Shliakhov>{{cite web | url = http://ptichkafs.livejournal.com/44587.html | title = Berezhnaya documentary with Shliakhov interview | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110713221730/http://ptichkafs.livejournal.com/44587.html | archive-date = 13 July 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=sofia>{{cite web|url=http://www.mk.ru/social/highlife/interview/2009/06/26/308793-elena-berezhnaya-moya-doch-budet-printsessoy.html |script-title=ru:Елена Бережная: "Моя дочь будет принцессой" |language=ru |trans-title=My daughter will be a princess |publisher=[[Moskovsky Komsomolets]] |date=27 June 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525160152/https://www.webcitation.org/6498ygMIy?url=http://www.mk.ru/print/articles/308793-elena-berezhnaya-moya-doch-budet-printsessoy.html |archive-date=25 May 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=soi>{{cite web|url=http://www.peoples.ru/sport/fskating/berezhnaya/interview2.html |script-title=ru:Время для красивой сказки |language=ru |last=Nikitin |first=Ilia |publisher=peoples.ru |date=28 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905065603/http://www.peoples.ru/sport/fskating/berezhnaya/interview2.html |archive-date=5 September 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=tristan>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsru.com/sport/09oct2007/son.html |script-title=ru:Бережная родила сына фигуристу, с которым познакомилась на Олимпиаде |publisher=newsru.com |date=9 October 2007 |language=ru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925223823/http://www.newsru.com/sport/09oct2007/son_print.html |archive-date=25 September 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=wonderland>{{cite web | url = http://www.peterout.ru/theatre/articles/alisa-v-strane-chudes-na-ldu | script-title=ru:Алиса в стране чудес на льду | language = ru | date = 6 August 2010 | access-date = 23 August 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name=worldtitle>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/02/sports/figure-skating-a-world-title-crowns-berezhnaya-s-comeback.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm | title = A World Title Crowns Berezhnaya's Comeback | last = Longman | first = Jere | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | date = 2 April 1998 }}</ref>

<ref name=lat020213>{{cite news | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-13-sp-olyharvey13-story.html | title=Skating on Thin Ice? It Figures | first = Randy | last = Harvey | work = Los Angeles Times | date= 13 February 2002 }}</ref>

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<ref name=lat020216>{{cite news | url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-16-sp-olyrussia16-story.html | title=It's an Outrage to Russians | first=Robyn | last=Dixon | work = Los Angeles Times | date= 16 February 2002 }}</ref>

<ref name=BG130810>{{cite news | url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/road-ban-for-drink-driving-olympic-skater-1-5940599 | title = Road ban for drink-driving Olympic skater | work = Blackpool Gazette | date = 10 August 2013 }}</ref>

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==Notes==
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* {{Olympics.com|elena-berezhnaia|Elena Berezhnaia}}
* {{Olympedia|80636|Yelena Berezhnaya}}
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