Ludmila Nelidina (Russian: Людмила Нелидина; born 7 December 1984) is a Russian former competitive figure skater, who also competed internationally for Azerbaijan. She is the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy champion and 2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist.
| Ludmila Nelidina | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 December 1984 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Russia (until 1998, 1999–2004) Azerbaijan (1998) | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Sport Palace Olympiski | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Nelidina competed for Russia until 1998, when she briefly switched to competing for Azerbaijan. She switched back to skating for Russia the following year. Her highest placement at a senior-level ISU Championship was 13th at the 2003 World Championships. During her career, she was coached by Tatiana Pomerantseva, Zhanna Gromova, and Viktor Kudriavtsev.
Nelidina landed a triple Axel in competition at the 2002 Skate America. Together with Yukari Nakano, who also completed a triple Axel at that competition, Nelidina was the first female skater in 10 years to perform a triple Axel in international competition. She is the first European lady skater to land a triple Axel in competition, the other skaters having been from Japan and the United States.[1]
After retiring from competition, Nelidina began coaching in Moscow.[2] She is currently on the faculty of coaches giving private skating lessons at the Wheaton Ice Arena in Maryland.[3]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2003–2004 [4] |
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| 2002–2003 [5] |
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| 2001–2002 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
| International[6][5][4] | |||||
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| Event | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 |
| World Championships | 13th | ||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 6th | 10th | |||
| GP Skate America | 5th | ||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 5th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | 3rd | |||
| International: Junior[6][5][4] | |||||
| JGP Final | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 4th | ||||
| JGP Italy | 1st | ||||
| JGP Netherlands | 3rd | ||||
| JGP Slovenia | |||||
| National[6][5][4] | |||||
| Russian Championships | 5th | 6th | 4th | ||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 3rd | ||||
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | |||||