Elena Liashenko

[2] In the summer of 2005, she married Ukrainian pentathlete Andriy Yefremenko, the brother of Galina Efremenko's husband.

In the 1993–94, Liashenko placed 11th at the 1993 Skate Canada International and stepped onto her first senior national podium, taking silver at the Ukrainian Championships.

In February, she qualified for the free skate at her first Winter Olympics and went on to finish 19th in Lillehammer, Norway.

[1] She concluded her season in March with a 6th-place finish at the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan, having placed sixth in all segments.

She finished ninth at the 1995 Worlds in Birmingham, after placing sixth in the short program and tenth in the free skate.

Liashenko performing a camel spin at the 2002 Winter Olympics