Elena Tchaikovsky (Osipov) - figure skating coach: biography, personal life, famous pupils

At one time it was called Madame, for the success. Laughing, she believes that the true champion can raise only a crazy mentor. Without such an attitude to the ward does not work. She achieved the stunning performance of his career, but on our laurels is not going to stop. She - Tchaikovsky Elena, the legendary figure skating coach. And not only.

The German education never took

Osipova Elena was born in the distant 1939. At that time, her family lived in the capital, in Sokolniki. Parents future coach selflessly served Melpomene. They worked in the famous theater actors of the Moscow Soviet, and shared the stage with such luminaries acting as Lyubov Orlova, Faina Ranevskaya, Rostislav Plyatt and many others.

Tchaikovsky's father - Anatoly Osipov - a native Muscovite, and my mother - Tatiana Goleman - comes from the ancient roots of the German race. Her ancestors had settled in the territory of Russia in the XVI century. Before the October Revolution in their property were porcelain factories and a number of ancestral estates. According to Tchaikovsky's German upbringing of the family never goes away. Even in the era of the Soviet Union. And so to shoulder their problems on others, accusing others of all sins - for Tchaikovsky taboo. Actually, the same it requires his students now.

Hunger saved ancient gold coins

Since Tatiana Goleman - an ethnic German woman with her little daughter was expelled from the capital as soon as the war began. And took her from the country suddenly, without warning. She was not even able to collect things. As a result, my mother Lena appeared in Shymkent. Nobody then could not even think that this link will last almost seven years!

In this city, their share has dropped a lot of suffering. So, they saved from starvation ordinary pouch for tobacco. That it is an ancient gold coins, which Tatiana managed to take away from Moscow. She was able to exchange them for bread. All this time, up to 1947, mother and daughter were separated from the head of the family Anatoly Osipov. And who knows how much this unpleasant situation could continue, if not for Yuri Zavadsky, director of "Moscow City Council." He raised all possible connections in high places, and requested as long as Tatiana and little Lena did not return to the Soviet capital.

Familiar predicted a brilliant career

Like many children of artists, little Lena practically "lived" in the theater. If possible, she attended all theatrical rehearsals. She really knew perfectly all the roles. And even once he starred in the film "Brandenburg Gate". And in another picture - "Machine 22-12" - she was already involved with his father.

Of course, after such roles, the young actress began prochit brilliant career. Among other things, greatly happy for Lena inimitable actress Faina Ranevskaya. But fate, as always, there was a completely different way.

From Kazakhstan Tchaikovsky returned TB

The fact is that from Shymkent Lena returned with "tuberculosis" diagnosis. Doctors advised her to walk as much as possible, and particularly in the winter. Thus, the father decided to give the young Lena in figure skating. Actually, since the disease was a trip to the big-time sports.

Since then the hard Tchaikovsky began training. These classes are held every day, twice. Thus, from the disease in a short time and the track was not, but the figure skating was the main thing in her life.

The new coach of the athlete was Tatiana Tolmachev. She was one of the founders of the school of figure skating in the USSR. She began to engage tightly with his student. As a result, the young skater started taking part in competitions. At the age of fifteen, she has become a master of sports, he has repeatedly won in the championships of a single dance, and in 1957 in the Championship of the Soviet Union and all won the gold medal. However, after this victory, Elena decided to leave his career athlete.

At the crossroads

When it's time to think about what college she wants to do, Elena could not immediately determine. She was at a crossroads. There was talk about the fact that it gave the documents to one of technical faculties. Especially since, according to her, the exact sciences have always liked her. However, help is always the case. In the capital, he toured the American ballet on ice. According to the memoirs Tchaikovsky, she was thrilled by what he saw. By the way, that's when she began to dream of creating his shows in the country. However, such specialists, who could organize such a ballet at the moment does not exist. That is why Tchaikovsky decided to enter the GITIS on choreography faculty.

Study in the famous university require a full commitment. So with the idea of ​​becoming a titled athlete had to finally leave. But now it was interesting and new role - figure skating coach.

The first experience of the first disciples and

When Helen became a certified specialist, it is certainly not immediately able to realize his dream of ice ballet. Since 1964 she began to cultivate a true champion. The first serious experience in this area began almost immediately after graduation. Elena coached skaters Tatiana Tarasova and George Proskurin. According to the memoirs Tarasova, mentor taught them complete strangers to her at the time movements. She began to put their program.

As a result, in 1965, Tarasov and Proskurin the first time took part in the European Championship. Yes, if they do not become winners, but started to work even harder. Later, the coach there were other students who earned her medal, but the first debut in Europe, she remembers to this day.

... And then there was irreparable. Tatiana Tarasova was injured and could therefore do no more than claim to be high performance.

Russian dance on ice

In 1967, Tchaikovsky Elena became involved with new students - Lyudmila Pakhomova and Alexander Gorshkov. Together with the coach this couple was able to create a unique style of Russian dance on ice. By and large, precisely because of this such dances were considered to be an Olympic sport.

Of course, the process of creating a new program has been very difficult. However, there were also the first success. So, in 1969, the pair Lyudmila Pakhomova and Alexander Gorshkov won a well-deserved silver medal at the World Championships. In fact, it was a real breakthrough. A year later, Tchaikovsky's wards have become winners in Europe and in the world, and a few years later the pair celebrated a victory in the Olympic Games.

Triumph of Soviet skaters was obvious. It is for these victories Tchaikovsky was awarded the title "Honored coach of the USSR."

Thereafter Chaykovskaya Elena, biography know which ups and downs, beginning train Natalia Linichuk and Gennady Karponosov. The pair managed to win two world championships and Europe. In addition, these skaters have won the Winter Olympics 1980 in American Lake Placid.

"Dashing" Ninety

As you know, in the '90s, when the Soviet system began to crumble sports, several well-known coaches went to the West. But Tchaikovsky remained. According to her, she was trying to keep the existing canons and traditions of the Russian school of figure skating.

The most difficult period was the 91st for her. It was then that it was notified that her rink no longer exists. She recalled that it was a complete fiasco, the collapse. She ran the offices of high-ranking officials to keep at least something out of what is left. But sports and culture were, as it turns out, do not need anyone.

Two years later, she was offered to head the Russian national team. In spite of the sad consequences of the collapse of the system of figure skating in the 94th Tchaikovsky wards were able to defend their positions. At the Olympics Russian athletes got three gold medals. By and large, these indicators did not achieve neither the national team. For Tchaikovsky, this victory made it possible to rethink the situation. So, she started her own ice ballet.

Russian geeks

Tchaikovsky began to lead the children's ballet "Geeks of Russia" for several years. She was able to put a great program. Wards were not only Russian, but also in the European markets. They are often on tour and to "infect" their genuine enthusiasm juniors.

According to her, such a creative activity could help her somehow to look at figure skating in Russia. She wanted the best kids began to seriously engage and be prepared for future major competitions. In this respect, it helped the experience when she worked the head coach.

The trainer managed to find a unique style champions

In the second half of the 90s turned to Tchaikovsky Maria Butyrskaya with a request to become a coach. The fact is that before the skater involved in the student Tchaikovsky Vladimir Kovalev, then - Viktor Kudryavtsev. But none of them was able to put a number to it, "ballet" elements, which she, in fact, did not have much. Whatever it was, Elena Tchaikovsky agreed to help the athlete. She could not just put these elements, but also to find her own style.

As a result, just two years Tchaikovsky managed to grow in the first Russian world champion in figure skating in the post-Soviet period, Russia.

Her dream

In 2001, Elena Tchaikovsky true dream. She managed to open his own school of figure skating, which is called "Horse Tchaikovsky." This event she was waiting for 12 years. Prior to that, the building was under construction, and carefully shaped by appropriate documentation.

Now come the real champions of this school. This, for example, Yuliya Soldatov, Christina Oblasova, Povilas Vanagas, Margarita Drobyazko ...

Tchaikovsky has a clear understanding of what the school needed. Each staff member-the trainer brings his charge to the real championship. In addition, she said, thanks to the work of the school has appeared, finally, "the bench". For it is only in the highly competitive environment can reveal the talents of skaters.

In general, "skates Tchaikovsky" takes about five hundred children. By the way, and it provides a free group for children with disabilities.

To date, her school has an international status. Since that is where trained skaters from the CIS countries, Poland, Lithuania.

The theorist and writer

In addition to coaching and school, Elena Tchaikovsky wrote a number of books that are devoted to the education of young skaters. She has also published his own textbook on the sport, which has stood for three editions. But book-confession called "Six points" is a real bibliographic rarity. In this work, the coach tells the invaluable experience gained over the years skaters. The book begins with the story of the first Russian champion Nikolai Panin.

Elena Tchaikovsky children's personal life

About his personal life coach Tchaikovsky is known not so much. She was married twice. First husband Andrei Novikov was acquainted with youth today. They married when Tchaikovsky studied at GITIS. The young couple appeared heir - the son Igor. He subsequently graduated from MGIMO. He has two children, grandchildren Tchaikovsky - Igor and Victoria. Igor Novikov (son of Helena Tchaikovsky) is not quite lived up to the mother of hope, as he was involved in not entirely "clean" affairs and is suspected of extortion.

Second husband, Anatoly Tchaikovsky was known in the sports field. He worked as a journalist in Kiev. For two decades, he was listed as the main editor of the publication "Physical culture and sport".

By the way, they met through the first spouse. After another championship, he introduced Anatoly Elena. The purpose of the journalist - an interview with the coach. And in 1965, the pair has officially signed for. By the way, their marriage has repeatedly been on the brink of disintegration. The spouse has not been deprived temperament, he was hot-tempered, and believed that he had to be in Russia, but not at home.

Besides that the personal life of Helena Tchaikovsky was formed not the best way, she also went through a terrible ordeal. It is an oncology. The diagnosis is carefully concealed from his relatives and friends. She found strength and agreed to a complicated operation. As a result, she was able to defeat the deadly disease.

Instead of a conclusion

Coach Tchaikovsky Elena and now remains the same flowing with new ideas and approaches in the work. Also today it still called Madame success. In the end, by the number of her students won gold medals at the world championships Tchaikovsky is the second line of the world ranking of coaches. Observe each of her ward clearly traced his own distinctive style of performance. And this is probably the most important thing ...