Heroes of sports - this is how athletes were called in Soviet times, who occupied the first steps of the podium at major competitions. Often, those specialists, coaches and mentors who trained the record holders remained in the shadows. Elena Anatolyevna Tchaikovskaya is well known to older TV viewers. She has made great efforts to bring our figure skating to the level of world standards.
Childhood
The generation of people born on the eve of the Great Patriotic War had to experience a lot of suffering and difficulties. Elena Anatolyevna Tchaikovskaya was born in December 1939. The child was born into a family of actors Anatoly Osipov and Tatiana Golman. Parents lived in Moscow and served in the Mossovet theater. In everyday life, the girl had to easily communicate with people whom the whole country knew, because they starred in popular films. When the war began, Elena and her mother were taken to Kazakhstan. The reason was that my mother, a German by nationality, came under the order of the Defense Council.
They managed to survive the difficult years, and after the Victory they returned to their native land. The girl's biography could have been different. The acting environment, as they say, is captivating and addictive. However, man proposes and God disposes. During a medical examination, which was carried out in schools every year, Elena showed darkening of the lungs. To prevent progressive tuberculosis, doctors recommended spending more time outdoors. Following the competent direction, the father took the girl to the figure skating section. We can say that from that moment her professional career began.
If someone lives with illusions, evaluating the performances of athletes while watching TV, then he needs to know that figure skating is hard work, which you have to give yourself without a trace. Elena Anatolyevna from a young age was distinguished by a stable character. You cannot seduce her with clothes or black caviar. At the age of 15, she won the title of champion of the Soviet Union in single skating. This achievement is entirely the achievement of the athlete. No one had yet created a balanced training program for figure skaters in the country.
Outstanding coach
Having experienced the system of training figure skaters from her own experience and appreciating the available techniques, Elena Anatolyevna decided to take this issue seriously. Leaving sports, she entered GITIS at the department of choreographers. This particular education she lacked for the strategic planning of the training process. In a series of student days, Lena "jumped out" to marry Andrei Novikov. They had a son, Igor. After a while, the husband and wife parted. However, fate wanted the personal life of an outstanding coach not to distract her from her main mission.
The second time Elena Anatolyevna married in 1965, sports journalist Anatoly Tchaikovsky, whose last name she still bears. What outweighs love or mutual respect in the relationship of these people is not for us to judge. Curious fans can find many interesting facts about the habits and techniques of Elena Tchaikovskaya in books that were written jointly with her husband. To date, half a dozen books have seen the light. If you count newspaper publications, television programs and films, the result is quite impressive.
Already in adulthood, Chaikovskaya experienced cancer. Qualified medical professionals and a strong character helped to defeat the disease. Apparently Providence wants an outstanding coach to work in this world.
