Yekaterina_Skudina
Yekaterina Skudina
Russian sailor
Yekaterina Yuryevna Skudina (Russian: Екатерина Юрьевна Скудина; born 21 March 1981) is a Russian world champion and Olympic sailor.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yekaterina Yuryevna Skudina |
| Born | (1981-03-21) 21 March 1981 (age 43) Dolgoprudny, Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | Snipe, Yngling, Elliott 6m |
| Coach | I.V. Khoroshilov |
Skudina has a PhD from the STANKIN university in "Social and managerial technologies as a resource for achieving leadership in sports in the international arena", and enjoys playing the piano.[2] As of 2014, she lives in Moscow, and is a member of Pirogovo Yacht Club.
After completing her Olympic career in 2012, she founded the PROyachting yacht project, which promotes sailing among a business audience. Since 2012, she has been a member of the Presidium of the All-Russian Sailing Federation, where she oversaw the development of Olympic yachting in Russia.[3]
World championships
Skudina was awarded the Roy Yamaguchi Memorial Trophy for winning the world championships in the women's Snipe class in 1998,[4] and the bronze medal at the Yngling open world championships in 2007.[5] At the 2011 World Championships, Skudina finished fourth in the Elliott 6m class.[6]
Olympic Games
Skudina took part in three Olympic Games:[1]
- 2004 Summer Olympics, 8th place (Yngling)
- 2008 Summer Olympics, 6th place (Yngling)
- 2012 Summer Olympics, 4th place (Elliott 6m)
Other main regattas
Skudina won the European Sailing Championships in 2007 (Yngling) and 2010 (Elliott 6m). She was 2nd at the European Sailing Championships in 2011 (Elliott 6m). She won the Kiel Week in the Elliott 6m class in 2011 and the Stena Match Cup Sweden in 2010.[7]
- "Yekaterina Yuryevna Skudina". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- "Ekaterina Skudina, Russia". www.lysekilwomensmatch.com. Lysekil Women's Match 2014 Official website. 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- "Поздравляем с днем рождения Екатерину Скудину!". Всероссийская Федерация Парусного Спорта. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- "The Roy Yamaguchi Trophy". Women's World Championship Results. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- "Results - Yngling Open World Championship 2007". International Yngling Association. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- Results Elliott 6m – Women's Match Racing Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 December 2011
- "Olympics-Women's sailing Elliott 6m semi-finals results". Reuters. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
