Jekaterina Nekrassova (born June 21, 1981) is a retired Estonian pair skater. With partner Valdis Mintals, she is a two-time Estonian national champion.
Biography Nekrassova was born on 21 June 1981. She began competing as a pair skater in 1995 after teaming up with Valdis Mintals. In addition to winning two national titles at the Estonian Championships, the pair also competed at multiple World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships before their partnership ended in 1998.
Nekrassova retired that same year and went on to finish high school and studied to be an English translator in college. In 1999, Nekrassova began working as a coach at Anna Levandi Figure Skating Club in Tallinn.
In 2010, she married Tallinn Polytechnic University alumni, Vitali, who adopted Nekrassova's last name upon marrying. The couple have two children. Their daughter, Sofia, is a competitive women's singles skater.
As a coach, Nekrassova's students have included: Vladislav Churakov Arlet Levandi Sofia Nekrassova Ilya Nesterov Jekaterina Rudneva Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov Natalia Zabiiako / Sergei Mukhin
In addition, she is fluent in Estonian, English, Russian, and German.
Results (with Mintals)
Results International Event 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 World Championships 22nd 20th 23rd European Championships 17th 15th 13th Intern. St. Gervais 9th Karl Schäfer Memorial 7th Nebelhorn Trophy 8th International: Junior Junior Worlds 18th 14th Blue Swords 14th National Estonian Championships 1st 1st
References
Skatabase: 1990s World Junior Championships Skatabase: 1990s European Championships Skatabase: 1990s World Championships
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