page_title: Alena Leonova
section_title: 2011–12 season
hierarchical_section_title: Alena Leonova / Career / 2011–12 season
caption_attribution_description: English: 2011 Cup of Russia, short program.
context_page_description: Alena Igorevna Leonova is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2012 World silver medalist, the 2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2009 World Junior champion, and a three-time Russian national medalist. She is also the 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series runner-up.
context_section_description: Leonova decided to compete in three Grand Prix events in the 2011–12 season. After placing fourth at the 2011 Skate Canada, she won bronze at 2011 NHK Trophy and silver at 2011 Cup of Russia to qualify for her second Grand Prix Final. At the Grand Prix Final, she won the bronze medal.
  Leonova won the bronze medal at the 2012 Russian Championships. At the 2012 European Championships, she finished seventh and sustained an injury to her left knee during the free skate. Leonova placed first in the short program at the 2012 World Championships on her way to her first World medal, a silver. Her podium finish was Russia's first in ladies' singles since 2005 when Irina Slutskaya won the title. Leonova was named Russia's team captain at the 2012 World Team Trophy. Competing with a cold, she finished seventh in the ladies' event.
caption: Leonova with her coaches Nikolai Morozov (left) and Alla Piatova (right)
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