Q:Facts: - caption: liashenko at the 2004 world championships - height: 1.60 - retired: 2006 - beganskating: 1980 - birth date: 8 september 1976 - name: elena liashenko - formercoach: marina amirkhanova - image: elenaliashenko1.jpg - birth place: kiev , ukrainian ssr Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of elena liashenko .
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elena liashenko -lrb- '' olena anatoliyivna liashenko '' ; ; born august 9 , 1976 in kiev , ukrainian ssr -rrb- is a ukrainian figure skater .she is a three-time european medalist -lrb- silver in 2004 , bronze in 1995 and 2005 -rrb- and won nine medals on the grand prix series , including three golds -lrb- 1998 skate canada international , 2003 cup of russia , and 2003 cup of china -rrb- .she competed at four olympics .