{{Short description|Russian former competitive figure skater (born 1965)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Family name hatnote|Anatolevna|Levandi|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Infobox figure skater | name = Anna Levandi | image = Anna Levandi 2010 Cup of Russia.JPG | caption = Levandi in 2010 | fullname = Anna Anatolevna Levandi | altname = Anna Kondrashova | country = {{URS}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|6|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | hometown = | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.63|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | partner = | coach = | skating club = CSKA Moscow | retired = 1988 (competitive) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | the {{URS}}}} {{MedalSport | Ladies' Figure skating}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|1984 Ottawa|Ladies' singles}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalBronze|1984 Budapest|Ladies' singles}} {{MedalBronze|1986 Copenhagen|Ladies' singles}} {{MedalBronze|1987 Sarajevo|Ladies' singles}} {{MedalBronze|1988 Prague|Ladies' singles}} }}
'''Anna Levandi''',{{efn|{{langx|ru|Анна Анатольевна Леванди}}}} née '''Kondrashova''',{{efn|{{langx|ru|Кондрашова}}}} (born 30 June 1965) is an Estonian former competitive figure skater and politician. Levandi, who is of Russian origin who represented the former Soviet Union in international competition. She was the 1984 World silver medalist and four-time European bronze medalist. She competed at two Winter Olympic Games.
Since 2024, Levandi, who is a member of the conservative Isamaa party, has been serving as district elder of Tallinn's Haabersti district.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=ERR |date=2024-04-26 |title=Isamaa esitab Tallinna linnaosavanemateks Marja-Liisa Veiseri ja Anna Levandi |url=https://www.err.ee/1609325925/isamaa-esitab-tallinna-linnaosavanemateks-marja-liisa-veiseri-ja-anna-levandi |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=ERR |language=et}}</ref>
== Early life == Levandi was born Anna Anatolevna Kondrashova,{{efn|In her maiden name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Anatolevna and the family name was Kondrashova}} and grew up in Moscow, Russia (then Soviet Union). She began skating at age 6 at Moscow's Central Army Sports Club, where she was trained by Eduoard Pliner.<ref name=":1" />
==Competitive career == Levandi started competing at senior ISU events in 1983.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Värv |first=Maarja |date=2024-02-21 |title=Levandi's own complaint ended former coach Zhuk's career in 1980s |url=https://news.err.ee/1609259676/levandi-s-own-complaint-ended-former-coach-zhuk-s-career-in-1980s |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Eesti Rahvusringhääling |language=en}}</ref> At her second European Championships in 1984, she won the bronze medal, and she represented the Soviet Union at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where she placed 5th. She won the silver medal at the 1984 World Figure Skating Championships after performing a free program with three triple jumps.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cleary |first=Martin |date=22 March 1984 |title=Witt wins, Thomson takes fifth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l74yAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA53 |work=Ottawa Citizen |pages=53}}</ref> Her marks were considered high by the crowd, which booed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Wesley |date=22 March 1984 |title=Katarina Witt doesn't do much talking, but when she... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/03/22/Katarina-Witt-doesnt-do-much-talking-but-when-she/8184448779600/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>
She changed coaches to Stanislav Zhuk in 1984, but in 1986 she and Marina Zoueva sent a letter of complaint about his abusive behavior to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and he was made to retire. After Zhuk, she trained with Stanislav Leonovich.<ref name=":1" />
Kondrashova was fifth at the 1985 European championships, but she won three more bronze medals at the European championships from 1986 through 1988, for a total of four. She once again represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th. She retired from competitive skating following that season[[File:Allar Levandi ja Anna Levandi.jpg|thumb|Allar Levandi and Anna Levandi in 2012]]
==Figure skating results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="8" align="center" style="background-color: #ffdead; " | International |- ! Event ! {{tooltip|81–82|1981–1982}} ! 82–83 ! 83–84 ! 84–85 ! 85–86 ! 86–87 ! 87–88 |- | align="left" | Winter Olympics || || || 5th || || || || 8th |- | align="left" | World Championships || || 5th || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || 4th || 7th || 9th || |- | align="left" | European Championships || || 5th || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || 5th || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |- | align="left" | Prize of Moscow News || || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || |- ! colspan="8" align="center" style="background-color: #ffdead; " | National |- | align="left" | Soviet Championships || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || |} ==Coaching career== Levandi works as a coach and choreographer at Anna Levandi Figure Skating Club in Tallinn. Among her current and former students and choreography clients are Johanna Allik,<ref>{{isu name|id=00009152|name=Johanna Allik}}</ref> Jasmine Alexandra Costa,<ref>{{isu name|id=00010112|name=Jasmine Alexandra Costa}}</ref> Alisa Drei,<ref>{{isu name|id=00000005|name=Alisa Drei}}</ref> Jelena Glebova,<ref>{{isu name|id=00006940|name=Jelena Glebova}}</ref> Mari Hirvonen,<ref>{{isu name|id=00003824|name=Mari Hirvonen}}</ref> Christian Horvath<ref>{{isu name|id=00002487|name=Christian Horvath}}</ref> Svetlana Issakova,<ref>{{isu name|id=00009151|name=Svetlana Issakova}}</ref> Taru Karvosenoja,<ref>{{isu name|id=00002465|name=Taru Karvosenoja}}</ref> Viktor Romanenkov,<ref>{{isu name|id=00008832|name=Viktor Romanenkov}}</ref> Viktoria Shklover & Valdis Mintals,<ref>{{isu name|id=00003361|name=Shklover & Mintals}}</ref> Dmitri Tchumak,<ref>{{isu name|id=00010518|name=Dmitri Tchumak}}</ref> Arlet Levandi,<ref>{{cite web |title=Arlet Levandi: 2025/2026 |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102829.htm |website=International Skating Union|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727071608/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102829.htm|archive-date=27 July 2025}}</ref> Eva-Lotta Kiibus,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102060.htm |title= Eva Lotta Kiibus: 2021/2022 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210901055231/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102060.htm |archive-date= 1 September 2021 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and Vladislav Churakov.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vladislav CHURAKOV: 2025/2026 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222034705/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117923.htm |website=International Skating Union |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=5 March 2026}}</ref>
On February 21, 2024, it was reported that the Estonian Anti-Doping and Sports Ethics Foundation had received allegations of abuse, such as derisive language and directing skaters to ignore injuries, from multiple former students of Levandi's. Levandi said that she was a demanding coach but denied that her behavior was abusive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Värv |first=Maarja |last2=Kärmas |first2=Mihkel |last3=Koppel |first3=Karin |date=2024-02-21 |title=Former students accuse figure skating coach Anna Levandi of abuse |url=https://news.err.ee/1609259637/former-students-accuse-figure-skating-coach-anna-levandi-of-abuse |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Eesti Rahvusringhääling |language=en}}</ref>
== Political career == Levandi joined the conservative Isamaa party in 2001.
Since 2024, she has been serving as district elder of Tallinn's Haabersti district.<ref name=":2" />
==Personal life== Levandi is married to Allar Levandi, an Estonian former Olympic Nordic combined skier she met at the 1988 Winter Olympics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Anna Levandi: Venelane, keda Eestis kõige rohkem armastatakse - Eesti Ekspress - Uudised, Eesti, Maailm, Ilm, Meelelahutus, Video, Raadio- & Telesaade, Arvamuslood |url=http://www.ekspress.ee/2009/03/07/varia/40184-anna-levandi-venelane-keda-eestis-koige-rohkem-armastatakse |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310021101/http://www.ekspress.ee/2009/03/07/varia/40184-anna-levandi-venelane-keda-eestis-koige-rohkem-armastatakse |archive-date=10 March 2009 |access-date=14 March 2009 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The couple lives in Estonia. Their son, Arlet Levandi, is a figure skater who competes for Estonia.<ref name="arlet">{{cite web |title=Arlet LEVANDI |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102829.htm |publisher=International Skating Union}}</ref>
==Honors and awards== In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year of Estonia and in 2008 Coach of the Year of Estonia.<ref name=":0" /> On 4 February 2009, she was decorated with the Third Class Order of the White Star.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vabariigi President |url=https://www.president.ee/et/vabariik/teenetemargid/kavaler/17539/anna-levandi |accessdate=12 March 2020 |website=www.president.ee |language=et}}</ref> ==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}} * {{cite news | url = http://www.absoluteskating.com/interviews/2010annalevandi.html | title = Anna Levandi: The popularity of a sport is built over the years | last = Remmel | first = Ia | year = 2010 | work = AbsoluteSkating.com | accessdate = 22 December 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100429090241/http://www.absoluteskating.com/interviews/2010annalevandi.html | archive-date = 29 April 2010 | url-status = dead }} * {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/anna-kondrashova-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050556/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/anna-kondrashova-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Anna Kondrashova}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Anna Levandi}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{ESBL profile}} * [http://www.uisuklubi.ee/klubi/liikmed/treenerid/anna-levandi/ Anna Levandi Iluuisutamisklubi, treener Anna Levandi] {{in lang|et}}
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