{{Short description|Russian figure skater}} {{Infobox figure skater |name=Elena Kostyleva |full_name= Eleva Valerievna Kostyleva |image= |alt= |caption= |native_name= Елена Валерьевна Костылева |native_name_lang= ru |birth_date= {{birth date and age|2011|10|11|df=yes}} |birth_place= Voronezh, Russia |hometown= |height= |country= {{RUS}} |discipline= Women's singles |coach= Evgeni Plushenko |skating club= Angels of Plushenko |beganskating= |medalrecord= }} '''Elena Valerievna Kostyleva''' (Russian: Елена Костылева; born 11 October 2011) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2025 and 2026 Russian junior national champion.<ref name="fsrussia.ru 2026-02-06">{{cite web | url=https://fsrussia.ru/news/novosti/elena-kostyleva-pobeditel-pervenstva-rossii-sredi-yuniorov-lidiya-pleskachjova-serebryanyj-prizer-viktoriya-strel-tsova-bronzovyj|title=Елена Костылева – победитель первенства России среди юниоров, Лидия Плескачёва – серебряный призер, Виктория Стрельцова – бронзовый|publisher=Russian Figure Skating Federation|date=2026-02-06|access-date=2026-04-05|lang=ru}}</ref>
She has landed the triple Axel and quadruple jumps in domestic competition.<ref name="fsrussia.ru 2026-02-06" />
== Personal life == Elena Kostyleva was born 11 October 2011 in Voronezh, Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1tv.ru/figurnoe-katanie/zvezdy-figurnogo-kataniya/elena-kostyleva|title=Елена Костылева. Фигурное катание: трансляции и выступления|website=1TV.ru|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://74.ru/text/sport/2025/11/29/76145333/|title=«Вы можете угробить девочку в погоне за медалями». Как Евгений Плющенко не может поделить юную фигуристку Лену Костылеву с ее матерью|website=74.ru|date=2025-11-29|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://riavrn.ru/news/voronezhskoj-figuristke-elene-kostylevoj-prisvoili-zvanie-kandidata-v-mastera-sporta/|title=Воронежской фигуристке Елене Костылевой присвоили разряд кандидата в мастера спорта|date=19 January 2026|website=RIA Voronezh|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref> She has an older sister.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vk.com/wall-75908842_38399|title=Отец Костылевой рассказал, почему Елена перешла на домашнее обучение|publisher=Championat.com|date=2026-04-01|via=VK.com|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref> Due to of being born premature and developing bronchitis at the age of four months, Elena spent the first year of her life in the hospital. For some time, her family lived in Rossosh, Voronezh Oblast, and it was there where she, at the age of three, took on figure stating, initially for health reasons.<ref name="sport24.ru 2024-01-21" /> Later, as she showed promise, she transferred to the Olympic Reserve School in Voronezh.<ref name="sport24.ru 2024-01-21">{{cite web|url=https://sport24.ru/figureskating/article-613795-yelena-kostyleva-figuristka-biografiya-bronza-chempionata-rossii-po-pryzhkam-mama-ukhod-ot-tutberidze|title=Елена Костылева фигуристка биография — бронза чемпионата России по прыжкам, мама, уход от Тутберидзе|publisher=Sport24|date=2024-01-21|access-date=2026-04-05}}</ref> In 2018, she moved to Moscow.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voronezhnews.ru/fn_1465245.html|title=Воронежская фигуристка Елена Костылева ушла из «Москвича» в группу Евгения Плющенко|website=Voronezh News|date=2024-03-16|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.mail.ru/society/70126455/|title=В чём феномен юной звезды фигурного катания Елены Костылевой|first=Nastya|last=Kasatkina|date=12 March 2026|publisher=Argumenty i fakty Voronezh|via=Mail.ru News|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref>
She trained under a number of coaches including Sergei Davydov, Eteri Tutberidze (on two separate occasions), Vadim Raevsky, Victoria Butsaeva, Igor Lyutikov.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.championat.com/figureskating/article-5635586-kto-takaya-elena-kostyleva-figuristka-bez-slabyh-mest-trenirovki-u-plyuschenko-i-tutberidze-ultra-si-supersila.html|title=«На льду я должна чувствовать себя королевой». Главное — о юной звезде фигурки Костылевой|first=Daria|last=Kiryukhina|website=Championat.ru|date=2024-07-19|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/dlya-menya-sushchestvuet-tolko-pervoe-mesto-intervyu-s-yunoy-zvezdoy-rossiyskogo-figurnogo-elenoy-ko/|title=«Для меня существует только первое место». Интервью с юной звездой российского фигурного Еленой Костылевой|website=Sports Daily|date=2023-04-12|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== 2023–2024 season === In January 2024, she took the individual bronze at the Russian Figure Skating Jumping Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.championat.com/figureskating/article-5403714-zhutkoe-padenie-kostylevoj-na-chempionate-rossii-po-pryzhkam-video-travma-borba-s-petrosyan-popytka-chetvernogo.html|title=Жуткое падение Костылевой на чемпионате России по прыжкам, видео: травма, борьба с Петросян, попытка четверного|publisher=Championat.ru|date=2024-01-21|access-date=2026-04-05}}</ref> behind Margarita Bazyliuk and Adeliia Petrosian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsdaily.ru/news/petrosyan-zanyala-vtoroe-mesto-na-chempionate-rossii-po-pryzhkam/|title=Петросян заняла второе место на чемпионате России по прыжкам|publisher=Sports Daily|date=2024-01-20|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref>
In March 2024, she left Lyutikov and started to train under Evgeni Plushenko.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/sport/20237487|title=Фигуристка Костылева перешла в группу Плющенко|publisher=TASS|date=2024-03-14|access-date=2026-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://matchtv.ru/figure-skating/matchtvnews_NI2112725_Mnogomnogo_prygala_chetvernoj_lutc_u_mena_sluchilas_travma_Figuristka_Kostyleva_o_mezhsezonje|title=«Много‑много прыгала четверной лутц, у меня случилась травма». Фигуристка Костылева о межсезонье|date=September 25, 2024|website=Match TV|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref>
=== 2024–2025 season === Kostyleva was given two Russian Cup assignments – she placed 1st at Stage 4 in Krasnoyarsk and 2nd at Stage 5 in Moscow. These medal placements qualified her for the upcoming 2025 Russian Junior Grand Prix Final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics |url=https://skatingscores.com/ |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=skatingscores.com}}</ref>
In February 2025, she won the Russian Junior Championships and the 2025 Russian Junior Grand Prix Final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mst.mosreg.ru/sobytiya/novosti-ministerstva/podmoskovnaya-figuristka-elena-kostyleva-vyigrala-pervenstvo-rossii-sredi-yuniorov|title=Подмосковная фигуристка Елена Костылева выиграла первенство России среди юниоров-2025|publisher=Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports of the Moscow Oblast|date=2025-02-08|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1tv.ru/news/2025-02-07/500601-figuristka_kostyleva_stala_novoy_chempionkoy_rossii_sredi_yuniorov|title=Фигуристка Костылева стала новой чемпионкой России среди юниоров|publisher=1TV.ru|date=2025-02-07|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref>
=== 2025–2026 season === In September 2025, she won the Moscow Oblast Championships, despite having skipped her summer training due to an injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kp.ru/sports/figurnoe-katanie/elena-kostyleva-figurnoe-katanie-talent-trudnosti-08-10-25/|title=Елена Костылева: Талант и трудности юной звезды фигурного катания|publisher=Komsomolskaya pravda|access-date=2026-04-11}}</ref> On 21 November, she, unexpectedly, didn't win the Russian Grand Prix stage in Omsk, finishing with less than 200 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Figurnoe_katanie/spbnews_NI2269053_Lena_chto_eto_bylo_Zvezda_Plushhenko_sensacionno_otdala_pobedu_na_Gran_pri|title=Лена, что это было? Звезда Плющенко сенсационно отдала победу на Гран-при|first=Алексей|last=Железнов|date=November 21, 2025|website=Sportbox|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref>
In late December 2025, she left Plushenko's figure skating academy after a conflict Kostyleva's mother had with Plushenko. She switched to train with Sofia Fedchenko and lived with her temporarily.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Фигурное катание ⛸ |url=https://t.me/figureskatingfan/32829 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Telegram}}</ref>{{refn|<ref name="RBK 2026-01-08" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Figurnoe_katanie/spbnews_NI2274385_Figuristka_Kostyleva_pokinula_akademiju_Plushhenko_posle_skandala_s_materju_Maksimalno_neozhidannyj_povorot|title=Фигуристка Костылева покинула академию Плющенко после скандала с матерью. Максимально неожиданный поворот!|first=Marat|last=Ramazanov|date=December 3, 2025|website=Sportbox|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Фигурное катание ⛸ |url=https://t.me/figureskatingfan/32831 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Telegram}}</ref> Nevertheless, she continued to perform in Plushenko's commercial ice show ''Sleeping Beauty'', playing the role of Aurora.{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/sport/25991393|title=Фигуристка Костылева продолжит выступать в шоу Плющенко|publisher=TASS|date=2026-12-22|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv-gubernia.ru/novosti/sport/voronezhskaya-figuristka-elena-kostyleva-i-evgenij-plyushhenko-prodolzhat-sotrudnichat/|title=Воронежская фигуристка Елена Костылева и Евгений Плющенко продолжат сотрудничество|first=Марина|last=Боровских|website=Интернет-канал «TV Губерния»|date=2025-12-23|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vrn.mk.ru/sport/2025/12/23/voronezhskaya-figuristka-kostyleva-prodolzhit-vystupleniya-v-shou-plyushhenko.html|title=Воронежская фигуристка Костылева продолжит выступления в шоу Плющенко|website=MK Voronezh|date=2025-12-23|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iz.ru/2013453/figuristka-kostyleva-prodolzhit-vystupat-v-shou-pliushchenko-izi|title=Фигуристка Костылева продолжит выступать в шоу Плющенко|publisher=Izvestia|date=2025-12-22|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/sport/25991469|title=Мать Костылевой рассказала, что фигуристка хотела остаться в шоу Плющенко|publisher=TASS|date=2025-12-22|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref>}}
In January, she returned to Plushenko after Kostyleva's mother had a conflict with Sofia Fedchenko.{{refn|<ref name="RBK 2026-01-08">{{cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/sport/08/01/2026/695f78a39a794754c8ba43c4|title=Костылева вернулась к Плющенко после конфликта тренера с ее матерью — РБК|date=2026-01-08|accessdate=2026-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.championat.com/figureskating/article-6309454-elena-kostyleva-vernulas-k-evgeniyu-plyuschenko-pochemu-ushla-ot-sofi-fedchenko-chto-skazala-mama-irina-kostyleva.html|title=Костылева вернулась к Плющенко! У Федченко Елена продержалась всего пару недель|first=Анастасия|last=Рацкевич|website=Championat.ru|date=2026-01-08|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20260108/kostyleva-2066898980.html|title="Любимый человек": почему Костылева вернулась к Плющенко|website=RIA Novosti|date=2026-02-05|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref name="m24.ru 2026-01-08">{{cite web|url=https://www.m24.ru/news/sport/08012026/862191|title=Фигуристка Костылева возобновила работу с Плющенко|website=Moscow 24|date=2026-01-08|accessdate=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://72.ru/text/sport/2026/01/09/76208700/|title=Почему фигуристка Костылева снова вернулась к Плющенко|website=72.ru|date=2026-01-09|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/auth/sso.shtml?origin=/sport/news/2026/01/11/27593425.shtml|title=«Никто ее и не выгонял»: Плющенко о возвращении 14-летней Костылевой|website=Gazeta.ru|date=2026-01-11|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/sport/news/2026/01/27/27718315.shtml|title=«Очень плохая форма»: Плющенко о вернувшейся к нему 14-летней Костылевой|website=Gazeta.ru|date=2026-01-27|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref>}} "We all live and do everything for our children. For the sake of Lena, and only for her, we erased all the negativity from our lives and overstepped all our principles," shares Evgeni Plushenko.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Фигурное катание ⛸ |url=https://t.me/figureskatingfan/33194 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Telegram}}</ref>
In February 2026, she won the Russian Junior Championships for the second time in a row.<ref name="fsrussia.ru 2026-02-06" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.championat.ru/figureskating/news-6347144-elena-kostyleva-vyigrala-pervenstvo-rossii-sredi-yuniorov.html|title=Елена Костылева выиграла первенство России среди юниоров, Плескачёва — вторая|first=Maria|last=Shavrikova|website=Championat.ru|date=2026-02-06|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref><ref name="m24.ru 2026-01-08" /> She subsequently withdrew from the 2026 Russian Junior Grand Prix Final due to injury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reddit - Please wait for verification |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/comments/1rjmeoh/elena_kostyleva_will_miss_the_russian_junior/ |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=www.reddit.com}}</ref>
== Skating style and influences == In September 2024, Kostyleva stated that she wanted to land 5 or 6 quadruple jumps in a program, beating Alexandra Trusova's record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports.ru/figure-skating/1116413370-elena-kostyleva-moya-mechta-sdelat-5-6-chetvernyx-i-pobit-rekord-truso.html|title=Елена Костылева: «Моя мечта – сделать 5-6 четверных и побить рекорд Трусовой. Саша поддерживает меня всегда, я беру с нее пример»|website=Sports.ru|date=September 25, 2024|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.championat.com/figureskating/news-5721340-kostyleva-moya-mechta-sdelat-5-6-chetvernyh-i-pobit-rekord-sashi-trusovoj.html|title=Костылева: моя мечта — сделать 5-6 четверных и побить рекорд Саши Трусовой|first=Anastasia|last=Matrosova|website=Championat.ru|date=2025-09-25|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref> In late March 2025, it was reported that she had successfully landed 51 quadruples in official competitions, beating Trusova's record of 50 quadruples. From 2018 to 2022, Trusova successfully landed 50 quadruples out of 95 attempts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport-express.ru/figure-skating/news/kostyleva-obognala-trusovu-po-chislu-chetvernyh-za-kareru-2409877/|title=Костылева обогнала Трусову по числу четверных за карьеру|publisher=Sport Express|date=2026-03-24|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kp.ru/sports/figurnoe-katanie/kostyleva-oboshla-trusovu-po-chislu-chetvernyh-tarasova-predrekaet-ej-bolshoe-budushhee/|title=Костылева обошла Трусову по числу четверных. Тарасова предрекает ей большое будущее|website=Komsomolskaya pravda|date=2026-03-26|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref>
== Controversies == === Yoghurt incident === One day in June 2021, Kostyleva was seen by Eteri Tutberitze holding two yoghurts, while eating more than one constituted a dietary violation. Kostyleva defended herself by saying that the second one was intended for another skater, Margarita Bazyliuk, but the latter denied having asked Kostyleva to take one for her from the cafeteria. As the result, Kostyleva allegedly fell of out of favor with Tutberitze and was eventually forced to change the coach. The incident was widely discussed in the Russian press<!-- at the time--><!--, with people speculating who was telling the truth-->.{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport-express.ru/figure-skating/reviews/kto-takaya-margarita-bazylyuk-i-pochemu-yunaya-figuristka-possorilas-so-svoey-sopernicey-elenoy-kostylevoy-iz-za-yogurta-2040338/|title=Кто такая Маргарита Базылюк и почему юная фигуристка поссорилась со своей соперницей Еленой Костылевой из-за йогурта|publisher=Sport Express|date=2023-02-21|access-date=2026-04-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kp.ru/sports/figurnoe-katanie/yogurt-bazylyuk-skandal-figurnoe-katanie-2021/|title=Йогурт Базылюк: хроника скандала в фигурном катании 2021 года|publisher=Komsomolskaya pravda|date=2025-04-28|access-date=2026-04-11}}</ref><ref name="sports.ru 2025-04-25">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports.ru/figure-skating/blogs/3318506.html|title=«У Базылюк был один йогурт, у Костылевой – два». Раскрыто преступление века в нашей фигурке|date=April 25, 2025|website=Sports.ru|access-date=2026-04-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tsargrad.tv/novost/skandal-v-shtabe-tutberidze-kostyleva-vygnana-za-dva-lishnih-jogurta_1239007|title=Скандал в штабе Тутберидзе: Костылева выгнана за два лишних йогурта|date=April 27, 2025|website=Tsargrad|access-date=2026-04-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://matchtv.ru/figure-skating/matchtvnews_NI1977332_A_po_povedeniju_Bazyluk_ne_vidno_chto_eto_lozh_Konechno_ona_vret__mama_figuristki_Kostylevoj|title=«А по поведению Базылюк не видно, что это ложь? Конечно, она врет» — мама фигуристки Костылевой|date=November 10, 2023|website=Match TV|access-date=2026-04-11}}</ref>}} In the autumn of 2023, Bazyliuk was asked about that incident and replied: "I didn't ask her to bring the yogurt. That's it."<ref name="kp.ru 2024-01-25">{{cite web|url=https://www.kp.ru/sports/figurnoe-katanie/kak-mama-figuristki-kostylevoj-stala-izvestnee-chem-ee-doch/|title=Наезды на Этери Тутберидзе, скандалы с тренерами и вечная история с "йогуртом Базылюк". Как мама фигуристки Костылевой стала известнее, чем ее дочь|publisher=Komsomolskaya pravda|date=2024-01-25|access-date=2026-04-11}}</ref> According to yet another skater from Tutberidze's group, there weren't only yoghurts involved, there were also cereals, succades and other sweets.<ref name="sports.ru 2025-04-25" />
=== Mother's over-involvement === Kostyleva's mother, Irina Kostyleva, has been criticized for over-involvement in her daughter's training.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kp.ru/sports/figurnoe-katanie/elena-kostyleva-figurnoe-katanie-talent-trudnosti-08-10-25/|title=Елена Костылева: Талант и трудности юной звезды фигурного катания|publisher=Komsomolskaya pravda|date=2025-10-08}}</ref> In November 2025, Plushenko's wife producer Yana Rudkovskaya published a CCTV video, in which Irina allegedly hit her daughter on the premises of the Plushenko's academy rink. Moreover, Plushenko filed an official complaint with Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, reporting Irina's abuse of her daughter.{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.championat.com/figureskating/news-6261110-poyavilos-video-kak-mama-eleny-kostylevoj-byot-eyo-v-zhivot.html|title=«Бьёт кулаком в живот». Рудковская выложила видео с камер наблюдения с мамой Костылевой|date=2025-11-28|publisher=Championat.ru|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kp.ru/sports/figurnoe-katanie/hajpovyj-skandal-poluchil-razvitie-teper-rudkovskaya-naehala-na-mamu-kostylevoj-i-vyvalila-massu-goryachej-faktury|title=Яна Рудковская жестко высказалась по поводу скандала вокруг Костылевой и ее мамы|publisher=Komsomolskaya pravda|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kp.ru/sports/figurnoe-katanie/terpenie-plyushhenko-skoro-lopnet-iz-za-mamy-figuristki-kostylevoj-lene-kazhetsya-pridetsya-iskat-novuyu-akademiyu/|title=Терпение Плющенко скоро лопнет? Из-за мамы фигуристки Костылевой Лене, кажется, придется искать новую академию|website=Komsomolskaya pravda|date=2025-12-08|access-date=2026-04-12}}</ref>}} About a month later, Elena Kostyleva left Plushenko to train with Sofia Fedchenko, but returned to him in January.<ref name="RBK 2026-01-08" /> "He is my favorite person, the coach for life," she commented on her return.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://matchtv.ru/figure-skating/matchtvnews_NI2284041_Jelena_Kostyleva__o_Plushhenko_Moj_lubimyj_chelovek_trener_na_vsu_zhizn|title=Елена Костылева — о Плющенко: «Мой любимый человек, тренер на всю жизнь»|date=January 8, 2026|website=Match TV}}</ref>
== Programs == {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating <!--! Exhibition--> |- !2026–2027 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DYMidCtDwi0/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> | * Bolero
<small>by Maurice Ravel choreo. by Ivan Bukin</small> | |- ! rowspan="2" |2025–2026 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Elena Kostyleva |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/elena-kostyleva.99279/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJXcVEwxhJ0 |title=Елена КОСТЫЛЕВА / Elena Kostyleva - SP - Moscow Region Figure Skating Championship 20250913 |date=2025-09-13 |last=Slide |access-date=2026-05-13 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DKodkG3NbeW/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> | * Voilà | rowspan="2" | * Morning Mood * In the Hall of the Mountain King<br>{{small|(from ''Peer Gynt'')<br />by Edvard Grieg}} |- | * Poker Face * Bad Romance<br />{{small|by Lady Gaga}} |- ! 2024–2025 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Elena Kostyleva |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/elena-kostyleva.99279/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=“Lena is close in ‘skating’ to Alena. Who, if not her? Besides, Alena Kostornaia is an idol, a benchmark for her.” Kostornaia choreographed a program for Elena Kostyleva |url=https://fs-gossips.com/12246/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=FS Gossips - blog about figure skating |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-08 |title=2024-25 Programs by Discipline |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/2024-25-programs-by-discipline.98150/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}}</ref> | * Voilà<br>{{small|by Barbara Pravi<br />performed by Emma Kok, André Rieu<br />and the Johann Strauss Orchestra}} | * Toccata and Fugue in D minor<br>{{small|by Johann Sebastian Bach}} <small>choreo. by Nikita Mikhailov</small> |- ! 2023–2024 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Elena Kostyleva |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/elena-kostyleva.99279/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}}</ref> | * Sway<br>{{small|by Pablo Beltrán Ruiz<br />performed by Melinda Doolittle}} | rowspan="2" | * Malagueña<br />{{small|by Ernesto Lecuona<br />performed by Stanley Black}} |- ! 2022–2023 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Elena Kostyleva |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/elena-kostyleva.99279/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}}</ref> | * Un-Break My Heart <br> {{small|by Diane Warren <br>performed by Toni Braxton}} |- ! 2021–2022 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Elena Kostyleva |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/elena-kostyleva.99279/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}}</ref> | rowspan="2" | * Winter<br />{{small|(from ''The Four Seasons'')}}<br />{{small|by Antonio Vivaldi}} | rowspan="2" | * The Triumph of Rome<br />{{small|(from ''Spartacus'')}}<br />{{small|by Aram Khachaturian}} |- !2020–2021 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Elena Kostyleva |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/elena-kostyleva.99279/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
== Competitive highlights == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center | National<ref name="SS-EK" /> |- ! Event ! 23–24 ! 24–25 ! 25–26 |- |align=left| Russian Jumping Champ.|| bgcolor="cc9966" |3rd || || |- |align=left| Russian Junior Champ. || || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st |- |align=left| Russian Cup (Final) || || bgcolor=gold|1st J || |- |align=left| Russian GP Stage 4 || || bgcolor=gold|1st J || |- |align=left| Russian GP Stage 5 || || bgcolor=silver|2nd J || bgcolor=gold|1st J |- |align=left| Russian GP Stage 6 || || || bgcolor=silver|2nd J |}
== Detailed results == === Junior level === {| class="wikitable" | style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | '''2025–2026 season''' |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | 4–8 February 2026 | 2026 Russian Junior Championships | align=center | 1 <br /> 71.16 | align=center | 2 <br /> 157.37 | align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 <br /> 228.53 |- | 19–21 November 2025 | 2025 Russian Grand Prix VI, Omsk | align=center | 1 <br /> 69.42 | align=center | 2 <br /> 130.13 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2 <br /> 199.55 |- | 11–17 November 2025 | 2025 Russian Grand Prix V, Moscow | align=center | 4 <br /> 63.50 | align=center | 1 <br /> 152.06 | align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 <br /> 215.56 |- | style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | '''2024–2025 season''' |- | 13–17 February 2025 | 2025 Russian Grand Prix Final | align=center | 4 <br /> 68.86 | align=center | 1 <br /> 161.48 | align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 <br /> 230.34 |- | 5–9 February 2025 | 2025 Russian Junior Championships | align=center | 1 <br /> 74.57 | align=center | 1 <br /> 158.53 | align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 <br /> 233.10 |- | 13–18 November 2024 | 2024 Russian Grand Prix V, Moscow | align=center | 2 <br /> 72.62 | align=center | 2 <br /> 150.95 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2 <br /> 223.57 |- | 6–11 November 2024 | 2024 Russian Grand Prix IV, Krasnoyarsk | align=center | 2 <br /> 71.74 | align=center | 1 <br /> 158.89 | align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 <br /> 230.63 |}
== References == {{reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="SS-EK">{{cite web |title=Elena Kostyleva |url=https://skatingscores.com/rus/women/elena_kostyleva/ |website=Skating Scores |publisher=Skating Scores |access-date=10 April 2026}}</ref> }}
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