Anna Levandi

Anna Levandi, née Kondrashova, (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.

Early life Levandi was born Anna Anatolevna 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. 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. Her marks were considered high by the crowd, which booed.

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. Jasmine Alexandra Costa, Alisa Drei, Jelena Glebova, Mari Hirvonen, Christian Horvath Svetlana Issakova, Taru Karvosenoja, Viktor Romanenkov, Viktoria Shklover & Valdis Mintals, Dmitri Tchumak, Arlet Levandi, Eva-Lotta Kiibus, and Vladislav Churakov.

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.

Political career Levandi joined the conservative Isamaa party in 2001.

Since 2024, she has been serving as district elder of Tallinn's Haabersti district. The couple lives in Estonia. Their son, Arlet Levandi, is a figure skater who competes for Estonia.

Honors and awards In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year of Estonia and in 2008 Coach of the Year of Estonia.