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Larisa Gendernalik began skating in Saint Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia, and competed in the National Championships in Russia. In 1979, three years after graduating from the Academy of Sport Science and Physical Education with a B.S. degree, she started teaching in the United States. She is Master Rated by the Professional Skaters Association, and teaches figures, freestyle, field moves, and choreography, and also arranges music for skaters. Larisa was on staff at the world famous Broadmoor World Arena for eight and a half years, and has trained many national competitors. She began drawing at a young age in Russia, and completed several art courses there. Larisa loves dramatic theater, music, ballet, and art, and she loves to ski. She now lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado with her husband and two children, Valerie and Alex, and her two dogs, Bazil and Forrest.
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