Training and career
In 2004, Elena Potanina entered Odessa University. Mechnikov . She chose a specialty - criminology and criminal law. In 2009, she received her diploma and began looking for work.
Elena worked in her specialty until 2011. At that moment, she completely realized that she was not interested in a profession that seemed boring to her. It became much more exciting for her to develop on television. While still a student, she took a job on the Odessa canal.
Then she moved to live in Moscow. There she entered Moscow State University to study as an economist-manager. In 2020 I received my second diploma.
Elena Potanina: biography
Elena Aleksandrovna Potanina is one of the few representatives of the fair sex who play the intellectual game “What? Where? When?". Seemingly fragile and defenseless, but with a steel core and not afraid to take risks, the girl has long attracted the attention of fans of the game.
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Participant in the intellectual game “What? Where? When?" Elena Potanina
Elena Potanina was born in Siberia. This happened in November 1987. 3 years after the birth of their daughter, the parents, Olga and Alexander Potanin, left frozen Novosibirsk for warmer climes. The place where the Potanins stopped was sunny Odessa. Here, on the shores of the Black Sea, Elena grew up and graduated from school with a medal. It is noteworthy that Potanina was easy in both the exact sciences and the humanities.
Having received secondary education, Elena Potanina went for higher education. In 2004, the girl entered Odessa University named after Ilya Mechnikov, choosing jurisprudence. At the same time, fragile Elena chose a “male” specialization - criminology and criminal law.
Elena Potanina
After graduating from university in 2009, Elena Potanina worked in the Themis system for 2 years. During this time, the girl became completely disillusioned with the profession, which seemed uninteresting and boring. Interest shifted to television. Even in her 2nd year, Elena began working on a local TV channel.
Potanina moved to Moscow and received a second higher education in 2020. In addition to the lawyer's diploma, another one was added - an economist in the field of management. Elena received this specialty at Moscow State University.
Participation in the game "CHGK"
Even at the age of 11, Elena was addicted to watching “What? Where? When?". She was a student in an experimental single-sex class. In this class there were 30 girls and one teacher who divided them into 5 teams. Elena was appointed captain.
So she began to play at ChGK, and then, together with the girls, she took pride of place as the winner in the Ukrainian Brain Ring Championship 5 times .
In the Elite Club “What? Where? When?" Elena began to play in K. Nakladova’s team. In 2008, she began editing the Ukrainian television project “What? Where? When?".
After the disbandment of the previous team in 2009, she assembled her own team. Together they won the Nations Cup, which took place in Kirov. At the same time, she took the place of editor of the “Brain Ring” program, established by an organization called “Game”.
In 2010, Potanina played in Gambrinus. She was able to win the First League of the Ukrainian Championship. Then she was invited to take part in the Israeli Eilat “ChGK”, she became a member of the Elite Club team.
Now Elena Potanina’s team includes: Mikhail Karpuk (Minsk), Andrey Korobeinik (Tallinn/Pärnu), Roman Orkodashvili (Baku), Iya Metreveli (Tbilisi), Hayk Kazazyan (Yerevan).
Elena gained fame in 2020, when her team won back with a score of 2:5. She became the only captain who snatched victory, taking a minute on credit. The risk brought her triumph.
Elena Potanina now
In the spring of 2020, another game for Elena Potanina’s team ended in tears. The players received two red cards for the issue, which affected the final result. The same week, Elena Potanina and Boris Kryuk appeared on the TV show “Evening Urgant”, where, in a comic form, having conducted a short game session with Ivan Urgant and Dmitry Khrustalev, Elena received another opportunity for her team of experts to get on air in the current season .
Participation in the games of the club “What? Where? When?" does not prevent Elena from producing documentaries. In October 2017, together with Valdis Pelsh, the girl presented to film critics the project “Polar Brotherhood” about the cooperation of Soviet and British naval forces during the Second World War. The film was presented in Arkhangelsk at the international festival of the Arctic countries, where documentarians from the Russian cities of Nizhnevartovsk, Murmansk, Ufa, Chelyabinsk, Khabarovsk, Kaliningrad, Perm, Yalta, as well as foreign colleagues from Scandinavian countries, Canada, the USA, Great Britain, and Eastern Europe also participated. , China, India. The film festival opened its doors to viewers in early December. The jury created a shortlist that included films nominated in the main categories: “Best Film”, “Best Director”, Grand Prix.
Alexander Druz, Elena Potanina, Vladimir Antokhin, Balash Kasumov, Alexander Rubin, Maxim Potashev at the Game in Almaty
In November, Elena Potanina, as part of a Russian delegation of players, which included Maxim Potashev, Alexander Rubin, Balash Kasumov, Vladimir Antokhin, arrived in Almaty for the games of the Kazakh league “What? Where? When?". The Russians acted as experts for the club, and Elena Potanina as the keeper of the traditions of the game.
TV career
In 2008, she was an editor in the Ukrainian version of ChGK, and then began working with the Russian teams of Brain Ring.
In 2012, she moved to the capital of the Russian Federation and for 2 years held the position of press secretary on the Russia Today TV channel. She wanted to try something new and create it with her own hands. In 2014, she made her debut as an author and producer of documentary works, one of which was the social project “Sober Look.”
Then she found a use for her first education. Elena began promoting YUST.
In 2020, she released the films “The Smartest Skyscraper” and “Journey to Channel One.”
In 2020, Elena Potanina’s players received 2 red cards, which affected the final result of the game. A week later, she took part in the “Evening Urgant” show, where she got the chance to go on air with the team again this season.
In 2020, in a duet with Valdis Pelsh, she presented the “Polar Brotherhood” project in Arkhangelsk at the international festival of Arctic states.
On an intellectual wave
Elena quickly realized that jurisprudence was not her path. She was attracted and fascinated by the intellectual games that were broadcast on television. In 2012, Potanina moved to Moscow and took the position of public relations manager at the Russia Today TV channel. In parallel with his work, he devotes a lot of time and effort to participating in the game “What? Where? When?". By this time, she already knew well how the participants in the fights lived. Potanina has accumulated a lot of experience and solid authority in order to take the place of team captain.
According to the theory of probability and the objective laws of nature, even the most prepared player cannot constantly win over a long period of time. The team led by Potanina achieved good results. Wins were recorded as assets and losses as liabilities. Fans consider the game in May 2020 to be Captain Potanina’s peak. In that fight, Elena took responsibility, and the team was able to literally snatch victory from their seasoned opponent.
Personal life
Elena Potanina was in a relationship with Ilya Novikov. They even wanted to get married, but their paths diverged.
It is known that today the talented and intelligent girl is not married and has no children.
Many fans are interested in who Elena Potanina’s father is and whether she has family ties with the famous billionaire Vladimir Potanin . In fact, Elena’s father’s name is Alexander and the expert in the intellectual game is simply the namesake of the famous oligarch.
Personal life of Vladimir Potanin
The oligarch's first wife was Natalya, whom he had known since childhood. They had 3 children. The couple lived together for 30 years, but suddenly the happy marriage broke up. They still cannot resolve financial issues. The wife rightfully insists on dividing the property, but the ex-husband is in no hurry to share what he has acquired.
The second time Potanin married a girl, Ekaterina, who is 14 years younger than him. Before the wedding, they already had an illegitimate daughter, Varvara. And just recently, the happy wife gave the billionaire another child.
Photo by Elena
Elena Potanina is an active user of social networks; new photos often appear on her Instagram.
