Elena Aleksandrovna Potanina gained wide fame and popularity after participating in the television show “What? Where? When? ”, Where she became the team captain.
Biographical data
Elena Potanina, who was born in Novosibirsk in 1987, on November 20, already at the age of three, together with her parents, Olga and Alexander Potanin, was in Odessa, where they moved for permanent residence. Currently lives in Moscow. Elena Potanina, whose biography is saturated with a large number of events, was able not only to get an excellent education and make a good career right now, but also won the sympathy of viewers interested in intellectual television shows.
Education
After graduating from school in 2004, Elena Potanina entered the I. I. Mechnikov National University in Odessa, which she successfully graduated in 2009, receiving the specialty of a lawyer in criminal law and criminalistics. In addition, from 2014 to 2015, she studied at the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, receiving as a result the second specialty of an economist in management.
experience
Law firm "YurKraina", in which Elena Potanina in February 2010 began her career as a partner, made it possible for a novice lawyer to get her first experience in this field. In 2012, Elena leaves for Russia and joins Moscow on Russia Today (RT), where she worked until May 2014 as a press secretary. During this period, she was engaged in the promotion of the channel, took part in the organization of international forums, summits, exhibitions, competitions held around the world.
It should be noted that RT is not just a television channel, but a whole television network of three information television channels broadcasting around the clock from Moscow around the world and covering more than 100 countries. Broadcasting is in five languages: Russian, English, Spanish, Arabic, French. World capitals such as Washington and London have their own RT studios. In addition, RT has in its composition the RTD channel dealing with documentary, the video news agency RUPTLY, the exclusive materials of which are used by most world television channels. RT is the only Russian TV channel nominated in the news area for the prestigious Emmy award three times. The channel has round-the-clock access to more than 700 million viewers worldwide.
Since January 2014, Elena Potanina began to collaborate with the company "RD Studio", which is engaged in the filming of documentaries, and in May of the same year she transferred there to permanent work as co-producer Valdis Pelsh. She also works there now. In parallel, Elena, from May 2014 to February 2015, was engaged as a spokeswoman for the promotion of the company "YUST", specializing in jurisprudence.
Law firm "YUST" unites leading Russian experts in the field of advocacy and claims to be one of the most professional and reliable Russian law firms. Has a great judicial practice.
Main projects
In the sports version of the television game “What? Where? When?" Elena Potanina began to take part at the age of 12, and in 2006 she made her debut as a member of the female team of the club of experts. In 2009, Elena became the captain of the Russian team “What?” Where? When? ”, Which won the Nations Cup held in the city of Kirov that same year. He is one of the best players in the team, which proved his participation in the World Cup in Israeli Eilat. She was invited and participated in many television programs, since 2009 she has been the editor of the Brain Ring, a popular program of the television company Game. In 2008 and 2009, she edited the Ukrainian version of the television show “What?” Where? When?".
Media about Elena Potanina
Elena Potanina is an outstanding person, and therefore enjoys constant attention from the press and often gives interviews. She is not afraid to answer frank questions about internal relations between the players of the club of experts, has her own opinion on the specifics of the game. He gives an affirmative answer to the question of risk appetite in the game, citing the first game of the summer season of 2015 as an example. During the game, a difficult situation developed: the team lost with a score of 2: 5 to viewers. Any incorrect answer could be the last in the game for the team. And here is the next question that experts cannot answer in one minute. Then, by Elena’s decision, a credit minute was taken, and experts were able to give the correct answer. Then there was a blitz, and again a victory. And the team won. And Elena wants to become the first woman to receive the title of best captain of the game “What? Where? When?".
Personal life
Most viewers who have watched What? Where? When? ”, Empathizing with erudite players, Elena Potanina is not indifferent, whose personal life causes their genuine interest. Great interest is caused in part by the fact that Elena is constantly in public.
Elena Potanina, whose photo is paired with Ilya Novikov shown above, was considered the bride of this famous Russian lawyer and player of the television show “What? Where? When?" During one of the broadcasts, Elena announced the acceptance of the proposal of Ilya for marriage. Many subsequently believed that Ilya Novikov was the husband of Elena Potanina. But it was not so. For a sufficiently long period, the fans watched the development of the relationship of the couple, which, in the presence of the same vital interests, also looked harmoniously. But fans were disappointed - the couple severed their relationship. Ilya Novikov married Anastasia Shutova, also a member of the club of experts. Elena Potanina herself considers her personal life quite active.