Elena Ivanovna Prokudina is a physical education teacher at School No. 4 in Voronezh with 17 years of teaching experience. She has inspired many students to pursue sports, including Vladimir Gurov in swimming, Valeria Vostroilova in basketball, and Dmitrii Cherniaev in hockey. Under Elena Ivanovna's guidance, her students have achieved great success in various competitions, with her school placing first in basketball, badminton, and other sports over the past three years. Some of her top students include Oleg Golovin, a two-time world and three-time European karate champion.