Early career Leonova started skating at the age of four. She then finished ninth at the
2016 Russian Championships. She ended her season with a win at the Russian Cup Final.
2017–18 season Alena finished fifth in both the
2017 CS Finlandia Trophy and the
2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, resulting in her finishing seventh in the
2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. Alena Finished sixth in the
2017 NHK Trophy, earning personal best scores in the free skate and overall score. At the
2017 Skate America she finished in seventh place. Alena was not selected for a place on the Russian National Team.
2018–19 season Alena was invited to the
2018 NHK Trophy after
Elena Radionova withdrew due to injury. She finished seventh in the most competitive event of the Grand Prix season, achieving new personal bests in the short program and total score. At the
2019 Russian Championships, she placed twelfth.
Skating style Leonova is renowned for either superb technical ability, great style or artistic abilities, or noteworthy consistency, but she increasingly has gained recognition and praise for her unique choreography, on ice personality and delivery of her programs, and speed and attack. Her programs in the 2011 and 2012 seasons, done by renowned choreographer
Nikolai Morozov, were noted for their creativity, rather bizarre and off beat quality, and complexity, and her delivery and commitment to them were praised. Early in her career she drew comparisons to former Russian great
Irina Slutskaya due to her strong jumping ability and effervescent personality on the ice. == Programs ==