Career: Tim-Skuf Kyiv (Ukraine -Higher League ,2004-05), Shelen Krasnoyarsk (Russia - A Superleague, 2005-07), Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia - A Superleague, 2007), Union Hainaut (France-LFB, 2007-08), Elizur Ramla (Israel, D1, 2008-09).
Olena Ogorodnikova is an experienced forward, who is very effective on the boards and who is a tough defender. Ogorodnikova scores most of her points after grabbing offensive rebounds, demonstrating a high field goal percentage. Defensively she usually guards the opponents' most dangerous big player. Olena was a leader of her Israeli side Ramla in 2008/09, averaging 18 points per game. The coach, who is also the coach of the national team, trusted the Ukrainian forward, keeping her on the court for 35 to 36 minutes a game. Ogorodnikova is a fearless competitor - her energy ignites her teammates during the most critical moments of the game.
