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Oksana Baiul

Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul-Farina (Ukrainian: Оксана Сергіївна Баюл-Фаріна; born 16 November 1977) is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is retired. She won a gold medal in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Oksana Baiul
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Personal information
Native nameОксана Баюл
Country represented Ukraine
Born16 November 1977 (aged 48)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Dnipro, Ukraine)
Height1.60 m[1]
Former coachGalina Zmievskaya
Valentyn Nikolayev
Stanislav Koritek
Former choreographerSarah Kawahara
Former training locationsSimsbury, Connecticut
Odesa
Dnipro
Retired1994

Early life

Baiul was born on 16 November 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.[2]

Her grandfather died in 1987. Her grandmother died in 1988. In 1991, her mother died because of ovarian cancer.[3][4]

After moving to Odessa, Baiul lived in a dormitory. In 1993, she lived with her coach, Galina Zmievskaya.[5]

Move to the United States

After the 1994 Winter Olympics, Baiul moved to the United States. In the late 1990s, she moved to Richmond, Virginia.[6] Fourteen years later, Baiul moved to Pennsylvania.[7]

In January 1997, Baiul was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing her car into a tree.[8][9][10] Later, Baiul did an alcohol education program. In May 1997, she went through rehabilitation.[11] In 2004, she said she had been sober for six years.[8]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/06/sports/figures-on-ice-oksana-baiul-a-little-bit-of-heaven-on-ice.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm
  2. ↑ "Oksana Baiul Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". April 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Longman, Jere (1994-02-06). "FIGURES ON ICE; Oksana Baiul: A Little Bit of Heaven on Ice" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/06/sports/figures-on-ice-oksana-baiul-a-little-bit-of-heaven-on-ice.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm. Retrieved 2025-04-18. 
  4. ↑ "NJJN - Oksana Baiul, figure skating champion, embraces Jewish roots". July 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ https://ua.tribuna.com/others/1027708286/
  6. ↑ Lipson, Karin (2007-05-13). "For Oksana Baiul, a Role Close to Life" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/13artsli.html?_r=0&pagewanted=print. Retrieved 2025-04-18. 
  7. ↑ Dickey, Josh (October 11, 2013). "Figure Skating Champ Oksana Baiul Sues WME, Others for $170M - Alleges Widespread Theft". TheWrap. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Hersh, Philip; Tribune, Chicago (March 17, 2004). "Golden feeling returns". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Facing the Music : People.com". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week". October 6, 2007. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ Longman, Jere (1998-10-16). "FIGURE SKATING; Striving for Recovery From Grip of Alcohol" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/16/sports/figure-skating-striving-for-recovery-from-grip-of-alcohol.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm. Retrieved 2025-04-18. 

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