Oksana Baiul
Oksana Baiul (born November 16, 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk[1]) is a Ukrainian figure skater. She came first at the 1993 world championships and at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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| Full name | Ukrainian: Оксана Сергіївна Баюл; Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul Russian: Оксана Сергеевна Баюл; Oksana Sergeyevna Baiul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternative names | Oksana Baiul-Farina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1977 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Galina Zmievskaya Valentyn Nikolayev Stanislav Koritek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Sarah Kawahara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former training locations | Simsbury, Connecticut Odessa Dnipropetrovsk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Baiul's grandfather gave her first skates to her when she was three years old. When her mother died, she became an orphan. But she kept skating, and won the World Championships when she was only 15 years old. She became famous for her artistic ability when she skated as "The Swan" to win the Olympics when she was 16.
She has skated for many professional shows such as Champions on Ice and Stars on Ice. A television movie was made about her - A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story. She now[when?] lives in New Jersey. She still skates professionally, and also makes figure skating clothes.
Amateur competitions
- World Championships: 1993 - 1st
- 1994 Winter Olympics: - 1st
- European Championships: 1993 - 2nd, 1994 - 2nd
References
- ↑ "Oksana Baiul Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics". Sports-reference.com. November 16, 1977. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
Other websites
- OksanaStyle.com Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Official Website
- Golden Skate - Interview
- View Zone - Interview
- oksanabaiul.com - Additional info