Ukrainian figure skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oksana Baiul (born November 16, 1977 in Dnipro[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 | Dnipro, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 16 November 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Odesa Dnipro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 moved to New Jersey. She still skates professionally, and also makes figure skating clothes.
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