Oksana Kazakova

Oksana Borisovna Kazakova (Russian: Оксана Борисовна Казакова; born 8 April 1975) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Artur Dmitriev, she is the 1998 Olympic champion and 1996 European champion.

Oksana Kazakova
Kazakova and partner Artur Dmitriev skate in a show in 2002
Personal information
Native name	Оксана Борисовна Казакова
Full name	Oksana Borisovna Kazakova
Country represented	Russia
Born	8 April 1975 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Former partner	Artur Dimitriev, Dimitri Sukhanov, Andrei Mokhov
Former coach	Tamara Moskvina, Natalia Pavlova, V. Teslia
Former choreographer	Alexander Matveev, David Avdish, Tamara Moskvina, Svetlana Korol
Skating club	Yubileyny
Former training locations	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Began skating	1979
Retired	1999
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Pairs Winter Olympics 1998 Nagano Pairs World Championships 1997 Lausanne Pairs European Championships 1996 Sofia Pairs 1998 Milan Pairs Champions Series Final 1996–97 Hamilton Pairs 1997–98 Munich Pairs

Personal life

Oksana Borisovna Kazakova was born on 8 April 1975 in Leningrad.[1][2] Her mother was a kindergarten teacher and her father was in the army.[3] She married Alexei Novitski in the summer of 1996[3] but divorced him four years later. In 2004, she married Konstantin Kovalenko and gave birth to their daughter, Ksenia, in 2005.[4][5] They split in 2008.[6] In 2015, she got married, for the third time, to Juri Kashkarov.

Career

Kazakova began skating in 1979.[1] In 1982, she was admitted into Saint Petersburg's Yubileyny.[3] She took up pair skating in 1988 and skated with Andrei Mokhov for several years.[3] The pair placed fourth at the 1991 World Junior Championships but split after the event. Kazakova's coaches, Natalia Pavlova and V. Teslia, paired her with Dmitri Sukhanov,[3] with whom she competed for four seasons. Svetlana Korol was their choreographer.[3] The pair finished 15th at the 1993 World Championships and won a pair of medals at the Nations Cup. Their partnership ended after the 1995 Russian Championships.[7]

Kazakova teamed up with Artur Dmitriev in February 1995.[8] Dmitriev was much more experienced, having already competed at two Olympics with Natalia Mishkutenok and won two Olympic medals, gold in 1992 and silver in 1994. Although Mishkutenok decided to retire from competition in 1994, Dmitriev wanted to continue his competitive career and eventually chose Kazakova who also trained in Saint Petersburg.[8] Tamara Moskvina coached them at Yubileyny.[1] Their choreographers were Alexander Matveev, David Avdish, and Moskvina.[9] Early in their partnership, Kazakova and Dmitriev missed six months when she injured her leg.[8] They won the 1996 European Championships and bronze at the 1997 World Championships. In 1998, they won the Olympic title in Nagano, Japan. Kazakova said, "I wanted very much to prove myself and I did."[8] The pair retired from competition but continued to skate in shows.[6][10]

Kazakova became a coach at Yubileyny Sports Palace, at the club SDUSHOR St. Petersburg, alongside Moskvina.[11] Her former students include Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert[11] and Kamilla Gainetdinova / Ivan Bich.[12]

Programs

(with Artur Dmitriev)

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
1998–2008 [13][14]			Caruso performed by Luciano Pavarotti Unforgettable performed by Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole "Marionette": Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino variation) (from The Matrix) by Rob Dougan Somewhere Out There performed by Linda Ronstadt, James Ingram Charade soundtrack by Henry Mancini Le Vent, Le Cri (from Le Professionnel) by Henry Mancini Spente le Stelle by Emma Shapplin Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra
1997–1998 [13][14]	Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss	Passacaglia (from Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432) by George Frideric Handel	Valse Triste by Franz von Vecsey
1996–1997 [13][14]	Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss	Passacaglia (from Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432) by George Frideric Handel	La Cucaracha Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss
1995–1996 [13][14]	Nostalgia by unknown	La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi	Unknown

Competitive highlights

Oksana Kazakova with Tamara Moskvina in 2011

CS: Champions Series (later Grand Prix)

With Dmitriev

International[1]
Event	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98
Winter Olympics			1st
World Champ.	5th	3rd	WD
European Champ.	1st		2nd
CS Final		2nd	3rd
CS Cup of Russia		3rd
CS NHK Trophy			WD
CS Skate America	5th	1st
CS Skate Canada			1st
CS TDF/Lalique	2nd	1st
Goodwill Games			2nd
National[1]
Russian Champ.	3rd	4th	3rd
WD = Withdrew

With Sukhanov

International[15]
Event	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95
World Champ.		15th
Nations Cup		3rd		2nd
NHK Trophy			4th
Skate Canada			6th
Czech Skate				2nd
National[15]
Russian Champ.		4th	5th	4th
Soviet Champ.	4th

With Mokhov

Event	1990–91
World Junior Championships	4th

References

1. "KAZAKOVA Oksana / DMITRIEV Artur". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.
2. СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2011-2012 гг. [2011–2012 list] (PDF). Russian Figure Skating Federation (in Russian). Russian Sports Ministry. 2011. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2012.
3. "Power and Passion Archives: Issue #2, October 1995". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
4. Ivanov, Dmitry (12 February 2004). Любовь со второго взгляда [Love at second glance]. Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 April 2013.
5. Yazeva, Elena (24 March 2005). Оксану Казакову выписали из роддома [Oksana Kazakova discharged from the hospital]. Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
6. Shablinskaya, Olga (10 December 2008). Оксана Казакова: "Я - женщина отчаянная!" [Oksana Kazakova interview] (in Russian). aif.ru. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011.
7. Казакова Оксана Борисовна [Oksana Borisovna Kazakova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
8. Glauber, Bill (11 February 1998). "She's paired with medal stand, too; Russian Kazakova rises to partner's standard". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013.
9. "Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007.
10. Boichenko, Marina (22 December 2008). Оксана Казакова: "Храню медаль в шкафу у мамы" [Oksana Kazakova: "I keep my medal at my mom's place"] (in Russian). smena.ru. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009.
11. "Katarina GERBOLDT / Alexander ENBERT: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011.
12. "Kamila GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
13. "Kazakova and Dmitriev's Music". Archived from the original on 5 October 1999.
14. "Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.
15. "KAZAKOVA Oksana / SUKHANOV Dmitri". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.

External links

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