Olga Sharutenko

Olga Sharutenko (Russian: Ольга Шарутенко; born 1 April 1978) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Dmitri Naumkin, she is the 1995 World Junior champion, a two-time Nebelhorn Trophy champion (1995 and 1997), the 1996 Karl Schäfer Memorial, and a two-time Winter Universiade champion (1997 and 1999).

Olga Sharutenko
Personal information
Country representedRussia
Born (1978-04-01) 1 April 1978
Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Former partnerDmitri Naumkin
Former coachOleg Epshtein
Alexei Gorshkov
Began skating1984
Retired1999
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
1997 MujuIce dancing
1999 ŽilinaIce dancing
World Junior Championships
1995 BudapestIce dancing

Personal life

Sharutenko was born 1 April 1978 in Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.[1] Her mother was a former figure skater.[2]

Career

Sharutenko began skating at age five and a half and taking ballet lessons from age six.[3]

Partnership with Naumkin

Sharutenko skated in partnership with Dmitri Naumkin for fifteen years, training twice daily, six days a week during their competitive career.[2][4] In November 1994, the duo won gold at the 1995 World Junior Championships in Budapest, ahead of France's Stéphanie Guardia / Franck Laporte.[5]

Sharutenko/Naumkin moved up to the senior level in the 1995–96 season, taking gold at the 1995 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at Czech Skate, and bronze at the Lysiane Lauret Challenge. Making their Champions Series (Grand Prix) debut, they placed 7th at the 1995 NHK Trophy.

The following season, Sharutenko/Naumkin were awarded gold at the 1996 Karl Schäfer Memorial and bronze at the 1996 Skate Israel. In the absence of Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov and Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov, they won silver at the 1997 Russian Championships behind Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh. They concluded their season with gold at the 1997 Winter Universiade in Jeonju, South Korea, ahead of fellow Russians Nina Ulanova / Mikhail Stifunin.

During the next two seasons, Sharutenko/Naumkin finished off the Russian national podium but won gold at the 1997 Nebelhorn Trophy and 1999 Winter Universiade. They competed together until the end of the 1998–99 season, coached by Alexei Gorshkov.[1]

Post-competitive career

After retiring from competition, Sharutenko performed in shows with the Russian Ice Stars.[4] She joined the Imperial Ice Stars in 2003.[2] She has performed in Swan Lake on Ice,[3] Sleeping Beauty,[6] The Nutcracker,[2] and other ice shows.[7] Sharutenko has danced en pointe on ice.[8] She appeared in two editions of the ITV's Dancing on Ice, skating with John Barrowman in series 1 (2006) and with Keith Chegwin in series 8 (2013).[9][10]

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

With Naumkin

International[1]
Event 92–93 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99
GP NHK Trophy7th
GP Skate Canada6th
GP Sparkassen Cup7th
Czech Skate2nd
Lysiane Lauret3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy1st1st
Schäfer Memorial1st
Skate Israel3rd
Winter Universiade1st1st
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds1st
Blue Swords1st J1st J
National[11]
Russian Champ.2nd4th5th
J: Junior level

References
  1. "SHARUTENKO Olga / NAUMKIN Dmitri". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
  2. "Chilling with a rising star". Cape Times. January 13, 2012. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012.
  3. Skatssoon, Judy (11 July 2010). "You don't need to follow the rules". Canberra Times. Imperial Ice Stars. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016.
  4. "The brink of the rink". Capital Times. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014.
  5. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.
  6. "Dancing On Ice star Olga Sharutenko brings Sleeping Beauty On Ice to Edinburgh". Edinburgh Evening News. Scotsman.com. 16 April 2013.
  7. Smith, Jacqueline (1 July 2010). "A quick word: Olga Sharutenko". The New Zealand Herald.
  8. Baillie, Rebecca (14 June 2006). "Swan Lake freezes over". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007.
  9. "Dancing on Ice: Keith Chegwin – the second chance". STV. 18 December 2012.
  10. "Sharutenko backs Beth to win Dancing on Ice". RTÉ. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013.
  11. "Шарутенко Ольга" [Olga Sharutenko] (in Russian). fskate.ru. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016.
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