- Oleg Ovsyannikov
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Olympic medal record Competitor for Russia
Figure skating Silver 1998 Nagano Ice dancing Oleg Ovsyannikov Personal information Full name Oleg Vladimirovich Ovysannikov Alternative names Oleg Ovsiannikov Country represented Russia
Former country(ies) represented Soviet Union
Born 23 January 1970
MoscowHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Former partner Anjelika Krylova
Elena Kustarova
Elizaveta Stekolnikova
Maria OrlovaFormer coach Natalia Linichuk
Gennadi KarponossovFormer choreographer Sergei Fokin Retired 1999 Medal recordFigure skating Ice dancing Competitor for Russia
Olympic Games Silver 1998 Nagano Ice dancing World Championships Gold 1999 Helsinki Ice dancing Gold 1998 Minneapolis Ice dancing Silver 1997 Lausanne Ice dancing Silver 1996 Edmonton Ice dancing Bronze 1993 Prague Ice dancing European Championships Gold 1999 Prague Ice dancing Silver 1998 Milan Ice dancing Silver 1997 Paris Ice dancing Silver 1996 Sofia Ice dancing Bronze 1995 Dortmund Ice dancing Grand Prix Final Gold 1998-1999 St. Petersburg Ice dancing Silver 1996-1997 Hamilton Ice dancing Silver 1995-1996 Paris Ice dancing Oleg Vladimirovich Ovsyannikov (Russian: Олег Владимирович Овсянников; born 23 January 1970 in Moscow) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Anjelika Krylova, he is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time (1998, 1999) World champion.
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Career
As a four-year-old, Ovsyannikov fell ill with pneumonia. After he recovered, doctors recommended to his parents that he enroll in some kind of sport, preferably in a fresh air environment. Initially a singles skater, he switched to ice dance at the age of 10.
With Maria Orlova, he won the bronze medal at the 1988 World Junior Championships. He later formed a partnership with Elena Kustarova and won bronze at the 1994 Russian Nationals.
In mid-1994 he teamed up with Anjelika Krylova. They trained with Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponossov in Newark, Delaware. Krylova injured her back in training shortly before they were set to leave for 1994 Skate America. Aggravated by intense training, the injury would plague her throughout their career.[1]
In their first season together, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won the Russian national title and took bronze at the European Championship. They were fifth at the World Championships.
During the 1995–96 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won silver at Skate America and gold at Nations Cup to qualify for the Champions Series Final (later renamed the Grand Prix Final) where they took silver. They also won silver at the Russian, European and World Championships. They were second at these events to Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov.
During the 1996–97 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won three gold medals on the Champions Series at Skate America, Nations Cup and Cup of Russia. They qualified for the Champions Series Final in Canada where they were placed second to Canadians Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz. Krylova and Ovsyannikov won the silver medal at the European and World Championships, second at both events to Grishuk and Platov.
During the 1997–98 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won gold medals at Nations Cup and Cup of Russia but did not compete at the Champions Series Final. They won silver at the European Championships and followed it up with silver at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. They were second at both events to Grishuk and Platov who retired after the Olympics. At the 1998 World Championships, they won their first World title ahead of Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat.
During the 1998–99 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won gold at Sparkassen Cup (formerly Nations Cup) and Cup of Russia to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. They won the title ahead of Anissina and Peizerat. They won their first European title and then capped off their career with their second World title.
Krylova and Ovsyannikov were planning to compete the following season and had prepared programs and costumes, however, doctors advised her to retire due to a risk of paralysis stemming from her back problem.[1] She suggested that he team up with another skater but he declined.[1] After a year, she felt more confident and they began performing in the less demanding world of professional skating.[1] They won the 2001 World Professional title.
Personal life
Ovsyannikov formerly coached in Newark, Delaware with his wife Angelika Kirkhmaier, an ice dancer from Russia who won the 1989 World Junior Championships.[2] Their daughter Michelle was born in 2006. In 2007, Ovsyannikov was appointed the chief coach of the Russian national synchronized skating team.[3]
Programs
(Eligible career with Krylova)
Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition 1998–1999 Waltz:
Brindisi from La Traviata
by Giuseppe Verdi
vocals by Luciano PavarottiTabalat and Bastem
Bellu Dance With AmanyStill Got the Blues
Gary Moore1997–1998 Jive:
Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days
Louis Prima & the WitnessesCarmen
by Georges Bizet and Rodion ShchedrinMalaguena
Ernesto Lecuona1996–1997 Tango:
Black Eyes
by Feodor ChaliapinMasquerade Waltz
by Aram KhachaturianTosca
by Giacomo Puccini1995–1996 Paso Doble: España Cañí
performed by Sergei ShushkoUnknown Russian folk music Tosca
by Giacomo Puccini1994–1995 Quickstep:
Sing Sing Sing
by Benny GoodmanFiesta Flamenca
by Salvador Bacarisse and KellyTosca
by Giacomo Puccini(Show/professional career with Krylova)
Season Programs 2002–2004 Cleopatra & Caesar
Ave Maria2001–2002 Doctor Zhivago
by Maurice Jarre
The Last of the Mohicans2000–2001 Ave Maria
Gladiator
Carmina Burana
performed by the London Symphony OrchestraCompetitive highlights
With Krylova
Event 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Winter Olympic Games 2nd World Championships 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st European Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st Russian Championships 1st 2nd 1st 1st Grand Prix Final 2nd 2nd 1st Skate America 2nd 1st Nations Cup 1st 1st 1st 1st Cup of Russia 1st 1st 1st With Kustarova
Event 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Russian Championships 2nd 3rd Soviet Championships 4th Trophée Lalique 3rd Nations Cup 3rd With Stekolnikova
Event 1989–90 Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st With Orlova
Event 1987–88 World Junior Championships 3rd References
- ^ a b c d Yermolina, Olga (December 6, 2010). "Анжелика Крылова: Работать тренером безумно интересно [Anjelika Krylova: Working as a coach is very interesting]" (in Russian). vremya.ru. http://vremya.ru/2010/223/11/265936.html. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ http://www.udel.edu/eli/05news/05graduates.html
- ^ "Олег Овсянников стал главным тренером сборной России по синхронному катанию [Oleg Ovsyannikov became head coach Russia Synchronized Skating]" (in Russian). sovsport.ru. May 30, 2007. http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/260568. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
External links
European champions in figure skating – Ice dancing 1954–1955: Jean Westwood & Lawrence Demmy • 1956: Pamela Weight & Paul Thomas • 1957–1958: June Markham & Courtney Jones • 1959–1961: Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones • 1962: Christiane Guhel & Jean Paul Guhel • 1963: Linda Shearman & Michael Phillips • 1964–1965: Eva Romanová & Pavel Roman • 1966–1969: Diane Towler & Bernard Ford • 1970–1971: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Aleksandr Gorshkov • 1972: Angelika Buck & Erich Buck • 1973–1976: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Aleksandr Gorshkov • 1977–1978: Irina Moiseeva & Andrei Minenkov • 1979–1980: Natalia Linichuk & Gennadi Karponossov • 1981–1982: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean • 1983: Natalia Bestemianova & Andrei Bukin • 1984: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean • 1985–1988: Natalia Bestemianova & Andrei Bukin • 1989–1992: Marina Klimova & Sergei Ponomarenko • 1993: Maya Usova & Alexander Zhulin • 1994: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean • 1995: Susanna Rahkamo & Petri Kokko • 1996–1998: Oksana Grishuk & Evgeny Platov • 1999: Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsyannikov • 2000: Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat • 2001: Barbara Fusar-Poli & Maurizio Margaglio • 2002: Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat • 2003: Irina Lobacheva & Ilia Averbukh • 2004–2006: Tatiana Navka & Roman Kostomarov • 2007: Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder • 2008: Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin • 2009: Jana Khokhlova & Sergei Novitski • 2010: Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin • 2011: Nathalie Péchalat & Fabian Bourzat
Grand Prix Final Champions in Figure Skating – Ice Dancing 1995–96: Oksana Grishuk & Evgeni Platov • 1996–97: Shae-Lynn Bourne & Viktor Kraatz • 1997–98: Pasha Grishuk & Evgeni Platov • 1998–99: Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsyannikov • 1999–2000: Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat • 2000–01: Barbara Fusar-Poli & Maurizio Margaglio • 2001–02: Shae-Lynn Bourne & Viktor Kraatz • 2002–03: Irina Lobacheva & Ilia Averbukh • 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06: Tatiana Navka & Roman Kostomarov • 2006–07: Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski • 2007–08: Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin • 2008–09: Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder • 2009–2010, 2010–11: Meryl Davis & Charlie White
Russian champions in figure skating – Ice Dancing 1993: Oksana Grishuk & Evgeny Platov • 1994: Anjelika Krylova & Vladimir Fedorov • 1995: Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsyannikov • 1996: Oksana Grishuk & Evgeny Platov • 1997: Irina Lobacheva & Ilia Averbukh • 1998–1999: Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsyannikov • 2000–2002: Irina Lobacheva & Ilia Averbukh • 2003–2004: Tatiana Navka & Roman Kostomarov • 2005: Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin • 2006: Tatiana Navka & Roman Kostomarov • 2007: Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin • 2008-2009: Jana Khokhlova & Sergei Novitski • 2010: Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin • 2011: Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri Soloviev
Categories:- 1970 births
- Russian ice dancers
- Olympic figure skaters of Russia
- Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia
- Sportspeople from Moscow
- Recipients of the Order of Friendship
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
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