Natalia Linichuk

Natalia Linichuk

Personal information
Full name	Natalia Vladimirovna Linichuk
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	February 6, 1956 (1956-02-06) (age 55) Moscow
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former partner	Gennadi Karponosov
Former coach	Elena Tchaikovskaia
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Competitor for  Soviet Union Olympic Games Gold 1980 Lake Placid Ice dancing World Championships Silver 1980 Dortmund Ice dancing Gold 1979 Vienna Ice dancing Gold 1978 Ottawa Ice dancing Bronze 1977 Tokyo Ice dancing Bronze 1974 Munich Ice dancing European Championships Bronze 1981 Innsbruck Ice dancing Gold 1980 Gothenburg Ice dancing Gold 1979 Zagreb Ice dancing Silver 1978 Strasbourg Ice dancing Bronze 1977 Helsinki Ice dancing Bronze 1976 Geneva Ice dancing Bronze 1975 Copenhagen Ice dancing Bronze 1974 Zagreb Ice dancing

Olympic medal record
Figure Skating
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Gold	1980 Lake Placid	Ice dancing

Natalia Vladimirovna Linichuk (Russian:  Наталья Владимировна Линичук​ (help·info); born February 6, 1956 in Moscow) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer and current ice dancing coach. With partner Gennadi Karponosov, she was the 1980 ice dancing Olympic champion and two-time World champion. They skated for the Soviet Union throughout their competitive careers.

Competitive career

Linichuk and Karponosov were coached by Elena Tchaikovskaia at Dynamo in Moscow. They won the World Universiade in 1972, and were bronze medalists at the 1974 and 1977 World Championships. They also finished 4th at the 1976 Winter Olympics, the year ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic sport.

Linichuk and Karponosov became World champions in 1978 and 1979. They won the European Championships in 1979 and 1980, after winning a silver medal in 1978, and bronze medals from 1974 through 1977.

Linichuk and Karponosov won the 1980 Olympics, but failed to defend their World title, making them the only team ever to unsuccessfully defend a World title after winning the Olympics.^[1] In 1981, Linichuk and Karponosov retired from competition.

Coaching career

Linichuk (far right) in the kiss & cry with Karponosov and students Domnina & Shabalin

After coaching in Moscow, Linichuk and Karponosov moved to the U.S. in the early '90s and coached at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware.^[2] In September 2007, they moved to the Ice Works Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Their current and former senior-level students include:

• Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (coached from mid-2008 to 2010).^[3] 2009 World silver medalists for the U.S.
• Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovsky (World bronze medalists)
• Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski (coached from mid-2005 to 2007).^[4] 2006, 2007 World Champions for Bulgaria.
• Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin (coached from mid-2008 to 2010).^[5] 2010 Olympic bronze medalists for Russia.
• Oksana Grishuk / Evgeny Platov (Olympic and World champions)
• Natalia Gudina / Alexei Beletski
• Anjelika Krylova / Vladimir Fedorov (World bronze medalists)
• Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov (World champions, Olympic silver medalists)
• Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh^[6] (World champions, Olympic silver medalists)

Their current and former junior-level students include:

• Lauri Bonacorsi / Travis Mager (from May 2010)^[7] 2011 U.S. Junior silver medalists
• Ekaterina Pushkash and Jonathan Guerreiro (coached from mid-2010 to present).^[8] 2011 World Junior silver medalists for Russia.

Personal life

Linichuk and Karponosov were married on 31 July 1981. Their daughter, Anastasiya Karponosova, was born in February 1985. The couple initially lived in Moscow and then moved to the United States in the early '90s.^[2]

Competitive highlights

Event	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81
Olympic Winter Games				4th				1st
World Championships		3rd	4th	5th	3rd	1st	1st	2nd
European Championships		3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd
Soviet Championships			2nd	1st	2nd		1st		1st
Skate Canada International				1st	1st
Prize of Moscow News	3rd	1st		2nd	2nd			1st	1st

References

1. ^ Natalia Linichuk & Gennadi Karponosov, accessed July 5, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Fitzpatrick, Frank (February 9, 2010). "No skating past it: They'll settle only for gold". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://articles.philly.com/2010-02-09/sports/25219348_1_belbin-and-agosto-ice-dancing-natalia-linichuk. Retrieved April 16, 2011. 
3. ^ Macur, Juliet (February 16, 2010). "New Muscles and Pounds Boost an American Ice Dancer’s Outlook". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/sports/olympics/17icedancers.html?_r=1. Retrieved December 22, 2010. 
4. ^ Motchane, Asli (2006). "Albena Denkova: "Now we enjoy every single practice!"". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2006denkova. Retrieved February 7, 2011. 
5. ^ Hinckley, Todd (June 20, 2008). "Domnina, Shabalin Team with Linichuk". Icenetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080619&content_id=48812&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved September 14, 2010. 
6. ^ Irina Lobacheva & Ilia Averbukh at the International Skating Union
7. ^ "U.S. Figure Skaters Announce Off-season Changes". U.S. Figure Skating. May 7, 2010. http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=44593&type=news. Retrieved June 15, 2011. 
8. ^ Flade, Tatiana (April 14, 2011). "New kids on the block". Golden Skate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2010/041411.shtml. Retrieved April 16, 2011. 

External links

• Picture of Linichuk and Karponosov, 1979-1980 season
• Picture of Linichuk with students Margaglio and Mezzadri
• Care to Ice Dance? - Linichuk & Karponosov

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Name	Linichuk, Natalia
Alternative names	Linichuk, Natalya
Short description	Russian ice dancer and coach
Date of birth	February 6, 1956
Place of birth	Moscow
Date of death
Place of death