Oksana Domnina

Oksana Domnina

Domnina and Shabalin at the 2009 Worlds
Personal information
Full name	Oksana Alexandrovna Domnina
Country represented	Russia
Born	August 17, 1984 (1984-08-17) (age 27) Kirov
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Partner	Maxim Shabalin
Former partner	Maxim Bolotin Ivan Lobanov
Coach	Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karpanossov
Former coach	Alexei Gorshkov Oleg Sudakov Larisa Filina
Choreographer	Natalia Linichuk
Skating club	Odintsovo Ice Skating School
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	207.14 2008 Europeans
Comp. dance	43.76 2010 Olympic Games
Original dance	64.68 2009 Worlds
Free dance	104.99 2008 Europeans
Medal record Figure skating ice dancing Competitor for  Russia Bronze 2010 Vancouver Ice dancing World Championships Gold 2009 Los Angeles Ice dancing European Championships Gold 2010 Tallinn Ice dancing Gold 2008 Zagreb Ice dancing Silver 2007 Warsaw Ice dancing Grand Prix Final Silver 2008–2009 Goyang Ice dancing Gold 2007–2008 Turin Ice dancing Bronze 2006–2007 St. Petersburg Ice dancing World Junior Championships Gold 2003 Ostrava Ice dancing

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
ice dancing
Competitor for  Russia
Bronze	2010 Vancouver	Ice dancing

Oksana Alexandrovna Domnina (Russian: Оксана Александровна Домнина) (born 17 August 1984 in Kirov) is a Russian ice dancer. She and partner Maxim Shabalin are the 2010 Olympic bronze medalists, the 2009 World Champions, the 2008 & 2010 European Champions, the 2007 Grand Prix Final champions, and three-time (2005, 2007, 2010) Russian national champions.

Career

Domnina began skating at the age of six in Kirov and took up ice dancing two years later.^[1] Early in her career, she competed with Ivan Lobanov and Maxim Bolotin. She was paired with Maxim Shabalin in May 2002 by coach Alexei Gorshkov.^[2] In their first season together, they won every junior level competition they entered, including the 2002–2003 Junior Grand Prix Final and the 2003 World Junior Championships.

Shabalin suffered a meniscus injury in spring 2007 and had surgery on his right knee in May.^[2][3] They initially worked on a free dance to Schindler's List but when they wanted to add a faster section they thought it looked too much like a hodgepodge; after consultation with Tatiana Tarasova, they began working on a new free dance to Masquerade Waltz at the start of August.^[3] In September 2007, Shabalin also had surgery due to appendicitis.^[2] He then had problems with his left knee and had another operation in December.^[2] He returned to win the 2008 Europeans but limped off the ice.^[3][2] The pain persisted despite therapy, preventing them from training fully and resulting in their withdrawal from the 2008 World Championships.^[2] Shabalin spent five weeks in treatment in Munich, Germany, while Domnina trained on her own in Odintsovo, near Moscow.^[2]

In June 2008, Domnina and Shabalin announced they were leaving their longtime coach Alexei Gorshkov and moving from Russia to the United States to train with husband-and-wife coaches Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponossov at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania.^[4] Domnina said they had been very comfortable in Odintsovo and it was a difficult decision to make.^[2] The move was considered surprising as their rivals Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto had also moved to the same coaches a couple months prior, but Domnina said the competition at the rink was stimulating.^[2]

Domnina and Shabalin won the silver medal at the 2008-09 Grand Prix Final, and then claimed gold at 2009 Worlds. Afterwards, Shabalin returned to Germany for another four months of therapy on his left knee.^[5] They missed the 2009–10 Grand Prix series as a result of his knee problems.^[5] They resumed training in November 2009. Shabalin decided to use a brace in practice and competition to limit the movement and protect his knee.^[5]

Their original dance based on Australian Aboriginal folk dances sparked controversy in early 2010. Australian Aboriginal leaders were offended by the dance. Domnina and Shabalin said they meant no disrespect and would do the dance at the Olympics. When it was first skated at the 2010 Russian Championships, they wore face makeup but removed it for the 2010 European Championships.^[6] Domnina and Shabalin won the bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics and withdrew from the World Championships as a result of continued problems with his knee. They decided not to compete during the 2010-11 season to allow Shabalin to fully recover. In July 2010, Domnina announced on the team's official site that she was not ready to retire, despite the insistence of her mother and boyfriend to leave the sport, and that a decision would be made in 2011.^[7] She also denied rumors suggesting she would team up with Roman Kostomarov but added "Never say never."^[7]

Personal life

Domnina studied psychology.^[3] She is in a relationship with Russian ice dancer Roman Kostomarov, the 2006 Olympic champion. In August 2010, it was reported that they are engaged and expecting their first child together.^[8] Their daughter, Anastasia, was born on January 2, 2011.^[9][10]

Programs

(with Shabalin)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2009–2010	Aboriginal Dance arrangement by Alexander Goldstin	The Double Life of Véronique by Zbigniew Preisner Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell	The Matrix by Don Davis
2008–2009	Waltz from Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich	Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian	Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti
2007–2008	Raspryagaite Khloptsy Koni (Guys, Unsaddle Your Horses)	Masquerade Waltz by Aram Khachaturian	Tango Oblivion by Ástor Piazzolla
2006–2007	Primavera Portena by Ástor Piazzolla	Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor by Aleksandr Borodin	Adagio by Secret Garden Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd Proper Education by Eric Prydz
2005–2006	Paxi Ni Ngongo by Bonga Chillando Goma by Fulanito	Song of the Spirit by Karl Jenkins	The Show Must Go On by Queen
2004–2005	I wait for you It Don't Mean a Thing by Duke Ellington	The Fifth Element soundtrack by Éric Serra	Rap & Classica
2003–2004	Harlem Nocturne The Dirty Boogie by The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Four Seasons Tango by Antonio Vivaldi and Astor Piazolla	From Brasileiro: Fanfarra Malagenha by Sérgio Mendes
2002–2003	Polka/Waltz by Dmitri Shostakovich	From Brasileiro: Fanfarra Malagenha by Sérgio Mendes	Mungal

Competitive highlights

Domnina & Shabalin sit with coaches Gennadi Karponosov and Natalia Linichuk following their original dance at the 2008-09 Grand Prix Final.

Domnina & Shabalin at the 2008 European Championships.

With Shabalin

Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
Winter Olympic Games				9th				3rd
World Championships	15th	10th	8th	7th	5th		1st
European Championships	12th	7th	6th	6th	2nd	1st	WD	1st
World Junior Championships	1st
Russian Championships	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st			1st
Grand Prix Final				5th	3rd	1st	2nd
Cup of Russia		6th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd
Cup of China			4th		1st	2nd	1st
Skate America				3rd
Skate Canada		6th
Skate Israel				2nd
Karl Schäfer Memorial					1st
Finlandia Trophy		2nd
Junior Grand Prix Final	1st
Junior Grand Prix, France	1st
Junior Grand Prix, Serbia	1st
WD = Withdrew

With Bolotin

Event	2000–01	2001–02
World Junior Championships		7th
Russian Junior Championships		3rd
Junior Grand Prix Final	7th	4th
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic		2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria		1st
Junior Grand Prix, Poland	2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine	3rd

With Lobanov

Event	1999–00
Russian Championships	8th

References

1. ^ Rosewater, Amy (February 9, 2010). "For Domnina, Shabalin, Olympics is all business". icenetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100209&content_id=8043036&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved September 23, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Flade, Tatiana (October 12, 2008). "Fresh start for Domnina and Shabalin". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2008/101208.shtml. Retrieved September 14, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "Interview Oksana Domnina/Maxim Schabalin (Jan 2008/Nov 2007)". figureskating-online. March 10, 2008. http://www.figureskating-online.com/domnina-schabalin.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
4. ^ 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. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} Flade, Tatiana (January 2, 2010). "Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin: On the comeback trail". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2009/010210.shtml. Retrieved September 14, 2010. 
6. ^ Hersh, Philip (January 23, 2010). "Australian Aborigines find ice dance performance 'offensive'". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-skate-dance23-2010jan23,0,992224.story. Retrieved September 14, 2010. 
7. ^ ^{a b} Tonkacheeva, Oksana (July 8, 2010). "I am not yet ready to say: "That’s it, it's over!"". domnina-shabalin.ru. http://en.domnina-shabalin.ru/publ/2009_10/i_am_not_yet_ready_to_say_that_s_it_it_39_s_over/7-1-0-39. Retrieved September 14, 2010. 
8. ^ Radov, Seba (2 August 2010). "Оксана Домнина беременна [Oksana Domnina pregnant]" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. http://kirov.kp.ru/online/news/712923/. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
9. ^ "Oksana Domnina becomes a mum!". http://en.domnina-shabalin.ru/news/anastasia_kostomarova_is_here/2011-01-03-86. 
10. ^ Bragina, Ekaterina (May 12, 2011). "Оксана Домнина: Подрастет дочка - буду думать о рождении сына [Oksana Domnina: When my daughter is older, I will think about the birth of a son]". Istochnik (kipov.ru). http://www.kipov.ru/?id=90294. Retrieved August 10, 2011. 

• World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: DancePDF (11.0 KB)

External links

• Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin at the International Skating Union
• "Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin". IceNetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38777&mode=P. 
• Care to Ice Dance? - Domnina & Shabalin
• Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin - Official Website

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Name	Domnina, Oksana
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Date of birth	August 17, 1984
Place of birth	Kirov
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