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.
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| Full name | Oksana Borisovna Kazakova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native name | Оксана Борисовна Казакова | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1975 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Yubileyny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editOksana 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
editKazakova 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
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| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 1998–2008 [13][14] |
"Marionette":
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| 1997–1998 [13][14] |
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| 1996–1997 [13][14] |
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| 1995–1996 [13][14] |
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Competitive highlights
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CS: Champions Series (later Grand Prix)
With Dmitriev
edit| International[1] | |||
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| 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
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| 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
edit| Event | 1990–91 |
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| World Junior Championships | 4th |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "KAZAKOVA Oksana / DMITRIEV Artur". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f "Power and Passion Archives: Issue #2, October 1995". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Казакова Оксана Борисовна [Oksana Borisovna Kazakova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Katarina GERBOLDT / Alexander ENBERT: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Kamila GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Kazakova and Dmitriev's Music". Archived from the original on 5 October 1999.
- ^ a b c d "Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.
- ^ a b "KAZAKOVA Oksana / SUKHANOV Dmitri". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.
External links
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Media related to Oksana Kazakova at Wikimedia Commons