Natalia Bestemianova

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Natalia - Dancing on Ice Russia
Natalia - Dancing on Ice Russia
Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Silver Sarajevo 1984 Ice dancing
Gold Calgary 1988 Ice dancing

Natalia Filimonovna Bestemianova (Russian: Наталья Филимоновна Бестемьянова) (born January 6, 1960 in Moscow[1]) was a Soviet figure skater. Bestemyanova was trained by Tatiana Tarasova. In 1984 she became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR[1] She competed in ice dance with Andrei Bukin. The duo capped their lengthy career by winning the gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics and that year's World Figure Skating Championships.

After Bestemyanova finished her career she performs in the Ice Miniature Theater, that is lead by her husband Igor Bobrin.[1]

In early 2007, she appeared as a member of the ice panel for the British Television show Dancing on Ice, shown on ITV1.

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[edit] Competitive highlights

(with Bukin)

1979

  • World Championships - 10th

1980

  • European Championships - 6th
  • Olympics - 8th

1981

  • European Championships - 4th
  • World Championships - 3rd

1982

  • USSR Championships - 1st[1]
  • European Championships - 2nd
  • World Championships - 2nd

1983

  • USSR Championships - 1st[1]
  • European Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 2nd

1984

  • European Championships - 2nd
  • Olympics - 2nd
  • World Championships - 2nd

1985

  • European Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 1st

1986

  • European Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 1st

1987

  • USSR Championships - 1st[1]
  • European Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 1st

1988

  • European Championships - 1st
  • Olympics - 1st
  • World Championships - 1st

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ a b c d e f Great Russian Encyclopedia (2005), Moscow: Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya enciklopediya Publisher, vol. 3

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