Oleg Ovsyannikov

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 (1970-01-23) (age 42)
Moscow
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partner Anjelika Krylova
Elena Kustarova
Elizaveta Stekolnikova
Maria Orlova
Former coach Natalia Linichuk
Gennadi Karponossov
Former choreographer Sergei Fokin
Retired 1999

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 were coached by Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov 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.[2][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.[3] Their daughter was born in 2006 in Austria.[4] In 2007, Ovsyannikov was appointed the chief coach of the Russian national synchronized skating team and moved back to Moscow.[5][4]

Programs

(Eligible career with Krylova)

Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition
1998–1999 Waltz:
Brindisi from La Traviata
by Giuseppe Verdi
vocals by Luciano Pavarotti		 Tabalat and Bastem
Bellu Dance With Amany		 Still Got the Blues
Gary Moore
1997–1998 Jive:
Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days
Louis Prima & the Witnesses		 Carmen
by Georges Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin		 Malaguena
Ernesto Lecuona
1996–1997 Tango:
Black Eyes
by Feodor Chaliapin		 Masquerade Waltz
by Aram Khachaturian		 Tosca
by Giacomo Puccini
1995–1996 Paso Doble: España Cañí
performed by Sergei Shushko		 Unknown Russian folk music Tosca
by Giacomo Puccini
1994–1995 Quickstep:
Sing Sing Sing
by Benny Goodman		 Fiesta Flamenca
by Salvador Bacarisse and Kelly		 Tosca
by Giacomo Puccini

(Show/professional career with Krylova)

Season Programs
2002–2004 Cleopatra & Caesar
Ave Maria
2001–2002 Doctor Zhivago
by Maurice Jarre
The Last of the Mohicans
2000–2001 Ave Maria
Gladiator
Carmina Burana
performed by the London Symphony Orchestra

Competitive 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

  1. ^ 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. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/64AONKAhu. 
  2. ^ Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (November 30, 2011). "Anjelika Krylova and Pasquale Camerlengo: A Magnetic Attraction". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/11539-anjelika-krylova-and-pasquale-camerlengo-a-magnetic-attraction. Retrieved December 2, 2011. 
  3. ^ "A sampler of 2005 graduates: Angelika Kirchmayr, Russia". University of Delaware: English Language Institute. 2005. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080214221249/http://www.udel.edu/eli/05news/05graduates.html. 
  4. ^ a b Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (October 22, 2007). "Олег ОВСЯННИКОВ: "ПРОДЛЕВАТЬ С НАМИ КОНТРАКТ В STARS ON ICE ПОСЧИТАЛИ ОПАСНЫМ" [Oleg Ovsyannikov]" (in Russian). sport-express.ru. http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2007-10-22/14_3/. 
  5. ^ "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. 

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