Natalia Bestemianova
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Competitor for the  Soviet Union |
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| Silver | Sarajevo 1984 | Ice dancing |
| Gold | Calgary 1988 | Ice dancing |
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| Full name | Natalia Filimonovna Bestemianova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternative names | Bestemyanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Russia |
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| Former country(ies) represented | Soviet Union |
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| Born | 6 January 1960 Moscow |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Andrei Bukin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Tatiana Tarasova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natalia Filimonovna Bestemianova (or Bestemyanova[1]) (Russian: Наталья Филимоновна Бестемьянова) (born 6 January 1960 in Moscow[2]) is a Russian ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union in her competitive career. With her partner Andrei Bukin, she is the 1988 Olympic Champion, 1984 Olympic silver medalist, four-time World champion, three-time World silver medalist, and five-time European champion.
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[edit] Biography
Bestemianova was coached by Tatiana Tarasova. In 1984 she became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.[2] 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. The Besti Squat was her signature move and is unofficially named for her.
In 1983, Bestemianova married Igor Bobrin. After she finished her career she performed in the Ice Miniature Theater, led by her husband.[2]
In 2006-2008 acted as a coach and show-host in Russian version of the British show Dancing on Ice, shown on Russian RTR.
In early 2007, she appeared as a member of the ice panel for the British show Dancing on Ice, shown on ITV1. She and her husband run Moscow Stars on Ice.[3]
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Bukin)
| Event | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 |
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| Olympics | 8th | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||
| World Championships | 10th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| European Championships | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Soviet Championships[2] | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |||
| Skate America | 2nd | ||||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 1st | 1st | |||||||||
| Prize of Moscow News | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
[edit] References
- ^ http://ice-theatre.com/about/
- ^ a b c d Great Russian Encyclopedia (2005), Moscow: Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya enciklopediya Publisher, vol. 3
- ^ Torchio, Chiara (November 25, 2007). "Bestemianova, Bukin & Bobrin land in Italy". ArtOnIce.it. http://www.artonice.it/?q=it/node/4330. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
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