Oksana Kazakova

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Gold	1998 Nagano	Pairs

Oksana Kazakova

Kazakova and partner Artur Dmitriev skate in a show in 2002
Personal information
Country represented	Russia
Born	April 8, 1975 (1975-04-08)
Height	5'2" (158 cm)
Former partner	Artur Dmitriev, Andrei Mokhov, Dmitri Sukhanov
Former coach	Tamara Moskvina, Natalia Pavlova
Skating club	Sdyushor Yubileyny Saint Petersburg
Retired	1999
Medal record Competitor for Russia Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games Gold 1998 Nagano Pairs World Championships Bronze 1997 Lausanne Pairs European Championships Silver 1998 Milan Pairs Gold 1996 Sofia Pairs Grand Prix Final Bronze 1997–1998 Tokyo Pairs Silver 1996–1997 Hamilton Pairs

Oksana Borisovna Kazakova (Russian: Оксана Борисовна Казакова; born April 8, 1975 in St. Petersburg, Russia) is a retired Russian pair skater. With partner Artur Dmitriev, she is the 1998 Olympic champion and 1996 European Champion.

Biography

Kazakova began skating at age 4.

Before skating with Dmitriev, she skated with Dmitri Sukhonov. The pair finished 15th at the 1993 World Championships.

Artur Dmitriev's partner Natalia Mishkutenok decided to retire from competition in 1994, but Dmitriev still wanted to compete. He teamed up with Kazakova in February 1995. Kazakova and Dmitriev were coached by Tamara Moskvina and trained at Yubileiny Sports Palace. Their choreographers were Alexander Matveev, David Avdish, and Moskvina. Early in their partnership, Kazakova and Dmitriev missed six months when she injured her leg. They won the European Championship in 1996 and bronze at 1997 Worlds. They won the Olympic title in 1998. Kazakova said, "I wanted very much to prove myself and I did." The pair turned professional and continued to skate together for several years.

After retiring, Kazakova began working as a coach at Yubileyny and has also appeared in Russian skating television shows.

Kazakova married Alexei Novitski in 1996 but divorced him four years later. In 2004, she married Konstantin Kovalenko and gave birth to their daughter, Ksenia, in 2005. They split in 2008.

She names Alexei Urmanov, Maya Usova, and Alexander Zhulin as her favorite skaters.

Programs

(with Artur Dmitriev)

Season	Short program	Long program	Exhibition
1998–2008			Caruso performed by Luciano Pavarotti Unforgettable performed by Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole Marionette Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino variation) from The Matrix soundtrack by Rob Dougan Somewhere Out There performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram Charade soundtrack by Henry Mancini Le Vent, Le Cri from Le Professionnel soundtrack by Henry Mancini Spente le Stelle by Emma Shapplin Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra
1997–1998	Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss	Passacaglia from Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 7 in G minor (HWV 432) by George Frideric Handel	Valse Triste by Franz von Vecsey
1996–1997	Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss	Passacaglia from Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 7 in G minor (HWV 432) by George Frideric Handel	La Cucaracha Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss
1995–1996	Nostalgia by unknown	La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi	Unknown

Competitive highlights

Oksana Kazakova with Tamara Moskvina in 2011

(with Artur Dmitriev)

Event	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98
Winter Olympic Games			1st
World Championships	5th	3rd	WD
European Championships	1st		2nd
Russian Championships	3rd	4th	3rd
Grand Prix Final		2nd	3rd
Skate America	5th	1st
Skate Canada			1st
Trophée Lalique	2nd	1st
Cup of Russia		3rd
NHK Trophy			WD
WD = Withdrew

(with Dmitri Sukhanov)

Event	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95
World Championships			15th
Russian Championships		4th	5th	4th
Soviet Championships	4th
Skate Canada			6th
Nations Cup		3rd
NHK Trophy			4th

(with Andrei Mokhov)

Event	1990–91
World Junior Championships	4th

External links

• Kazakova/Dmitriev competition results
• Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev
• Oksana Kazakova at the Internet Movie Database