Tatiana Navka

Tatiana Navka
Tatiana Navka in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka
Country represented	Russia
Former country(ies) represented	Belarus
Born	April 13, 1975 (1975-04-13) Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Partner	Roman Kostomarov
Former partner	Samvel Gezalian (BLR) Nikolai Morozov (BLR)
Former coach	Alexander Zhulin Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karponosov Elena Tchaikovskaia Natalia Dubova
Skating club	SC Moskvitch
Retired	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	227.81 (WR) 2005 Worlds
Comp. dance	45.97 (WR) 2005 Worlds
Original dance	68.67 2005 Worlds
Free dance	117.14 (WR) 2003 Cup of Russia
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Competitor for Russia Olympic Games Gold 2006 Turin Ice dancing World Championships Gold 2005 Moscow Ice dancing Gold 2004 Dortmund Ice dancing European Championships Gold 2006 Lyon Ice dancing Gold 2005 Turin Ice dancing Gold 2004 Budapest Ice dancing Bronze 2003 Malmö Ice dancing Grand Prix Final Gold 2005–2006 Tokyo Ice dancing Gold 2004–2005 Beijing Ice dancing Gold 2003–2004 Colorado Springs Ice dancing Silver 2002–2003 St. Petersburg Ice dancing

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Competitor for Russia
Gold	2006 Turin	Ice dancing

Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka (Russian: Татьяна Александровна Навка) (born April 13, 1975 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian ice dancer who has also competed for the Soviet Union and Belarus. With partner Roman Kostomarov, she is the 2006 Olympic Champion, two-time World champion (2004–05), three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2003–05), and three-time European champion (2004–06).

Career

Tatiana Navka became interested in skating at the age of five after seeing it on television.

She originally skated for the Soviet Union with Samuel Gezalian. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, Navka and Gezalian began skating for Belarus. They placed 11th at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Navka teamed up with Nikolai Morozov in 1996, continuing to represent Belarus. At their first practice at the 1997 World Championships, Morozov sustained a torn meniscus in his knee but they finished 14th at the event and he then underwent surgery. They earned an Olympic berth by winning gold at the 1997 Karl Schäfer Memorial. They finished 16th at the 1998 Winter Olympics and 10th at the 1998 World Championships. Navka and Morozov were coached by Alexander Zhulin. The partnership ended when Navka decided to skate with another partner.

Navka then teamed up with Roman Kostomarov and began competing for Russia during the 1998–99 season. They were coached by Natalia Linichuk. They won the bronze medal at the Russian Championships and were sent to the World Championships in their first season together, placing 12th. Linichuk then dissolved the team and paired Kostomarov with Anna Semenovich. Navka became pregnant with her daughter and took a year off from competition.

In 2000, Navka and Kostomarov teamed up again, coached by Alexander Zhulin. They won the World title in 2004 and again in 2005. They also won three European titles from 2004–2006. They then won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Navka and Kostomarov retired from competition after the Olympics but continue to skate in shows together. Navka has also partnered with Russian celebrities to compete in Channel One Russia ice shows: Stars On Ice, which she won with actor Marat Basharov, and Ice Age, in which she was runner-up with actor Ville Haapasalo. In the 2008–09 season of Ice Age, she was runner-up for the second time, partnered with actor Vadim Kolganov.

In September 2008, Navka, together with professional dancer Alexander Litvinenko, took part in Eurovision Dance Contest 2008. In October 2011, she became a 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi) ambassador.

Personal life

In 2000, Navka married Alexander Zhulin, with whom she has a daughter, Sasha, born in May 2000.

Programs

(With Roman Kostomarov)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2005–2006	Cha Cha: Rhumba: Samba:	Carmen by Georges Bizet
2004–2005		Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
2003–2004	Ain't no sunshine	The Pink Panther by Christophe Beck
2002–2003		The Feeling Begins (from Passion) by Peter Gabriel
2001–2002		In the Closet by Michael Jackson
2000–2001		Funeral for a Friend by Elton John
1998–1999	Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? by Bryan Adams	Boléro by Maurice Ravel

Competitive highlights

With Kostomarov for Russia

Navka and Kostomarov at 2004 NHK Trophy

Navka and Kostomarov at 2010 City Lights ice show

Event	1998–99	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
Winter Olympics			10th				1st
World Championships	12th	12th	8th	4th	1st	1st
European Championships	11th	9th	7th	3rd	1st	1st	1st
Russian Championships	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st		1st
Grand Prix Final				2nd	1st	1st	1st
Skate America			4th	2nd
Skate Canada					1st
Cup of China					1st		1st
Trophée Eric Bompard						1st
Cup of Russia	3rd	4th	4th	2nd	1st	1st	1st
NHK Trophy	5th	6th				2nd

With Morozov for Belarus

Event	1996–97	1997–98
Winter Olympic Games		16th
World Championships	14th	10th
European Championships	12th	10th
Belarusian Championships	1st	1st
Cup of Russia	6th
Karl Schafer Memorial		1st

With Gezalian for Belarus and the Soviet Union

Event	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95
Winter Olympics			11th
World Championships		9th	5th	7th
European Championships		9th	10th	4th
Belarusian Championships			1st
Skate America	1st
Skate Canada			2nd
Nations Cup	1st
NHK Trophy		7th	4th	2nd

External links

• Tatiana Navka & Roman Kostomarov at the International Skating Union
• Official website of Tatiana Navka & Roman Kostomarov
• Care to Ice Dance? – Navka & Kostomarov