Tatiana Navka
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Tatiana Navka in 2006 |
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| Full name | Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 13, 1975 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Residence | Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Roman Kostomarov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Samvel Gezalian (BLR) Nikolai Morozov (BLR) |
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| Former coach | Alexander Zhulin Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karponosov Elena Tchaikovskaia Natalia Dubova |
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| Skating club | SC Moskvitch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 227.81 (WR) 2005 Worlds |
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| Comp. dance | 45.97 (WR) 2005 Worlds |
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| Original dance | 68.67 2005 Worlds |
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| Free dance | 117.14 (WR) 2003 Cup of Russia |
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Medal record
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| 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).
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[edit] Career
Tatiana Navka became interested in skating at the age of five after seeing it on television.[1]
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,[2] 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.[2] They earned an Olympic berth by winning gold at the 1997 Karl Schäfer Memorial.[2] 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.[2]
Navka then teamed up with Roman Kostomarov and began competing for Russia during the 1998–99 season. They were coached by Natalia Linichuk.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[4] In October 2011, she became a 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi) ambassador.[5]
[edit] Personal life
In 2000, Navka married Alexander Zhulin, with whom she has a daughter, Sasha, born in May 2000.[6]
[edit] Programs
(With Roman Kostomarov)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2005–2006 | Cha Cha: Rhumba: Samba: |
Carmen by Georges Bizet |
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| 2004–2005 | Tosca by Giacomo Puccini |
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| 2003–2004 | Ain't no sunshine | The Pink Panther by Christophe Beck |
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| 2002–2003 | The Feeling Begins (from Passion) by Peter Gabriel |
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| 2001–2002 | In the Closet by Michael Jackson |
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| 2000–2001 | Funeral for a Friend by Elton John |
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| 1998–1999 | Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? by Bryan Adams |
Boléro by Maurice Ravel |
[edit] Competitive highlights
[edit] With Kostomarov for Russia
| Event | 1998–99 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
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| 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 |
[edit] With Morozov for Belarus
| Event | 1996–97 | 1997–98 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 16th | |
| World Championships | 14th | 10th |
| European Championships | 12th | 10th |
| Belarusian Championships | 1st | 1st |
| Cup of Russia | 6th | |
| Karl Schafer Memorial | 1st |
[edit] With Gezalian for Belarus and the Soviet Union
| Event | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 |
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| 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 |
[edit] References
- ^ Mittan, Barry (August 26, 2003). "Navka and Kostomarov Close to World Dance Podium". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2003/082603.shtml. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Mittan, Barry (December 19, 2004). "Morozov Tops Worlds Choreographers". Skate Today. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skatetoday.com%2F2004%2F12%2F19%2Fmorozov-tops-worlds-choreographers%2F&date=2011-11-10. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Eurovision Dance Contest info page". http://www.esckaz.com/edc/2008/.
- ^ Gold, David (October 28, 2011). "Navka unveiled as Sochi 2014 ambassador". InsideTheGames. http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/winter-olympics/2014/14706-navka-unveiled-as-sochi-2014-ambassador. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- ^ "Tatiana NAVKA / Roman KOSTOMAROV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00003414.htm.
[edit] External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tatiana Navka |
- Tatiana Navka & Roman Kostomarov at the International Skating Union
- Official website of Tatiana Navka & Roman Kostomarov
- Care to Ice Dance? – Navka & Kostomarov
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- Russian ice dancers
- Belarusian ice dancers
- Russian people of Ukrainian descent
- Olympic figure skaters of Belarus
- Olympic figure skaters of Russia
- Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic gold medalists for Russia
- 1975 births
- People from Dnipropetrovsk
- Olympic medalists in figure skating