Olga Markova (figure skater)
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 1993. From left: Olga Markova, Krisztina Czakó, Tanja Szewczenko | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Olga Dmitriyevna Markova | |||||||||||||||||
| Native name | Ольга Дмитриевна Маркова | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1974 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | CSKA | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||
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Olga Dmitriyevna Markova (Russian: Ольга Дмитриевна Маркова, born 22 January 1974)[1] is a Russian former competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach, choreographer, and technical specialist. She is a two-time European medalist (bronze in 1994 and silver in 1995), and the 1994 Russian national champion.
Career
Markova drew attention for her avant garde style and choreography. Her highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was fifth, which she achieved in 1995. That year she was second after the short program, ahead of the eventual gold and silver medalists Lu Chen and Surya Bonaly. Her inability to land a clean triple lutz in the long program dropped her off the podium.
In 1998 Markova turned professional and won a silver medal at the World Professional Figure Skating Championships in Jaca, Spain. She has coached and choreographed for Kristina Oblasova and currently coaches Adrian Alvarado. She is an ISU technical specialist for Russia.[2]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 1993–94 |
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Results
GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)
| International | ||||||||
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| Event | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 |
| Worlds | 10th | 5th | 12th | |||||
| Europeans | 12th | 3rd | 2nd | 11th | 8th | |||
| GP Final | 6th | 5th | ||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 4th | 6th | ||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | |||||||
| GP Nations Cup | 4th | |||||||
| Inter. de Paris | 4th | |||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | |||||||
| NHK Trophy | 7th | 5th | ||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 3rd | |||||||
| Skate America | 7th | |||||||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | |||||||
| National[3] | ||||||||
| Russian Champ. | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 9th | ||
| Soviet Champ. | 4th | |||||||
References
- ^ "Olga Markova". Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007.
- ^ "Communication No. 1467". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ольга Дмитриевна Маркова" [Olga Dmitriyevna Markova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.