Oleg Ovsyannikov

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Figure skating
Silver	1998 Nagano	Ice dancing

Oleg Ovsyannikov

Personal information
Full name	Oleg Vladimirovich Ovysannikov
Alternative names	Oleg Ovsiannikov
Country represented	Russia
Former country(ies) represented	Soviet Union
Born	23 January 1970 (1970-01-23) (age 41) Moscow
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partner	Anjelika Krylova Elena Kustarova Elizaveta Stekolnikova Maria Orlova
Former coach	Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karponossov
Former choreographer	Sergei Fokin
Retired	1999
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Competitor for  Russia Olympic Games Silver 1998 Nagano Ice dancing World Championships Gold 1999 Helsinki Ice dancing Gold 1998 Minneapolis Ice dancing Silver 1997 Lausanne Ice dancing Silver 1996 Edmonton Ice dancing Bronze 1993 Prague Ice dancing European Championships Gold 1999 Prague Ice dancing Silver 1998 Milan Ice dancing Silver 1997 Paris Ice dancing Silver 1996 Sofia Ice dancing Bronze 1995 Dortmund Ice dancing Grand Prix Final Gold 1998-1999 St. Petersburg Ice dancing Silver 1996-1997 Hamilton Ice dancing Silver 1995-1996 Paris Ice dancing

Oleg Vladimirovich Ovsyannikov (Russian: Олег Владимирович Овсянников; born 23 January 1970 in Moscow) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Anjelika Krylova, he is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time (1998, 1999) World champion.

Career

As a four-year-old, Ovsyannikov fell ill with pneumonia. After he recovered, doctors recommended to his parents that he enroll in some kind of sport, preferably in a fresh air environment. Initially a singles skater, he switched to ice dance at the age of 10.

With Maria Orlova, he won the bronze medal at the 1988 World Junior Championships. He later formed a partnership with Elena Kustarova and won bronze at the 1994 Russian Nationals.

In mid-1994 he teamed up with Anjelika Krylova. They trained with Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponossov in Newark, Delaware. Krylova injured her back in training shortly before they were set to leave for 1994 Skate America. Aggravated by intense training, the injury would plague her throughout their career.^[1]

In their first season together, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won the Russian national title and took bronze at the European Championship. They were fifth at the World Championships.

During the 1995–96 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won silver at Skate America and gold at Nations Cup to qualify for the Champions Series Final (later renamed the Grand Prix Final) where they took silver. They also won silver at the Russian, European and World Championships. They were second at these events to Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov.

During the 1996–97 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won three gold medals on the Champions Series at Skate America, Nations Cup and Cup of Russia. They qualified for the Champions Series Final in Canada where they were placed second to Canadians Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz. Krylova and Ovsyannikov won the silver medal at the European and World Championships, second at both events to Grishuk and Platov.

During the 1997–98 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won gold medals at Nations Cup and Cup of Russia but did not compete at the Champions Series Final. They won silver at the European Championships and followed it up with silver at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. They were second at both events to Grishuk and Platov who retired after the Olympics. At the 1998 World Championships, they won their first World title ahead of Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat.

During the 1998–99 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won gold at Sparkassen Cup (formerly Nations Cup) and Cup of Russia to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. They won the title ahead of Anissina and Peizerat. They won their first European title and then capped off their career with their second World title.

Krylova and Ovsyannikov were planning to compete the following season and had prepared programs and costumes, however, doctors advised her to retire due to a risk of paralysis stemming from her back problem.^[1] She suggested that he team up with another skater but he declined.^[1] After a year, she felt more confident and they began performing in the less demanding world of professional skating.^[1] They won the 2001 World Professional title.

Personal life

Ovsyannikov formerly coached in Newark, Delaware with his wife Angelika Kirkhmaier, an ice dancer from Russia who won the 1989 World Junior Championships.^[2] Their daughter Michelle was born in 2006. In 2007, Ovsyannikov was appointed the chief coach of the Russian national synchronized skating team.^[3]

Programs

(Eligible career with Krylova)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
1998–1999	Waltz: Brindisi from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi vocals by Luciano Pavarotti	Tabalat and Bastem Bellu Dance With Amany	Still Got the Blues Gary Moore
1997–1998	Jive: Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days Louis Prima & the Witnesses	Carmen by Georges Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin	Malaguena Ernesto Lecuona
1996–1997	Tango: Black Eyes by Feodor Chaliapin	Masquerade Waltz by Aram Khachaturian	Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
1995–1996	Paso Doble: España Cañí performed by Sergei Shushko	Unknown Russian folk music	Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
1994–1995	Quickstep: Sing Sing Sing by Benny Goodman	Fiesta Flamenca by Salvador Bacarisse and Kelly	Tosca by Giacomo Puccini

(Show/professional career with Krylova)

Season	Programs
2002–2004	Cleopatra & Caesar Ave Maria
2001–2002	Doctor Zhivago by Maurice Jarre The Last of the Mohicans
2000–2001	Ave Maria Gladiator Carmina Burana performed by the London Symphony Orchestra

Competitive highlights

With Krylova

Event	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99
Winter Olympic Games				2nd
World Championships	5th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st
European Championships	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st
Russian Championships	1st	2nd		1st	1st
Grand Prix Final		2nd	2nd		1st
Skate America		2nd	1st
Nations Cup		1st	1st	1st	1st
Cup of Russia			1st	1st	1st

With Kustarova

Event	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94
Russian Championships		2nd	3rd
Soviet Championships	4th
Trophée Lalique		3rd
Nations Cup			3rd

With Stekolnikova

Event	1989–90
Golden Spin of Zagreb	1st

With Orlova

Event	1987–88
World Junior Championships	3rd

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Yermolina, Olga (December 6, 2010). "Анжелика Крылова: Работать тренером безумно интересно [Anjelika Krylova: Working as a coach is very interesting]" (in Russian). vremya.ru. http://vremya.ru/2010/223/11/265936.html. Retrieved April 30, 2011. 
2. ^ http://www.udel.edu/eli/05news/05graduates.html
3. ^ "Олег Овсянников стал главным тренером сборной России по синхронному катанию [Oleg Ovsyannikov became head coach Russia Synchronized Skating]" (in Russian). sovsport.ru. May 30, 2007. http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/260568. Retrieved September 6, 2010. 

External links

• Official website: Krylova & Ovsyannikov
• Profile on sports-reference.com

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Persondata
Name	Ovsyannikov, Oleg
Alternative names	Ovsiannikov, Oleg
Short description	Russian ice dancer
Date of birth	23 January 1970
Place of birth	Moscow
Date of death
Place of death