Oksana Baiul was born in Dnipropetrosk, Ukraine. Her parents divorced when she was just two..She was left to be raised by her mother and grand-parents, but Oksana's grand-parents died when she was ten, and her mother followed three years afterwards. Oksana was left alone in the world. Not without talent though. Her grandfather had bought her her first pair of skataes when she was three. (He wanted her to lose weight for ballet.) When Oksana won a skating competition when she was seven, she had a goal in life--to be a great skater.After her mother died, she was befriended by Victor Petrenko, future Olympic Champion in '92. He introduced her to his coach, the famed Galina Zmievskaya. Galina took Oksana into her family, and, seeing that she was very gifted, turned her into an Olympic Champion after intensive training. Oksana and Galina worked from 7.30am to 8.00pm, every day. (Need I say impressive.) The worked paid off though, she went to Lillehammer, and stood on top of the podium, with Nancy Kerrigan and Lu Chen. She was only sixteen
After Olympics Oksana moved to the United States. In October of 1994 she turned professional. She skates with other Olympic Champions in many tours around the United States and competes in many different competitions. Oksana has written two books, ‘Oksana, My Own Story’ and ‘Secrets of Skating’, appeared in many magazines and TV Shows.
Born: November 16, 1977-Dnepropetrovsk, UKR
Hometown: Odessa, UKR and Marlbro, MA
Training Town: Acton, MA
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 95 lbs
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Interests: Music, ballet, reading
1993 World Championships-1st
1993 European Championships-2nd
1994 European Championships-2nd
1994 Olympic Winter Games-1st (Gold)
1999 World Pro Championships-6th
1999 Challenge of Champions-5th
Oksana Baiul Official Fan Club
Scott's Oksana Baiul Portrait
Tribute to Oksana Baiul
The Wolfeman's Oksana Baiul Homepage
Nina's Oksana Baiul Site
Oksana Baiul Ice Princess
Fire on Ice: Oksana Baiul
