Simsbury Skating Center Up For Sale Jul 19, 2008
The skating center opened in 1994 and has seen a laundry list of the world's top skaters: World and Olympic champions Oksana Baiul, Viktor Petrenko and Ekaterina Gordeeva and the late Sergei Grinkov were based there. World champions Alexei Yagudin, Shizuka Arakawa and Irina Slutskaya trained there with elite coaches Galina Zmievskaya, Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morozov. (FOX61, CT)
Buttle best in world; Weir third Mar 23, 2008
He left longtime coach Priscilla Hill and moved away from home, going to New Jersey to train with Galina Zmievskaya, who coached Viktor Petrenko and Oksana Baiul to gold. "I got a medal!" he said. (Boston Globe)
Weir Last US Hope at Figure Skating Mar 22, 2008
He left longtime coach Priscilla Hill and moved to New Jersey to work with Galina Zmievskaya, who'd trained Olympic gold medalists Viktor Petrenko and Oksana Baiul. Zmievskaya and Petrenko, who helps with Weir's choreography, aren't just getting him to train smarter, Weir said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
This week in sports history Feb 24, 2008
1994 - Oksana Baiul of Ukraine wins the figure skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and Nancy Kerrigan, who was whacked on the knee 2 1/2 earlier, wins the silver. Tonya Harding, later convicted of hindering prosecution in the Kerrigan attack, finishes eighth. (Boston Globe)
Lysacek has an edge over Weir Jan 29, 2008
He switched coaches and cities, now training in New Jersey with Galina Zmievskaya, who coached Olympic gold medalists Viktor Petrenko and Oksana Baiul. "I'm very happy with my performance and happy that I could show the work that I've put in," he said. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Lysacek Wins Title _ Barely Jan 28, 2008
" But because he hadn't been perfect, he'd left room for Weir. The two were evenly matched in jumps both two-footed their quads and did seven triples. But Weir also landed his triple flip on two feet, and had simpler entrances to his jumps. Weir also didn't skate with his usual intensity. When he's on, he is one of the most majestic skaters in the world, with a natural gift for wringing every ounce of emotion out of a program. But he seemed to be more about business in both his short and long... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Skating youth limit is one for the ages Jan 28, 2008
Had it been in effect in the mid-1990s, it would have prevented Oksana Baiul, Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinski each from going to world championships they ended up winning. In 2006, the International Skating Union held a congress where a topic of this importance probably should have attracted someone's attention. (USA Today -- Sports)
Lysacek, Weir end in tie, but Evan gets the gold Jan 28, 2008
He moved to New Jersey, and now trains with Galina Zmievskaya, who coached Olympic gold medalists Viktor Petrenko and Oksana Baiul. "It's really fantastic vindication to know I came back and didn't totally fall apart," Weir said. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Age limit a tricky wicket in figure skating Jan 25, 2008
Oksana Baiul was 16 when she won in 1994, Tara Lipinski was 15 in 1998 and Sarah Hughes was 16 in 2002. So one would think this would portend great things for the U.S. duo of Caroline Zhang and Mirai Nagasu, born little more than a month apart in the spring of 1993 (yes, 1993), making them both 14 as they debuted as senior (Olympic division) skaters at the 2008 U.S. figure skating championships Thursday. (USA Today -- Sports)
Figure skating having to find its way again Jan 19, 2008
And while Oksana Baiul, Tara Lipinski and Hughes disappeared from view almost as soon as they won their gold medals, Kwan was always there to fill the void. She won nine U.S. titles and five world championships from 1996 to 2006, and was adored by fans and corporate America alike. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Susquehanna County’s Miller among nation’s top junior girls Dec 25, 2007
Galina Zmievskaya, an Olympic figure skating coach, known most notably for training gold medalists Viktor Petrenko and Oksana Baiul, was one of several coaches the family considered after Ramona left the Ice Box ... In addition to her home school studies, Ramona also learns Russian from Oksana Baiul. (Scranton Times, PA)
This Day in History Nov 16, 2007
figure skater Oksana Baiul is 30. Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal is 30. (Montana Standard, MT)
Weir, Belbin and Agosto win at Cup of China Nov 11, 2007
Weir had a nearly perfect long program to "Love is War'' by Yoav Goren. He outpointed Lysacek 151.98 to 147.81 in that portion to win 231.78-229.36 overall.Weir recently moved to New Jersey to train with Galina Zmievskaya, the former coach of 1994 Olympic champion Oksana Baiul. Weir won the national title from 2004-06 before Lysacek took it in January.Lysacek skated to "Tosca'' but fell on his opening quadruple toeloop and followed that with a wobbly triple axel. He did hit seven more triples... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Weir, Belbin-Agosto rally at Cup of China Nov 11, 2007
Weir recently moved to New Jersey to train with Galina Zmievskaya, the former coach of 1994 Olympic champion Oksana Baiul. Weir won the national title from 2004-06 before Lysacek took it in January. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Great skating, but a rinky-dink show May 22, 2007
May 22, 2007 At least the star of the show rates a near-perfect score. Beautifully, sensually, powerfully. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
'Blades' just short of 'Glory' Apr 12, 2007
When he arrives at the tattoo representing Ukrainian skater Oksana Baiul, he asks McElroy, "What's colder than dry ice?" When McElroy confesses his ignorance, Ferrell fearfully whispers, "Oksana!". Only one of Ferrell's costar's antics could possibly surpass the veteran oaf's performance. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Skaters' Charges Detailed In Report Apr 4, 2007
He quickly gained a reputation as a charismatic coach with sufficient sway to attract Olympians such as Victor Petrenko and Oksana Baiul to the center. Information gathered by police paint a different picture. (FOX61, CT)
The lights are bright at Sterns Mar 31, 2007
Kelly Smith is known for skating with high profile stars such as Dorothy Hamill, Oksana Baiul and Rudy Galindo. In addition to being a paid professional figure skater, Kelly Smith also. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Figure skating cuts loose in 'Blades of Glory' Mar 30, 2007
Ferrell's riffs on skaters he's sexed up will make you "" and Oksana Baiul "" blush. A couple of TV commercial directors shot this (many, many hands on the script), and they keep it brisk, with decent stunt work and digitally altered skating to make the on-ice laughs work. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Meissner ready to take on teenage rivals at World Skating Championships Mar 20, 2007
She was the first woman to win the title in her first appearance at the worlds since Russia's Oksana Baiul in 1993. The win prompted a parade in her home town of Bel Air, Maryland, which also named a street after her. (International Herald Tribune)
MARKAZI:Inside the ESPYs party scene Jul 16, 2006
It was an interesting juxtapositionas the underprivileged children were directly across froman open bar in front of an elevated, carpeted VIP area where scene maker Josh Richman, rocking his patented hat and eight-ball cane combo, was waving in groupies and celebs ranging from Jeremy Piven, Adrien Brody, Noah Wyle, Jesse Metcalfe, Milla Jovovich, A.J. Discala, Geoff Stults, Oksana Baiul, Simon Rex, Josh Charles, Tony Kanal, Ian Ziering and Luke Perry. While more than$40,000 was donated to... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
2006 ESPY Awards in Hollywood Jul 14, 2006
UPDATED: 08:43, July 14, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters photo). (People's Daily Online, China)
Power to the people Jun 28, 2006
Not even the judges -- Olympic gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Jonny Moseley and baseball legend Steve Garvey -- can stave off the futility of this exercise. Although they could ask the director to please turn down the excessive white lighting. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Rick Kushman: Contestants may show talent, but judges don't Jun 28, 2006
1 million viewers last week, are skier Jonny Moseley, figure skater Oksana Baiul and former baseball player Steve Garvey. Really. (Sacramento Bee -- Lifestyle)
Tonya and Nancy now a sports opera May 2, 2006
" she repeats joylessly after finishing second. "It's a pretty bald look at both of them based on headlines and stuff they said in real life," Al-Doory said. The costumes, the choreography, the scripted outcomes what's the big difference, anyway, between opera and figure skating? Verdi had his elephants; Al-Doory has Stant, the bodybuilder and Navy Seal reject hired to knee-club Kerrigan at the 1994 Olympic trials and clear Harding's path to Lillehammer. Gillooly planned the attack to... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Newington ice show features Oksana Baiul Apr 30, 2006
"It s like my business card," she explained. Baiul and fellow Ukrainian skater, medal winner Yuriy Tsmbalyuk, will headline an ice show that includes many area skaters. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Newington Arena under new management Apr 21, 2006
You can even skate in an ice show with Olympic champion Oksana Baiul ... All three Pelletier girls will appear in a May 6 ice show at the arena starring Oksana Baiul. (Newington Town Crier, CT)
A generation of powerful women -- Web site, book tell their stories Mar 15, 2006
A project of the International Museum of Women, a San Francisco nonprofit that puts on shows and a speakers series but doesn't collect objects or have an actual building, "Imagining Ourselves'' went online March 8, International Women's Day. Since then, it has received some 200,000 hits, according to ecstatic museum officials. Some of the submissions are reprints, among them an essay by Karenna Gore Schiff about American working mothers, and song lyrics by Malian singer Rokia Traore and the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Arakawa rises to the top Feb 24, 2006
Her performance wasn't as inspiring as those by some recent Olympic champions such as Oksana Baiul, Tara Lipinski or Sarah Hughes. She was conservative technically, turning her two planned triple-triple combinations into triple-doubles. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Cohen? Slutskaya? Figure skaters bring suspense to Turin Games Feb 23, 2006
(Oksana Baiul, the 1994 champion, is Ukrainian. At age 27, she is the favorite, but she won't listen to predictions. (San Jose Mercury News)
Delaware club churns out ice champions Feb 21, 2006
Three Olympic gold medalists (Tara Lipinski, Sarah Hughes and Oksana Baiul) have trained at times on ISSDC ice. The teaching staff features world, national and Olympic champions. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Overall, accent is Russian Feb 16, 2006
Plushenko, compatriots spinning way to possible sweep of golds By Randy Harvey Sun reporter Originally published February 16, 2006 TURIN, Italy // Johnny Weir, raised next to cornfields in rural Pennsylvania, decided to become a figure skater after seeing Oksana Baiul perform in 1993. It was some years later when he decided to become Russian. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Figuring Out the New Figure-Skating Rules Feb 15, 2006
After all, figure skating thrived on controversial decisions; at the 1994 Lillehammer Games, many observers felt all four silver medalists deserved to win gold, including Nancy Kerrigan over Oksana Baiul and Elvis Stoyko over Alexei Urmanov. But it was always easy to attribute such matters to judgment calls. (Newsweek)
Countdown to the Winter Olympics: Turin stage set for jump into immortality Feb 9, 2006
Kerrigan, meanwhile, drew strength from the crowd and thrived, although she had to settle for silver behind the Ukrainian waif Oksana Baiul. All that - and Torvill and Dean were still due to skate on their Olympic return. (The Independent, UK)
Fashion on thin ice Jan 14, 2006
"Nancy Kerrigan was as close as we've come to real style on the ice," Rowley said, referring to the glacial brunette who remains more famous as the punch line of an ice rink melodrama (Kerrigan was kneecapped by her rival, Tonya Harding, and then lost the 1994 gold medal in an upset to the Ukrainian poppet Oksana Baiul) than for her skating or presence or style. Almost as shocking as the attack or the loss was Kerrigan's costumes for the Olympics in Lillehammer, created by Vera Wang. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
Bill Conlin | Olympic overload on NBC Jan 12, 2006
Dick Button, the John McEnroe of skating analysis, will co-host a 1-hour daily skating competition overview called "Olympic Ice.'' The USA Network will air it. There is only one problem here, as I see it. Nobody really cares an Italian water ice in August about most of the niche sports that bring together the youth of the wind-chill nations. After figure skating, the most buzz figures to be stirred by a hockey tournament featuring most of the NHL's elite stars. All four games of the... (Philly.com -- Sports)
