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Oksana Domnina

Oksana Alexandrovna Domnina (Russian: Оксана Александровна Домнина, born 17 August 1984) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. She and partner Maxim Shabalin are the 2010 Olympic bronze medalists, the 2009 World Champions, the 2008 & 2010 European Champions, the 2007 Grand Prix Final champions, and three-time (2005, 2007, 2010) Russian national champions.

Oksana Domnina
Domnina and Shabalin at the 2009 Worlds
Full nameOksana Alexandrovna Domnina
Born (1984-08-17) 17 August 1984 (age 39)
Kirov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
PartnerMaxim Shabalin
Skating clubOdintsovo Ice Skating School
Began skating1989
Retired2010
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing  Russia
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Ice dancing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Los Angeles Ice dancing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tallinn Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 2008 Zagreb Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 2007 Warsaw Ice dancing
Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2008–09 Goyang Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 2007–08 Turin Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2006–07 St. Petersburg Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Ostrava Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2002–03 The Hague Ice dancing

Career edit

Domnina began skating at the age of six in Kirov and took up ice dancing two years later due to her height.[1][2] Early in her career, she competed with Ivan Lobanov and Maxim Bolotin.

Partnership with Shabalin edit

Domnina was paired with Maxim Shabalin in May 2002 by coach Alexei Gorshkov.[3] In their first season together, they won every junior level competition they entered, including the 2002–03 Junior Grand Prix Final and the 2003 World Junior Championships.[4]

Shabalin sustained a meniscus injury in spring 2007 and had surgery on his right knee in May.[3][5] They initially worked on a free dance to Schindler's List but when they wanted to add a faster section they thought it looked too much like a hodgepodge; after consultation with Tatiana Tarasova, they began working on a new free dance to Masquerade Waltz at the start of August.[5] In September 2007, Shabalin also had surgery due to appendicitis.[3] He then had problems with his left knee and had another operation in December.[3] He returned to win the 2008 Europeans but limped off the ice.[3][5] The pain persisted despite therapy, preventing them from training fully and resulting in their withdrawal from the 2008 World Championships.[3] Shabalin spent five weeks in treatment in Munich, Germany, while Domnina trained on her own in Odintsovo, near Moscow.[3]

In June 2008, Domnina/Shabalin announced they were leaving their longtime coach Alexei Gorshkov and moving from Russia to the United States to train with husband-and-wife coaches Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania.[6] Domnina said they had been very comfortable in Odintsovo and it was a difficult decision to make.[3] The move was considered surprising as their rivals Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto had also moved to the same coaches a couple months prior, but Domnina said the competition at the rink was stimulating.[3]

Domnina/Shabalin won the silver medal at the 2008–09 Grand Prix Final, and then took gold at 2009 Worlds. Afterwards, Shabalin returned to Germany for another four months of therapy on his left knee.[7] They missed the 2009–10 Grand Prix series as a result of his knee problems.[7] They resumed training in November 2009. Shabalin decided to use a brace in practice and competition to limit the movement and protect his knee.[7]

 
Domnina/Shabalin perform their controversial original dance at the 2010 Olympics.

Their original dance based on Australian Aboriginal folk dances sparked controversy in early 2010. Australian Aboriginal leaders were offended by the dance. Domnina/Shabalin said they meant no disrespect and would do the dance at the Olympics. When it was first skated at the 2010 Russian Championships, they wore face makeup but removed it for the 2010 European Championships.[8] Domnina/Shabalin won the bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics and withdrew from the World Championships as a result of continued problems with his knee. They decided not to compete during the 2010–11 season to allow Shabalin to fully recover. In July 2010, Domnina announced on the team's official site that she was not ready to retire, despite the insistence of her mother and boyfriend to leave the sport, and that a decision would be made in 2011.[9] She also denied rumors suggesting she would team up with Roman Kostomarov but added "Never say never."[9]

Personal life edit

Oksana Domnina was born on 17 August 1984 in Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.[10] She studied psychology.[5] In August 2010, it was reported that Domnina was engaged to Russian ice dancer Roman Kostomarov, the 2006 Olympic champion, and expecting their first child together.[11] Their daughter, Anastasia, was born on 2 January 2011.[12][13] They married in April 2014.[14] Their son, Ilya, was born in January 2016.[15]

Programs edit

With Shabalin edit

 
Domnina/Shabalin perform their Spartacus free dance at the 2009 Worlds.
Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition
2009–2010
[10][16]
2008–2009
[17][16][2]
2007–2008
[18][16] 		Cossack dance:
2006–2007
[19][16]
2005–2006
[20][16] 		Waltz of the Spirits:
2004–2005
[21][16]
  • Rap & Classica
2003–2004
[22][16] 		Brasileiro:
2002–2003
[23][16] 		Brasileiro:
  • Mungal

With Bolotin edit

Season Original dance Free dance
2001–2002
[24]
  • Tango
  • Flamenco
  • Natasha Atlas
  • Kitaro
  • Natasha Atlas

Competitive highlights edit

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Shabalin edit

 
Domnina/Shabalin sit with coaches, Gennadi Karponosov and Natalia Linichuk, following their original dance at the 2008–09 Grand Prix Final.
 
Domnina/Shabalin at the 2008 European Championships.
International[25]
Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10
Olympics 9th 3rd
Worlds 15th 10th 8th 7th 5th 1st
Europeans 12th 7th 6th 6th 2nd 1st WD 1st
GP Final 5th 3rd 1st 2nd
GP Cup of China 4th 1st 2nd 1st
GP Cup of Russia 6th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd
GP Skate America 3rd
GP Skate Canada 6th
Finlandia Trophy 2nd
Schäfer Memorial 1st
Skate Israel 2nd
International: Junior[25]
Junior Worlds 1st
JGP Final 1st
JGP France 1st
JGP Serbia 1st
National[26]
Russian Champ. 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st
Russian Jr. Champ. 1st
WD: Withdrew

With Bolotin edit

International[27]
Event 2000–01 2001–02
World Junior Champ. 7th
JGP Final 7th 4th
JGP Bulgaria 1st
JGP Czech Republic 2nd
JGP Poland 2nd
JGP Ukraine 3rd
National[26]
Russian Jr. Champ. 3rd 3rd

With Lobanov edit

National[26]
Event 1999–2000
Russian Championships 8th

Television edit

She appeared in the 4-9 seasons of ice show contest Ice Age.

References edit

  1. ^ Rosewater, Amy (9 February 2010). "For Domnina, Shabalin, Olympics is all business". icenetwork.com. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Oksana Domnina: ice dancing, Maxim and I". ArtOnIce.it. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Flade, Tatiana (12 October 2008). "Fresh start for Domnina and Shabalin". GoldenSkate.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  4. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "Interview Oksana Domnina/Maxim Schabalin (Jan 2008/Nov 2007)". figureskating-online. 10 March 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
  6. ^ Hinckley, Todd (20 June 2008). "Domnina, Shabalin Team with Linichuk". Icenetwork.com. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  7. ^ a b c Flade, Tatiana (2 January 2010). "Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin: On the comeback trail". GoldenSkate.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  8. ^ Hersh, Philip (23 January 2010). "Australian Aborigines find ice dance performance 'offensive'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  9. ^ a b Tonkacheeva, Oksana (8 July 2010). "I am not yet ready to say: "That's it, it's over!"". domnina-shabalin.ru. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010.
  11. ^ Radov, Seba (2 August 2010). Оксана Домнина беременна [Oksana Domnina pregnant] (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  12. ^ "Oksana Domnina becomes a mum!". 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
  13. ^ Bragina, Ekaterina (12 May 2011). Оксана Домнина: Подрастет дочка – буду думать о рождении сына [Oksana Domnina: When my daughter is older, I will think about the birth of a son] (in Russian). Istochnik (kipov.ru). Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Опубликованы фото со свадьбы Оксаны Домниной и Романа Костомарова" [Photo published from the wedding of Oksana Domnina and Roman Kostomarov] (in Russian). rusevik.ru. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
  15. ^ "Второй ребенок родился у олимпийского чемпиона Костомарова и призера ОИ Домниной" [Second child for Olympic champion Kostomarov and Olympic medalist Domnina]. rsport.ru (in Russian). 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
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  18. ^ "Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ "Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ "Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ^ "Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  22. ^ "Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  23. ^ "Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  24. ^ "Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim BOLOTIN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 October 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  25. ^ a b "Competition Results: Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim SHABALIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013.
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  27. ^ "Oksana DOMNINA / Maxim BOLOTIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017.

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