Oleg Yevhenovych Voyko[a][1][2] (born March 25, 1980) is a Ukrainian former ice dancer. With former partner Julia Golovina, he is the 2003 Ukrainian national champion. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively.
| Oleg Voyko | |||||||||||||||
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 Golovina and Voiko in 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| Native name | Олег Войко | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 25, 1980 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editVoyko began skating at age three. Initially a singles skater, he first took up ice dancing at age nine, and then took time off from skating.[3] In 1996, he teamed up with Kristina Kobaladze.[4] They placed fourth at the 1999 World Junior Championships and fifth at the 2000 World Junior Championships. They were coached by Galina Churilova in Kharkiv.[5] Their partnership ended in 2000.
Voyko teamed up with Julia Golovina later in the same year.[4] Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 15th at the 2003 and 2004 European Figure Skating Championships.[6] They skated together until 2006.
Voyko briefly competed with Natalie Bos.[7] He works as a skating coach in Connecticut.[1] He is married with three kids.[citation needed]
Programs
editWith Golovina
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2005–2006 [6] |
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| 2002–2003 [8] |
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| 2001–2002 [9] |
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With Kobaladze
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 [5] |
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Results
editGP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix
With Golovina
edit| International[10] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 |
| Winter Olympics | 21st | 23rd | ||||
| World Champ. | 22nd | 21st | 21st | |||
| European Champ. | 18th | 15th | 15th | 16th | 17th | |
| GP Cup of China | 8th | |||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 8th | |||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 9th | 7th | ||||
| GP Skate America | 8th | 6th | 12th | |||
| Golden Spin | 6th | 1st | ||||
| Nepela Memorial | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Winter Universiade | 7th | 2nd | ||||
| International: Junior[10] | ||||||
| JGP Final | WD | |||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 1st | |||||
| JGP Netherlands | 2nd | |||||
| National[10] | ||||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| WD = Withdrew | ||||||
With Kobaladze
edit| International[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 |
| European Champ. | 21st | 18th | |||
| International: Junior[5] | |||||
| World Junior Champ. | 15th | 9th | 4th | 5th | |
| JGP Final | 5th | 3rd | |||
| JGP Czech Republic | 1st | ||||
| JGP Germany | 7th | ||||
| JGP Slovakia | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Sweden | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Ukraine | 3rd | 1st | |||
| Blue Swords | 13th J | 10th J | |||
| EYOF | 7th J | ||||
| Ukrainian Souvenir | 6th J | ||||
| National[5] | |||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | 2nd J | 2nd | 1st |
| J = Junior level | |||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "2013 - 2014 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. April 25, 2014. p. 299. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 25, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ "Про нагородження Почесною грамотою Кабінету Міністрів України". Законодавство України.
- ^ Dobor, Helga (2005). "Interview with Julia Golovina and Oleg Voiko". Absolute Skating.
- ^ a b Duenas, Ashley (March 2004). "Yulia Golovina & Oleg Voiko". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "KOBALADZE Kristina / VOIKO Oleg". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Julia GOLOVINA / Oleg VOIKO: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009.
- ^ [1] Archived October 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Julia GOLOVINA / Oleg VOIKO: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 August 2003.
- ^ "Julia GOLOVINA / Oleg VOIKO: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2002.
- ^ a b c "GOLOVINA Julia / VOIKO Oleg". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
External links
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Media related to Oleg Voiko at Wikimedia Commons