Oksana Alexandrovna Domnina(Russian:Оксана Александровна Домнина,born 17 August 1984) is a Russian former competitiveice dancer.She and partnerMaxim Shabalinare the 2010Olympic bronze medalists,the 2009World Champions,the 2008 & 2010European Champions,the2007 Grand Prix Finalchampions, and three-time (2005, 2007, 2010)Russian national champions.

Oksana Domnina
Domnina and Shabalin at the2009 Worlds
Full nameOksana Alexandrovna Domnina
Born(1984-08-17)17 August 1984(age 40)
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
RepresentingRussia
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

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Domnina began skating at the age of six inKirovand took upice dancingtwo years later due to her height.[1][2]Early in her career, she competed with Ivan Lobanov andMaxim Bolotin.

Partnership with Shabalin

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Domnina was paired withMaxim Shabalinin May 2002 by coachAlexei Gorshkov.[3]In their first season together, they won every junior level competition they entered, including the2002–03 Junior Grand Prix Finaland the2003 World Junior Championships.[4]

Shabalin sustained ameniscusinjury in spring 2007 and had surgery on his right knee in May.[3][5]They initially worked on a free dance toSchindler's Listbut when they wanted to add a faster section they thought it looked too much like a hodgepodge; after consultation withTatiana Tarasova,they began working on a new free dance toMasquerade Waltzat the start of August.[5]In September 2007, Shabalin also had surgery due toappendicitis.[3]He then had problems with his left knee and had another operation in December.[3]He returned to win the2008 Europeansbut 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 inOdintsovo,nearMoscow.[3]

In June 2008, Domnina/Shabalin announced they were leaving their longtime coachAlexei Gorshkovand moving from Russia to theUnited Statesto train with husband-and-wife coachesNatalia LinichukandGennadi Karponosovat theIceWorks Skating ComplexinAston, 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 rivalsTanith Belbin/Benjamin Agostohad 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 the2009–10 Grand Prix seriesas 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.

Theiroriginal dancebased onAustralian Aboriginalfolk 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 the2010 Russian Championships,they woreface makeupbut removed it for the2010 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 withRoman Kostomarovbut added "Never say never."[9]

Personal life

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Oksana Domnina was born on 17 August 1984 inKirov, Kirov Oblast,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union.[10]She studied psychology.[5]In August 2010, it was reported that Domnina was engaged to Russian ice dancerRoman 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

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With Shabalin

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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

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

Competitive highlights

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GP:Grand Prix;JGP:Junior Grand Prix

With Shabalin

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Domnina/Shabalin sit with coaches,Gennadi KarponosovandNatalia 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
GPFinal 5th 3rd 1st 2nd
GPCup of China 4th 1st 2nd 1st
GPCup of Russia 6th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd
GPSkate America 3rd
GPSkate Canada 6th
Finlandia Trophy 2nd
Schäfer Memorial 1st
Skate Israel 2nd
International: Junior[25]
Junior Worlds 1st
JGPFinal 1st
JGPFrance 1st
JGPSerbia 1st
National[26]
Russian Champ. 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st
Russian Jr. Champ. 1st
WD: Withdrew

With Bolotin

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International[27]
Event 2000–01 2001–02
World Junior Champ. 7th
JGPFinal 7th 4th
JGPBulgaria 1st
JGPCzech Republic 2nd
JGPPoland 2nd
JGPUkraine 3rd
National[26]
Russian Jr. Champ. 3rd 3rd

With Lobanov

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

Television

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

References

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  5. ^abcd"Interview Oksana Domnina/Maxim Schabalin (Jan 2008/Nov 2007)".figureskating-online.10 March 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2012.
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  8. ^Hersh, Philip (23 January 2010)."Australian Aborigines find ice dance performance 'offensive'".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved14 September2010.
  9. ^abTonkacheeva, Oksana (8 July 2010)."I am not yet ready to say:" That's it, it's over! "".domnina-shabalin.ru. Archived fromthe originalon 6 March 2012.Retrieved5 August2010.
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  11. ^Radov, Seba (2 August 2010).Оксана Домнина беременна[Oksana Domnina pregnant] (in Russian).Komsomolskaya Pravda.Archivedfrom the original on 10 March 2012.
  12. ^"Oksana Domnina becomes a mum!".3 January 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 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).Retrieved10 August2011.
  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.Archivedfrom 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.Archivedfrom the original on 16 January 2016.
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  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)
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