Oksana Potdykova
{{Short description|Russian ice dancer and coach}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Oksana Potdykova
|image= 2011 WFSC 2d 122 Oksana Potdykova.JPG
|caption= Potdykova in 2011
|native_name= Оксана Балкановна Потдыкова
|native_name_lang= ru
|fullname= Oksana Balkanovna Potdykova
|altname=
|country= Russia
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1979|1|20|df=yes}}
|birth_place= Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
|hometown=
|residence=
|height= {{height|m=1.65}}
|partner= Denis Petukhov
|coach= Elena Chaikovskaya, Tatiana Kuzmina
|choreographer= Vladimir Kotin
|former skating club= Dinamo Moscow
|formertraininglocations= Moscow
|beganskating=
|retired= 2000
|show-medals= yes
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}
{{MedalSport| Figure skating: Ice dancing}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|1997 Seoul|Ice dancing}}
{{MedalBronze|1998 Saint John|Ice dancing}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior Grand Prix Final}}
{{MedalSilver|1997–98 Lausanne|Ice dancing}}
}}
Oksana Balkanovna Potdykova ({{langx|ru|Оксана Балкановна Потдыкова}}; born 20 January 1979) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor. Competing with Denis Petukhov, she became a two-time World Junior medalist (silver in 1997, bronze in 1998) and the 2000 Russian national bronze medalist.
Skating career
= Early years =
Potdykova and Denis Petukhov began appearing together in international junior competitions in the 1994–1995 season. In November 1996, they won silver at the 1997 World Junior Championships in Seoul, South Korea, finishing second to their compatriots Nina Ulanova / Mikhail Stifounin.
=1997–1998 season =
Competing in October on the 1997–1998 ISU Junior Series, Potdykova/Petukhov won gold in Chemnitz, Germany, and then bronze in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. In December, they received the bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; they were third behind Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler of the United States and Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo of Italy. In March, they won silver, finishing second to Faiella/Milo, at the ISU Junior Series Final in Lausanne, Switzerland.
= 1998–1999 season =
Potdykova/Petukhov began appearing on the senior level. They took silver at the 1998 Finlandia Trophy and bronze at the 1998 Golden Spin of Zagreb. They placed fifth at the 1998 Skate Israel and seventh at the 1999 Russian Championships.
= 1999–2000 season =
Potdykova/Petukhov received the bronze medal at the 1999 Finlandia Trophy and finished seventh at their Grand Prix event, the 1999 Cup of Russia. After winning bronze at the 2000 Russian Championships, they were sent to the 2000 European Championships in Vienna, where they placed 12th. The two were coached by Elena Chaikovskaya and Tatiana Kuzmina in Moscow. In the spring of 2000, Potdykova retired from competition due to an injury.
= Post-competitive career =
Potdykova became a skating coach and choreographer, based in Sofia, Bulgaria.{{Cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054632.htm |title=Yana BOZHILOVA / Kaloyan GEORGIEV |access-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527071338/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054632.htm |archive-date=27 May 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054489.htm |title=Alexander ZLATKOV |access-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928031753/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054489.htm |archive-date=28 September 2018 |url-status=bot: unknown }} Her former students include Ina Demireva / Juri Kurakin.{{Cite web |url=http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009659.htm |title=Ina DEMIREVA / Juri KURAKIN |access-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509173216/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009659.htm |archive-date=9 May 2007 |url-status=dead }}
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series (Junior Grand Prix)
; with Petukhov
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! {{tooltip|94–95|1994–1995}} ! {{tooltip|96–97|1996–1997}} ! {{tooltip|97–98|1997–1998}} ! {{tooltip|98–99|1998–1999}} ! {{tooltip|99–00|1999–2000}} | |||||
| align=left | Europeans | 12th | ||||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} Cup of Russia | 7th | ||||
| align=left | Finlandia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||
| align=left | Golden Spin | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||
| align=left | Lysiane Lauret | WD | ||||
| align=left | Skate Israel | 5th | ||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International: Junior | |||||
| align=left | Junior Worlds | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} Final | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} Germany | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} Hungary | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Autumn Trophy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||
| align=left | PFSA Trophy | 8th | ||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | National | |||||
| align=left | Russia | 7th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||
| colspan=6 align=center | WD = Withdrew |
References
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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuskating.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-188677-205899-133278-0-file,00.pdf |title= World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221354/http://www.isuskating.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-188677-205899-133278-0-file,00.pdf |archivedate= 4 October 2013 |url-status= dead }}
}}
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071110032526/http://www.ice-dance.com/profiles/profile.php?team=okpodepe IceDance.com profile]
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Category:Figure skaters from Moscow
Category:Figure skaters from Sofia
Category:Russian emigrants to Bulgaria
Category:Russian female ice dancers
Category:Russian figure skating coaches
Category:World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists