Olga Markova (figure skater)
{{Short description|Russian figure skater}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox figure skater
| name = Olga Markova
| image = 1993becs01 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 160
| caption = Markova in 1993
| native_name = Ольга Дмитриевна Маркова
| native_name_lang = ru
| fullname = Olga Dmitriyevna Markova
| country = Russia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|1|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
| height = {{height|m=1.60}}
| formercoach = Elena Buyanova
| formerchoreographer = L. V. Mamedova
| skating club = CSKA
| beganskating =
| retired = 1998
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Figure skating: Ladies' singles}}
{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver| 1995 Dortmund|Singles}}
{{MedalBronze| 1994 Copenhagen|Singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|Russian Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1994 Saint Petersburg|Singles}}
{{MedalSilver|1995 Moscow|Singles}}
{{MedalSilver|1997 Moscow|Singles}}
{{MedalBronze|1996 Samara|Singles}}
}}
Olga Dmitriyevna Markova ({{langx|ru|Ольга Дмитриевна Маркова}}; born 22 January 1974) is a Russian former competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach, choreographer, and technical specialist. She is a two-time European medalist (bronze in 1994 and silver in 1995), and the 1994 Russian national champion.
Career
Markova drew attention for her avant garde style and choreography.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} For example, her free skating program at Skate Canada in 1993, which she choreographed, emphasized the angular, straight-lined, and twisting shapes she made with her body, especially her long, thin arms and legs. Her costume was a streamlined solid-black dress and tights and produced a futuristic image consistent with the electronic music. Figure skating writer and historian Ellyn Kestnbaum called Markova's free skating program "an abstract program, focused on stark geometric shapes and direct movement qualities rather than on the classical moves or flowiness associated with traditional femininity".{{Cite book |last=Kestnbaum |first=Ellyn |title=Culture on Ice: Figure Skating and Cultural Meaning |publisher=Wesleyan Publishing Press |year=2003 |isbn=0-8195-6641-1 |location=Middleton, Connecticut |pages=179}} She came in third place overall at Skate Canada.
Her highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was fifth, which she achieved in 1995. That year she was second after the short program, ahead of the eventual gold and silver medalists Lu Chen and Surya Bonaly. Her inability to land a clean triple lutz in the long program dropped her off the podium.
In 1998 Markova turned professional and won a silver medal at the World Professional Figure Skating Championships in Jaca, Spain. She has coached and choreographed for Kristina Oblasova and currently coaches Adrian Alvarado. She is an ISU technical specialist for Russia.
Programs
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! Season |
| 1994–95
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| 1993–94
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Results
GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)
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| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International | ||||||||
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| Event
! {{tooltip|90–91|1990–91}} ! 91–92 ! 92–93 ! 93–94 ! 94–95 ! 95–96 ! 96–97 ! 97–98 | ||||||||
| align=left | Worlds | 10th | 5th | 12th | |||||
| align=left | Europeans | 12th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | align=center | 11th | align=center | 8th | |||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} Final | 6th | 5th | ||||||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada | 4th | 6th | ||||||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} Cup of Russia | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||||||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} NHK Trophy | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||||||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} Nations Cup | 4th | |||||||
| align=left | Inter. de Paris | 4th | |||||||
| align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | |||||||
| align=left | NHK Trophy | 7th | 5th | ||||||
| align=left | Schäfer Memorial | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||||||
| align=left | Skate America | 7th | |||||||
| align=left | Skate Canada | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | |||||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | National | ||||||||
| align=left | Russian Champ. | 4th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 9th | ||
| align=left | Soviet Champ. | 4th |
References
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{{cite web |url= http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=576 |title= Communication No. 1467 |publisher= International Skating Union |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090203223906/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=576 |archivedate= 3 February 2009 }}
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092717/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/euroladies1990.html Skatabase: 1990s Europeans]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040105153636/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/worldladies1990.html Skatabase: 1990s Worlds]
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