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Oleg Ovsiannikov

Oleg Ovsyannikov
Anjelika Krylova, Victor Kanevsky and Oleg Ovsyannikov, 1998.jpg
Anjelika Krylova, Victor Kanevsky (middle) and Oleg Ovsyannikov, at Nagano Olympic Games in 1998
Personal information
Full name Oleg Vladimirovich Ovysannikov
Alternative names Ovsiannikov
Country represented Russia
Former country(ies) represented Soviet Union
Born (1970-01-23) 23 January 1970 (age 47)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partner Anjelika Krylova
Elena Kustarova
Elizaveta Stekolnikova
Maria Orlova
Former coach Natalia Linichuk
Gennadi Karponossov
Former choreographer Sergei Fokin
Retired 1999

Oleg Vladimirovich Ovsyannikov (Russian: Олег Владимирович Овсянников; born 23 January 1970) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Anjelika Krylova, he is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time (1998, 1999) World champion.

As a four-year-old, Ovsyannikov fell ill with pneumonia. After he recovered, doctors recommended to his parents that he enroll in some kind of sport, preferably in a fresh air environment. Initially a singles skater, he switched to ice dance at the age of 10.

With Maria Orlova, he won the bronze medal at the 1988 World Junior Championships. He later formed a partnership with Elena Kustarova and won bronze medals at the 1992 Grand Prix International de Paris and the 1993 Nations Cup, as well as two medals at the Russian Nationals.

In mid-1994 he teamed up with Anjelika Krylova. They were coached by Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov in Newark, Delaware. Krylova injured her back in training shortly before they were set to leave for 1994 Skate America. Aggravated by intense training, the injury would plague her throughout their career.

In their first season together, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won the Russian national title and took bronze at the European Championship. They were fifth at the World Championships.


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