Oleg Voiko
| Oleg Voyko | |
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Golovina and Voiko in 2004
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| Personal information | |
| Alternative names | Oleg Voiko |
| Country represented | Ukraine |
| Born |
March 25, 1980 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Former partner | Julia Golovina, Kristina Kobaladze |
| Former coach | Rinat Farkhutdinov, Galina Churilova, Lubov Petukhova |
| Former choreographer | Nikolai Morozov, Konstantin Gorobets |
| Former skating club | Kolos Kharkiv |
| Former training locations |
Euless, Texas Kharkiv |
| Began skating | 1984 |
| Retired | 2006 |
Oleg Voyko (Ukrainian: Олег Войко, 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.
Voyko 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. In 1996, he teamed up with Kristina Kobaladze. 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. Their partnership ended in 2000.
Voyko teamed up with Julia Golovina later in the same year. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 15th at the 2003 and 2004 European Figure Skating Championships. They skated together until 2006.
Voyko briefly competed with Natalie Bos. He works as a skating coach in Connecticut.
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