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1993. From left: Olga Markova, Krisztina Czakó, Tanja Szewczenko
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Native name | Ольга Дмитриевна Маркова | |||||||||||||||
Full name | Olga Dmitriyevna Markova | |||||||||||||||
Country represented | Russia | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
22 January 1974 |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||
Former coach | Elena Buyanova | |||||||||||||||
Former choreographer | L. V. Mamedova | |||||||||||||||
Skating club | CSKA | |||||||||||||||
Retired | 1998 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olga Dmitriyevna Markova (Russian: 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.
Markova drew attention for her avant garde style and choreography. 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.
GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)