Olga Sharutenko
| Olga Sharutenko | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Russia |
| Born |
1 April 1978 Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Former partner | Dmitri Naumkin |
| Former coach | Oleg Epshtein Alexei Gorshkov |
| Began skating | 1984 |
| Retired | 1999 |
Olga Sharutenko (Russian: Ольга Шарутенко; born 1 April 1978) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Dmitri Naumkin, she is the 1995 World Junior champion, a two-time Nebelhorn Trophy champion (1995 and 1997), the 1996 Karl Schäfer Memorial, and a two-time Winter Universiade champion (1997 and 1999).
Sharutenko was born 1 April 1978 in Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Her mother was a former figure skater.
Sharutenko began skating at age five and a half and taking ballet lessons from age six.
Sharutenko skated in partnership with Dmitri Naumkin for fifteen years, training twice daily, six days a week during their competitive career. In November 1994, the duo won gold at the 1995 World Junior Championships in Budapest, ahead of France's Stéphanie Guardia / Franck Laporte.
Sharutenko/Naumkin moved up to the senior level in the 1995–96 season, taking gold at the 1995 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at Czech Skate, and bronze at the Lysiane Lauret Challenge. Making their Champions Series (Grand Prix) debut, they placed 7th at the 1995 NHK Trophy.
The following season, Sharutenko/Naumkin were awarded gold at the 1996 Karl Schäfer Memorial and bronze at the 1996 Skate Israel. In the absence of Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov and Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov, they won silver at the 1997 Russian Championships behind Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh. They concluded their season with gold at the 1997 Winter Universiade in Jeonju, South Korea, ahead of fellow Russians Nina Ulanova / Mikhail Stifunin.
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