Oksana Baiul
Oksana Baiul
Oksana Baiulis a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1993 World champion and the 1994 Olympic champion in ladies' singles...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth16 November 1977
CityDnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
CountryUnited States of America
wells
Actually I dance really well on the floor.
fun shapes skates
I skate now for fun and to keep myself in shape.
workout kids thinking
I want kids to enjoy skating and I think it's a great workout.
long training different
I have a lot of different stages in my life when training has been easy or hard. Now, it seems that I have been training for so long that it has become almost second nature to me.
use boots edmonton
I use Graf Edmonton for boots and John Wilson blades.
responsibility coaching coaches
No, I'm not coaching. It's a huge responsibility to coach somebody.
feelings competition wish
I wish I could compete again, but my good feeling is, these competitions are better as exhibitions.
dog trying littles
I will try to make a doll of Oksana with a little dog.
skating figures enjoy
I took some time off to enjoy my life, but figure skating is something I love and something I will continue doing for the rest of my life.
skating feels higher
And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.
class ballet half
I started taking ballet lessons when I was three and a half and I still take dance classes.
stones singers rolling
I like to listen to different kinds of music - it just depends on my mood. I love Madonna, Russian singers... I like the Rolling Stones a lot!
drinking night alcohol
Also, I gained lots of weight between ages 18-20 because I was drinking alcohol at night. Alcohol has lots of calories and that does not help.
letting-go ice land
My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.