Athletes

Oksana Baiul skated to victory at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, winning the gold medal in the figure skating competition. Baiul also captured second place at the 1994 European Championships. In 1993, she clinched first place at both the World Championships and the Skate America event. She also took first place at the 1993 Ukrainian Championships and second place at the 1993 European Championships. In 1994, Barbara Walters interviewed Baiul as "One of the 10 Most Fascinating Personalities of 1994." Since her victory in Lillehammer, Oksana has kept busy participating in figure skating tours and competitions around the country, including Champions on Ice, CBS Sports Ice Wars, CBS Sports Olympic Winterfest, the Goodwill Games and the Celebration of Gold. Additionally, Oksana's life story was depicted in a CBS TV movie, "A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story," and she has published two autobiographies, Secrets of Skating/Oksana Baiul (Universe Publishing, 1997) and Oksana: My Own Story (Random House, 1997). Oksana has been profiled in several televised biographies including Lifetime Television's Intimate Portrait (1998) and A&E's Biography (2003). Currently, Oksana can be found ice training with long-time coach, Valentin Nikolayev, preparing for her return to performing. This season, Oksana will be skating in Katarina Witt's Beauty on Ice, Ice Wars and the Hallmark Skaters' Championship. She also will be a guest star during the 2004 Smucker's Stars on Ice Tour. (10/03)