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Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul-Farina (Ukrainian: Оксана Сергіївна Баюл-Фаріна; born 16 November 1977) is a Ukrainian retired competitive figure skater. She is the 1993 world champion and the 1994 Olympic champion in ladies' singles .
May 14, 2022 · In her letter, she wrote, "I pray for and support the valiant people of Ukraine and wish for ultimate peace and happiness" (per Oksana Baiul). This is a sentiment Baiul continues to hold to this day. In March 2022, Fox5 Vegas reports that she organized and spoke at a rally in support of Ukraine. This came days after Russia invaded the country ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Oksana Baiul was born on November 16, 1977, in the Ukraine. She began ice-skating when she was 4 years old and was orphaned at the age of 13. She moved in with her coach to continue skating. In ...
In 2002, Oksana also launched her clothing line, the Oksana Baiul Collection, the most successful independently owned Figure Skating Apparel line, created and designed by Oksana herself. In 2003, Oksana returned to her hometown of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine and her heartfelt story was featured on ABC’s 20/20 and featured in People Magazine and ...
Apr 1, 2024 · Photos courtesy Oksana Baiul-Farina and Getty Images by Clive Brunskill, David Madison and Pascal Rondeau/ALLSPORT. There are two distinct moments set under bright lights that Oksana Baiul-Farina remembers with great emotion. The first was when she took the ice before winning the gold medal at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.
Apr 23, 2024 · Oksana Baiul is a Ukrainian figure skater who at age 16 won the Olympic gold medal for women’s figure skating at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Known as the “Swan of Odessa,” Baiul is one of the most graceful and artistically accomplished skaters in the history of the sport.
Oksana Baiul was born and bred in Dniepropetrovsk , Ukraine. Her father left the family home when she was only two. A year later her grandfather bought her a pair of skates and at the age of seven she won her first competition, encouraging her to pursue the sport further.
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