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	Oksana Baiul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oksana Baiul (Ukrainian: Оксана Баюл), born November 16, 1977 in Dnipropetrovs'k, Ukraine, is a professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist.
		At the age of 15, Oksana Baiul won the 1993 World Figure Skating Championship in her first senior competitive season, and she followed this up by winning the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
		Baiul turned professional after the 1994 Winter Olympics, even though she was only 16 years old at the time and had only competed in four major international events (winning the two highest ranked -- Worlds and the Olympics and finished second in the Europeans in 1993 and 94).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oksana_Baiul (538 words)

	Oksana Baiul - Simple English Wikipedia
		Oksana Baiul (born November 16, 1977 in Dnipropetrovs'k) is a Ukranian figure skater.
		She came first at the 1993 world championships and at the 1994 winter olympics.
		Baiul's grandfather gave her her first skates when she was three years old.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oksana_Baiul (173 words)

	Figure Skating Mystery: OKSANA BAUIL (2 interviews)
		Oksana Bajul, the Ukrainian World and Olympic Champion, called the Russian Federation and asked whether it would be possible for her to come to Moscow.
		Oksana Bajul (OB) was only 16 when glory fell down on her: at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer unexpectedly for many, the young Ukrainian figure skater won Olympic gold.
		Oksana left for America in a search of "a beautiful life,” but there she was plagued with troubles.
	www.figureskatingmystery.com /2005/03/oksana-bauil-2-interviews.html (1048 words)

	Speakers Platform Speakers Bureau: Oksana Baiul, Speaker On: Athletics / Sports, Inspiration, Olympics
		Oksana Baiul is one of the world’s most famous figure skaters.
		At the podium, Baiul articulately and emotionally delivers her incredible story of turning adversity into the strength to be a champion.
		The Oksana Baiul Collection is a figure skating apparel line she designs using her great sense of personal style.
	www.speaking.com /speakers/oksanabaiul.html (428 words)

	Oksana Baiul enters alcohol rehab
		Baiul, once a wisp of a skater who soared to the gold medal for Ukraine at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, is part of the Champions on Ice tour of 70 cities.
		Baiul was going close to 100 mph when she drove off a country road in Connecticut, on her way home after a night of drinking in Hartford.
		Baiul was initially charged with reckless and drunken driving, but through a deal with prosecutors pleaded no-contest to a reduced charge of traveling unreasonably fast, and fined $90 on that count.
	www.canoe.ca /SlamSkatingArchive/may7_bai.html (344 words)

	Oksana Baiul - Then & Now
		With the prospect of world celebrities like Oksana and Victor Petrenko, also promised as a town resident, the skating rink that was to pump business and prestige into an otherwise conservative community was enthusiastically approved and built.
		It was lucky for Oksana that, at the time, I had no idea and coyly pointed to the historic white house in the Masocah Plantation.
		Two years later and I read headlines that Oksana, now 19, was involved in a high speed car wreck with her lime green Mercedes convertible, allegedly under the influence.
	www.viewzone.com /oksana.html (976 words)

	Archives: Story
		Olympic champion Oksana Baiul, second from left, was reunited with her father, center, and grandmother, left.
		Baiul, 26, returned to her Ukrainian hometown in late September, reuniting with a father she had never really known.
		Baiul's mother, Marina, never told her about her Jewish heritage because "it was very dangerous to name yourself Jewish," says the skater.
	www.clevelandjewishnews.com /articles/2003/12/11/features/profile/baiul1212.txt (1093 words)

	Oksana Baiul - Continued
		But Oksana had allowed herself to be used by supporters of the skating rink and by local residents who wanted a celebrity to add prestige to their neighborhood.
		Oksana was, I'm afraid, made to feel that she had disappointed the public with her unthinking behavior.
		Oksana is in the midst of a rebirth.
	www.viewzone.com /oksana22.html (1480 words)

	Women's Sports Foundation ATHLETES
		Oksana Baiul skated to victory at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, winning the gold medal in the figure skating competition.
		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).
	www.womenssportsfoundation.org /cgi-bin/iowa/athletes/record.html?record=351 (267 words)

	Oksana Baiul Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		No one gave much thought about anyone else's chances of winning, let alone a 16 year old named Oksana Baiul, who was at that time the reigning World Champion but was relatively unknown unless you were a real fan of figure skating.
		Oksana who was skating with an injury that probably kept her from giving the technical performance she was capable of giving, however, skated an artistic program that seemed far beyond her years.
		With Oksana you never know from year to year what she will come up with but you know it will be something different and innovative.
	members.aol.com /alexis2437 (283 words)

	Tune In Tonight: 3/5/03
		But this orphan of the storm spent her formative years on the ice, and was raised by her stepfather and a series of skating coaches and surrogate parents.
		Baiul was suddenly a superstar in a sport with untapped commercial potential.
		Baiul's big night was the highest-rated televised sporting event of the 1990s, outdrawing every Super Bowl of that decade.
	www.s-t.com /daily/03-03/03-05-03/zzzadtun.htm (612 words)

	Oksana Baiul now trains at UD ice skating center
		Baiul is training at UD with Natalia Linitchuck, a former Olympian who was named one of the Top 25 most influential forces in the world of figure skating by International Figure Skating magazine in 1996.
		Baiul's talent and her revitalized commitment to skating are inspirational.
		"Oksana will be in the exhibition here and then she will enter her first professional competition in December," Linitchuck said.
	www.udel.edu /PR/UpDate/99/8/oksana.html (726 words)

	Scott's Oksana Baiul Portrait (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		"Oksana Baiul: Reach for the Stars" is 30"x20" and painted in contemporary oils in typical Scott Campbell style.
		Baiul on June 29, 1996 in Denver, Colorado.
		From a distance Oksana appears stern and determined, but as you close in, she changes, giving a slight smile.
	fsflightdeck.com /guardrail/oksana.html (120 words)

	Oksana Baiul
		After a life assessment in 2001, Oksana decided that in addition to skating, she wanted also to focus on a number of new ventures including the Oksana Baiul Collection, a figure skating apparel line created and designed by Oksana herself.
		Oksana serves as one of the principal owners of the company and is involved in the company's day-to-day operations.
		Oksana: The two pair teams were totally different, but that night Anton made a mistake landing from a double axle and it's a competition, not an exhibition.
	www.goldenskate.com /articles/2002/030703.shtml (3403 words)

	Lifetimetv.com: Intimate Portrait (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Baiul was born in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, in her native Ukraine.
		When she was just two, Baiul's father left, and she and her mother moved in with her beloved grandparents.
		When Baiul was 10 years old, both of her grandparents died unexpectedly, and three years later, her mother succumbed to ovarian cancer.
	www.lifetimetv.com /shows/ip/portraits/9903/9903_bio.html (354 words)

	Pictures from Kevin Johnston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Oksana Baiul gliding over the ice giving the audience a big smile.
		Oksana Baiul showing off her trademark dance steps.
		Oksana Baiul in mid-air during a triple jump.
	www.frogsonice.com /skateweb/pictures/kjohnsto/index.shtml (153 words)

	Sarasota, Florida - Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall - Broadway on Ice starring Oksana Baiul, Rudy Galindo and Leslie ...
		Born in Dnipropetrovs'k, Ukraine, Oksana first took to the ice at age three, when her grandfather gave her a pair of skates.
		On television, Leslie won an Emmy Award for co-hosting the talk show "Fantasy." She was Emmy-nominated as the star of her own variety series "The Leslie Uggams Show" and for her indelible portrayal as Kizzy in the most watched dramatic show in TV history, "Roots," a performance which also earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
		Broadway on Ice starring Oksana Baiul, Rudy Galindo and Leslie Uggrams is sponsored by ABC 7 and Wilde Lexus of Sarasota.
	www.vanwezel.org /media/pressRelease.cfm?preID=141 (673 words)

	Oksana Baiul
		She was felling a little orphan and abandoned, but, Galina told her to live with her, and then Galina and Viktor Petrenko (1992 olympic gold medalist and Galina's student) became her "mother" and "brother" and they gave a new skating style to Oksana (of course, without Oksana's talent that help wouldn't be nothing..).
		Oksana became the 1994 olympic champion and her face adorned lots of magazines cover and newspaper.
		But, Oksana is much more strong than much people could believe and she got a new look, style and powr and now she is back, ready for a new life.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Bench/9518/oksana.html (360 words)

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		Submissions Disclaimer: Oksana Baiul-Ice Princess shall have the right and license to use, in perpetuity, any artwork (including but not limited to photographs and drawings) submitted to this internet site without compensation to the person(s) submitting such artwork.
		Every effort will be made to keep the material in Oksana Baiul-Ice Princess "appropriate" for all ages, but there is no claim that Oksana Baiul-Ice Princess is suitable for children.
		The Guestbook and Message Board are part of the Oksana Baiul-Ice Princess site and are for all ages, genders, races etc. The forum was created in order to provide a fun, relaxing, and yet informative environment.
	www.angelfire.com /ok5/oksanabaiul (639 words)

	AbsoluteNow: Oksana Baiul photos - Oksana Baiul, at the VH-1Divas Live Concert, at the Beacon Theater, New York City ...
		Oksana Baiul and her puppy New York Premiere of MGM's LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED WHITE &BLONDE at the Ziegfeld Theatre, 54th street.
		Oksana Baiul and Gene Sonik New York premiere of CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND at the Paris Theatre.
		Oksana Baiul at the premiere of "Coyote Ugly" at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.
	www.absolutenow.com /new/baiul_~12.html (354 words)

	JustinBortz.com - Oksana Baiul Article
		Sallie has an exclusive endorsement contract with Oksana for a line of figure-skating togs, and she asked Judd to solder a 14-karat gold company pendant onto a gold chain for the Olympic champ.
		Not only has Oksana been seen wearing his ring everywhere, but she's declared it her favorite, and her colleagues in the figure skating world have taken to using it to describe Oksana herself.
		Though Oksana was not wearing his ring at the time, she did tell him how much she loved it, and she did thank him profusely for it.
	www.justinbortz.com /story1.html (218 words)

	Interview: The swan's way - ice skater Oksana Baiul - Sports News - Interview
		Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding may have grabbed the media's attention during the buildup for the last Winter Olympics, but it was sixteen-year-old Oksana Baiul who ended up stealing the spotlight, the gold medal, and the hearts of the world.
		Great sports legends are made out of these kinds of details, and indeed Baiul's tale of struggle, perseverance, and then a break-through skating performance brought her to the world's attention and eventually to America, where she now lives.
		OKSANA BAIUL: Yes, Afterward, everywhere I went people recognized me. To some, that may seem like a strange feeling.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n11_v25/ai_17632980 (410 words)

	Miscellaneous photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Oksana Baiul sitting on a fence with autumn leaves.
		Oksana Baiul and Viktor Petrenko doing their rock'n'roll number.
		Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov on the medal podium.
	www.frogsonice.com /skateweb/pictures/misc/index.shtml (214 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		Oksana Baiul's powerful performance won her the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympic games.
		After her win at Lillehammer, Norway, Baiul moved to the U.S. Over the years she's survived the inevitable highs and lows that come with sudden celebrity at a tender age.
		BAIUL: That, and I remember I made my country to be very proud because I was the first Olympic gold medalist who won the gold medal for the Ukraine.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0402/24/lt.02.html (568 words)

	Crunruh Books FIGURE SKATING LIBRARY Kwan Baiul Hughes + (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Oksana's grandparents died when she was ten, and, three years later, her mother died of cancer.
		Brokenhearted, Oksana threw her skates in the trash, but she took refuge in her skating once again after famed coach Galina Zmievkaya offered to take her under her wing.
		Oksana had auditioned for Galina in a pair of borrowed skates held together by tape, but the coach recognized the young girl's tremendous skating talent and indomitable spirit.
	crunruh.zoovy.com /product/SET1310 (432 words)

	Oksana Baiul (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It seems that Oksana has finally reached the light at the end of her tunnal.
		Entering alcohol rehab, her fans hope that she has finally been able to overcome her problems and move on with her life.
		She has never had it easy, she has proved herself to indeed be a survivor.
	www.geocities.com /Wellesley/4558/oksana.html (124 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Oksana: My Own Story: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		But because she was from the Ukraine, and because the whole sad mess of what was happening with Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding was the focal point of everyone's attention, the story of a sixteen year old girl who won the youngest gold medal in her sport since Sonja Henie was pretty much lost.
		Baiul told her story to Heather Alexander, who is not only an editor of children's books but a former competitive figure skater.
		"Oksana: My Own Story" is illustrated with picture's from Baiul's personal collection as long as those taken during teh Olympics and afterwards when she moved to Simsbury, Connecticut, where the International Skating Center of Connecticut was built for her and other skaters from the Ukraine.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0679883827 (504 words)

	Time For Kids \| Classroom \| World Report \| Spotlight: Oksana Baiul (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Oksana Baiul was a glittering star of the 1994 Winter Olympics.
		As for future gold medals, Oksana may be on thin ice.
		She missed the deadline for getting permission to compete in the 1998 Olympics, but is hoping a rule change will let her try for another gold.
	www.parenting.com /TFK/class/wr/printout/0,17447,98522,00.html (130 words)

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