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Born November 16, 1977 (age 48) • Dnipro • Soviet Union • (Birthday in 3 days)
Awards And Honors Winter Olympic Games

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Oksana Baiul performs a spiral on the ice in a pink and gold costume during figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
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Alysa Liu of the USA performs a spin in a gold costume during the women's single free skating final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Scott Hamilton
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Tara Lipinski smiles at the camera, wearing a sleeveless black and white top with her long blonde hair loose over her shoulders.
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A gold medalist
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Plushchenko, Yevgeny
Yevgeny Plushchenko
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Patrick Chan
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Kim Yu-na of South Korea smiles while performing on ice in black pants and a sleeveless metallic top, wearing white figure skates.
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Evan Lysacek, 2009
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