Oksana Omelianchik (USSR)

1985 World AA and FX Champion
1985 European B Champion
1986 World Cup B Champion

Medal Total

World Championships:  3 Gold, 1 Silver

World Cup:  1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze

European Championships:  1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze

Oksana was born on January 2, 1970 (or December 31, 1969, according to some sources) in Ulan-Ude.  By age 2, she had moved to Kiev (her father was in the army).  Oksana started training in figure skating at age 5 and took part in her first competition a year later.  The skating choreographer saw a future in gymnastics for Oksana, and proposed a change of sport.  She loved gymnastics from the start.  Oksana trained at Spartak Kiev with coaches Valentina Panchenko and Valery Tupitsy. Later, Leonid Eidelman and his wife, Galina Perskaya, came to Kiev from Poltava and took over.  Perskaya herself was a former gymnast.  Omelianchik was best known for her expressive floor exercise routines, featuring wonderful dance and intricate tumbling.  In 1988, she was passed over for a spot on the Olympic team, becoming the alternate.  

Today Oksana is married, has 2 children (daughter Anastasia and son Ivan), and lives in Kiev.  She's a coach, choreographer and judge.  

Competition Results

1983

Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 4th AA, 1st UB, 1st FX
Ukrainian Spartakiade:  2nd AA, 1st UB

USSR Championships:  5th AA, 6th B

 

1984

Jr. USSR Championships:  2nd UB

Moscow News:  5th AA, 3rd UB

USSR Championships:  4th AA, 3rd FX, 4th UB, 4th B
USSR Cup:  7th AA

 

1985

European Championships:  3rd AA, 1st B, 2nd FX, 3rd UB, 5th V

Moscow News:  2nd AA, 1st B, 1st FX

Rome Grand Prix:  1st AA
USSR Championships:  1st AA, 2nd B, 2nd FX
USSR Cup:  4th AA

World Championships (Montreal):  1st Team, 1st AA, 1st FX

 

1986

Goodwill Games:  1st Team, 3rd AA, 2nd FX

Kraft International:  12th AA, 1st B
USSR Championships:  2nd UB, 4th FX

USSR Cup:  7th AA, 2nd UB

World Cup:  1st B, 2nd V, 2nd UB, 3rd AA, 3rd FX

World Sports Fair:  1st AA, 1st UB, 1st B, 1st FX

 

1987

USSR Championships:  6th AA, 3rd FX, 4th B, 5th UB

USSR Cup:  3rd AA, 3rd FX

World Championships (Rotterdam):  2nd Team, 5th AA

 

1988

Kraft International:  3rd AA, 1st FX, 2nd B

USA-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 3rd AA

USSR Championships:  4th AA, 2nd FX, 3rd B, 6th V

USSR Cup:  8th AA

 

1989

USSR Cup:  22nd AA, 2nd FX

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