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Maya Usova
Maya Valentinovna Usova (russian: Майя Валентиновна Усова; born 22 May 1964) is a Russian former Ice dancing, ice dancer. With Alexander Zhulin, she is a two-time Olympic medalist (Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994 silver, Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992 bronze), the 1993 World Figure Skating Championships, 1993 World champion, and the 1993 European Figure Skating Championships, 1993 European champion. They also won gold medals at Skate America, NHK Trophy, Bofrost Cup on Ice, Nations Cup, and Figure skating at the Winter Universiade, Winter Universiade. They represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. Career Maya Usova initially competed with Alexei Batalov. At the age of nine, she moved from Nizhny Novgorod, Gorky to Moscow to train with coach Natalia Dubova. Dubova paired her with Alexander Zhulin in 1980. In 1988, they made their first appearance at the 1988 European Figure Skating Championships, European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gorky (, ; 1932–1990), is the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District. The city is located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in Central Russia, with a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.7 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Nizhny Novgorod is the sixth-largest city in Russia, the second-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. It is an important economic, transportation, scientific, educational and cultural center in Russia and the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and is the main center of river tourism in Russia. In the historic part of the city there are many universities, theaters, museums and churches. The city w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 1992 Winter Olympics
The figure skating events at the 1992 Winter Olympic Games were held at the Halle Olympique located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, two kilometres southwest of downtown Albertville. The final placements were decided by factored placements. In the men's singles, ladies' singles and the pairs event, the short program (SP) was factored by 0.5, one-third (33.3%) of the total score, while the free skating (FS) was factored by 1.0, two-thirds (66.7%) of the total score. In ice dance, the two compulsory dances (CD) were factored by a total of 0.4 (0.2 each dance), which was 20% of the total score (10% each dance). The original dance (OD) was factored by 0.6 (30% of the total score), while the free dance (FD) was factored by 1.0 (50% of the total score). In the result of factored placements being tied, the free skating was the tie-breaker. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, the short program was called the original program. The 1992 Winter Olympics was also the first time that the me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The Winter Universiade ...
Figure skating is a part of the Winter Universiade. It was first held as part of the Universiade in 1960. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating. Results Men Ladies Pair skating Ice dancing Synchronized skating Medal table Last updated after the 2019 Winter Universiade References External links Skate Canada results book {{Universiade Sports Sports at the Winter Universiade Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad". The Universiade is referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bofrost Cup On Ice
The Bofrost Cup on Ice (the Fujifilm Trophy (1986–1987), the Nations Cup (1989–1997), the Sparkassen Cup on Ice (1998–2001)) was a senior international figure skating competition held in Germany from 1986 to 2004. The event adopted its final name in 2002. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was part of the Grand Prix series from 1995, the series' inaugural year, until it was replaced by the Cup of China The Cup of China was one of the series of six senior-level, international figure skating competitions held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The Cup of China joined the series in 2003, and was cancelled in 2022 as China enforces s ... in 2003. After it lost its place in the Grand Prix series, the event was held twice more but in a modified format – instead of a short program, singles and pairs competed in a jumping and required elements contest, followed by the long program. Ice dancers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHK Trophy
The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Organized by the Japanese Skating Federation, it began in 1979 and was added to the Grand Prix series in 1995, the series' inaugural year. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. A .... Medalists Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing References External links Results of NHK Trophy since 1979on the-sport.org {{Grand Prix Figure skating ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Trophy International figure skating competitions hosted by Japan Recurring sporting events established in 1979 1979 establishments in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skate America
Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is hosted by U.S. Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The first Skate America (officially called Norton Skate) was held in 1979 in Lake Placid, New York, and was the test event for the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. It was incorporated into the Grand Prix Series in 1995, the year of the series' inception. On September 27, 2001, the Heinz Frozen Foods Company, an affiliate of the H. J. Heinz Company The H. J. Heinz Company is an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869. Heinz manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six contin ..., agreed to become an official sponsor of the U.S. Figure Skating. This gave them the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1989 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom on January 17–22, 1989. Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Results Men West Germany's Richard Zander won the compulsory figures but withdrew after the short program. Ladies Leistner, Conway, Gorbenko were the top three after the compulsory figures. Leistner would go on to win the title while Lebedeva and Neske moved up to take silver and bronze, respectively. Pairs Ice dancing Klimova / Ponomarenko, Usova / Zhulin, and Annenko / Sretenski were the top three after the original set pattern. References {{European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships, 1989 European Figure Skating Championships, 1989 European Figure Skating Championships 1980s in Birmingham, West Midlands International figure s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1990 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Leningrad, Soviet Union (present-day Saint Petersburg, Russia) from 30 January to 4 February 1990. Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing References External links * https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/02/sports/results-plus-879590.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20081026042005/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/euromen1990.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20091128190759/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/majors.html {{European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships International figure skating competitions hosted by the Soviet Union European Figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1991 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 22–27 January 1991. Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac .... Results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing References External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20081026042005/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/euromen1990.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20091128190759/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/majors.html {{European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships, 1991 European Figure Skating Championships International figure skating competitions hosted by Bulgaria Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1989 World Figure Skating Championships was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 14 to 19. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Medal tables Medalists Medals by country Results Men Kurt Browning became the first man to win a world championship while completing a quadruple jump. Ladies Midori Ito was the first Japanese skater to win gold and the first woman to do a triple axel in a major ISU competition. Pairs Ice dancing References External links results {{ISU Championships Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. ... F F International figure skating competitions hosted by France M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1990 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Canada from March 6 to 11. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Medal tables Medalists Medals by country Results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing * WD = Withdrew References External links results* * * * {{ISU Championships Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. ... Sport in Halifax, Nova Scotia 1990 in Nova Scotia March 1990 sports events in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
