Oleg Fediukov (russian: Олег Федюков; born October 20, 1972) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With

Debbie Koegel Debbie Koegel (born February 28, 1977) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Oleg Fediukov, she is the 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and a two-time (1999–2000) U.S. Figure Skating Championships, U.S. national bronze medalis ...

, he is the 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and a two-time (1999–2000)

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bronze medalist.

Personal life

Fediukov was born on October 20, 1972 in Moscow. He moved to the United States on September 2, 1992. He became a U.S. citizen on January 19, 2000. He and Debbie Koegel are married and have three sons – Anton, born on October 20, 2002; Alec, born 2004; and Luka Sergei, born on September 23, 2008.

Career

Early career

Competing with Ekaterina Proskurina for the Soviet Union, Fediukov won the silver medal at the 1991

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. After moving to the United States, he skated one season with Julieanna Sacchetti, with whom he won the novice bronze medal at the 1993 U.S. Championships. He then competed for three seasons with Laura Gayton. Gayton/Fediukov won the 1994 U.S. national junior title and moved up to the senior level the following season. They placed eighth at the 1996 U.S. Championships.

Partnership with Koegel

Fediukov teamed up with

in 1996. They finished sixth at the 1997 U.S. Championships. Koegel/Fediukov withdrew from the

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after the compulsory dances; a Swiss skater sliced Koegel's left biceps in a practice accident on October 16, 1997. The duo returned to the ice in December, training at the New England Figure Skating Club in Marlboro, Massachusetts. A month later, they placed sixth at the 1998 U.S. Championships. After winning the silver medal at the 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy, Koegel/Fediukov debuted on the

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series, placing 8th at the

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and tenth at the

1998 Trophée Lalique The 1998 Trophée Lalique was the fourth event of six in the 1998–99 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris on November 20–2 ...

. They were awarded the bronze medal at the 1999 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Uschi Keszler and Robbie Kane at Ice Works FSC in Aston, Pennsylvania. The following season, Koegel/Fediukov again received two Grand Prix invitations; they placed sixth at the

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but had to withdraw from the

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due to a visa problem. The duo repeated as national bronze medalists at the 2000 U.S. Championships. They withdrew from the 2001 U.S. Championships due to a knee injury that Fediukov incurred in the compulsory dance. After Koegel sustained a shoulder injury, the two decided to retire from competition.

Programs

(with Koegel)

Competitive highlights

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With Proskurina for the Soviet Union

For the United States

With Sacchetti

With Gayton

With Koegel

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fediukov, Oleg 1972 births American male ice dancers Soviet male ice dancers Living people People with acquired American citizenship Russian emigrants to the United States Figure skaters from Moscow