Oksana (Pasha) Gritschuk (born March 17, 1972 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a Russian figure skater. She began training in skating at the age of four. Oksana moved to Moscow in 1986, and studied at the Sport University of Moscow from 1988 to 1992. Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ... Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Motto: Oblast Odessa Oblast Mayor Edward Yossyfovych Gurwiz Area 163 km² Population  - urban  - density 1,012,500 (2004) 6,198/km² Founded 1794 Latitude Longitude Area code +380 48 Car plates  ?? sister cities ChiÅŸinău, Regensburg Municipal Website Odessa (Ukrainian: Одеса, Odesa; Russian: ) is a city in southwestern Ukraine, a... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ...

She won two Olympic gold medals and four world championships in ice dancing with Evgeny Platov. The pair won 22 consecutive competitions during this time. They combined much speed and difficult elements and showcased their mastery of numerous styles of dance. In the mid or late 1990s, she bleached her hair platinum and began to identify herself as "Pasha" to help avoid confusion with another former Soviet ice skater who'd recently gone platinum, Oksana Baiul. Added to this notoriety was the leaking of the fact that Grichuk had carried on an affair with competitor Alexander Zhulin, who was married at the time to Maya Usova. Usova and Zhulin eventually divorced, and ironically enough, he paired up with Grichuk on the ice while Usova teamed up with Platov. Grichuk defends herself in the links below: For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. ... Evgeny Platov, born in the former USSR, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in ice dancing with former partner Oksana Gritschuk. ... Oksana Baiul (Оксана Баюл, born November 16, 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. ... Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin at their free program at the European championships 1994 in Copenhagen Alexander (Sasha) Zhulin is a Russian ice dancer. ... Maya Usova is a Russian ice dancer. ...

http://www.members.tripod.com/PashaGrishuk/asw.htm <= broken link

http://www.michaelcollinsenterprises.com/platov.shtml

Amateur Competitions

• World Championships: first in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997
• Olympics: gold medal in 1994 and 1998
• European Championships: first place in 1996, 1997, and 1998

For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

Sources

• tripod Grishuk site
• geocities Grishuk site