Oksana Baiul - Ice Skating beauty !!!!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Oksana Baiul was born on November 26, 1977, in the Ukraine. She began
ice-skating when she was 4 years old and was orphaned at the age of 13.
She moved in with her coach to continue skating. In 1933, she won the
Ukrainian National Championships and the World Championships. A year
later she won the Olympics. She now trains in Richmond, Virginia and has
written two books.
Figure skater. Born November 16, 1977 in the Ukraine. The only child
of Sergei and Marina Baiul, Oksana was abandoned by her father at age
two and began skating when she was four. She was orphaned at age 13
after her grandparents and mother died within three years of one another
and subsequently moved in with her skating coach to train on the
national level.
After the Olympics, Baiul moved to the United States, where she skated in professional tours while battling a drinking problem. Her addiction culminated in a car crash in 1997, after which she entered a rehab program and returned to professional skating. Baiul now trains in Richmond, Virginia.
Baiul has written two books, Oksana, My Own Story and Secrets of Skating.
