Natalia Yevgenievna Mishkutionok[a] (born 14 July 1970) is a Belarusian former pair skater. With Artur Dmitriev, she is the 1992 Olympic champion, the 1994 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion (1991, 1992), and a two-time European champion (1991, 1992).
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| Full name | Natalia Yevgenievna Mishkutionok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native name | Наталья Евгеньевна Мишкутёнок | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Mishkutenok/Mishkutienok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1970 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editNatalia Mishkutionok[1] was born on 14 July 1970[2] to a Polish mother and a Belarusian father in the Byelorussian SSR.[3] From 1989 to 1995, she attended Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where she earned a Masters degree in Physical Education.[4][5]
Following her retirement from competitive figure skating, Mishkutionok settled in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1995 before moving to Texas in 2001.[6] She was formerly married to American hockey player Craig Shepherd, with whom she skated professionally on occasion during the late 1990s. She divorced Shepherd and married Alan Hainline. Their daughter, Natasha Alena Mishkutionok-Hainline, was born on 16 January 2006.[6] Natasha would later go on to become a competitive figure skater as well.[7]
In 2020, Mishkurionok moved back to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she now coaches.[4]
Career
editMishkutionok began skating in 1976.[2] She teamed up with Artur Dmitriev around 1986.[8] They were coached by Tamara Moskvina in Saint Petersburg and their choreographers were Alexander Matveev with Moskvina.[8][9] Together, Mishkutionok/Dmitriev won the 1991 and 1992 World and European Championships, and Olympic gold in 1992. They performed to Franz Liszt's Liebesträume (Dream of Love), which became one of the most noted programs of their career and earned them four perfect 6.0 marks at the 1992 World Championships in Oakland, California. They turned professional shortly after that championship.
Mishkutionok/Dmitriev chose to reinstate as amateurs after the ban against such actions was lifted. They attempted to defend their Olympic title in the 1994 Winter Olympics, where they delivered two strong programs. Their free skate to Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto earned a standing ovation and is considered one of their finest performances. The judges awarded the gold medal to Mishkutionok and Dmitriev's friends and countrymen Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov ("G & G"). Mishkutionok decided to retire from competition in 1994.[10]
One hallmark of Mishkutionok/Dmitriev's style was her flexibility and their creative spins, especially one in which Mishkutionok would do a split and point her head down, with an arm around Dmitriev's calf so that they were both vertical and aligned; this signature move, called "Natasha's spin" was incorporated into most of their programs. Another signature move was a backwards inside death spiral in which Mishkutionok bent backwards, holding her foot behind and above her head while Dmitriev also held her raised skate blade and her free hand. Mishkutionok/Dmitriev competed before, during, and after the breakup of the Soviet Union, thus, they competed for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia, all within a four-year period.
Mishkutionok previously coached pairs and singles skaters in Grapevine, Texas and Farmers Branch, Texas, before relocating to Colorado Springs, Colorado to coach at the Broadmoor World Arena. Her students have included:
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 1993–1994 [15] |
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"The Symphony of Emotions":
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| 1992–1993 [15] |
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| 1990–1992 [15] |
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| 1988–1990 [15] |
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| 1987–1988 | unknown |
Competitive highlights
edit(with Artur Dmitriev)
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| Event | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1993–94 |
| Winter Olympics | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| World Champ. | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |||
| European Champ. | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
| GPI de Paris | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Nations Cup | 1st | |||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | |||||
| Skate America | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Goodwill Games | 2nd | 1st | ||||
| Moscow News | 4th | 1st | ||||
| Piruetten | 1st | |||||
| Universiade | 1st | |||||
| National[16] | ||||||
| Russian Champ. | 2nd | |||||
| Soviet Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
Professional
| Event | 1992–93 |
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| World Pro. Championships | 3rd |
| World Challenge of Champions | 3rd |
| US Open Pro. | 1st |
Notes
edit- ^ Belarusian: Наталля Яўгенаўна Мішкуцёнак, romanized: Natallya Yawhyenawna Mishkutsyonak; Russian: Наталья Евгеньевна Мишкутёнок, romanized: Natalya Yevgenyevna Mishkutyonok
References
edit- ^ "2014 - 2015 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. 5 December 2014. p. 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "MISHKUTIENOK Natalia / DMITRIEV Artur". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.
- ^ Hersh, Phil (12 February 1992). "Russians Still Figure As Pairs Champions". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ a b "Natalia Mishkutionok". LinkedIn. LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Coach Bios". Broadmoor World Arena. Broadmoor World Arena. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b Rutherford, Lynn; Leamy, Liz (21 January 2008). "Past, present and parents at U.S. Champs". IceNetwork. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Congratulations to DFSC skaters Natasha Mishkutionok and Daniel Tioumentsev on being the 2019 Midwestern Sectional Intermediate Pairs silver medalists. They've qualified to compete at the 2019 US championships!". Facebook. Dallas Figure Skating Club. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b Janofsky, Michael (12 February 1992). "ALBERTVILLE; No Longer Soviet Skaters, But They Are Still the Best". The New York Times.
- ^ "Natalia Mishkutenok & Artur Dmitriev". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007.
- ^ Longman, Jere (8 February 1998). "It's Medal Time, So Here's Dmitriev Hungry As Ever". The New York Times.
- ^ "Nica Digerness and Mark Sadusky". U.S. Figure Skating. U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Pairs". www.isuresults.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Noami WILLIAMS / Lachlan LEWER: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c d "Mishkutyenok & Dmitriev: The Music". Archived from the original on 23 August 1999.
- ^ Мишкутёнок Наталья Евгеньевна [Natalia Yevgenievna Mishkutionok] (in Russian). fskate.ru.