Natalia Linichuk

Natalya Linichuk
Natalya Linichuk
	Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Soviet Union
Partner	Gennadi Karponosov
Coach	Elena Tchaikovskaia
Retired	1981
Medal record
Ice dancing
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

Natalya Vladimirovna Linichuk (

ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With partner and husband Gennadi Karponosov, she is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World

champion.

Competitive career

Linichuk began skating due to her mother who enjoyed figure skating.[1] She had a dozen coaches before ending up in the group of Elena Tchaikovskaia, who Linichuk soon sensed was the right coach for her.^[1]

Linichuk and Karponosov trained at

World Universiade in 1972, and were bronze medalists at the 1974 and 1977 World Championships. They also finished 4th at the 1976 Winter Olympics

, the year ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic sport.

Linichuk and Karponosov became World champions in 1978 and 1979. They won the European Championships in 1979 and 1980, after winning a silver medal in 1978, and bronze medals from 1974 through 1977.

Linichuk and Karponosov won the 1980 Olympics, but failed to defend their World title, making them the only team ever to unsuccessfully defend a World title after winning the Olympics.^[2] In 1981, Linichuk and Karponosov retired from competition.

Coaching career

After coaching in Moscow, Linichuk and Karponosov accepted an offer to coach in the U.S.

Ice Works Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania.^[4]

Their current and former senior-level students include:

Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (coached from mid-2008 to 2010).^[5]
2009 World silver medalists for the U.S.

Sergei Sakhnovsky

(World bronze medalists)

Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski (coached from mid-2005 to 2007).^[6] 2006, 2007 World Champions for Bulgaria.
Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin (coached from mid-2008 to 2010).^[7] 2010 Olympic bronze medalists for Russia.
Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov (Olympic and World champions). Coached Grishuk from the age of 11^[1] until 1989 and then from 1992 to 1996.
Natalia Gudina / Alexei Beletski
Anjelika Krylova / Vladimir Fedorov (World bronze medalists)
Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov^[1] (World champions, Olympic silver medalists)
Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh^[8] (World champions, Olympic silver medalists)

Their current and former junior-level students include:

Lauri Bonacorsi / Travis Mager (from May 2010)^[9] 2011 U.S. Junior silver medalists
Ekaterina Pushkash and Jonathan Guerreiro (coached from mid-2010 to 2014).^[10] 2011 World Junior silver medalists for Russia.

Personal life

Linichuk accepted Karponosov's proposal after they retired from competition.^[1] She had one prior marriage.^[1] Linichuk and Karponosov were married on 31 July 1981. Their very talented daughter, Anastasiya Karponosova, was born in February 1985. The couple initially lived in Moscow and then moved to the United States in the early '90s.^[4]

Competitive highlights

International
Event	72–73	73–74	74–75	75–76	76–77	77–78	78–79	79–80	80–81
Olympics				4th				1st
Worlds		3rd	4th	5th	3rd	1st	1st	2nd
Europeans		3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd
Skate Canada				1st	1st
Moscow News	3rd	1st		2nd	2nd	2nd		1st	1st
National
Soviet Champ.			2nd	1st	2nd		1st		1st

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Raush, Vladimir (April 2, 2012). Ее конек. Itogi (in Russian). Retrieved April 3, 2012.
^ Natalia Linichuk & Gennadi Karponosov Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 5, 2006.
^ Reiter, Susan (1995-03-01). "Ice dancing: a dance form frozen in place by hostile rules". Dance Magazine. The Free Library. (FindArticles)
^ ^a ^b ^c Fitzpatrick, Frank (February 9, 2010). "No skating past it: They'll settle only for gold". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
^ Macur, Juliet (February 16, 2010). "New Muscles and Pounds Boost an American Ice Dancer's Outlook". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
^ Motchane, Asli (2006). "Albena Denkova: "Now we enjoy every single practice!"". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
^ Hinckley, Todd (June 20, 2008). "Domnina, Shabalin Team with Linichuk". Icenetwork.com. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
^ Irina Lobacheva & Ilia Averbukh at the International Skating Union
^ "U.S. Figure Skaters Announce Off-season Changes". U.S. Figure Skating. May 7, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
^ Flade, Tatiana (April 14, 2011). "New kids on the block". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.

External links

Navigation

[itogi1204-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Raush, Vladimir (April 2, 2012). Ее конек. Itogi (in Russian). Retrieved April 3, 2012.

[worlds-2] Natalia Linichuk & Gennadi Karponosov Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 5, 2006.

[dm950301-3] Reiter, Susan (1995-03-01). "Ice dancing: a dance form frozen in place by hostile rules". Dance Magazine. The Free Library. (FindArticles)

[philly-4] Fitzpatrick, Frank (February 9, 2010). "No skating past it: They'll settle only for gold". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 16, 2011.

[muscles-5] Macur, Juliet (February 16, 2010). "New Muscles and Pounds Boost an American Ice Dancer's Outlook". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2010.

[absk06-6] Motchane, Asli (2006). "Albena Denkova: "Now we enjoy every single practice!"". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved February 7, 2011.

[domshab-7] Hinckley, Todd (June 20, 2008). "Domnina, Shabalin Team with Linichuk". Icenetwork.com. Retrieved September 14, 2010.

[lobaver-8] Irina Lobacheva & Ilia Averbukh at the International Skating Union

[usfsa050710-9] "U.S. Figure Skaters Announce Off-season Changes". U.S. Figure Skating. May 7, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2011.

[gs041411-10] Flade, Tatiana (April 14, 2011). "New kids on the block". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.

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