Grishuk, Pasha (1972–)
Grishuk, Pasha (1972–)
Russian-Ukrainian ice dancer. Name variations: Oksana Grishuk, Gritchuk, Gritschuk, or Gritshuk. Born Mar 17, 1972, in Odessa, Ukraine.
With partner Evgeny Platov, placed 4th at Albertville Olympics, won a gold medal at Lillehammer Olympics (1994), beating out Torvill & Dean, and a gold medal at Nagano Olympics (1998), the only woman in Olympic ice dancing history to win successive gold medals; also won 26 successive competitions (1988–98), including 4 World championships; began skating with Alexandr Zhulin (1998); went solo (1999); tired of being mistaken for Oksana Baiul, changed her name to Pasha (1998).
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