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Her grandfather died in 1987, and her grandmother in 1988. In 1991, her mother, who had been very healthy, died suddenly of ovarian cancer, when Baiul was 13. Her father appeared at her mother's funeral, but Baiul wanted nothing to do with him.
14 mai 2022 · Her father disappeared entirely when she was 2 and her mother died in 1991 from cancer. That same year, Oksana finished 12th in the Soviet Championships. Her coach took her in until he left for Canada.
2 avr. 2014 · By the age of 13, Oksana Baiul had been orphaned after the deaths of her grandparents and mother. Her skating coach, Galina Zmievskaya, took her in and became a surrogate parent to the young...
Oksana Baiul cannot talk about the disappearance of her father, the death of her mother, or the years of uncertainty. When she tries, fat tears run from her blue eyes and Baiul can only...
28 févr. 2024 · Oksana Baiul was born and bred in Dniepropetrovsk , Ukraine. Her father left the family home when she was only two. A year later her grandfather bought her a pair of skates and at the age of seven she won her first competition, encouraging her to pursue the sport further.
9 févr. 1995 · Her grandfather, who bought Oksana her first pair of skates, when she was three, was also gone. Without family, she had only her skating. Then, in a final abandonment, her coach of nine...
27 août 2008 · By the time she was 13, Baiul had lost her mother to cancer, her maternal grandparents and her first coach moved to Canada, while the Soviet Union – her birthplace – dissolved. Now 30, she continues to dazzle the world, increasing the visibility of Ukraine along the way, but as a U.S. resident.
