Oksana Potdykova is a former competitive Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n ice dancer. With former partner Denis Petukhov

Denis Petukhov

Denis Petukhov is a Russian-American ice dancer. With partner and wife Melissa Gregory, he is the 2004-2007 U.S. silver medalist.-Biography:...

, she is the 2000 Russian national bronze medalist

Russian Figure Skating Championships

The Russian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Russia. Skaters compete at the senior level in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The first Russian national...

. They won two medals at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships

World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...

 and competed at the European Figure Skating Championships

European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

, placing 12th. They were coached by Elena Chaikovskaya. They ended their partnership in spring of 2000 when she was forced to retire due to injury. Potdykova currently works as a coach. She previously coached Bulgarian team Ina Demireva

Ina Demireva

Ina Demireva is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With former partner Juri Kurakin, she is the 2006 Bulgarian national silver medalist. Demireva also competed with Nikolai Bakolov and Tsvetan Georgiev....

 & Juri Kurakin

Juri Kurakin

Juri Kurakin is an Estonian ice dancer who has competed for Estonia, Bulgaria, and currently Austria. Early in his career, he competed with Alexandra Baurina for Estonia. He teamed up with Ina Demireva in 2005 and skated for Bulgaria with her. They are the 2006 Bulgarian national silver medalists...

.

Competitive highlights

(with Petukhov)

Event	1996–1997	1997–1998	1998–1999	1999–2000
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...				12th
World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...	2nd	3rd
Russian Championships Russian Figure Skating Championships The Russian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Russia. Skaters compete at the senior level in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The first Russian national...			7th	3rd
Cup of Russia Cup of Russia The Cup of Russia is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held as the Rostelecom Cup in 2009 after...				7th
Finlandia Trophy Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Finland. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been included in every year...			2nd	3rd
Golden Spin of Zagreb Golden Spin of Zagreb The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...			1st
Skate Israel Skate Israel Skate Israel is a senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Metulla, Israel. Skaters compete in four disciplines: ladies and men's singles, pairs and ice dancing...			5th
Challenge Lysiane Lauret		WD
ISU Junior Series Final		2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany		1st
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary		3rd

• WD = Withdrew

External links

• IceDance.com profile