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{{short description|Ukrainian figure skater}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Serhiyivna|Baiul|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox figure skater
| image = OksanaBaiul.jpg
| country = {{flag|Ukraine|1991}}
| native_name_lang = uk
| native_name = Оксана Баюл
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|11|16}}
| birth_place = [[Dnipro|Dnipropetrovsk]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] (now [[Dnipro]], [[Ukraine]])
| height = 1.60 m<ref name=NYT940206/>
| skating club = 
| beganskating = 
| retired = 1994
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = <!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] -->
{{MedalSport | [[Figure skating]]: [[Single skating|Ladies' singles]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Ukraine|1991}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Winter Olympic Games|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Lillehammer]]|Ladies' singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1993 World Figure Skating Championships|1993 Prague]]|Ladies' singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1993 European Figure Skating Championships|1993 Helsinki]]|Ladies' singles}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1994 European Figure Skating Championships|1994 Copenhagen]]|Ladies' singles}}
}}

'''Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul-Farina'''{{efn|{{langx|uk|Оксана Сергіївна Баюл-Фаріна|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Oksana Serhiivna Baiul-Farina}}}}}} ({{nee|'''Baiul'''}}; born November 16, 1977) is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] retired competitive [[figure skater]]. She was the [[1993 World Figure Skating Championships|1993 world champion]] and the [[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Olympic champion]] in [[Single skating|ladies' singles]].

Baiul is the first Olympic Champion from Ukraine to compete under the Ukrainian flag. Baiul is the second skater representing Ukraine to win [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|gold at the Winter Olympics]] after [[Viktor Petrenko]] in 1992.{{#tag:ref|[[Viktor Petrenko]] represented the [[Unified Team at the Olympics|Unified Team]] when he won gold at the 1992 Olympics.|group=nb}}{{#tag:ref|Ukraine won its second Winter Games gold medal in the [[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's relay|women's biathlon relay victory]] at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]],<ref>{{cite news |url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-ukraine-silence-idUKBREA1K1KZ20140221 |title= Minute's silence respected at Ukraine news conference |work= [[Reuters]] |date= 21 February 2014 |access-date= 5 July 2021 |archive-date= 14 December 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191214003213/https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-ukraine-silence-idUKBREA1K1KZ20140221 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and its third in the [[Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials|men's freestyle skiing aerials]] at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/42981447|title=Winter Olympics: Ukraine's Oleksandr Abramenko wins aerial gold|date=18 February 2018|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=24 April 2021|archive-date=13 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513062916/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/42981447|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=nb}} She is also the first Olympic champion of [[independence of Ukraine|independent Ukraine]] in any sport. 

After winning the gold medal in 1994, Baiul decided to move to the United States and participate in professional ice skating tours and shows. She followed one of her coaches to Connecticut. Later, she also became involved in a variety of TV appearances, and benefit skates. She has lived in the United States since 1994. In 1997, she published two books, a memoir about her life and one on skating.

==Early life and education==
Baiul was born on 16 November 1977 in [[Dnipro|Dnipropetrovsk]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]],<ref name=SR/> an industrial city famous for manufacturing Soviet missiles.<!-- names of parents? --><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Newsmakers, The People Behind Today's Headlines|last1=Collins|first1=Louise Mooney|last2=Speace|first2=Geri J.|publisher=Gale Research Inc.|year=1995|isbn=0-8103-5745-3|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newsmakerspeople0000unse_t2w0/page/24 24–27]|url=https://archive.org/details/newsmakerspeople0000unse_t2w0/page/24}}</ref> Her parents divorced when she was two years old,<ref name=CT040317/> and her father, Sergey Baiul—who died in 2006<ref name="Rep071112" />—disappeared shortly after. No one is certain whether he deserted his family or was pressured to leave town when he and his wife divorced.<ref name=":0" /> She was raised by her mother, Marina, a French teacher, and her maternal grandparents.<ref name=NYT930423/><ref name=NJJN2005/> In addition to having Ukrainian ancestry, she is of Romanian descent through her father and of Russian descent through her maternal grandfather.<ref name="CT040317" />

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.<ref name="NYT940206" /><ref name="NJJN2005" /> Her father appeared at her mother's funeral, but Baiul wanted nothing to do with him.<ref name="CT040317" /> She lived with the wife <!-- name? if this is the person caring for her, doesn't she deserve to be identified? -->of her coach, Stanislav Koritek, who had moved to Canada, and then with friends.<ref name=NYT940206/>

After moving to [[Odesa|Odessa]] in mid-1992,<ref name="NYT940206" /> Baiul lived chiefly in a dormitory. Her expenses were covered by the state because of her promise in skating.<ref name="Tribua150305" /> In 1993, she lived a month with coach Galina Zmievskaya between the European and World championships.<ref name="Tribua150305" /> <!-- who cares about one month? -->

==Move to the United States==
After the [[1994 Winter Olympics]], Baiul moved to the United States and started living in [[Simsbury, Connecticut]]. It is the location of the International Skating Center of Connecticut.<ref name="NYT981016" /> In the late 1990s, she followed her coach, Valentyn Nikolayev, to [[Richmond, Virginia]], where she lived for several years before moving to [[Cliffside Park, New Jersey]].<ref name="NYT070513" /> After residing there for 14 years, Baiul moved to [[Pennsylvania]] in March 2012,<ref name="NJ120405" /> settling in Upper Makefield Township, [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]].<ref name="Wrap131011" />

In January 1997 (three years after winning the gold medal), Baiul was arrested for [[driving under the influence]] of alcohol after crashing her car into a tree in [[Bloomfield, Connecticut]].<ref name=CT040317/><ref name=People970210/><ref name=TJW071006/> The charges were dropped after she met the terms of probation and completed an alcohol education program. Her drinking problem worsened, however. In May 1997, she entered an alcohol rehabilitation program for two and a half months.<ref name=NYT981016/> In a 2004 interview, she said she had been sober for six years, saying "This is more important than Olympic gold."<ref name=CT040317/>

=== Religious views ===
Baiul was raised as a [[Russian Orthodox]] Christian.<ref name="NJJN2005" /> As a child, she heard rumors that her maternal grandmother was Jewish.<ref name="Rep071112" /><ref name="Seg071116" /> In 2003, years after her father left the family, she phoned her old rink in Dnipro to ask for assistance in locating him. Assuming it was a prank, they hung up twice. Eventually Baiul convinced them of her identity. The rink manager helped her reunite with her father Sergey Baiul in September 2003, when she was 25 years old.<ref name="CT040317" /> 

He confirmed that her [[Romania]]n maternal grandmother <!-- name? -->was Jewish. According to Orthodox Judaism, her mother and Baiul would also be classified as [[Halakha|halakhically]] Jewish.<ref name="CT040317" /><ref name="NJJN2005" /><ref name="Rep071112" /><ref name="Seg071116" /> Baiul decided to identify as Jewish because of the custom of [[matrilineality in Judaism]].<ref name="CT040317" /> <!-- Has she studied the religion? Does she practice it? -->In 2005, she said, "Being Jewish, that feels good. It feels natural, like a second skin".<ref name="NJJN2005" />

==Education and training==
As a child, Baiul was interested in ballet, but was told she did not have the right body type. Her grandmother took her to skating lessons, saying it was ballet on skates.<ref name="Seg071116" /> Her grandfather was also supportive of her skating, which she began at age three in Dnipro.<ref name="NYT930423" /> He believed that she could be a future prima ballerina and that skating was a fine training ground for dance. Baiul pursued ballet, but ultimately chose ice skating. As she trained, her mother paid for her training expenses, including lessons, costumes, and equipment. By the age of five, she was studying with Stanislav Koritek, a prominent Ukrainian coach.<ref name=":0" />

She was coached by Koritek until he was offered a coaching job in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], in March 1992. He accepted due to lack of support for the sport in Ukraine as it struggled economically after the collapse of the Soviet Union.<ref name="NYT940206" /> In August 1992, his father, Alfred Koritek, vice-president of the Ukrainian skating federation, called coach [[Galina Zmievskaya]] on Baiul's behalf. She took her on as a student, arranging for the girl to move to her home in [[Odesa]].<ref name="NYT940206" /> Zmievskaya welcomed her into her circle of elite skaters, and provided her shelter in her family's cramped three-room apartment in the city. Under Zmievskaya's training, Baiul made rapid progress.<ref name=":0" /> Her other coach in Odesa was Valentyn Nikolayev.<ref name="Rep071112" /> She represented FSC "Ukraine" (Odesa, Dnipro).

==Competitive career==
=== 1993 European and World championships ===
Baiul began competing and took the silver medal at the [[1993 European Figure Skating Championships|1993 European Championships]] in [[Helsinki]], finishing second to [[Surya Bonaly]] of France.<ref name="hines-31">{{Cite book |last=Hines |first=James R. |title=Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating |date=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6859-5 |location=Lanham, Maryland |page=31}}</ref> 

Prior to the [[1993 World Figure Skating Championships|1993 World Championships]] in [[Prague]], Baiul had crashed into the boards and displaced disks in her back and neck.<ref name=NYT930423/> At the event, she stopped practicing and consulted a Czech doctor.<ref name=NYT930423/> She competed in skates with crooked blades because it was too late to try a new pair.<ref name=NYT930423/> Ranked second in the short program and first in the free skate, she finished ahead of Bonaly and became world champion at age 15.<ref name="hines-31"/>

=== 1994 European Championships and Winter Olympics ===
In 1994, Baiul won the silver medal at the [[1994 European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]] in [[Copenhagen]], again finishing second to Bonaly.<ref name="SI940207" /> At the [[1994 Winter Olympics]], she was second to American [[Nancy Kerrigan]] after the short program of Ladies' singles.<ref name="hines-31" /> During a practice session before the long program, she collided with Germany's [[Tanja Szewczenko]], sustaining a wrenched lower back and a cut on her right shin, which required three stitches.<ref name="NYT940225" /> As others continued practicing, [[Katarina Witt]] skated out, helping Baiul off the ice. 

She received two Olympic-approved pain-killing injections of anaesthetics in her lower back and shoulder, which enabled her to compete in the free skate. She won the free skate over Kerrigan. She added one additional triple jump towards the end of her skating program that was not originally planned in her program. By the slimmest of margins, she won the gold medal. It was a controversial win that was defended by the referee, who said that Baiul had skated in an artistic and engaging style while Kerrigan skated cautiously.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/27/sports/winter-olympics-the-judges-judge-says-baiul-deserves-the-gold.html|title=The Judges' Judge Says Baiul Deserves the Gold|last=Longman|first=Jere|date=27 February 1994|work=The New York Times Archives|access-date=14 June 2019|archive-date=8 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308115557/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/27/sports/winter-olympics-the-judges-judge-says-baiul-deserves-the-gold.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She won the Olympic gold medal at the age of 16 years and 101 days, becoming one of the youngest figure skating Olympic champions. Kerrigan placed second and [[Chen Lu (figure skater)|Chen Lu]] from China placed third.<ref name="SR" /> Baiul was announced as the winner after [[Surya Bonaly]] and Katarina Witt completed their respective programs out of medal contention. In addition to her Olympic title, Ukraine named her in 1994 as a Merited Master of Sports.

=== Professional career (touring) ===
Despite their status as Olympic champions, Baiul and [[Viktor Petrenko]] faced difficulties in Odesa, as did fellow Ukrainians across the country. The country was struggling economically and conditions at their rink in Odesa had deteriorated severely. The government could not extend financial support for figure skating following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Lacking a working [[ice resurfacer]], coaches and skaters often had to resurface the rink ice by hand.

Such conditions influenced Baiul's decision to turn professional after the [[1994 Winter Olympics]], although she was only 16 years old. Zmievskaya negotiated a very profitable contract for her to tour the United States following the Olympics and earn money with her sport. In May 1994, at age 16, Baiul signed an agreement with the American talent agency [[William Morris Endeavor]].<ref name=THR121120/>

Baiul said later that her [[Alcoholism|drinking problems]] began during this tour. She said: 
<blockquote>"Except myself, nearly all the figure skaters on the bus were grown-ups, and it was full of alcohol. Most of the skaters were Russians and Americans, and they all drank. That's when I tried it. I was very young, with no one to teach me the right. I thought it was the norm, 'cause as a teenager you don't want to break away from the majority."<ref name=Tribua150305/></blockquote>

Following the Olympics, Baiul was plagued by physical ailments that affected her skating ability. She required [[arthroscopic]] knee surgery in the summer of 1994, after which she was advised by her doctor not to return to the ice for two months. Due to the million-dollar touring contract, Baiul ignored the doctor's recommendations. She resumed skating in two weeks and returned to performing in six. Her jumping ability became hindered.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Event<ref name=":0" />
!Notes
|-
|1983–91
|Trained with Stanislav Korytek
|
|-
|1991
|Lived and trained in [[Odesa|Odesa, Ukraine]] with [[Galina Zmievskaya]]
|Shortly after her mother's death
|-
|1991
|12th place, Soviet Championship
|
|-
|1993
|Runner-up, European Championship
|
|-
|1993
|[[Figure skating|Women's figure skating]] gold medalist, World Championship in Prague
|
|-
|1994
|Gold medalist, [[Olympic Games|Olympics]]
|
|-
|1994
|Performed in ''U.S. Outdoor Skating Challenge''
|For the [[CBS|CBS television network]]
|-
|1994
|''A Promise Kept'', a television movie based on Baiul's life
|For the CBS television network
|-
|1994
|Had knee surgery
|September
|-
|1994
|Toured with the Tom Collins World Champions Tour
|
|-
|1994
|Featured on a [[Barbara Walters]] Special
|One of the Ten Most Fascinating Personalities of 1994
|}

==Life after retirement from competition==
In 1994, Zmievskaya was asked to lead the coaching staff at [[Simsbury, Connecticut]]'s newly built International Skating Center. Both Baiul and [[Viktor Petrenko]] followed her there to train with her.<ref name=NYT970202/> 

Baiul portrayed Clara and [[Dorothy Gale]] in the [[CBS]] productions of ''The Nutcracker on Ice'' and ''The Wizard of Oz on Ice'', respectively.<ref name=THR121120/> In May 1997, she was dropped from the ''Champions on Ice'' tour due to concerns about her drinking.<ref name=NYT981016/> 

She decided to part ways with Zmievskaya the same year.<ref name=Tribua150305/> Baiul had completed a rehab program and, in August 1998, she began training under [[Natalia Linichuk]] at the [[University of Delaware]]'s skating center.<ref name=NYT981016/> She has continued to skate professionally from time to time, including an engagement with the touring show ''[[Broadway on Ice]].''

In December 2006, Baiul traveled to Russia and skated at the [[Red Square]] ice rink in Moscow, alongside champions from Russia, China, France, and other countries. In February 2007, she collaborated with [[Saule Rachmedova]], a renowned ballet dancer, to bring together [[Ice Theatre of New York]] and couture fashion for the debut of fashion designer Levi Okunov's "Winter Collection." The following month, she appeared on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live]]''.

Baiul had a role in the skating stage musical, ''Cold as Ice.'' The story explores six skaters from Canada, Russia, and the United States preparing for national championships and the Olympics while dealing with demanding coaches, [[stage mother]]s, stage coaches, and other trials. The story was conceived and written by former skater Frank D'Agostino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeskate.com/skate/2008/06/oksana-baiul-at.html|title=Profile|publisher=Lifeskate.com|date=22 June 2008|access-date=4 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917015145/http://www.lifeskate.com/skate/2008/06/oksana-baiul-at.html|archive-date=17 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> A full stage version of ''Cold As Ice'' was produced and presented by the [[Gateway Playhouse]] in May 2007.

On 8 March 2009, and again on 14 March 2010, Baiul made guest appearances at the Kate Wollman Skating Rink at [[Prospect Park (Brooklyn)|Prospect Park]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]], as part of its annual show. She also took part in meet-and-greet sessions with skating students after each performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2009/03/weekend_events_57.php|title=Profile|publisher=Brownstoner.com|date=6 March 2009|access-date=4 January 2011}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Baiul has her own line of clothing and jewelry.<ref name=Tribua150305/> In November 2005, she appeared on the [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]] television program ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]''. She was also part of the celebrity panel of judges (along with [[Steve Garvey]] and [[Jonny Moseley]]) on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] show ''[[Master of Champions]]'', which aired briefly in 2006.

In November 2011, her manager (and future husband),<ref name=Tribua150305/> Carlo Farina, discovered accounting and collection discrepancies in her account at William Morris Endeavor.<ref name=Inquis121121/> After collecting $9.5 million from the company, Baiul filed a lawsuit in November 2012 in Los Angeles for an additional $1 million in compensatory damages and more in punitive damages.<ref name=THR121120/><ref name=Inquis121121/> She sued [[NBCUniversal]] in February 2013 for their alleged illicit promotional use of her likeness.<ref name=THR130207/> Having withdrawn the November case, she filed a broader lawsuit in New York in October 2013.<ref name=Wrap131011/><ref name=CNS131011/>

In January 2015, Baiul publicly accused her former coaches and compatriots [[Galina Zmievskaya]], Viktor Petrenko, and their manager, Joseph Lemire, of fraud, claiming they "have been stealing money" from her for more than a decade.<ref name=Tribua150305/> In addition, she accused Lemire of fraudulent attempts to represent her in multiple court proceedings in Ukraine against the state, concerning various assets.<ref name=Tribua150305/>

==Personal life==
In 2012 she married her manager Carlo Farina in Pennsylvania and took the name Oksana Baiul-Farina.<ref name=Tribua150305/> In 2022, the couple moved to [[Shreveport, Louisiana]] with their daughter, Sophia (born 2015) in pursuit of a business venture.<ref>https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/olympic-figure-skater-oksana-baiul-lists-1-2-million-shreveport-louisiana-mansion-after-3-years-divorce-work-challenges-11759652925510.html</ref> In 2025, Farina filed for divorce from Baiul.<ref>https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/08/05/oksana-baiul-announces-divorce-from-manager-husband-carlos-farina/85526327007/#</ref> Baiul subsequently put her [[ Shreveport]] home up for sale<ref>https://nypost.com/2025/10/04/sports/olympic-gold-medalist-oksana-baiul-forced-to-sell-1-2m-louisiana-mansion-over-lack-of-work/</ref> and announced she was moving back to [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].<ref>https://www.ksla.com/2025/09/23/olympic-gold-medalist-oksana-baiul-sees-an-golden-opportunity-las-vegas/?outputType=amp</ref>

==Representation in other media==
*''A Promise Kept'' (1994) is a CBS-produced TV movie made about Baiul.

*Baiul is mentioned in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' TV series episode, "[[Wasted Talent]]" (season 2, episode 20), during brewmaster Pawtucket Pat's song about his brewery, in a reference to her [[DUI]]. She was also noted in the TV series episode,"[[Family Guy (season 17)|The Griffin Winter Talent]]" (Season 17, episode 7).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/oksana_baiul/biography.php |title=Oksana Baiul Biography |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=16 November 1977 |access-date=4 January 2011 |archive-date=4 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104003512/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/oksana_baiul/biography.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

*The song, "Oksana", by [[Hawksley Workman]], appears on the songwriter's album, ''Median Age Wasteland''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/hawksley_workman_announces_median_age_wasteland_lp|title=Hawksley Workman Announces 'Median Age Wasteland' LP|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|date=12 December 2018|first=Calum|last=Slingerland|access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref> It is about Baiul.

*In the film ''[[I, Tonya]]'' (2017), she is played by actress Cassidy Balkcom (in an uncredited role), winning the Gold Medal in the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] against American competitor [[Nancy Kerrigan]] (played by [[Caitlin Carver]]) .

*In the film ''[[Blades of Glory]]'' (2007), Chazz Michael Michaels (played by [[Will Ferrell]]) claims to have been her one-time lover. As a possible reference to her nerves of steel, Chazz exclaims she's colder than ice, colder than dry ice: "Wait, what's colder than dry ice? I'll tell you what is. Oksana..."
*In the opening of ''[[Kimberly Akimbo (musical)|Kimberly Akimbo]]''’s “Skater Planet,” Martin, part of the teen quartet, retorts, “Like you’re Oksana Baiul out there!” in response to Teresa’s teasing.

=== Charitable involvements ===
On 27 March 2010, Baiul skated at a figure skating exhibition for One Step Closer HIV AIDS. Directed and produced by Tim David, the benefit was for the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children. Baiul performed her signature ''[[Swan Lake]]'' program and was part of the meet-and-greet after the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onestepclosernyc.org/|title=One Step Closer HIV-AIDS benefit|publisher=Onestepclosernyc.org|access-date=4 January 2011|archive-date=6 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075619/http://www.onestepclosernyc.org/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

Baiul supports the Tikva Children's Home Charity, which works to aid the Jewish children of [[Odesa]].<ref name="TJW071006" /> In addition, she supports and is a member of the [[International Museum of Women]]. This celebrates the lives of women around the world.

==Results==
Oksana Baiul [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA9GOAs5v33JzF1ngl3WRz2lClu3DDWM_ career performances].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" 
|-
! colspan="5" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International
|-
! Event
! 89–90
! 90–91
! 92–93
! 93–94
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Olympics]] || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || || || bgcolor="gold" | 1st ||
|- 
| align=left | [[European Figure Skating Championships|Europeans]] || || || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|-
| align=left | [[Skate America]] || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| align=left | [[Bofrost Cup on Ice|Nations Cup]] || || || 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|-
| align=left | [[Prague Skate]] || || || 5th || 
|-
! colspan="5" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National
|-
| align=left | [[Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships|Ukrainian Champ.]] || || || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| align=left | [[Soviet Figure Skating Championships|Soviet Champ.]] || 12th || 10th || ||
|}

=== Professional career ===
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|level=professional
|season1=1994–95|season2=1995-96|season3=1996-97|season4=1997-98|season5=1998-99|season6=1999–00|season7=2000–21|season8=2001–02|season9=2002-03|season10=2003-04|season11=2004-05|season12=2005-06|season13=2006-07
|{{FS placements|13|Challenge of Champions|p5=5th}}
|{{FS placements|13|Gold Championships|p1=2nd|p2=2nd|}}
|{{FS placements|13|[[Ice Wars]]|p1=2nd|p2=2nd|p4=1st|p5=2nd|p6=2nd|p10=1st|p11=1st|p12=2nd|p13=1st}}
|{{FS placements|13|Rock 'N' Roll Championships|p2=1st|p3=2nd|p5=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|13|[[World Professional Figure Skating Championships|World Professional Championships]]|p4=6th|p5=5th|p6=4th|p7=5th}}
|{{FS placements|13|World Team Championships|p10=4th|p11=4th|p12=4th}}
}}

==See also==
* [[List of Olympic medalists in figure skating]]

==Notes==
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{{Reflist|group=nb}}

==References==
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<ref name=SR>{{cite web |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/oksana-baiul-1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200417085939/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/oksana-baiul-1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 17 April 2020 |title= Oksana Baiul |publisher= [[Sports Reference]] |access-date= 4 January 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=CT040317>{{cite news |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/03/17/golden-feeling-returns/ |title= Golden feeling returns |first= Philip |last= Hersh |publisher= [[Chicago Tribune]] |date= 17 March 2004 |access-date= 21 October 2009 |archive-date= 6 April 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120406210347/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-03-17/sports/0403170334_1_oksana-baiul-parental-guidance-nancy-kerrigan |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=NJJN2005>{{cite web |url=http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/2005/060905/mwbaiul.html |title=Oksana Baiul, figure skating champion, embraces Jewish roots |publisher=Njjewishnews.com |date=9 June 2005 |first=Johanna |last=Ginsberg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724065314/http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/2005/060905/mwbaiul.html |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 January 2019 }}</ref>

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<ref name=NYT070513>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/13artsli.html?_r=0&pagewanted=print |title= For Oksana Baiul, a Role Close to Life |first= Karin |last= Lipson |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= 13 May 2007 |access-date= 22 March 2011 |quote= Ms. Baiul, now 29 and living in Cliffside Park, N.J., was “competing” only in her starring role as Maya Propova, one of six fictional skaters jockeying for medals in “Cold as Ice,” a new musical about the sacrifices and rivalries of the sport. |archive-date= 4 September 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240904183603/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/13artsli.html?_r=0&pagewanted=print |url-status= live }}</ref>

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<ref name=Seg071116>{{cite news |url= http://www.segodnya.ua/news/662309.html |script-title=ru:Оксана Баюл: "Мне подарят Челентано" |language= ru |trans-title=Oksana Baiul interview |first1= Liubomir |last1= Lukaniuk |first2= Elena |last2= Yuzefchuk |work= [[Segodnya]] |date= 16 November 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091125134941/http://www.segodnya.ua/news/662309.html |archive-date= 25 November 2009 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=Rep071112>{{cite news |url= http://www.reporter.com.ua/interviews/186/ |script-title= ru:Оксана Баюл: такие события, как победа на Олимпиаде, никогда не забываются! |language= ru |first= Sergei |last= Lyalikov |work= Reporter.com.ua |date= 12 November 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100938/http://www.reporter.com.ua/interviews/186/ |archive-date= 2 April 2015 |url-status= dead |access-date= 30 January 2019 }}</ref>

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<ref name=SI940207>{{cite magazine |title=Window on the World: Having Triumphed Over Tragedy, Oksana Baiul Eyes the Games |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=7 February 1994 |first=E.M. |last=Swift |volume=80 |issue=5 |page=78 |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1994/02/07/window-on-the-world-having-triumphed-over-tragedy-oksana-baiul-eyes-the-games |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025205030/https://vault.si.com/vault/1994/02/07/window-on-the-world-having-triumphed-over-tragedy-oksana-baiul-eyes-the-games |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name=Tribua150305>{{cite news |url= http://ua.tribuna.com/others/1027708286.html |title= Оксана Баюл: "Змиевская, Петренко и Джозеф Лемир украли у меня миллионы долларов" |language= ru |trans-title= Oksana Baiul: "Zmievskaya and Petrenko stole millions from me" |publisher= ua.tribuna.com |date= 5 March 2015 |access-date= 7 March 2015 |archive-date= 7 March 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150307164411/http://ua.tribuna.com/others/1027708286.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

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==Further reading ==
* Baiul, Oksana. (1997). ''Oksana: My Own Story''. Random House Books. {{ISBN|0-679-88382-7}}.
* Baiul, Oksana. (1997). ''Secrets of Skating''.  Universe / Rizzoli. {{ISBN|0-7893-0104-0}}.

==External links==
* {{Commons category inline|Oksana Baiul}}
* {{official website|http://www.oksanabaiul.com/}}

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