Oksana & Artur at ARD Gala on Ice

December 26, 2002

Oksana and Artur participated at the ARD Gala on Ice on December 15. In their first number they skated to the soundtrack of "The Matrix". This one was shown on TV. Their second routine they skated to "Romantic Rhapsody".

Artur produces show in Russia

February 3, 2002

Oksana and Artur were asked to participate in the closing ceremonies at the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, but Artur will be working in Russia on a show he is producing there.

Artur and Alexander Zhulin work as choreographers for the U.S. pair Kyoko Ina & John Zimmermann now.

First place at Hallmark Championships

December 16, 2001

Oksana and Artur have won the Hallmark Championships on December 7/8 in Washington, D.C. In the technical program they skated to "Spente le Stelle", in the artistic program they skated to music from the movie "The Matrix". 

The result:

1. Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev
2. Yuka Sato & Jason Dungjen
3. Jenni Meno & Todd Sand

Tour in France

July 29, 2001

Oksana and Artur will be participating at the "Candel Euro Tour" all over France in September/October 2001. Organisator of this tour is Phillippe Candeloro. Other skaters will be, amongst others: Surya Bonaly, Viktor Petrenko, Besedin/Polishuk, Maya Uszova/Evgeny Platov, Lucinda Ruh, Krylova/Ovsiannikov, Kovarikova/Novotny

Oksana and Artur at Benefiz-Show

February 7, 2001

Oksana and Artur plan to perform at the International Skating Center of Connecticut for 2 shows on March 2 & 3. It is called "Viktory for Kids" and it is to benefit the Chornobyl Relief-Fund. More information at http://www.isccskate.com/events.html

Second Place at World Pro's

December 10, 2000

Oksana and Artur finished second at the World Professional Championships on December 8/9, 2000 in Washington, D.C. While they placed third in the technical program (she fell on the attempt of a throw quadruple toeloop and both had problems with the side-by-side double axels), they were able to improve in the artistic program and to reach the second place. The final result:

1. Elena Leonova & Andrei Khvalko
2. Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev
3. Jenni Meno & Todd Sand
4. Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer

Some news

December 3, 2000

Oksana and Artur had to withdraw from the Canadian Open due to an injury of Artur's back. They hope to be able to skate at World Pro's.

At their farewell event at Cup of Russia they skated two programs: "Spente le Stelle" and "Sad Waltz".

Oksana and Artur are scheduled to participate again at both the Champions on Ice Winter tour as well as at the Summer tour.

Oksana and Artur at Canadian Open

October 15, 2000

According to Blades on Ice Oksana and Artur are scheduled to compete at the Canadian Open on November 30 / December 1, 2000, in Hamilton, Ontario. The other participants will be: Jamie Sale & David Pelletier, Kyoko Ina & John Zimmerman, Jenni Meno & Todd Sand, Yuka Sato & Jason Dungjen sowie Kristy Wirtz & Kris Wirtz.

Meanwhile  Jenni Meno & Todd Sand are scheduled to participate at the World Professional Championships as well.

Goodbye to Amateurs

September 19, 2000

The "Russian Figure Skating Site" reports: After the Cup of Russia exhibitions there will be a farewell to amateur career ceremony held in honor of the Nagano Olympic Champions Oksana Kazakova and Artur Dmitriev. So Oksana and Artur will officially say "goodbye" to their amateur career.

Oksana & Artur at World Pros

September 18, 2000

Oksana and Artur are scheduled to compete at the World Professional Championships on December 9/10, 2000, in Washington, D.C. Their competitors will be, like last year, Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer and Elena Leonova & Andrei Khvalko.

Oksana & Artur at Ice House seminar

July 22, 2000

Oksana and Artur will participate at a skating seminar at their ice rink Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey, on August 5 and 6. At this seminar fans can practise along with their idols. At the end there will be an exhibition. Beside Oksana and Artur will participate both other pairs of Tamara Moskvina, Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze and Kyoko Ina & John Zimmermann, as well as Naomi Lang & Peter
Tchernychev and Sarah Hughes.

Oksana & Artur won Winter Goodwill Games

February 19, 2000

Congratulations to Oksana and Artur for winning the Winter Goodwill Games in Lake Placid! They were still second after the technical program behind Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer, but skated the best artistic program, so they were the overall winners. In third place came Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler. In the artistic program Oksana & Artur skated to the music "Spente le Stelle" from the opers "Tosca", sung by Emma Shapplin. By the way, it was the same music the ice dancers Drobiazko & Vanagas used for their free dance at the European Championships.

Oksana & Artur won Japan Open

January 4, 2000

Congratulations to Oksana and Artur for winning the Japan Open! While they placed second after the short program, they skated the best interpretive free program and won the competition. The final result:

World Professional Championships

December 12, 1999

Oksana and Artur placed third at the World Professional Championships in Washington, D.C. They had a little bad luck, that they couldn't land all jumps cleanly, but they did set a new highlight in the technical program: they tried to do a throw quadruple toe-loop. In the technical program they skated to the song "Vision de Paradis". In the artistic program they used the title "Spente le Stelle" from the opera "Tosca", sung by Emma Shapplin. The final result:

1. Elena Leonova & Andrei Khvalko
2. Elena Bechke & Denis Petrov
3. Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev
4. Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer

Berliner Eis-Flip

November 20, 1999

According to the Berliner Zeitung Oksana and Artur are scheduled to participate at the German skating show "Berliner Eis-Flip" on December 18, 1999, in the Velodrom in Berlin. Besides them will be there: Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer, Peggy Schwartz & Mirko Müller, Kati Winkler & Rene Lohse, Maya Usova & Evgeny Platov, Tanjy Szewczenko and Alexei Yagudin.

Champions on Ice Winter Tour

November 5, 1999

Oksana and Artur are scheduled to participate again at this year's Champions on Ice Winter Tour. The tour will start on January 6, 2000 in Pensacola, Florida.
For further information please visit www.championsonice.com .

Salute to Barry Manilow and other news

October 17, 1999

Oksana and Artur showed two programs at the StarSkates Salute to Barry Manilow in Las Vegas on October 9. Their first number was "Somewhere in the Night" and the second one was "Black and Blue". Blades on Ice Newsbriefs describes their performance as full of difficult elements and much appreciated by the crowd. Some photos from this show you can find at the Barry Manilow Fanclub site and at the "ManilowsModems" site.
Yesterday Oksana and Artur participated at another StarSkates show in Biloxi. As soon as I hear anything about it, I'll post it here.
Oksana and Artur are scheduled to compete at the World Professional Championships in Washington, D.C., on December 10/11, along with Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer and Elena Leonova & Andrei Khvalko.

Information about new schedules

October 9, 1999

On October 3 Oksana and Artur participated at a benefit exhibition show in Hackensack (New Jersey). Photos from this event you can find at Michelle Wojdyla's Page. In October they will participate (beside the already mentioned events) also at the opening show of the Champions on Ice tour on October 22. Besides they plan to compete at the Winter Goodwill Games in February 2000 along with Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer as well as Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler.

New mailing list for Oksana and Artur

June 27, 1999

There is a new mailing list for Oksana and Artur at Onelist, moderated by Jen. For subscribing please go to http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/Kazakova-Dmitriev .

Oksana and Artur will turn professional

June 5, 1999

According to Blades on Ice Oksana and Artur will be retiring from the eligible ranks and skate as professionals. Apparently they will be moving their families to New Jersey.
We will miss them as amateurs, but let us wish them good luck in the pro world!

Schedules for the upcoming season

May 15, 1999

Oksana and Artur are scheduled to skate at the following shows and competitions this autumn:

• Starskates Salute to Barry Manilow on October 9, 1999 in Las Vegas
• Starskates Ice Jam on October 16, 1999 in Biloxi, Mississippi
• Improv Ice Figure Skating Challenge on December 2, 1999 in Worcester, Massachusetts

Details you can find at the Kurt-Klub-Site.

Oksana & Artur won at Hershey's Kisses Challenge

April 15, 1999

Team World won the Hershey's Kisses Team Figure Skating Challenge on April 13 in Binghamton, N.Y., vs. Team USA.
Oksana and Artur won their part of this competition vs. Danielle and Steve Hartsell. They skated to "Fly Me To The Moon".
Their compatriots Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze won as well vs. Kyoko Ina and John Zimmermann.

Happy Birthday, Oksana !

April 8, 1999

Oksana celebrates her 24^th birthday today. Happy Birthday and Best Wishes !

New schedules for Oksana & Artur

March 3, 1999

Oksana and Artur are scheduled to compete in the pro-am competition Hershey's Kisses Figure Skating Challenge on April 13 in Binghamton, N.Y. along with Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze as well as the Hartsells and Ina & Zimmermann. You can read an article about this event at the USFSA-website.

Oksana & Artur will be guests at Nancy Kerrigan's Show

January 24, 1999

According to Romance Classics Oksana and Artur will appear at Nancy Kerrigan's One Enchanted Evening, which will be aired on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1999.

Happy Birthday, Artur !

January 21, 1999

Artur celebrates his 31^st birthday today. Happy Birthday and Best Wishes !

Ice Gala in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

January 2, 1999

Yesterday Oksana and Artur participated at an international Ice Gala in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which was aired live on German TV. They were definitely the highlight of the show. They performed their new "Fly Me To The Moon" program, and they were really fantastically! I absolutely love this number. It was wonderful to see them skate to this great Sinatra song. This kind of music suits them both so much. They showed a perfectly landed throw triple toe-loop, a very high split double twist and by the end a death spiral into a throw jump. The spins and footwork were beautifully done. Both smiled happily during the whole program and looked like they were really enjoying the show. They skated a gorgeous performance and the audience reception was enthusiastically. (Photo taken from the ARD TV)

Future plans

December 19, 1998

According to Blades on Ice Oksana and Artur are planning to move to the United States with their families, because Tamara Moskvina has signed a multiple-years contract with the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey, where they will train in the future.

According to several German TV Guides Oksana and Artur will appear at an international Ice Skating Gala in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on January 1, 1999, along with for example Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer, Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsiannikov, Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat. This event will be aired LIVE on German TV (ZDF, January 1, 1999 4 p.m.).

Gold for Oksana and Artur

December 13, 1998

Congratulations to Oksana and Artur!
After winning the technical part of the World Professional Championships, they also won the artistic part, skating to "Sad Waltz". Reports and photos can be found at Jenny's World Pro Page.

Final Standings:

1. Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev
2. Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer
3. Elena Leonova & Andrei Khvalko

Photo by Jenny

First place after technical program

December 12, 1998

Oksana and Artur are leading after the technical program at the World Professional Championships. They skated to Frank Sinatra's "Fly me to the moon".

Interim result:

1. Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev
2. Elena Leonova & Andrei Khvalko
3. Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer