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Oleg Voyko

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Alternative names
  
Oleg Voiko

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Country represented
  
Ukraine

Height
  
1.76 m

Began skating
  
1984

Former partner
  
Julia Golovina

Name
  
Oleg Voyko

Retired
  
2006


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Born
  
March 25, 1980 (age 44) (
1980-03-25
)
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Former coach
  
Rinat Farkhutdinov, Galina Churilova, Lubov Petukhova

Former training locations
  
Euless, Kharkiv

Former skating club
  
Kolos Kharkiv

Former choreographer
  
Nikolai Morozov

Oleg Voyko (Ukrainian: Олег Войко, born March 25, 1980) is a Ukrainian former ice dancer. With former partner Julia Golovina, he is the 2003 Ukrainian national champion. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively.

Career

Voyko began skating at age three. Initially a singles skater, he first took up ice dancing at age nine, and then took time off from skating. In 1996, he teamed up with Kristina Kobaladze. They placed fourth at the 1999 World Junior Championships and fifth at the 2000 World Junior Championships. They were coached by Galina Churilova in Kharkiv. Their partnership ended in 2000.

Voyko teamed up with Julia Golovina later in the same year. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 15th at the 2003 and 2004 European Figure Skating Championships. They skated together until 2006.

Voyko briefly competed with Natalie Bos. He works as a skating coach in Connecticut.

References

Oleg Voyko Wikipedia