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Natalia Filimonovna Bestemianova (Russian: Наталья Филимоновна Бестемьянова) (born January 6, 1960 in Moscow[1]) is a former Soviet figure skater. With partner Andrei Bukin, she is the 1988 Olympic Champion.
[edit] Biography
Bestemyanova was coached by Tatiana Tarasova. In 1984 she became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR[1] She competed in ice dance with Andrei Bukin. The duo capped their lengthy career by winning the gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics and that year's World Figure Skating Championships.
After Bestemyanova finished her career she performs in the Ice Miniature Theater, that is lead by her husband Igor Bobrin.[1]
In early 2007, she appeared as a member of the ice panel for the British Television show Dancing on Ice, shown on ITV1.
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Bukin)
1979
- World Championships - 10th
1980
- European Championships - 6th
- Olympics - 8th
1981
- European Championships - 4th
- World Championships - 3rd
1982
- USSR Championships - 1st[1]
- European Championships - 2nd
- World Championships - 2nd
1983
- USSR Championships - 1st[1]
- European Championships - 1st
- World Championships - 2nd
1984
- European Championships - 2nd
- Olympics - 2nd
- World Championships - 2nd
1985
- European Championships - 1st
- World Championships - 1st
1986
- European Championships - 1st
- World Championships - 1st
1987
- USSR Championships - 1st[1]
- European Championships - 1st
- World Championships - 1st
1988
- European Championships - 1st
- Olympics - 1st
- World Championships - 1st
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