Natalia Mishkutionok
Full name	Natalia Yevgenievna Mishkutionok
Native name	Наталья Евгеньевна Мишкутёнок
Other names	Mishkutenok/Mishkutienok
Born	(1970-07-14)14 July 1970 (age 54) Minsk,Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.59 m (5 ft2+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Retired	1994
Medal record Figure skating:Pairs Representing Russia Winter Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer Pairs European Championships 1994 Copenhagen Pairs Representing CIS ( Unified Team) Winter Olympic Games 1992 Albertville Pairs World Championships 1992 Oakland Pairs European Championships 1992 Lausanne Pairs Representing Soviet Union World Championships 1991 Munich Pairs 1990 Halifax Pairs European Championships 1991 Sofia Pairs 1990 Leningrad Pairs 1989 Birmingham Pairs

Natalia Yevgenievna Mishkutionok^[a] (born 14 July 1970) is a Belarusian figure skating coach and former competitivepair skater. WithArtur Dmitriev, she is the1992 Olympic champion, the1994 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion (1991,1992), and a two-time European champion (1991,1992).

Natalia Mishkutionok^[1] was born on 14 July 1970^[2] to aPolish mother and aBelarusian father in theByelorussian SSR.^[3] From 1989 to 1995, she attendedLesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health inSaint Petersburg, Russia, where she earned a Masters degree in Physical Education.^[4][5]

Following her retirement from competitive figure skating, Mishkutionok settled inColorado Springs, Colorado in 1995 before moving toTexas in 2001.^[6] She was formerly married to Americanhockey player Craig Shepherd, with whom she skated professionally on occasion during the late 1990s. She divorced Shepherd and married Alan Hainline. Their daughter, Natasha Alena Mishkutionok-Hainline, was born on 16 January 2006.^[6] Natasha would later go on to become a competitive figure skater as well.^[7]

In 2020, Mishkutionok moved back toColorado Springs, Colorado, where she now coaches.^[4]

Mishkutionok began skating in 1976.^[2] She teamed up withArtur Dmitriev around 1986.^[8] They were coached byTamara Moskvina inSaint Petersburg and their choreographers were Alexander Matveev with Moskvina.^[8][9] Together, Mishkutionok/Dmitriev won the 1991 and 1992World andEuropean Championships, and Olympic gold in1992. They performed toFranz Liszt'sLiebesträume (Dream of Love), which became one of the most noted programs of their career and earned them four perfect 6.0 marks at the 1992 World Championships in Oakland, California. They turned professional shortly after that championship.

Mishkutionok/Dmitriev chose to reinstate as amateurs after the ban against such actions was lifted. They attempted to defend their Olympic title in the1994 Winter Olympics, where they delivered two strong programs. Their free skate to Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto earned a standing ovation and is considered one of their finest performances. The judges awarded the gold medal to Mishkutionok and Dmitriev's friends and countrymenEkaterina Gordeeva /Sergei Grinkov ("G & G"). Mishkutionok decided to retire from competition in 1994.^[10]

One hallmark of Mishkutionok/Dmitriev's style was her flexibility and their creative spins, especially one in which Mishkutionok would do a split and point her head down, with an arm around Dmitriev's calf so that they were both vertical and aligned; this signature move, called "Natasha's spin" was incorporated into most of their programs. Another signature move was a backwards inside death spiral in which Mishkutionok bent backwards, holding her foot behind and above her head while Dmitriev also held her raised skate blade and her free hand. Mishkutionok/Dmitriev competed before, during, and after the breakup of the Soviet Union, thus, they competed for the Soviet Union, theUnified Team, and Russia, all within a four-year period.

Mishkutionok previously coached pairs and singles skaters inGrapevine, Texas andFarmers Branch, Texas, before relocating toColorado Springs, Colorado to coach at the Broadmoor World Arena. Her students have included:

• Nica Digerness /Mark Sadusky^[11]
• Olivia Flores /Luke Wang^[12]
• Pauline Irman /Benjamin Jalovick^[13]
• Naomi Williams /Lachlan Lewer^[14]
• Miyu Yunoki /Tristan Taylor^[15]

(with Artur Dmitriev)

Professional

• Russian female pair skaters
• Soviet female pair skaters
• Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team
• Olympic silver medalists for Russia
• Olympic figure skaters for the Unified Team
• Olympic figure skaters for Russia
• Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
• Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• American people of Belarusian descent
• American people of Polish descent
• Russian emigrants to the United States
• Living people
• 1970 births
• Figure skaters from Minsk
• Russian people of Belarusian descent
• Russian people of Polish descent
• Olympic medalists in figure skating
• World Figure Skating Championships medalists
• European Figure Skating Championships medalists
• Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
• Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• Sportspeople from Grapevine, Texas
• Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
• Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating
• FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
• Competitors at the 1989 Winter Universiade
• Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
• Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
• Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health alumni

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