Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Turn on desktop notifications for breaking news? Russian husband and wife ice skaters: Mozambique’s president declared three days of national mourning on Wednesday as the southeast African country struggles to recover from a powerful cyclone. Hospital staff move a bomb victim to an emergency ward in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2019.

Mourners lay flowers near the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Firefighters stand by the gutted remains of a bus in San Donato Milanese, near Milan, Italy, March 21, 2019. This 1945 photo provided by the Utah National Guard shows Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. The skater’s name is most commonly romanized as Oksana Grishuk but other variations exist. Grishuk was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.

Her father abandoned the family before she was one. Her mother was an economic engineer. Grishuk studied at the Sport University of Moscow from 1988 to 1992. She moved from Moscow to Newark, Delaware in 1994 and then to Marlborough, Massachusetts in 1996.

She currently resides in Aliso Viejo, California with her daughter, Skyler Marie Grace Grishuk. Grishuk began skating at the age of four. After moving to Moscow, she was turned away by several clubs before a coach finally accepted her. She began training under Natalia Linichuk at the age of 11.

Grishuk was invited to join Natalia Dubova’s group where she was partnered with Evgeni Platov. Three months later, in December 1989, they won the bronze medal at the Soviet Championships. Due to tensions between Grishuk and Maya Usova, Dubova allegedly expelled Grishuk from her group in mid-1992, although Grishuk said she chose to leave. 93 season, Grishuk and Platov won European and World silver medals. 94, they won silver at the European Championships. 95 due to injury but returned to win the 1995 World Championships.