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Tatiana Navka

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovna and the family name is Navka.

Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka (Russian: Татьяна Александровна Навка; born 13 April 1975) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer and the wife of Dmitry Peskov. With her dance partner Roman Kostomarov, she is the 2006 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (2004–05), a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2003–05), and a three-time European champion (2004–06).

Tatiana Navka
Navka in 2006
Full nameTatyana Aleksandrovna Navka
Born (1975-04-13) 13 April 1975 (age 49)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
PartnerRoman Kostomarov
Skating clubSC Moskvich
Began skating1980
Retired2006
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing  Russia
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Ice dancing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Dortmund Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 2005 Moscow Ice dancing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Budapest Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 2005 Turin Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 2006 Lyon Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Malmö Ice dancing
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2003–04 Colorado Springs Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 2004–05 Beijing Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 2005–06 Tokyo Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 2002–03 St. Petersburg Ice dancing

Earlier in her career, she competed for the Soviet Union and Belarus.

Early life

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Tatiana Navka was born on 13 April 1975 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.[1] She is the daughter of Raisa, an economist, and Aleksandr, an engineer, and has a younger sister, Natalia.[2][3] In 1988, she moved to Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR.[3][4]

Career

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Early years in skating

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Tatiana Navka became interested in skating at the age of five after seeing it on television.[5] Tamara Yarchevskaya and Alexander Rozhin coached her during her early years as a single skater.[3] In 1987, following a 14 cm growth spurt that hampered her jumps, her parents were advised that she should try ice dancing.[3]

Partnership with Gezalian

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In 1988, at the invitation of Russian coach Natalia Dubova, Navka relocated to Moscow and began training at the Moskvich sports club, partnered with Samvel Gezalian.[3] The two represented the Soviet Union early in their career, winning gold at the 1991 Skate America and 1991 Nations Cup. Following the country's dissolution, Navka/Gezalian chose to skate for Belarus. They placed ninth in their debut at the European and World Championships, in 1993.

In the 1993–94 season, Navka/Gezalian won silver at the 1993 Skate Canada International and placed fourth at the 1993 NHK Trophy. They competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, placing 11th, before achieving their career-best Worlds result, fifth at the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan. In 1994–95, Navka/Gezalian won silver at the 1994 NHK Trophy and went on to achieve their best European result, fourth, at the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund. Their partnership came to an end following the 1995 World Championships, where they placed seventh.[citation needed]

Partnership with Morozov

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Navka teamed up with Nikolai Morozov in 1996,[6] continuing to represent Belarus. At their first practice at the 1997 World Championships, Morozov sustained a torn meniscus in his knee but they finished 14th at the event and he then underwent surgery.[6] They earned an Olympic berth by winning gold at the 1997 Karl Schäfer Memorial.[6] 90 seconds into their free dance at the 1998 Winter Olympics, nearly three-quarters of the floodlights turned off but Navka/Morozov did not interrupt their performance.[7] They finished 16th at the Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and 10th at the 1998 World Championships in Minneapolis. They were coached by Alexander Zhulin and Bob Young at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut.[8] Following 1998 Worlds, Navka ended the partnership to compete with another skater.[6]

Partnership with Kostomarov

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Navka then teamed up with Roman Kostomarov and began competing for Russia during the 1998–99 season. They were coached by Natalia Linichuk.[9] They won the bronze medal at the Russian Championships and were sent to the World Championships in their first season together, placing 12th. Linichuk then dissolved the team and paired Kostomarov with Anna Semenovich.[9] Navka became pregnant with her daughter and took a year off from competition.

In mid-2000, Kostomarov called Navka and asked to skate with her again.[1] They were coached by Alexander Zhulin in Hackensack and Montclair, New Jersey.[10][1][9] Navka/Kostomarov won the World title in 2004 and again in 2005. They also won three European titles from 2004 to 2006. They then won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. At the age of 30 years and 313 days, she became one of the oldest female figure skating Olympic champions.

Navka/Kostomarov retired from competition after the Olympics but continue to skate in shows together.

Later career

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Navka has partnered with Russian celebrities to compete in Channel One Russia ice shows: Stars On Ice, which she won with actor Marat Basharov, and Ice Age, in which she was runner-up with actor Ville Haapasalo. In the 2008–09 season of Ice Age, she was runner-up for the second time, partnered with actor Vadim Kolganov.

In September 2008, Navka, together with professional dancer Alexander Litvinenko, took part in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008.[11] In October 2011, she became a 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi) ambassador.[12]

Personal life

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Navka became a citizen of Belarus by 1994 and of Russia no later than 2002.[13] She formerly resided in New Jersey.[1]

In 2000, Navka married Russian ice dancer Alexander Zhulin.[1] Their daughter, Sasha, was born in May 2000 in the United States.[1][4] The couple filed for divorce in the summer of 2009 and were officially divorced in July 2010.[14][15]

Navka and Russian diplomat Dmitry Peskov, the press spokesman for Vladimir Putin, have a daughter, Nadezhda (Nadia), born in August 2014 in Russia.[16][4] They married in a civil ceremony at a registry office in June 2015 before a larger ceremony on 1 August 2015.[17][18]

In May 2020, Navka was hospitalized for COVID-19.[19]

Controversies

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From 2014 to 2015, Navka was the beneficiary of Carina Global Assets Ltd., an offshore company in the British Virgin Islands.[17][20] In February 2019, questions were raised over Navka and her husband's wealth following reports about their ownership of multiple properties in the Moscow region.[21] An investigation by The Guardian suggested that Navka may have underreported income, claimed married status for several years after her divorce from Zhulin, and falsely told the IRS that she had sold a house in the United States.[14]

In 2016, Navka caused controversy when she and her dancing partner, Andrey Burkovsky, appeared in the Russian version of Dancing on Ice dressed as Holocaust concentration camp prisoners. Navka and Burkovsky said that the dance was inspired by the 1997 film Life Is Beautiful and was not intended to cause offense.[22][23][24]

In 2021, Navka made and published sexist comments about Spanish rhythmic gymnast Cristofer Benítez.[25] Through her social networks, she said that rhythmic gymnastics was a "feminine sport", and that she is glad that in her country men are not allowed to participate in rhythmic gymnastics "and hopefully never will".[25] After her remarks were called homophobic, she made another post to say that her statement was not about the LGBT community and reaffirmed her sexist comments, also expressing support for the Russian gay propaganda law.[25]

Sanctions

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On 11 March 2022, Navka was included in the list of specially designated nationals sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury as part of the international sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War due to her being the family of Dmitry Peskov, who had been blacklisted earlier in March because of his key role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[26][27] On 3 June, she was sanctioned by the European Union.[28] On 21 November, she was sanctioned by New Zealand.[29][30]

She was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[31]

Programs

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With Kostomarov

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Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition
2005–06
[1]
  • Chilly Cha Cha
  • Rhumba:
  • Samba:
2004–05
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2003–04
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  • Austin Powers
2002–03
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2001–02
[35][36]
2000–01
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1998–99
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With Morozov

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Season Original dance Free dance
1997–98
1996–97

With Gezalian

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Season Original dance Free dance
1994–95
1993–94
1992–93 Viennese waltz
1991–92 Polka

Competitive highlights

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GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

With Kostomarov for Russia

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Navka and Kostomarov at the 2004 NHK Trophy
International[37]
Event 98–99 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06
Olympics 10th 1st
Worlds 12th 12th 8th 4th 1st 1st
Europeans 11th 9th 7th 3rd 1st 1st 1st
GP Final 2nd 1st 1st 1st
GP Bompard 1st
GP Cup of China 1st 1st
GP Cup of Russia 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 1st 1st 1st
GP NHK Trophy 5th 6th 2nd
GP Skate America 4th 2nd
GP Skate Canada 1st
Goodwill Games 3rd
National[38]
Russian Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st

With Morozov for Belarus

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International[39]
Event 1996–97 1997–98
Winter Olympics 16th
World Championships 14th 10th
European Championships 12th 10th
GP Cup of Russia 6th 3rd
GP Nations Cup 4th
Schäfer Memorial 1st
National[39]
Belarusian Championships 1st 1st

With Gezalian for Belarus and the Soviet Union

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International[40]
Event 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95
Winter Olympics 11th
World Championships 9th 5th 7th
European Championships 9th 10th 4th
Nations Cup 1st
NHK Trophy 7th 4th 2nd
Skate America 1st
Skate Canada 2nd
National[40]
Belarusian Championships 1st

References

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  2. ^ "Профиль звезды: Татьяна Навка" [Star profiles: Tatiana Navka] (in Russian). 7days.ru.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Мемория. Татьяна Навка". polit.ru (in Russian). 13 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Kostina, Elena (October 2014). "Татьяна Навка: первые фотографии с дочкой" [Tatiana Navka: First photos with daughter]. 7days.ru (in Russian).
  5. ^ Mittan, Barry (26 August 2003). "Navka and Kostomarov Close to World Dance Podium". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  6. ^ a b c d Mittan, Barry (19 December 2004). "Morozov Tops Worlds Choreographers". Skate Today. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
  7. ^ Hine, Tommy (17 February 1998). "Navka, Morozov Light Up The Dark". Hartford Courant.
  8. ^ Hine, Tommy (6 February 1998). "Skating Center Athletes". Hartford Courant.
  9. ^ a b c "Navka & Kostomarov :: The Team :: Biographies". Official website of Navka & Kostomarov at Ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Tatiana NAVKA / Roman KOSTOMAROV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Eurovision Dance Contest info page".
  12. ^ Gold, David (28 October 2011). "Navka unveiled as Sochi 2014 ambassador". InsideTheGames. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  13. ^ Unlike most skating competitions, the Olympics require that competitors be citizens of the country they are representing. Consequently, it is likely that Navka was granted Belarusian citizenship by 1994 and retained it until 1998, if not later (she competed for Belarus at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics). She was a Russian citizen by 2002 as she represented Russia at that year's Winter Olympics.
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  15. ^ "Жулин: Мы официально развелись с Навкой" [Zhulin: Navka and I are officially divorced] (in Russian). Life News. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Olympic Skating Champion to Marry Russian President Putin's Spokesman". The Moscow Times. 16 July 2015.
  17. ^ a b "Dmitry Peskov - The Panama Papers". Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. April 2016.
  18. ^ Oliphant, Ronald (3 August 2015). "Vladimir Putin's spokesman in luxury watch scandal". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  19. ^ Walker, Shaun (12 May 2020). "Vladimir Putin's spokesman in hospital with coronavirus". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  20. ^ Harding, Luke (4 April 2016). "Kremlin dismisses revelations in Panama Papers as 'Putinphobia'". The Guardian.
  21. ^ Harding, Luke; Swaine, Jon (6 February 2019). "Questions over lifestyle of Putin's aide and his wife's $10m property empire". Guardian.
  22. ^ "Holocaust TV skating routine draws anger". Bbc.com. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  23. ^ Staff, Our Foreign (30 November 2016). "Vladimir Putin spokesman's wife sparks outrage with 'Holocaust-on-ice' dance routine". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  24. ^ Allen, Gavin (27 November 2016). "Russian Strictly Come Dancing's super-intense SS guard routine". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  25. ^ a b c Bermúdez, Alejandro (25 July 2021). "El vergonzoso comentario de Tatiana Navka, ex patinadora rusa, sobre el gimnasta Cristofer Benítez: "La gimnasia artística es un deporte femenino"". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  26. ^ "Treasury Sanctions Kremlin Elites, Leaders, Oligarchs, and Family for Enabling Putin's War Against Ukraine". United States Department of the Treasury. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  27. ^ Lane, Barnaby (15 March 2022). "An Olympic gold medal-winning skater married to Putin's spokesman is the latest Russian sports star slapped with sanctions". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  28. ^ "EU blacklists "butchers" of Bucha and Mariupol in latest Russia sanctions". Reuters. 3 June 2022.
  29. ^ Mahuta, Nanaia (21 November 2022). "Further sanctions on the political and economic elites of Russia and Belarus". New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  30. ^ Pearse, Adam (21 November 2022). "Russia-Ukraine war: President Vladimir Putin's daughters sanctioned by New Zealand". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  31. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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  33. ^ "Tatiana NAVKA / Roman KOSTOMAROV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  34. ^ "Tatiana NAVKA / Roman KOSTOMAROV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  35. ^ "Tatiana NAVKA / Roman KOSTOMAROV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  37. ^ "Tatiana NAVKA / Roman KOSTOMAROV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016.
  38. ^ "Татьяна Александровна Навка" [Tatiana Alexandrovna Navka]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  39. ^ a b "Tatiana NAVKA / Nikolai MOROZOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016.
  40. ^ a b "Tatiana NAVKA / Samvel GEZALIAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016.
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