Photo © Tom Theobald

 Oksana Omelianchik - USSR 

Birthdate: January 2, 1970

Hometown: Kiev, Ukraine/Soviet Union

Coach: Tatiana Perskaia (Spartak Kiev)

Notables: first to do back-to-back tumbling; roundoff 1/2 on, front off vault and flip flop 3/4 on beam are both named the Omelianchik

Meet
VT
UB
BB
FX
AA
TM
1988 US vs. USSR         3rd 1st
1988 USSR Cup         22nd  
1988 Kraft International         3rd  
1987 World Championships         5th 2nd
1986 World Sports Fair   1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
1986 World Cup 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd  
1986 Goodwill Games       2nd 3rd 1st
1985 World Championships       1st 1st 1st
1985 USSR Nationals         1st  
1985 Moscow World Stars         2nd  
1985 European Championships     1st 2nd 3rd  
1984 Moscow World Stars         5th  
1983 Druzbha Tournament   1st   1st 4th  
1983 Spartikiade         5th  

Photo Gallery

Photos © Tom Theobald, Robert Kensit, AP

Skill Highlights - 1985 Worlds

VT: tucked Yurchenko 1/1

UB: clear hip + Deltchev + drop + toe-on 1/2 turn immediate clear hip hecht; clear hip 1/2 + 1/1 turn + shootover; clear hip + double twist

BB: front walkover mount; split leap; flip flop + flip flop + layout stepout; full turn on one knee; sissone + dance jump + split leap; stag split handstand; front aerial; forward roll + forward roll + Korbut; roundoff + double twist

FX: piked full-in; roundoff + flip flop + double twist + front tuck + roundoff + flip flop + arabian handspring + roundoff + full-twisting arabian dive roll; double pike + flip flop + layout stepout

Video Gallery

   

Video #1 courtesy of GYMANGELS