From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marina Vladimirovna Klimova (Russian: Марина Владимировна Климова; born June 28, 1966 in Sverdlovsk, RSFSR) is a Soviet figure skater in ice dancing. Her skating partner and husband is Sergei Ponomarenko. She trained at Spartak in Moscow.
In addition to winning three World Championships and four European Championships, Klimova and Ponomarenko are the only figure skaters in any discipline to have won Olympic medals in three different colors. They won the bronze medal in 1984 Sarajevo, the silver medal in 1988 Calgary for the USSR and the gold medal in 1992 Albertville for the Unified Team.
Klimova and Ponomarenko married in September of 1984 and have two sons, Tim Ponomarenko born in 1998 and Anthony Ponomarenko in 2000. They turned professional after the 1992 World Championships. They now reside in the United States in Morgan Hill, California and coach young figure skaters at the Logitech Ice at San Jose, California.
Klimova and Ponomarenko were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame (2000).
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Olympic Games |
|
3rd |
|
|
|
2nd |
|
|
|
1st |
|
|
| World Championships |
|
4th |
2nd |
2nd |
2nd |
2nd |
1st |
1st |
2nd |
1st |
|
|
| European Championships |
4th |
3rd |
2nd |
2nd |
2nd |
|
1st |
1st |
1st |
1st |
|
|
| Professional World Championships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2nd |
2nd |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] Navigation
Soviet Union
Unified Team
