Halyna Kukhar
Soviet figure skater (born 1951)
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Halyna Vladyslavivna Kukhar or Hrzhybovska (Ukrainian: Галина Владиславівна Кухар (Гржибовська)), née Galina Vladislavovna Grzhibovskaya (Russian: Галина Владиславовна Гржибовская; born 12 July 1951) is a Ukrainian figure skating coach and former competitive skater who represented the Soviet Union. She is the 1968 Soviet champion and competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
Kukhar at the 2004 European Championships with Galina Efremenko | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Halyna Vladyslavivna Kukhar (Hrzhybovska) |
| Born | 12 July 1951 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Retired | 1969 |
Personal life
Career
Grzhibovskaya was taught by Svetlana Mozer (mother of Nina Mozer) in a large children's group in Moscow until Tatiana Tolmacheva took the young skater in her own group.[1]
In the 1967–68 season, Grzhibovskaya won the Soviet national ladies' title and placed 12th at the 1968 European Championships. She was then sent to the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where she finished 16th. She then joined Stanislav Zhuk.[1]
The following season, Grzhibovskaya placed 14th at both the 1969 European Championships and 1969 World Championships. Unable to adapt to his authoritarian style, she left Zhuk's group and joined the Kiev Ballet on Ice, where she skated for 23 years.[1]
In the early 1990s, Kukhar began a coaching career in Kyiv. Her former students include:
Competitive highlights
| International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1965–66 | 1966–67 | 1967–68 | 1968–69 |
| Winter Olympics | 16th | |||
| World Championships | 14th | |||
| European Championships | 12th | 14th | ||
| Prague Skate | 8th | |||
| Prize of Moscow News | 2nd | |||
| National | ||||
| Soviet Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
