Oksana Potdykova

In November 1996, they won silver at the 1997 World Junior Championships in Seoul, South Korea, finishing second to their compatriots Nina Ulanova / Mikhail Stifounin.Competing in October on the 1997–1998 ISU Junior Series, Potdykova/Petukhov won gold in Chemnitz, Germany, and then bronze in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.In December, they received the bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; they were third behind Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler of the United States and Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo of Italy.[1] In March, they won silver, finishing second to Faiella/Milo, at the ISU Junior Series Final in Lausanne, Switzerland.Potdykova/Petukhov received the bronze medal at the 1999 Finlandia Trophy and finished seventh at their Grand Prix event, the 1999 Cup of Russia.
MoscowRussian SFSRRussiaDenis PetukhovElena ChaikovskayaFigure skatingIce dancingWorld Junior Championships1997 Seoul1998 Saint JohnJunior Grand Prix Final1997–98 LausanneRussianWorld Junior2000 Russian national1997 World Junior ChampionshipsNina UlanovaMikhail Stifounin1997–1998 ISU Junior SeriesChemnitzSzékesfehérvár1998 World Junior ChampionshipsSaint John, New BrunswickJessica JosephCharles ButlerFederica FaiellaLuciano MiloISU Junior Series FinalLausanne1998 Finlandia TrophyGolden Spin of Zagreb1998 Skate Israel1999 Russian Championships1999 Finlandia TrophyGrand Prix1999 Cup of Russia2000 Russian Championships2000 European ChampionshipsViennaJuri KurakinJunior Series (Junior Grand Prix)EuropeansCup of RussiaFinlandiaGolden SpinLysiane LauretSkate IsraelJunior WorldsGermanyHungaryInternational Skating Union