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Navka in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka
Country represented	Russia
Former country(ies) represented	Soviet Union  Belarus
Born	(1975-04-13) 13 April 1975 (age 50) Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.70 m
Partner	Roman Kostomarov
Former partner	Samvel Gezalian (BLR) Nikolai Morozov (BLR)
Former coach	Alexander Zhulin Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karponosov Elena Tchaikovskaia Natalia Dubova
Skating club	SC Moskvich
Former training locations	Moscow Montclair, New Jersey Hackensack, New Jersey Simsbury, Connecticut
Began skating	1980
Retired	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	227.81 (WR) 2005 Worlds
Comp. dance	45.97 (WR) 2005 Worlds
Original dance	68.67 2005 Worlds
Free dance	117.14 (WR) 2003 Cup of Russia
Medal record Figure skating: Ice dancing Representing  Russia Winter Olympics Gold 2006 Turin Ice dancing World Championships Gold 2004 Dortmund Ice dancing Gold 2005 Moscow Ice dancing European Championships Gold 2004 Budapest Ice dancing Gold 2005 Turin Ice dancing Gold 2006 Lyon Ice dancing Bronze 2003 Malmö Ice dancing Grand Prix Final Gold 2003–04 Colorado Springs Ice dancing Gold 2004–05 Beijing Ice dancing Gold 2005–06 Tokyo Ice dancing Silver 2002–03 St. Petersburg Ice dancing

Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka (Russian: Татьяна Александровна Навка; born 13 April 1975) is a famous Russian former competitive ice dancer. She is also known as the wife of Dmitry Peskov. With her skating partner Roman Kostomarov, she achieved many top honors. These include winning the Olympic gold medal in 2006. They were also two-time World champions in 2004 and 2005. Plus, they won the Grand Prix Final three times and were three-time European champions.

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

Tatiana Navka's Early Life

Tatiana Navka was born on April 13, 1975. Her birthplace was Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian SSR, which was part of the Soviet Union at the time. Her mother, Raisa, worked as an economist. Her father, Aleksandr, was an engineer. Tatiana also has a younger sister named Natalia. In 1988, her family moved to the Moscow Oblast area in Russia.

Tatiana Navka's Skating Career

Starting Out in Figure Skating

Tatiana Navka became interested in skating when she was five years old. She saw it on television and was inspired. In her early years, she trained as a single skater. Her coaches were Tamara Yarchevskaya and Alexander Rozhin. In 1987, she grew 14 centimeters very quickly. This growth spurt made her jumps harder. Her parents were then advised that she should try ice dancing instead.

Skating with Samvel Gezalian

In 1988, Tatiana moved to Moscow. She was invited by Russian coach Natalia Dubova. She started training at the Moskvich sports club. Her first partner was Samvel Gezalian. They first represented the Soviet Union. They won gold medals at the 1991 Skate America and 1991 Nations Cup events. After the Soviet Union ended, Navka and Gezalian decided to skate for Belarus. In 1993, they placed ninth in their first European and World Championships.

In the 1993–94 season, they won silver at the 1993 Skate Canada International. They also placed fourth at the 1993 NHK Trophy. They competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, finishing 11th. Their best World Championships result was fifth place in Chiba, Japan, in 1994. In 1994–95, they won silver at the 1994 NHK Trophy. They also achieved their best European result, fourth place, in Dortmund. Their partnership ended after the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships, where they placed seventh.

Skating with Nikolai Morozov

Navka then teamed up with Nikolai Morozov in 1996. They continued to represent Belarus. At their first practice for the 1997 World Figure Skating Championships, Morozov injured his knee. Despite this, they finished 14th. He had surgery afterward. They earned a spot in the Olympics by winning gold at the 1997 Karl Schäfer Memorial. During their free dance at the 1998 Winter Olympics, most of the lights went out. However, Navka and Morozov kept skating. They finished 16th at the Olympics in Nagano, Japan. They also placed 10th at the 1998 World Figure Skating Championships in Minneapolis. Their coaches were Alexander Zhulin and Bob Young. After the 1998 Worlds, Navka decided to end their partnership.

Skating with Roman Kostomarov

Navka then partnered with Roman Kostomarov. They started competing for Russia in the 1998–99 season. Their first coach was Natalia Linichuk. They won a bronze medal at the Russian Championships. In their first season, they competed at the World Championships, finishing 12th. After this, Linichuk decided to pair Kostomarov with another skater. Navka then became pregnant with her daughter and took a year off from skating.

In the middle of 2000, Kostomarov called Navka. He asked her to skate with him again. They were coached by Alexander Zhulin in Hackensack and Montclair, New Jersey. Navka and Kostomarov won the World title in 2004 and again in 2005. They also won three European titles from 2004 to 2006. Their biggest win was the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. At 30 years old, Tatiana became one of the oldest female figure skating Olympic champions.

Navka and Kostomarov stopped competing after the Olympics. However, they still perform together in ice shows.

Later Career and TV Shows

After retiring from competitive skating, Tatiana Navka continued to perform. She partnered with Russian celebrities in popular ice shows on Channel One Russia. She won the "Stars On Ice" show with actor Marat Basharov. She was also a runner-up in the show Ice Age with actor Ville Haapasalo. In the 2008–09 season of Ice Age, she was runner-up again with actor Vadim Kolganov.

In September 2008, Navka participated in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008. She danced with professional dancer Alexander Litvinenko. In October 2011, she became an ambassador for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Tatiana Navka's Personal Life

Tatiana Navka became a citizen of Belarus by 1994. She became a citizen of Russia by 2002. She used to live in New Jersey, USA.

In 2000, Navka married Russian ice dancer Alexander Zhulin. Their daughter, Sasha, was born in May 2000 in the United States. The couple separated in 2009 and officially divorced in July 2010.

Tatiana Navka and Russian diplomat Dmitry Peskov have a daughter named Nadezhda (Nadia). She was born in August 2014 in Russia. Dmitry Peskov is the press spokesman for Vladimir Putin. Tatiana and Dmitry had a small civil wedding in June 2015. They then had a larger wedding ceremony on August 1, 2015.

In May 2020, Navka was hospitalized because she had COVID-19.

Sanctions and Restrictions

Due to her marriage to Dmitry Peskov, Tatiana Navka has faced some international restrictions. Her husband was already on a list of people facing restrictions because of his role in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On March 11, 2022, the United States Department of the Treasury added Navka to their list of specially designated nationals. Later, on June 3, the European Union also placed restrictions on her. On November 21, New Zealand also added her to their list. The UK government also placed restrictions on her in 2022.

Competitive Highlights

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

With Kostomarov for Russia

Navka and Kostomarov at the 2004 NHK Trophy

With Morozov for Belarus

With Gezalian for Belarus and the Soviet Union

Images for kids

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  Tatiana Navka in 2006