Anjelika Alexeyevna Krylova (; born 4 July 1973) is a Russian retired ice dancer. With partner Oleg Ovsyannikov, she is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time (1998, 1999) World champion. She currently works as a coach and choreographer in Moscow, Russia.

Competitive career In her early career, Anjelika Krylova skated with Vladimir Leliukh and Vladimir Fedorov. With Fedorov, she won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships and was sixth at the 1994 Olympics.

In mid-1994, Krylova teamed up with Oleg Ovsyannikov. That same year they moved with their coaches Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov to Newark, Delaware. Krylova injured her back in training shortly before they were set to leave for 1994 Skate America. The rink workers had forgot to close the gate and she stumbled as she skated backward. Aggravated by intense training, the injury would plague her throughout her career.

In their first season together, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won the Russian national title and took bronze at the European Championship. They were fifth at the World Championships.

During the 1995–96 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won silver at Skate America and gold at Nations Cup to qualify for the Champions Series Final (later renamed the Grand Prix Final) where they took silver. They also won silver at the Russian, European and World Championships. They were second at these events to Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov.

During the 1996–97 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won three gold medals on the Champions Series at Skate America, Nations Cup and Cup of Russia. They qualified for the Champions Series Final in Canada where they were placed second to Canadians Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz. Krylova and Ovsyannikov won the silver medal at the European and World Championships, second at both events to Grishuk and Platov.

During the 1997–98 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won gold medals at Nations Cup and Cup of Russia but did not compete at the Champions Series Final. They won silver at the European Championships and followed it up with silver at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. They were second at both events to Grishuk and Platov who retired after the Olympics. At the 1998 World Championships, they won their first World title ahead of Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat. They used music from the opera Carmen for their free skate. Figure skating writer and historian Ellyn Kestnbaum called it "a dramatic interpretation" and said that it included many hunched-over and distorted angled positions, as well as "over-the-top" facial expressions, especially from Ovsianmikov. Kestnbaum stated that the program "seemed to depict a struggle or sexual encounter in which she retained the upper hand". Kestnbaum also reported that one reporter called the program "an updated, playful version of Carmen".

During the 1998–99 season, Krylova and Ovsyannikov won gold at Sparkassen Cup (formerly Nations Cup) and Cup of Russia to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. They won the title ahead of Anissina and Peizerat. They won their first European title and then capped off their career with their second World title.

Krylova and Ovsyannikov were planning to compete the following season and had prepared programs and costumes, however, doctors advised her to retire due to a risk of paralysis stemming from her back problem. She suggested that he team up with another skater but he declined. After a year, she felt more confident and they began performing in the less demanding world of professional skating. They won the 2001 World Professional title.

Coaching career After ending her career, Krylova became a figure skating coach and choreographer alongside Pasquale Camerlengo. They worked for a year in Berlin, Germany, and in 2006, moved to work at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In 2018, Krylova moved to Moscow, Russia, to coach with Albena Denkova, Maxim Staviski, and her former partner Oleg Ovsyannikov.

Her current and former students include: Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell Vasilisa Kaganovskaia / Valeriy Angelopol Vasilisa Kaganovskaia / Maxim Nekrasov Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Adeliia Petrosian

Krylova, along with Giuseppe Arena, also choreographed Johnny Weir's Doctor Zhivago program.

Personal life From 1994, Krylova resided mainly in Delaware, with some time also in Europe, before moving to Detroit, Michigan in 2006. She is a quarter Uzbek through her grandmother who married her Russian grandfather. She and Pasquale Camerlengo have two children, Stella, born in July 2005, and Anthony, born in September 2007.

Programs Eligible career with Ovsyannikov: Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition 1998–1999 Waltz: Brindisi (from La traviata) by Giuseppe Verdi vocals by Luciano Pavarotti Tabalat and Bastem by Bellu Dance With Amany Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore 1997–1998 Jive: Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days by Louis Prima & the Witnesses Carmen Suite by Georges Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona 1996–1997 Tango: Black Eyes by Feodor Chaliapin Masquerade Waltz by Aram Khachaturian Tosca by Giacomo Puccini 1995–1996 Paso doble: España cañí performed by Sergei Shushko Unknown Russian folk music 1994–1995 Quickstep: Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman Fiesta Flamenca by Salvador Bacarisse and Kelly

Show/professional career with Ovsyannikov: Season Programs 2002–2004 Cleopatra & Caesar

Ave Maria 2001–2002 Doctor Zhivago by Maurice Jarre

The Last of the Mohicans by Trevor Jones, Randy Edelman 2000–2001 Ave Maria

Gladiator by Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff performed by the London Symphony Orchestra

Competitive highlights With Ovsyannikov International Event 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Winter Olympics 2nd World Championships 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st European Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st Champions Series/Grand Prix Final 2nd 2nd 1st GP Cup of Russia 1st 1st 1st GP Nations Cup/Sparkassen Cup 1st 1st 1st 1st GP Skate America 2nd 1st Goodwill Games 1st Centennial On Ice 2nd National Russian Championships 1st 2nd 1st 1st GP = Part of Champions Series from 1995; renamed Grand Prix in 1998

With Fedorov International Event 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Winter Olympics 6th World Championships 3rd WD European Championships 4th 6th International de Paris 1st Nations Cup 1st NHK Trophy 2nd National Russian Championships 1st 1st Soviet Championships 2nd WD = Withdrew

With Leliukh International Event 1989–90 1990–91 International de Paris 1st 3rd Skate Electric 1st Danse sur Glace de Grenoble 3rd

References

External links

Official website: Krylova & Ovsyannikov