Oľga Beständigová (born 2 May 1979) is a Slovak former competitive pair skater. With her brother, Jozef Beständig, she won nine senior international medals and eight Slovak national titles. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, five World Championships, and seven European Championships, placing as high as 7th (2001 Europeans).
Oľga Beständigová
Beständigová/Beständig at the 2005 European Championships
Beständigová retired from competition following the 2001–02 season but returned to compete with her brother again for the 2004–05 season. The pair placed 8th at the 2005 European Championships in Turin and 15th at the 2005 World Championships in Moscow. They then ended their partnership.
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Beständigová competed briefly with Vladimir Futáš in 2005 and then decided to perform in ice shows. She participated in the Turkish show Buzda Dans in the winters of 2006–07 and 2007–08. She won the second edition of the show with her partner, İlhan Mansız.[1] In 2010, Beständigová and Mansız began training in an attempt to qualify for the pairs' event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. They initially trained in Oberstdorf and Garmisch with coaches Alexander König and Stefan Zins, and later with Doug Ladret, Don Baldwin, and Tiffany Vise in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1][2] Beständigová/Mansız made their competitive debut together at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, which was also the final qualifying opportunity for the Olympics. It was Beständigová's first international competition in eight years.[3] The pair finished 19th and last in the pairs event,[4] ending their hope of skating at the Olympic Games. Their partnership ended in 2015.[5]
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^"Competition Results: Olga BESTANDIGOVA / Ilhan MANSIZ". International Skating Union. from the original on 12 January 2016.
^"Olga BESTANDIGOVA / Vladimir FUTAS: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. from the original on 22 January 2014.
^ ab. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016.
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Oľga Bestandigova born 2 May 1979 is a Slovak former competitive pair skater With her brother Jozef Bestandig she won nine senior international medals and eight Slovak national titles They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics five World Championships and seven European Championships placing as high as 7th 2001 Europeans Oľga BestandigovaBestandigova Bestandig at the 2005 European ChampionshipsBorn 1979 05 02 2 May 1979 age 44 Bratislava CzechoslovakiaHeight1 54 m 5 ft 1 in Figure skating careerCountrySlovakia Turkey 2013 15 Began skating1984Retired2015 Bestandigova competed with her boyfriend Ilhan Mansiz for Turkey from 2013 to 2015 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Partnership with Bestandig 1 2 Later career 2 Programs 2 1 With Mansiz 2 2 With Bestandig 3 Results 3 1 With Mansiz for Turkey 3 2 With Futas for Slovakia 3 3 With Bestandig for Slovakia 4 References 5 External linksCareer editPartnership with Bestandig edit Bestandigova competed for Slovakia with her brother Jozef Bestandig Their first ISU Championship was the 1997 Europeans in Paris they finished last 17th The following season they placed 12th at the 1998 Europeans in Milan and 18th at the 1998 Worlds in Minneapolis Bestandigova Bestandig achieved their highest ISU Championship result 7th at the 2001 Europeans in Bratislava They would go on to qualify for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Utah where they finished 17th Bestandigova retired from competition following the 2001 02 season but returned to compete with her brother again for the 2004 05 season The pair placed 8th at the 2005 European Championships in Turin and 15th at the 2005 World Championships in Moscow They then ended their partnership Later career edit Bestandigova competed briefly with Vladimir Futas in 2005 and then decided to perform in ice shows She participated in the Turkish show Buzda Dans in the winters of 2006 07 and 2007 08 She won the second edition of the show with her partner Ilhan Mansiz 1 In 2010 Bestandigova and Mansiz began training in an attempt to qualify for the pairs event at the 2014 Winter Olympics They initially trained in Oberstdorf and Garmisch with coaches Alexander Konig and Stefan Zins and later with Doug Ladret Don Baldwin and Tiffany Vise in Scottsdale Arizona 1 2 Bestandigova Mansiz made their competitive debut together at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy which was also the final qualifying opportunity for the Olympics It was Bestandigova s first international competition in eight years 3 The pair finished 19th and last in the pairs event 4 ending their hope of skating at the Olympic Games Their partnership ended in 2015 5 Programs editWith Mansiz edit Season Short program Free skating 2013 2014 2 To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra The Last Samurai by Hans Zimmer With Bestandig edit Season Short program Free skating 2004 2005 6 Christmas in Sarajevo by Trans Siberian Orchestra The Fifth Element by Eric Serra 2001 2002 7 Music by Michael Jackson The Fifth Element by Eric Serra 2000 2001 8 Slowly to the Sun by This is Kevin The Fifth Element by Eric SerraResults editGP Champions Series Grand Prix CS Challenger Series With Mansiz for Turkey edit nbsp Bestandigova and Mansiz in 2013 International 9 Event 2013 14 2014 15 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 9th CS Ice Challenge 8th Nebelhorn Trophy 19th Ondrej Nepela Memorial 5th Torun Cup 5th With Futas for Slovakia edit International 10 Event 2005 06 Karl Schafer Memorial 11th With Bestandig for Slovakia edit International 11 Event 95 96 96 97 97 98 98 99 99 00 00 01 01 02 04 05 Olympics 17th Worlds 18th 17th 18th 22nd 15th Europeans 17th 12th 10th 12th 7th 13th 8th GP Skate America 8th GP Sparkassen 9th GP Trophee Lalique 7th Czech Skate 4th Golden Spin 2nd 2nd 6th Karl Schafer 10th 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 8th 9th Ondrej Nepela 4th 2nd 2nd 1st Skate Israel 3rd 3rd Tallinn Cup 3rd Grand Prize SNP 3rd J National 11 Slovak Champ 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st J Junior levelReferences edit a b Bod Titanilla 9 October 2011 Olga Bestandigova and Ilhan Mansiz a crazy dream about Sochi Part 1 Absolute Skating Part 2 Part 3 a b Olga BESTANDIGOVA Ilhan MANSIZ 2013 2014 International Skating Union Archived from the original on 25 March 2014 Bod Titanilla 4 October 2013 Returning guests and Olympic dreams in Oberstdorf Absolute Skating 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy pairs result Gressner Igor 1 November 2015 Kazda telenovela sa raz skonci Every telenovela eventually comes to an end Dennik Sport in Slovak aktuality sk Olga BESTANDIGOVA Jozef BESTANDIG 2004 2005 International Skating Union Archived from the original on 25 November 2005 Olga BESTANDIGOVA Jozef BESTANDIG 2001 2002 International Skating Union Archived from the original on 2 June 2002 Olga BESTANDIGOVA Jozef BESTANDIG 2000 2001 International Skating Union Archived from the original on 19 April 2001 Competition Results Olga BESTANDIGOVA Ilhan MANSIZ International Skating Union Archived from the original on 12 January 2016 Olga BESTANDIGOVA Vladimir FUTAS 2005 2006 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