Olympic Gold Medalist Oksana Baiul Interview w/ Tim Estiloz for Spiel On Entertainment

Entertainment / Feature reporter Tim Estiloz interviews 1994 World Figure Skating Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Oksana Baiul - about her skating experiences, winning her gold medal and her wonderful current role as a mother. This interview originally aired on The Spiel - Lifestyle and entertainment show www.SpielOn.com in June 2021 / Growing Media Productions

[@toms3664]

Lady is a legend will never be forgotten

[@ravensrolltop]

The thought- Whatever happened to Oksana Baiul? just popped into my head. Really glad to see her in a healthy happy place with her life and family.

[@wendyfrench8042]

She’s a superstar - she looks like her mom. I remember when she won - I’m from the USA and it didn’t matter- I was so happy for her.

[@whipchick90]

Same here!!

[@qrlee6762]

When I feel depressed, I watch her skating. Mastering swan movements. She transformed into one.

[@charliereed9925]

Nobody like the great Oksana. She was a pure piece of ART on ice 🏆👏

[@jm1657]

Truly gifted artist on the ice. I was thrilled when she won the Olympics; I felt her performance deserved it.

[@ROCKDEES1]

She lost her mom around the age of 13. You can tell it still pains her and she remembers her with great fondness. Love Oksana!

[@demirus32]

That sigh at the end and the look in her eyes when she talked about her Mom. I wanted to give her a hug.

[@margaretbellanger5820]

My daughter and I still remember her performance at Lillehammer. She looked like a beautiful ballerina. Congratulations on your daughter Sophia.

[@aii1717]

Sofia is just so adorable omg!!!

[@tiffyjade690]

There has been many beautiful and talented Figure Skaters, But Oksana, during her prime, was absolutely a very beautiful and mesmerizing Figure Skater. She was just different than all the other Figure Skaters, her movements is just beautiful on the ice. Her 1994 Olympics program is one of the best of all the Olympics figure skating programs, just so mesmerizing. Oksana, yeah she had some personal problems to deal with, But I think Oksana Baiul is one of the best Figure Skaters of all times and definitely one of my favorite Figure Skaters of all times.

[@darquequeen2323]

The It factor. 😄 You knew she had something good cooking when she took the ice.

[@sanemataitusi14]

So glad to see Oksana still around and having an upcoming future Gold medalist on her hands.

[@sheilag.834]

The best figure skater ever! She's my favorite. Nice to see she's doing well.

[@Majesticmama]

Nice interview! I wanted to see how she was doing. She seems happy and so that makes me happy!

[@helenahayes6150]

That is such wonderful advice for everything else in life. Dont try to compete with anyone else, just try to better yourself. I found it got me so much further in life. Plus it made me a lot less stressed.

[@BiologicalClock]

She looks so healthy and happy! I know she's had a hard life, so I'm glad that she seems to be doing well. 😊

[@Grizzlied555]

She was an amazing skater, ice dancer, performer.

[@hamilcross]

she is one of my favorite skaters of all time… i love her daughter’s enthusiasm for skating!! oksana’s reaction to 120% was fantastic hahaha i’m happy the two of them are happy

[@bholyoak1]

The absolute best of all time! I have always loved Oksana and think she is and always will be the greatest of all time!

[@TressBraga]

She speaks so poetically! She should look into writing literature, like poetry. For example, I wasn't sure at first why she brought up the "bright lights" at the Olympics. However, when she tied it up w/ the same bright lights she saw in the operating room -- basically saying it was an omen that her life was about to change -- it gave me goosebumps!

[@kimberleyheadland927]

Hello and thank you for sharing this ………. What a beautiful lady Oksana Baiui is 💕 and her daughter she’s so sweet Oksana was one of the best skaters of her day⛸⛸⛸⛸…………..Kim🇬🇧.

[@hikesystem7721]

I love Oksana, and I love her beautiful skating . I'll always remember her skating the most beautiful program I have ever seen, in the black swan ballerina dress at the Olympics . She is so graceful and expressive, a true artist.

[@marynamurray9385]

She is an absolute sweet-heart and brilliant skater!

[@kingmeech5238]

Oksana you are the heart and soul of figure skating...I literary tear up every time I watch you skate...such a beautiful skater beautiful heart....#oksanalifetimemovie❤

[@Serafina7]

She is so sweet! God bless her 💖

[@shodannadohs4045]

Legendary Skater.

[@venuzmodeling6749]

I’m so glad she seems to be doing better! 💕💕💕

[@manfredfinch]

It's wonderful to see her with her daughter.

[@icesk8er]

Wonderful interview😀

[@lilymae7516]

Oksana gives amazing advice to her children. Compete with yourself, not with others.

[@sophiareinbergs8730]

I love Oksana Baiul so much. I also love the way she skates. My favorite number by her was the arabian style skate with the lamp and the purple outfit. That was spectacular. I am sorry about Ukraine . I am praying for my brothers and sister in Ukraine. we are alll the same. I love you guys.

[@darquequeen2323]

Yeah, that one was beautiful. 👍🏼🥰⛸

[@WickedlyMe328]

I remember Oksana skating after Sergei Grinkov passed away and how she had the hardest time skating. I saw her skate at the Celebration of Life and I cried watching her knowing she had lost another person close to her in her life. It’s great to see her happy. Her daughter is beautiful.

[@wendyfrench8042]

I had no idea that even happened. Or I can’t remember - very possible. How sad.

[@YohaniyChatlan]

Оксана Баюл подарила незабываемые мгновения на олимпиаде 94. Когда она стояла на пьедестале, дыхание захватывало.

[@lidu6363]

She had such an incredible control and elegance! I don't think that today's 'quad-jumping wonders' can hold a candle to her.

[@e.h.913]

👍👍 true They haven t the elegance, the charisma and originality what Oksana has ('4jumps-wonder') hihi. We don t need to see 4 jumps but dance on ice with jumps ⛸⛸

[@darquequeen2323]

@@e.h.913 Those kids aren’t allowed the time to properly settle into having a woman’s body and really appreciate the power of a mature physique. So sad to see them being used up like that.

[@wendyfrench8042]

@@darquequeen2323I’m confused what you mean.

[@siegfriedkarner5200]

A lovely lady, the best of all times!

[@unknown-lf6zx]

Awe isn’t she lovely. So happy she’s well now

[@NanWellins]

Nobody ever equaled her artistry... except maybe Sasha Cohen and now Kamila. I know Nancy Kerrigan felt she deserved the medal ...she was wrong. She was a skater by the numbers. Oksana had magic. You can't fake that.

[@230608grace]

I loved her and also Peggy Fleming

[@maryshaffer8557]

Oksana was sheer magic on the ice. I still have my 1994 vcr tape that includes her lovely and glorious gold medal-winning performance. I loved her pink and raspberry costume she wore in the long program (free skate).

[@wendyfrench8042]

Nancy gave her the stink eye big t - poor sport!

[@davidwesley2525]

​@@wendyfrench8042 Poor Sport Is a Major Understatement for Nancy Kerrigan. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@wendyfrench8042]

@@davidwesley2525 agreed. She acted like an entitled spoiled brat who couldn’t believe had the audacity to steal her “guaranteed” win. Poor little baby-boo Kerrigan.

[@heavenlyguitar5913]

Glad she is doing well.

[@SarrahJaane]

The story of the lights got me like... 😭 I like this lady.

[@baddogma]

I had the biggest crush on Oksana, I studied her language to be able to say I loved her, lol........but I forgot English when she signed her autograph. I wish her the best always.

[@charlesbuhr9567]

Oksana is charming & her little girl is so sweet & pretty. Her little one said, I like it one hundred & twenty percentage. So cute. Pamela

[@GaryWattsWorks]

Very touching story.

[@missymoonwillow6545]

I wish this beautiful angel of the ice, all the happiness in the world. God bless and protect her daughter through this life. To Oksana, Thank you for performing with such grace and discipline for us, and being a bright shiny light for me when you won the olympics. I was 13 years old, and so annoyed with the politics, and then you just blew it all away into stardust. Can't thank you enough. God bless you always.

[@wendyfrench8042]

I was 24 and remember thinking she blew them out if the water and seemed to come out of nowhere. She was better off not understanding the drama going on.

[@gerzoe5983]

Aw, her lil girl is so sweet like her!

[@beatapaolicchi4049]

I love you Oksana as much as l 💕 your daughter . God luck girl!.

[@user-si5pt2jo7v]

Оксана - большой талант ✨

[@seahorse251]

Oksana so nice to see you🥰 I will never forget the day you won the gold metal. I was going to school in Seattle and watching with a few classmates in 1994. Then in 1996 I moved and bought a house. You are truly blessed 🙌 💛

[@Beef.Nachos]

SO HUMBLE! I LOVE OKSANA!

[@Crissy_tina]

Thank you for posting an update. ... Wow 👏 costume & makeup 💄 change in the middle of you interview.😉

[@thalia702]

Soy fan desde los 90s d Oksana

[@jW-qx4qd]

a true champion

[@nikkaly2908]

👏👏👏Oksana Baiul💕

[@TaniaTiana]

Beautiful lady)

[@terezatroster1258]

She is incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ashleytrueblood2200]

Still sweet and brave

[@ducvo4160]

Adorable Oksana. Love u.

[@seattlejayde]

Wow what an awesome person

[@sneza-mreza-storys]

I love you Oxana

[@lifetimevents3726]

Thanks 👍 for sharing this Tim my Ukrainian Grandmother looking down smiling as well Tim

[@TimEstiloz]

My pleasure

[@lorraine5558]

Oksana ❤️

[@lissalives1]

I didn’t recognize her. Wow.

[@dallasjones8185]

She seems very sweet.

[@heidibower2538]

She does. Her daughter is so cute too.

[@christopherchannelmarlo3227]

Congrats 🎈 Oksana how time has done you wonderful now you have your own beautiful baby girl 👧 a blessing from the Lord God just for you . Please share her with Gallina and her daughter as they did for you would be appropriate. You were a wonderful young lady and I am sure your daughter will be too. ❤️🇯🇲🇳🇴♥️🥰

[@user-jz1oy8qr3s]

Оксана вы родились в Советском Союзе !!

[@rtq4565]

Siempre bella Oksana

[@brentbeatty4171]

Watching Messianic Family United on facebook….I remembered your success….Oksana

[@karalynne7616]

Why did her hair and outfit suddenly change mid-interview? So odd and suprised nobody else has commented yet on that fact🧐🤔

[@fruitgum9619]

Hmm, maybe she had to do something the first time and the finished it a different day? Slightly odd they wouldn't mention it though lol

[@SheepofTheShepherd-nu3lz]

Editing 😂

[@karalynne7616]

I obviously viewed it "wrong" thinking it was originally a livestream, so wouldn't expect a clothing change. But yea, guess so🤷‍♀️😅

[@SheepofTheShepherd-nu3lz]

@@karalynne7616 I'm sure they mean well 🤔😉

[@vivianbelissima]

Brava!

[@brianbelton3605]

We all pray for the Ukraine land

[@kenmoreSF]

that daughter of hers is super smart.

[@leonelagabrielareynagalira7983]

Sería genial una versión en traducción en español

[@marikaliljeroos1135]

❤

[@dustinnunez5077]

I hade a crush on her I wanted to marry her

[@ChanteMcCormick]

She's 43 but she looks so much older.

[@saidarafi9050]

👍

[@southtxgal9077]

She has had a rough life. Losing her parents so young, focusing in an Olympic career and also struggled with alcoholism. That can take its toll on a body.

[@ctruth6185]

@@southtxgal9077 The drinking lasted about 2 years. Oksana beat alcohol not sure her addiction was extreme. Nope Crohn's disease is a lot harder. She's managing that well. Good on her she's in a peaceful place she had to fight for it. Sophia is a cutie & seems outgoing.

[@hopemoon9172]

She looked older at the Olympics too probably because she's always had a hard life. However, her eyes are youthful and glowing. Eyes are always a good indicator of age. Beauty Products keep you skin from sagging, but they only do so much to stop the skin from thinning and drying. You can tell her skin is thick and youthful.

[@Crissy_tina]

She looks very classy & beautiful.

[@aliciakeeney1305]

Wow..Oksana's English is so good! I recall when she won the Olympics, she could barely speak English

[@ponylovermadden4560]

uh that was 30 years ago sheesh

[@lilliehalumi8770]

OMG, what happened to her face?

[@davidwesley2525]

I find it hard to believe that skating Legend Katarina Witt never got married , I had a Hugh Crush on Her & very much wanted to marry Her.

[@wendyfrench8042]

She didn’t? I lost track of everyone - now I can go down a rabbit hole and read everything about them all.

[@marry-louise5108]

Omg… I only got it was her when the video ended… During the video I thought it was some first speaker before Oksana comes.

[@DenCon143]

Good grief, must every interviewer always ask the same questions? Don't they have anything other than her Olympic experience to ask her? How about, is she teaching her daughter Sophia to speak Russian? Why did Oksana choose to live in the US instead of Ukraine or elsewhere, was it because there were more financial opportunities here?

[@frankt285]

I was expecting to hear different questions....

[@TimEstiloz]

… We did a much longer interview w/ many of the more substantive questions you would like to hear - and much more. … This brief interview had a limited amount of time for the broadcast and I /we needed to focus on more general questions. … The longer, more detailed interview you desire will be posted this Spring 2022. Subscribe so you can be notified when it’s posted.

[@TimEstiloz]

… We did a much longer interview w/ many of the more substantive questions you would like to hear - and much more. … This brief interview had a limited amount of time for the broadcast and I /we needed to focus on more general questions. … The longer, more detailed interview you desire will be posted this Spring 2022. Subscribe so you can be notified when it’s posted.

[@bethanycook8430]

She has had some work done on her face

[@sporthifondation2546]

Дорогі брате і сестрице Ви потужні школи сили Скажіть, що у вас сила знищити Росію Людина в Україні залишила живу руку і покращує життя своїх земляків. Не відмовляйтеся від нашої країни, нашої культури, нашої землі, нашого життя. Джай Україна.

[@reformer6666]

Please get her thoughts on Russian invading Ukraine.

[@user-zo6hg7dm2p]

Переведите😂

[@user-zo6hg7dm2p]

Америка использует их. А они и рады😂

[@amath314]

Боже, ей в этом видео всего 43 года, а выглядит она на не меньше 60.

[@Lauralaey5]

She looks better as a blonde

[@Uklown777]

irrelevant comment

[@SuzyQVeganBeauty]

She did not age well , she was the youngest the but she looks the oldest now ; she is still a legend

[@CrystalM1917]

She had a rough childhood/young adulthood and really had no one to depend on.

[@Crissy_tina]

She looks beautiful 😍.

[@davidwesley2525]

I think Katarina Witt has aged well at age 56 , I'm 3 months younger than Her.

[@TimEstiloz]

She has aged beautifully. You need to see more photos of her today. Oksana is truly beautiful. And yes, she is still a legend.

[@mynameislisa2281]

Why even say something like that.

[@ls-tale7877]

сколько кривляния.... Естественности ноль... Такой типаж - в рыбном ряду на Привозе встретишь и не отличишь от других торговок.

[@AdvantageYT]

what?? zagitova is even better than her. you people must be what is called.. old school

[@cynthiajones4332]

if you die today will you go to heaven? Have you ever lied, stolen, hated, used God's name as a curse word (O-M-G)? According to God's law, you're guilty, your headed for hell, ignorance will not be an excuse... But wait, God loves you, he made a way out for you. God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him will not die but have everlasting life. John 3:16 Please think about your eternal life, believe and repent, Love Y'all

[@ponylovermadden4560]

why don't you go thump your bible on a bible channel and leave us sinners the HELL alone???

[@baddogma]

God is pretend, grow up.

[@wendyfrench8042]

I believe in God and totally know what you’re saying. It’s a gift to everyone, they just have to receive it - pretty simple.

[@mr.disney4740]

She lost her good looks..and aged fast !☹