Viktor Petrenko

Viktor Vasyliovych Petrenko (; born 27 June 1969) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Ukraine during his career. He is the 1992 Olympic Champion for the Unified Team. Petrenko became the first flagbearer for Ukraine.

Petrenko moved to the United States in 1994 with his family and associates, living first in Simbury, Connecticut, the site of an international skating center. He works as an International Skating Union (ISU) Technical Specialist, tours professionally, and coaches figure skating.

Early life Viktor Petrenko was born in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, the first of two sons born to engineers Tamara and Vasyl Petrenko. They both got involved in ice skating, training and competing from a young age. His younger brother Vladimir Petrenko also became a competitive skater and the 1986 World Junior champion. They have coached American men's figure skater Johnny Weir since the summer of 2007. In June 2008, he was elected to the Presidium of the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation.

Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 1993-1994 Toreador Song from Carmen by Georges Bizet "La donna è mobile" from "Rigoletto," "Ah forse è lui" from "La Traviata," both by Giuseppe Verdi Baila Miby Gipsy Kings 1991-1992 Carmen by Georges Bizet Raymond overtureby Thomas Le Cid ballet music by Jules Massenet Waltz op.64 No.2 by Frédéric Chopin I Vespi Siciliani overtureby Giuseppe VerdiLet's Twist Againby Chubby Checker 1987-1988 Flames of Parisby Boris Asafyev Don Quixoteby Ludwig Minkus Ave Mariaby Schubert

Results International Event 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 93–94 Olympics 3rd 1st 4th Worlds 9th 5th 6th 3rd 6th 2nd 2nd 1st Europeans 6th 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 1st Goodwill Games 2nd Skate America 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st Skate Canada 3rd 2nd Nations Cup 2nd 1st NHK Trophy 3rd 1st 1st Moscow News 3rd St. Ivel 2nd International: Junior Junior Worlds 1st National Ukrainian Champ. 1st Soviet Champ. 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd