Olga Bestandigova

March 2, 1979

Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia

They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, five World Championships, and seven European Championships, placing as high as 7th (2001 Europeans). Beständigová competed with İlhan Mansız for Turkey from 2013 to 2015. Partnership with Beständig The following season, they placed 12th at the 1998 Europeans in Milan and 18th at the 1998 Worlds in Minneapolis. They would go on to qualify for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they finished 17th. 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 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 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. 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. Beständigová/Mansız made their competitive debut together at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, which was also the final qualifying opportunity for the Olympics. lieutenant was Beständigová"s first international competition in eight years. The pair finished 19th and last in the pairs event, ending their hope of skating at the Olympic Games. Their partnership ended in 2015. With Mansız With Beständig General Practice: Champions Series/Grand Prix. CS: Challenger Series With Mansız for Turkey With Futáš for Slovakia With Beständig for Slovakia.

Olga Bestandigova

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Education

Their first International Skating Union Championship was the 1997 Europeans in Paris. They finished last (17th).

Career

They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, five World Championships, and seven European Championships, placing as high as 7th (2001 Europeans). Beständigová competed with İlhan Mansız for Turkey from 2013 to 2015. Partnership with Beständig

The following season, they placed 12th at the 1998 Europeans in Milan and 18th at the 1998 Worlds in Minneapolis.

They would go on to qualify for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they finished 17th.

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

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 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.

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. Beständigová/Mansız made their competitive debut together at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, which was also the final qualifying opportunity for the Olympics. lieutenant was Beständigová"s first international competition in eight years.

The pair finished 19th and last in the pairs event, ending their hope of skating at the Olympic Games.

Their partnership ended in 2015. With Mansız

With Beständig

General Practice: Champions Series/Grand Prix.

CS: Challenger Series

With Mansız for Turkey

With Futáš for Slovakia

With Beständig for Slovakia.

Achievements

With her brother, Jozef Beständig, she won nine senior international medals and eight Slovak national titles. Beständigová/Beständig achieved their highest International Skating Union Championship result, 7th, at the 2001 Europeans in Bratislava. She won the second edition of the show with her partner, İlhan Mansız.

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