Viktor Petrenko Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Odessa, with state-of-the-art medical technology. In October 2003, Petrenko organized a second "Viktory for Kids" show, this time in Danbury, Connecticut. In addition to Petrenko, the show included Olympic champions Ekaterina Gordeeva (with her daughter, Daria Grinkova [Petrenko's goddaughter]), Ilia Kulik, Evgeni Plushenko, Brian Boitano, and Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dimitriev. In January 2004, Petrenko was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) after crashing his car into a utility pole in Connecticut and refusing to take a breathalyzer test. His record was cleared after he completed an adult alcohol education program. Petrenko, wife Nina and mother-in-law Zmievskaya left the International Skating Center of Connecticut in 2005 and moved to New Jersey, where they began coaching together at the Ice Vault Arena in Wayne. They have coached American men's figure skater Johnny Weir since the summer of 2007. Petrenko toured as a performing skater with the US company of Champions on Ice for a record twenty seasons, until COI went out of business after the 2007 season. He is an ISU Technical Specialist for Ukraine and was the Assistant Technical Specialist for the men's event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. In June 2008, he was elected to the Presidium of the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. In 2022, amidst Ukraine's ongoing war against Russia, Petrenko was fired from his post as vice president of the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation (UFFK) and expelled from the organization for taking part in an event in Russia that was organized by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's wife, Tatyana Navka. Programs Results References External links Athlete Profile - Petrenko Champions on Ice Navigation 1969 births Living people Soviet male single skaters Ukrainian male single skaters Olympic figure skaters of the Soviet Union Olympic figure skaters of the Unified Team Olympic figure skaters of Ukraine Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union International Skating Union technical specialists Spartak athletes Sportspeople from Odesa Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games K. D. Ushinsky South