▁Olympic ▁medal ist ▁( 1 9 9 4 ▁silver , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁bronze ), ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁World ▁champion , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁European ▁champion . ▁They ▁also ▁won ▁gold ▁med als ▁at ▁Sk ate ▁America , ▁N H K ▁Tro phy , ▁Nations ▁Cup , ▁and ▁Winter ▁Univers ia de . ▁They ▁represented ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁the ▁Un ified ▁Team , ▁and ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁May a ▁U so va ▁initially ▁competed ▁with ▁Alex ei ▁B atal ov . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nine , ▁she ▁moved ▁from ▁G ork y ▁to ▁Moscow ▁to ▁train ▁with ▁coach ▁Natal ia ▁Dub ova . ▁Dub ova ▁pa ired ▁her ▁with ▁Alexander ▁Zh ul in ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁they ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Championships , ▁placing ▁fourth . ▁The ▁next ▁season , ▁they ▁won ▁silver ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁England ▁and ▁silver ▁in ▁their ▁World ▁Championships ▁debut , ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁They ▁maintained ▁their ▁silver ▁medal ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁with ▁a ▁silver ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁European ▁Figure ▁Sk ating ▁Championships , ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁dropped ▁behind ▁the ▁Duch ens ays ▁to ▁third ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁World ▁Figure ▁Sk ating ▁Championships ▁in ▁Hal if ax . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁third ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1