Skating Great Oksana Baiul Reportedly Selling Mansion to Ease Financial Burden

Olympic gold medalist Oksana Baiul is parting with her Shreveport, Louisiana mansion amid personal challenges and a divorce from her husband, Carlo Farina. The 47-year-old Ukrainian figure skater, renowned for her victory at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway, announced her feelings of heartbreak on Facebook regarding the sale.Baiul relocated to Shreveport in 2022 in hopes of launching a figure skating school, but the effort fell short. She conveyed, “I can’t make a living in Shreveport. I love the people, but my plans didn’t materialize. I need to be where the ice is.”Her mansion, now on the market for $1.195 million, is a restored 1925 Georgian Italianate estate encompassing approximately 6,000 square feet, featuring five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and several luxurious amenities. Baiul previously enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, boasting a net worth once estimated at $20 million, and revealed she is pursuing opportunities with the Vegas Golden Knights for skating program development.

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