Karina Smirnoff (russian: Карина Смирнова, links=no; born January 2, 1978) is a Soviet-born American professional

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of Ukrainian origins. She is known as a professional dancer on ''

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,'' where she won the thirteenth season with army veteran and soap opera star

J. R. Martinez Jose Rene Martinez (born June 14, 1983) is an American actor, motivational speaker, and former U.S. Army soldier. Starting in 2008, he played the role of Brot Monroe on the ABC daytime drama ''All My Children''. He is the winner of Season 13 of ...

. She has also won two runner-up titles, a semifinal title, and several quarterfinal titles. She is a five-time U.S. National Champion, World Trophy Champion, and Asian Open Champion. She has won the title at the UK Open, is a three-time champion at the US Open, two-time champion at the Asian Open, five-time champion at the Dutch Open, and five-time US National Professional Champion. She has taken second at the British Open Blackpool Dance Festival, and the first woman to reach the British Professional Final with three different partners, and surpassed her own distinction by being the only woman to have made the final with four different partners between 1999 - 2006.

Early life

Karina Smirnoff was born in

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, and is of half-

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and half-

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descent. At 11, she began competing in

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. She chose to pursue ballroom dancing. In 1993, Smirnoff immigrated to the United States.

Education

Smirnoff attended multiple schools, including Nerinx Hall High School in St. Louis and Christopher Columbus High School in

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. She finally graduated from the

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. Smirnoff graduated from

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with a double major in economics and information system programming.

Career

Early in Smirnoff's dancing career, she and Roman Nabatov competed as an amateur couple for USA. They ended their dance partnership in January 1997. Smirnoff soon after started dancing with

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in October 1998 as a professional couple for England; this partnership ended in July 1999. Immediately, Louis Van Amstel and Karina Smirnoff, in July 1999, entered a professional dance partnership, representing the U.S.A; the partnership ended in December 2000. From January 2001 to September 2005, Smirnoff was in a dance partnership with

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's dance partner. She also released a fitness DVD, Shape Up With Karina Smirnoff. Her last professional partner recorded in competitions was Dmitri Timokhin representing Russia in October 2005. They won first place at the 2006 Grand-Prix Dynamo in Moscow. They finished dancing together in June 2006. Smirnoff was the project manager/director of a dancing event entitled "Day & Night", held on November 18, 2006 at the Hollywood & Highlands Grand Ballroom. She guest starred as Madame Escajeda in an episode of ''

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''. She is featured in a nude pictorial in the May 2011 American issue of ''

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'' magazine. In November 2016, it was announced that Smirnoff would be joining the cast of E! reality series ''

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'' for its second season.

''Dancing with the Stars''

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Smirnoff was a performer on the third season of the ABC series ''

'' with celebrity partner

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. They finished in second place, losing to the team of

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and

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. Smirnoff returned to the show on March 19, 2007 for Season 4, this time partnered with

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, country singer and ''

'' star. The pair was the seventh to be eliminated from the competition on May 8, 2007. Her partner for Season 5 of the show was current five-division world champion boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. On October 16, 2007, Karina and Floyd were the fourth couple eliminated from competition and came in 9th place. She returned for Season 6, partnered with singer

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and finished in 5th place. In Season 7, she was partnered with chef

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and they were the fourth pair to be eliminated with a finish of 9th place for the second time. For the eighth season, Smirnoff's partner was Apple Inc. co-founder

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. They were eliminated in the fourth round on March 31, 2009, along with

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and her partner

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. For the ninth season, she was partnered with singer

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. They were eliminated on November 10, 2009, placing fifth. In the eleventh season, she was partnered with The Situation from MTV's reality TV show ''

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''. They were eliminated in the fourth week. In the twelfth season of

, she was partnered with movie star

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. They were eliminated in the semi-finals. Smirnoff appeared on the thirteenth season of ''Dancing with the Stars'', where she was partnered with ''

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'' actor

. Smirnoff and Martinez ended up winning the competition against

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and his partner

Ricki Lake Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film ''Hairspray'', for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for B ...

and her partner

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. This was the first time Smirnoff had advanced to the finals since her inaugural season in

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with Mario López. For the fourteenth season of ''Dancing With The Stars'', Karina was partnered with singer

Gavin DeGraw Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album ''Chariot'' (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB drama series '' One Tree ...

. They were eliminated in week 5. For the fifteenth season, she was partnered with season four winner,

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and ended up placing 5th. For the sixteenth season, she is partnered with NFL star Jacoby Jones. Smirnoff became injured when she was performing a flip with partner Jones during rehearsals for their week 9 Lindy hop. The couple was able to reach finals but came in third place losing to

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and

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who took second and first place respectively. For season 17 she was partnered with former ''

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'' actor

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and landed in second place behind

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and

. For season 18, she was partnered with former NHL player

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. They were the second couple eliminated in a double elimination on Week 2. This marked Smirnoff's earliest exit of the competition. For season 19 she was paired with UFC fighter and actor

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. They were eliminated in week 3, finishing in 11th place. After taking a one-season break, Smirnoff returned for season 21 and was paired with professional jockey,

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. The couple was eliminated on Week 2 and finished in 12th place. For season 22, she was partnered with former NFL quarterback

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. They were eliminated on week 6 of competition and finished in 9th place.

Performances

With
Mario Lopez Mario Lopez (born October 10, 1973) is an American actor and television host. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on '' Saved by the Bell'', '' Saved by the Bell ...
(Season 3) 27.6

With
Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and ...
(Season 4) 19.0

With Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Season 5) 20.8

With
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(Season 6) 25.4

With
Rocco DiSpirito Rocco DiSpirito (born November 19, 1966) is an American chef and reality television personality based in New York City, known for starring in the program '' The Restaurant''. Early life and education DiSpirito was born in Queens, New York. He gr ...
(Season 7) 17.8

*Would have been eliminated, but was not after

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suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from competition.

With
Steve Wozniak Stephen Gary Wozniak (; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname "Woz", is an American electronics engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, inventor, and entrepreneur, technology entrepreneur. In 1976, with business partner Steve ...
(Season 8) 13.0

With
Aaron Carter Aaron Charles Carter (December 7, 1987November 5, 2022) was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of th ...
(Season 9) 24.0

*Score was awarded by stand-in judge

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With Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino (Season 11)

*Season average: 16.2; placed 9th *As part of acoustic music/double-scoring week, the judges had to give scores for both technical and performance.

With
Ralph Macchio Ralph George Macchio Jr. ( ; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in three '' Karate Kid'' films and in '' Cobra Kai'', a sequel television series. He also played Johnny Cade in '' The Outsider ...
(Season 12)

*Season average: 23.4; placed 4th *Additional scores for Week 7 were awarded by guest judge Donnie Burns.

With
J.R. Martinez Jose Rene Martinez (born June 14, 1983) is an American actor, motivational speaker, and former U.S. Army soldier. Starting in 2008, he played the role of Brot Monroe on the ABC daytime drama ''All My Children''. He is the winner of Season 13 ...
(Season 13)

*Season average: 26.4; placed 1st

With
Gavin DeGraw Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album ''Chariot'' (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB drama series '' One Tree ...
(Season 14)

*Season average: 21.4; placed 9th

With
Apolo Anton Ohno Apolo Anton Ohno (; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno is the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics ...
(Season 15)

*Season average: 27.3; placed 5th *The additional score for Week 4 was awarded by guest judge

Paula Abdul Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographe ...

. *The dancer Ohno and Smirnoff chose for the Trio Challenge was Sasha Farber.

With Jacoby Jones (Season 16)

*Season average: 25.6; placed 3rd *For the 'Len's Side-by-Side Challenge', Jones and Smirnoff chose

Maksim Chmerkovskiy Maksim "Maks" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy ( uk, Максим Олександрович Чмерковський ; born January 17, 1980) is a Ukrainian-American Latin–ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is widely known ...

and

Anna Trebunskaya Anna Trebunskaya (russian: Анна Требунская; born 28 December 1980) is a Russian born American professional ballroom and Latin dancer, known for her appearances on ''Dancing with the Stars''. She now lives in Los Angeles and dances ...

to dance alongside them. *The dancer Jones and Smirnoff chose for the Trio Challenge was

With
Corbin Bleu Corbin Bleu Reivers (; born February 21, 1989), known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor and singer. He made his acting debut in the 2004 adventure comedy film '' Catch That Kid''. He has since appeared in the Discovery Kids d ...
(Season 17) 27.4

Season 17 – Celebrity partner:

; Season average: 27.4; placed 2nd *Week 4 score was given by

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. *Week 8 score was given by

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. *The dancer Bleu and Smirnoff chose for the Trio Challenge was

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. *Additional score for Week 10 was awarded by guest judge

With
Sean Avery Sean Christopher Avery (born April 10, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), he played left wing for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers and Da ...
(Season 18) 20.5

Season 18 – Celebrity partner:

; Season average: 20.5; placed 11th

With
Randy Couture Randall Duane Couture (; born June 22, 1963) is an American actor, former U.S. Army sergeant, former mixed martial artist and former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler. During his tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), he bec ...
(Season 19) 28.3

Season 19 – Celebrity partner:

; Season average: 28.3; placed 11th *Week 3 score was awarded by

Kevin Hart Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor. Originally known as a stand-up comedian, he has since starred in Hollywood films and on TV. He has also released several well-received comedy albums. After winning se ...

in place of

Len Goodman Leonard Gordon Goodman (born 25 April 1944) is an English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He has appeared as head judge on the television dance programmes ''Strictly Come Dancing'', a programme where various celebrities c ...

With
Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza (born May 23, 1972) is a Mexican jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing who won the Triple Crown in 2015 on American Pharoah. He began riding in his native Mexico and went on to compete at racetracks in California. He has w ...
(Season 21) 17.3

Season 21 – Celebrity partner:

; Season average: 17.3; placed: 12th

With
Doug Flutie Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former football quarterback whose professional career spanned 21 seasons. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CF ...
(Season 22) 19.2

Season 22 – Celebrity partner:

; Season average:19.2; placed: 9th ¹ Score given by guest judge

.
² For this week only, as part of "America's Switch Up", Flutie performed with

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instead of Smirnoff. Smirnoff performed with Antonio Brown.
³ Score given by guest judge

Personal life

Smirnoff grew up as an only child. Her parents own a liquor store in Staten Island. She has an American Staffordshire Terrier dog named Randy. She was engaged to fellow DWTS pro and Ukrainian

for nine months in 2009. In October 2009, Smirnoff began dating

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pitcher

Brad Penny Bradley Wayne Penny (born May 24, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Penny played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida / Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardi ...

. They became engaged in October 2010, but ended the engagement in December 2011. Smirnoff became engaged to entrepreneur Jason Adelman in January 2015. On March 11, 2015, both individuals announced that they had split and their engagement was off. In the summer of 2015 she was featured with her cast mates on ''

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''. On the stage she danced a salsa number with host

Steve Harvey Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr. Also aired August 16, 2015. (born January 17, 1957) is an American television host, producer, actor, and comedian. He hosts '' The Steve Harvey Morning Show'', '' Family Feud'', ''Celebrity Family Feud,'' the Miss ...

. Her fellow dancers gave them a perfect "10." In April 2020, Smirnoff gave birth to her first child, Theo Gabriel, with boyfriend Justinas Duknauskas.

References

External links

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Early life

Education

Career

''Dancing with the Stars''

Performances

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With Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and ... (Season 4) 19.0

With Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Season 5) 20.8

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With Rocco DiSpirito Rocco DiSpirito (born November 19, 1966) is an American chef and reality television personality based in New York City, known for starring in the program '' The Restaurant''. Early life and education DiSpirito was born in Queens, New York. He gr ... (Season 7) 17.8

With Steve Wozniak Stephen Gary Wozniak (; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname "Woz", is an American electronics engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, inventor, and entrepreneur, technology entrepreneur. In 1976, with business partner Steve ... (Season 8) 13.0

With Aaron Carter Aaron Charles Carter (December 7, 1987November 5, 2022) was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of th ... (Season 9) 24.0

With Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino (Season 11)

With Ralph Macchio Ralph George Macchio Jr. ( ; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in three '' Karate Kid'' films and in '' Cobra Kai'', a sequel television series. He also played Johnny Cade in '' The Outsider ... (Season 12)

With J.R. Martinez Jose Rene Martinez (born June 14, 1983) is an American actor, motivational speaker, and former U.S. Army soldier. Starting in 2008, he played the role of Brot Monroe on the ABC daytime drama ''All My Children''. He is the winner of Season 13 ... (Season 13)

With Gavin DeGraw Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album ''Chariot'' (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB drama series '' One Tree ... (Season 14)

With Apolo Anton Ohno Apolo Anton Ohno (; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno is the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics ... (Season 15)