- Born
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Olga Pikhienko was born in February 11, 1980 in Volgorad, Russia. She first attended the circus at a tender age of four. Her father was a performer and her mother a costume maker, she longed to tour with them and under her father's guidance Olga trained and became more flexible. In 1992 she was spotted and invited to Paris, she won gold at the Festival Mondial Du Cirque de Demain with her father.
Olga then performed with renowned circuses like the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey and the Moscow State Circus; eventually taking part in Cirque Du Soleil's production, Quidam. She was Quidam's hand-balancing performer for five years, until Cirque du Soleil invited her to take part in a new production called Varekai. She left Quidam for a starring role as "La Promise" (The Betrothed) the love interest of the central character Icarus as well as the hand-balancing performer.
Olga then left Varekai to do private shows and galas.
In 2006 Olga returned to Quidam with her handbalancing act.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Samuel Yui
- Won gold at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in 1992. Her father is the Russian swings coach for Varekai. She was involved in rhythmic gymnastics for seven years.
- Appeared in Cirque du Soleil's "Fire Within".
- Now, she performs in Cirque du Soleil's newest production, IRIS, a resident show.
- Olga rejoined Quidam on June 17, 2006 as it was finishing its run in Ottawa. She remained with the show as it completed its North American Tour through Philadelphia, Cincinnati and St. Louis.
- Performing with Cirque du Soleil's production of Varekai, which travels all over the United States and the World.
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