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. Show less «