Andrei Vasilievich Bushkov (russian: Андрей Васильевич Бушков; born 13 October 1969) is a Russian former
pair skater
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
who represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner
Marina Eltsova
Marina Alexeevna Eltsova (russian: Марина Алексеевна Ельцова; born 4 February 1970) is a Russian former pair skater. She represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner Andrei Bushkov, sh ...
, he is the
1996 World champion and a two-time (1993 and 1997)
European champion.
Eltsova / Bushkov missed the
1997–1998 Champions Series Final because Bushkov had a groin injury.
[ They withdrew from the 1998 European Championships – Bushkov's right blade broke during the short program.][ The pair competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where they placed seventh. They were coached by ]Natalia Pavlova
Natalia Yevgenievna Pavlova (russian: Наталья Евгеньевна Павлова, née Dongauzer, Донгаузер) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union.
Personal life
Natalia Yevgenievna Dongauz ...
in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
.[
Before teaming up with Eltsova, he competed internationally with Yulia Liashenko. They were the 1988 World Junior bronze medalists for the Soviet Union.][
]
Competitive highlights
''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix''
With Eltsova
With Liashenko
References
External links
Pairs on Ice: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov
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Russian male pair skaters
Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Living people
Olympic figure skaters of Russia
Soviet male pair skaters
1969 births
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists
World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in figure skating
Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating
Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Competitors at the 1991 Winter Universiade
Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games