Marina Alexeevna Eltsova (russian: Марина Алексеевна Ельцова; born 4 February 1970) 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 ...
. She represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner
Andrei Bushkov
Andrei Vasilievich Bushkov (russian: Андрей Васильевич Бушков; born 13 October 1969) is a Russian former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner Marina Eltsova, he ...
, she is the
1996 World champion and a two-time (1993 and 1997)
European champion.
Eltsova and 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 ...
.[
Eltsova previously skated with Sergei Zaitsev, representing the Soviet Union.
]
Competitive highlights
''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix''
With Bushkov
With Zaitsev
References
External links
Pairs on Ice: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov
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1970 births
Living people
Russian female pair skaters
Soviet female pair skaters
Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic figure skaters of Russia
Figure skaters from Saint Petersburg
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in figure skating
Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating
Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Competitors at the 1989 Winter Universiade
Competitors at the 1991 Winter Universiade
Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games