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Viktoria Yevgenyevna Volchkova (; married name: Butsaeva (russian: Буцаева); born 30 July 1982) is a Russian
figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
coach and former competitor. She is a four-time (1999–2002)
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bronze medalist, the 2002
Grand Prix Final The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (formerly Champions Series Final), often shortened to ''Grand Prix Final'' and abbreviated as ''GPF'', is a senior-level international figure skating competition. Medals are awarded in men's singles, ladies ...
bronze medalist, the 2002
Cup of Russia The Rostelecom Cup (russian: Кубок Ростелекома), formerly the Cup of Russia (russian: Кубок России), is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating seri ...
champion, and a seven-time Russian national medalist. She is also the 1998 JGP Final champion and a two-time (1998–99) World Junior bronze medalist.


Personal life

Volchkova was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) to an engineer mother. She studied at the Institute for Physical Culture in Moscow. Volchkova is also known as Butsaeva. She and her husband,
Yuri Butsayev Yuri Gennadievich Butsayev (russian: Юрий Геннадъевич Буцаев); born October 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and the At ...
, have a son who was born in March 2012.


Career

Volchkova began skating at age six in Leningrad after her parents heard a radio announcement about skating lessons. She was interested in
pair skating 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 ...
but was too tall. After a few years, she moved to train in
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under coach
Viktor Kudriavtsev Viktor Nikolayevich Kudriavtsev (russian: Виктор Николаевич Кудрявцев; born 24 October 1937 in Tula, Russia) is a Russian figure skating coach and choreographer. Career Kudriavtsev began skating at age 16 and turned to ...
. Volchkova won bronze, her first major medal, at the 1999 European Championships. She repeated as bronze medalist at the 2000 European Championships, competing with muscle inflammation on the outside of her right ankle. Volchkova won bronze twice more at the event, to make it four consecutive
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bronze medals from 1999 to 2002. She represented
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and placed 9th. In spring 2002, Volchkova switched coaches from Kudriavtsev in Moscow to Oleg Vasiliev in
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. After a bronze medal at the 2002 Skate Canada International, she won gold at the 2002 Cup of Russia and qualified for the Grand Prix Final, where she was awarded bronze. In December, Volchkova withdrew from the 2003 Russian Championships and missed three weeks of training as a result of
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. In January, she placed eighth at the 2003 European Championships but achieved the best World result of her career, fifth, in March at the 2003 World Championships in
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Marina Kudriavtseva became her coach in January 2004 at the 2004 Russian Championships. In December 2004, Volchkova broke her wrist in a fall during training and consequently missed the 2005 Russian Championships. In September 2005, she underwent
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surgery and returned to competition at the 2006 Russian Championships. Volchkova withdrew from the
2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...
after being hospitalized with a right arm infection. She last competed at the 2007 Russian Championships in January 2007. Volchkova trained at the Moskvich rink in south-east Moscow and, after retiring from competition, remained at the rink as a coach. Butsaeva's students include: *
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(since July 2020)


Programs


Results

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Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Volchkova, Viktoria 1982 births Living people Russian female single skaters Russian figure skating coaches Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Russia Figure skaters from Saint Petersburg European Figure Skating Championships medalists World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Female sports coaches Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games