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 ...

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
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eltsova, Marina 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