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 is the 1996 World champion and a two-time (1993 and 1997) European champion.
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| Full name | Andrei Vasilievich Bushkov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1969 Otradnoye, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eltsova / Bushkov missed the 1997–1998 Champions Series Final because Bushkov had a groin injury.[1] They withdrew from the 1998 European Championships – Bushkov's right blade broke during the short program.[2] The pair competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where they placed seventh. They were coached by Natalia Pavlova in Saint Petersburg.[1]
Before teaming up with Eltsova, he competed internationally with Yulia Liashenko. They were the 1988 World Junior bronze medalists for the Soviet Union.[3]
Competitive highlights
editGP: Champions Series / Grand Prix
With Eltsova
edit| International | |||||||||
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| Event | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 |
| Olympics | 7th | ||||||||
| Worlds | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 6th | |||
| Europeans | 1st | 4th | 4th | 1st | WD | ||||
| GP Final | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 2nd | 1st | 5th | ||||||
| GP Lalique | 3rd | ||||||||
| GP Nations Cup | 1st | 2nd | |||||||
| GP Skate America | 1st | 1st | |||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 2nd | ||||||||
| Centennial On Ice | 2nd | ||||||||
| Goodwill Games | 2nd | ||||||||
| Inter. de Paris/ Trophée de France |
2nd | 1st | |||||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| Skate America | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| Skate Canada | 3rd | ||||||||
| Universiade | 1st | ||||||||
| National | |||||||||
| Russian Champ. | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | ||
| Soviet Champ. | 4th | 3rd | |||||||
| WD = Withdrew | |||||||||
With Liashenko
edit| Event | 1987–1988 |
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| World Junior Championships | 3rd |
References
edit- ^ a b "They weren't rushin': Russian pairs arrive late -- deliberately". CBS SportsLine. 7 February 1998. Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Young Russians take European pairs title". CBS SportsLine. 14 January 1998. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001.
- ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-04.
External links
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- Pairs on Ice: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrey Bushkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.