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 is the 1996 World champion and a two-time (1993 and 1997) European champion.

Andrei Bushkov
Bushkov in 2006
Personal information
Full nameAndrei Vasilievich Bushkov
Country represented Russia
Former country(ies) represented Soviet Union
Born (1969-10-13) 13 October 1969
Otradnoye, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partnerMarina Eltsova
Yulia Liashenko
Former coachNatalia Pavlova

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

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

With Eltsova
International
Event 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99
Olympics7th
Worlds6th3rd4th1st2nd6th
Europeans1st4th4th1stWD
GP Final2nd3rd
GP Cup of Russia2nd1st5th
GP Lalique3rd
GP Nations Cup1st2nd
GP Skate America1st1st
GP Skate Canada2nd
Centennial On Ice2nd
Goodwill Games2nd
Inter. de Paris/
Trophée de France		2nd1st
NHK Trophy4th3rd2nd1st
Skate America1st1st1st
Skate Canada3rd
Universiade1st
National
Russian Champ.2nd4th1st2nd1st1st4th
Soviet Champ.4th3rd
WD = Withdrew

With Liashenko
Event 1987–1988
World Junior Championships3rd

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Young Russians take European pairs title". CBS SportsLine. 14 January 1998. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001.
  3. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-04.
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