Evgenia Shishkova

Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova (Russian: Евгения Васильевна Шишкова; born 18 December 1972) is a Russian pair skater and coach. With partner and husband Vadim Naumov, she is the 1994 World champion and the 1995–96 Champions Series Final champion.

Evgenia Shishkova
Personal information
Native nameЕвгения Васильевна Шишкова
Full nameEvgenia Vasilievna Shishkova
Country representedRussia
CIS
Soviet Union
Born (1972-12-18) 18 December 1972
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height4 ft 10 in (147 cm)
PartnerVadim Naumov
Former coachNatalia Pavlova
Ludmila Velikova
N. Pirogova

Career

Shishkova/Naumov were introduced in 1985 by Naumov's coach who wanted them to skate together.[1] Naumov initially rebuffed the idea because he did not wish to change partners, however, following a number of tryouts, he and Shishkova agreed to team up.[1] They began competing together in 1987.[2]

In 1991, Shishkova/Naumov won bronze at their first European Championships and placed 5th at the World Championships. The next season, they competed at their first Olympics, the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France, where they placed fifth.

Shishkova/Naumov won their first World medal – bronze – at the 1993 World Championships. The following year, the pair placed 4th at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. They ended the season by becoming World champions.

Shishkova/Naumov picked up their third World medal – silver – in 1995. From 1991–1995, the pair also won five European medals. In February 1996, they won gold at the 1995–96 Champions Series Final (later renamed the Grand Prix Final).

At the 1996 World Championships, Shishkova/Naumov were third after the short program. In the long program, four judges gave first-place votes to Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov, the gold medalists, and four judges voted in favor of Shishkova/Naumov, however, low scores from the other five judges left them off the podium in 4th.[3]

Shishkova/Naumov did not make the 1998 Winter Olympic team. They decided to retire from ISU competition in 1998 and skate professionally.[1] The pair won the World Professional Championships in April 1998. They then transitioned into coaching, working at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut.[4][5] They moved to the Skating Club of Boston in February 2017.[6]

Personal life

Shishkova and Naumov married in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in August 1995.[7] They settled in Simsbury, Connecticut in 1998.[1] Their son, Maxim Naumov, was born in August 2001 and competes in men's singles for the United States.[8][9]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
1998–99
1997–98
1996–97
1995–96
1994–95
1993–94
  • Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Take Five
    performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1992–93
  • Die Fledermaus
    by Johann Strauss II
  • Slap That Bass
1991–92
  • Take Five
    performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1990–91

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

With Naumov:

International[10]
Event 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98
Winter Olympics5th4th
World Champ.5th5th3rd1st2nd4th
European Champ.3rd3rd3rd2nd3rd5th
GP Final1st5th
GP Cup of Russia2nd
GP NHK Trophy1st2nd
GP Skate America2nd
GP Skate Canada1st
Centennial On Ice1st
Goodwill Games3rd
Inter. de Paris1st
Moscow News5th
Nations Cup2nd1st
Nebelhorn Trophy2nd
NHK Trophy1st1st
Skate America3rd1st2nd
Skate Canada2nd
National[11][12]
Russian Champ.1st3rd1st3rd
Soviet Champ.1st2nd

References
  1. Johnson, Paul H. (July 6, 1998). "Focused On Their Future; Russian Pair Is Skating Into Professional Ranks". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012.
  2. "Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007.
  3. Wilner, Barry (March 20, 1996). "Russians Win Pairs, Americans Get Bronze". Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012.
  4. Aldrich, Ian (January–February 2008). "The Big Question: How to be a Champion Figure Skater; The training, endurance, and expenses of champions". Yankee. Archived from the original on December 15, 2011.
  5. Elfman, Lois (July 14, 2016). "Shishkova, Naumov navigate parent-coach balance". IceNetwork.com.
  6. Zeghibe, Doug (February 10, 2017). "Coaching Announcement". Skating Club of Boston. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017.
  7. "Russian newlyweds collect $30,000 toward new house". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. November 5, 1995.
  8. Hine, Tommy (December 23, 2006). "Different Holiday On Ice". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012.
  9. Walker, Elvin (March 11, 2016). "Maxim Naumov continues a family tradition". IFS Magazine.
  10. "Evgenia SHISHKOVA / Vadim NAUMOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  11. Шишкова Евгения Васильевна [Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  12. Шишкова Евгения Васильевна [Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova]. solovieff.ru (in Russian).
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