Andrei Bushkov

Andrei Bushkov

Bushkov in 2006
Personal information
Full name Andrei Vasilievich Bushkov
Country represented  Russia
Former country(ies) represented  Soviet Union
Born October 13, 1969 (1969-10-13) (age 42)
Otradnoye
Height 6' (183 cm)
Former partner Marina Eltsova
Yulia Liashenko
Former coach Natalia Pavlova

Andrei Vasilievich Bushkov (Russian: Андрей Васильевич Бушков) (born 13 October 1969 in Otradnoye) is a Russian pair skater. He represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner Marina Eltsova, he won the 1996 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1993 and 1997 European Figure Skating Championships. The pair competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where they placed seventh.

Before teaming up with Eltsova, he competed internationally with Yulia Liashenko. They were the 1988 World Junior bronze medalists for the Soviet Union.

Competitive highlights

(with Eltsova)

Event 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
Winter Olympic Games 7th
World Championships 6th 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 6th
European Championships 1st 4th 4th 1st WD
Russian Championships 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 1st 1st 4th
Soviet Championships 4th 3rd
Grand Prix Final 2nd 3rd
Cup of Russia 2nd 1st 5th
Trophée Lalique 2nd 1st 3rd
Skate America 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Skate Canada International 3rd 2nd
Nations Cup 1st 2nd
NHK Trophy 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
Winter Universiade 1st

(with Liashenko)

Event 1987-1988
World Junior Championships 3rd

References