Vitali Butikov

Vitali Butikov

Gorshkova & Butikov at the 2008 NHK Trophy
Personal information
Full name Vitali Yuryevich Butikov
Country represented  Russia
Born June 19, 1987 (1987-06-19) (age 24)
Perm
Residence Moscow
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Partner Kristina Gorshkova
Coach Elena Tchaikovskaia
Ksenia Rumiantseva
Former coach Tatiana Kuzmina
Skating club Vorobievye Gory
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 172.85
2008 World Juniors
Comp. dance 33.84
2007 JGP Croatia
Original dance 55.46
2008 World Juniors
Free dance 83.87
2008 World Juniors

Vitali Yuryevich Butikov (Russian: Виталий Юрьевич Бутиков, born June 19, 1987 in Perm, Russia) is a Russian ice dancer. He competes with Kristina Gorshkova. They are the 2008 World Junior bronze medalists.

Competitive highlights

(with Gorshkova)

Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
World Junior Championships 4th 3rd
Russian Championships 3rd 6th 5th 7th
Russian Junior Championships 3rd 1st
Skate America 7th
Trophée Eric Bompard 7th 7th
Cup of Russia 4th
NHK Trophy 5th
Skate Canada 4th 6th
Finlandia Trophy 3rd 3rd 5th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd 2nd
Winter Universiade 4th 1st
Junior Grand Prix Final 4th 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia 3rd 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Norway 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Romania 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia 5th
Junior Grand Prix, USA 5th

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