Evgenia Shishkova

Evgenia Shishkova
Personal information
Full name	Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova
Country represented	Russia Soviet Union
Born	(1972-12-18) 18 December 1972 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	4'10" (148 cm)
Partner	Vadim Naumov
Former coach	Natalia Pavlova Ludmila Velikova N. Pirogova
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Pairs' Figure skating World Championships Silver 1995 Birmingham Pairs Gold 1994 Chiba Pairs Bronze 1993 Prague Pairs European Championships Bronze 1995 Dortmund Pairs Silver 1994 Copenhagen Pairs Bronze 1993 Helsinki Pairs Grand Prix Final Gold 1995–1996 Paris Pairs Competitor for  Soviet Union European Championships Bronze 1992 Lausanne Pairs Bronze 1991 Sofia Pairs

Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova (Russian: Евгения Васильевна Шишкова; born 18 December 1972) is a Russian pair skater and coach. With partner Vadim Naumov, she is the 1994 World champion and the 1995–1996 Champions Series Final champion.

Career

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

At the 1996 World Championships, Shishkova and 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 and 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.

Shishkova and Naumov coach at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut.^[4]

Personal life

Shishkova and Naumov married in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in August 1995.^[5] They settled in Simsbury, Connecticut in 1998.^[1] Their son, Maxim Naumov, was born in August 2001.^[6]

Programs

Competitive highlights

(with Naumov)

References