Vitali Novikov

Vitali Novikov

Kulikova / Novikov at the 2005 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented Russia
Born (1979-01-13) 13 January 1979
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partner Olga Orlova
Svetlana Kulikova
Anastasia Grebenkina
Former coach Tatiana Tarasova
Evgeni Platov
Former choreographer Tatiana Tarasova
Evgeni Platov
Former skating club Center Army Club
Began skating 1983

Vitali Novikov (born 13 January 1979) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Svetlana Kulikova, he is the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy champion.

Career

Early in his career, Novikov skated with Anastasia Grebenkina, Ekaterina Gvozdikova, and Mackenzie Moliver.

Novikov teamed up with Svetlana Kulikova in January 2003.[1] They won the first competition they entered as a team, the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy. They won two medals at the Russian Championships and competed twice at the European and World Championships. Their best results were 7th at 2005 Europeans and 13th at 2004 Worlds. Kulikova and Novikov were coached by Tatiana Tarasova and Evgeni Platov. They parted ways after placing 14th at the 2005 World Championships.

Novikov teamed up with Olga Orlova in spring 2005. They placed 6th at the 2005 Cup of Russia and 5th at the 2006 Russian Championships.

Novikov currently works as a coach.

Programs

(with Kulikova)

Season Original dance Free dance
2004–2005
[1]
  • Quickstep: Girls, Girls, Girls
  • Slow Foxtrot: New York, New York
  • Quickstep: Girls, Girls, Girls
2003–2004
[2]
  • Rock'n Roll
  • Blues
  • Rock'n Roll
  • Carmina Burana
    by Carl Orff
    (modern arrangement)

Results

With Orlova

International
Event 2005–2006
Cup of Russia 6th
National
Russian Championships 5th

With Kulikova

Results[2][1]
International
Event 2003–2004 2004–2005
World Championships 13th 14th
European Championships 8th 7th
GP Cup of Russia 7th
GP NHK Trophy 5th
GP Skate America 4th
GP Trophée Lalique 5th
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st
National
Russian Championships 3rd 2nd
GP = Grand Prix

With Grebenkina

International
Event 1999–2000 2000–2001
Skate America 9th
Nebelhorn Trophy 6th
Skate Israel 7th
National
Russian Championships 5th 8th

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Vitali NOVIKOV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 August 2005.
  2. 1 2 "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Vitali NOVIKOV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.

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