Marina Alexeevna Eltsova (Russian: Марина Алексеевна Ельцова; born 4 February 1970) is a Russian former pair skater. She represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner Andrei Bushkov, she is the 1996 World champion and a two-time (1993 and 1997) European champion.
| Marina Eltsova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marina Alexeevna Eltsova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1970 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eltsova and Bushkov missed the 1997–1998 Champions Series Final because Bushkov had a groin injury.[1] They withdrew from the 1998 European Championships – Bushkov's right blade broke during the short program.[2] The pair competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where they placed seventh. They were coached by Natalia Pavlova in Saint Petersburg.[1]
Eltsova previously skated with Sergei Zaitsev, representing the Soviet Union.
Competitive highlights
editGP: Champions Series / Grand Prix
With Bushkov
edit| International | |||||||||
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| Event | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 |
| Olympics | 7th | ||||||||
| Worlds | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 6th | |||
| Europeans | 1st | 4th | 4th | 1st | WD | ||||
| GP Final | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 2nd | 1st | 5th | ||||||
| GP Lalique | 3rd | ||||||||
| GP Nations Cup | 1st | 2nd | |||||||
| GP Skate America | 1st | 1st | |||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 2nd | ||||||||
| Centennial On Ice | 2nd | ||||||||
| Goodwill Games | 2nd | ||||||||
| Inter. de Paris/ Trophée de France |
2nd | 1st | |||||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| Skate America | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| Skate Canada | 3rd | ||||||||
| Universiade | 1st | ||||||||
| National | |||||||||
| Russian Champ. | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | ||
| Soviet Champ. | 4th | 3rd | |||||||
| WD = Withdrew | |||||||||
With Zaitsev
edit| International | |||
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| Event | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 |
| Skate America | 2nd | ||
| Prize of Moscow News | 8th | 3rd | |
| Winter Universiade | 3rd | ||
| National | |||
| USSR Cup | 3rd | 3rd | |
References
edit- ^ a b "They weren't rushin': Russian pairs arrive late -- deliberately". CBS SportsLine. 7 February 1998. Archived from the original on 17 November 2000.
- ^ "Young Russians take European pairs title". CBS SportsLine. 14 January 1998. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001.