Andrei Vasilievich Bushkov (; born 13 October 1969) is a Russian former

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

who represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner Marina Eltsova, he is the 1996 World champion and a two-time (1993 and 1997)

European champion A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers to a ...

. Eltsova / Bushkov missed the 1997–1998 Champions Series Final because Bushkov had a groin injury. They withdrew from the 1998 European Championships – Bushkov's right blade broke during the short program. The pair competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where they placed seventh. They were coached by

Natalia Pavlova Natalia Yevgenievna Pavlova (, née Dongauzer, Донгаузер) (born 9 April 1956) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. Personal life Natalia Yevgenievna Dongauzer (later Pavlova) was born on 8 Janua ...

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. 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

''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix''

With Eltsova

With Liashenko

References

External links

Pairs on Ice: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bushkov, Andrei Russian male pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic figure skaters for Russia Soviet male pair skaters 1969 births World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Competitors at the 1991 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games 20th-century Russian sportsmen