Marina Eltsova

Marina Eltsova

Personal information
Full name	Marina Alexeevna Eltsova
Country represented	Russia
Former country(ies) represented	Soviet Union
Born	February 4, 1970 (1970-02-04) (age 41) Leningrad
Height	5'2" (157 cm)
Former partner	Andrei Bushkov Sergei Zaitsev
Former coach	Natalia Pavlova
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Pairs' Figure skating World Championships Silver 1997 Lausanne Pairs Gold 1996 Edmonton Pairs Bronze 1994 Chiba Pairs European Championships Gold 1997 Paris Pairs Gold 1993 Helsinki Pairs Grand Prix Final Bronze 1996–1997 Hamilton Pairs Silver 1995–1996 Paris Pairs

Marina Alexeevna Eltsova (Russian: Марина Алексеевна Ельцова) (born 4 February 1970 in Leningrad) is a Russian pair skater. She represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner Andrei Bushkov, she won the 1996 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1993 and 1997 European Figure Skating Championships. The pair competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where they placed seventh.

She had previously skated with Sergei Zaitsev, representing the Soviet Union.

Eltsova is married and has a daughter^{[citation needed]}. She currently is a figure skating coach at Pepsi Ice Midwest in Overland Park, KS.

Competitive highlights

(with Bushkov)

Event	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99
Winter Olympic Games								7th
World Championships			6th	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	6th
European Championships			1st		4th	4th	1st	WD
Russian Championships			2nd	4th	1st	2nd	1st	1st	4th
Soviet Championships	4th	3rd
Grand Prix Final						2nd	3rd
Cup of Russia							2nd	1st	5th
Trophée Lalique				2nd	1st				3rd
Skate America	1st		1st		1st	1st		1st
Skate Canada International		3rd					2nd
Nations Cup						1st	2nd
NHK Trophy	4th	3rd	2nd		1st
Winter Universiade	1st

• WD = Withdrawn

(with Zaitsev)

Event	1988-1989
Winter Universiade	3rd
Skate America	2nd
Prize of Moscow News	3rd

References

• Pairs on Ice: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov
• Sports Reference

Persondata
Name	Eltsova, Marina
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Date of birth	4 February 1970
Place of birth	Leningrad
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