Kristina Valeryevna Gorshkova (Russian: Кристина Валерьевна Горшкова, born 18 February 1989) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Vitali Butikov, she is the 2008 World Junior bronze medalist.
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| Full name | Kristina Valeryevna Gorshkova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1989 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Vitali Butikov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Elena Tchaikovskaia Ksenia Rumiantseva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Vorobievye Gory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gorshkova began skating at age four and switched from singles to ice dancing at age ten.[1] After their coach, Tatiana Kuzmina, was killed in a car accident in July 2007, Gorshkova and Butikov began working with Elena Tchaikovskaia, Ksenia Rumiantseva, and Petr Durnev.[1]
Gorshkova is studying Cultural and Social Anthropology at the University of Latvia.[citation needed]
Programs
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| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2009–2010 [2] |
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| 2008–2009 [3] |
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| 2007–2008 [4] |
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| 2006–2007 [5] |
Competitive highlights
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| Results[6] | |||||||||
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| International | |||||||||
| Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| GP Bompard | 7th | 7th | |||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 5th | ||||||||
| GP Rostelecom | 4th | ||||||||
| GP Skate America | 7th | ||||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 4th | 6th | |||||||
| Finlandia | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | ||||||
| Golden Spin | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| NRW Trophy | 4th | ||||||||
| Universiade | 4th | 1st | |||||||
| International: Junior | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 4th | 3rd | |||||||
| JGP Final | 4th | 3rd | |||||||
| JGP Croatia | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||
| JGP Germany | 1st | ||||||||
| JGP Norway | 2nd | ||||||||
| JGP Romania | 1st | ||||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 5th | ||||||||
| JGP USA | 5th | ||||||||
| National | |||||||||
| Russian Champ. | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 7th | |||||
| Russian Junior | 3rd | 1st | |||||||
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Flade, Tatjana (14 September 2008). "Gorshkova and Butikov are Ready for New Challenges". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Kristina GORSHKOVA / Vitali BUTIKOV: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Kristina GORSHKOVA / Vitali BUTIKOV: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009.
- ^ "Kristina GORSHKOVA / Vitali BUTIKOV: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008.
- ^ "Kristina GORSHKOVA / Vitali BUTIKOV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 August 2007.
- ^ "Competition Results: Kristina GORSHKOVA / Vitali BUTIKOV". International Skating Union.
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