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| Full name | Marina Alexeevna Eltsova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1970-02-04)4 February 1970 (age 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Retired | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marina Alexeevna Eltsova (Russian:Марина Алексеевна Ельцова; born 4 February 1970) is a Russian formerpair skater. She represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partnerAndrei Bushkov, she is the1996 World champion and a two-time (1993 and 1997)European champion.
Eltsova and Bushkov missed the1997–1998 Champions Series Final because Bushkov had a groin injury.[1] They withdrew from the1998 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 byNatalia Pavlova inSaint Petersburg.[1]
Eltsova previously skated with Sergei Zaitsev, representing the Soviet Union.
GP:Champions Series / Grand Prix
| 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 | ||||
| GPFinal | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||
| GPCup of Russia | 2nd | 1st | 5th | ||||||
| GPLalique | 3rd | ||||||||
| GPNations Cup | 1st | 2nd | |||||||
| GPSkate America | 1st | 1st | |||||||
| GPSkate 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 | |||||||||
| International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 |
| Skate America | 2nd | ||
| Prize of Moscow News | 8th | 3rd | |
| Winter Universiade | 3rd | ||
| National | |||
| USSR Cup | 3rd | 3rd | |