Ruslan Goncharov
Grushina and Goncharov in 2004.
Full name	Ruslan Nikolaevich Goncharov Ruslan Mykolayovych Honcharov
Born	(1973-01-20)20 January 1973 (age 52) Odessa,Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Ukraine
Began skating	1979
Retired	2006
Event Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 0 0 1 European Championships 0 2 1 Grand Prix Final 0 1 0 Ukrainian Championships 5 4 2 Medal list Olympic Games 2006 Turin Ice dance World Championships 2005 Moscow Ice dance European Championships 2005 Turin Ice dance 2006 Lyon Ice dance 2004 Budapest Ice dance Grand Prix Final 2005–06 Tokyo Ice dance Ukrainian Championships 1999 Kyiv Ice dance 2002 Kyiv Ice dance 2004 Kyiv Ice dance 2005 Kyiv Ice dance 2006 Kyiv Ice dance 1993 Odesa Ice dance 1995 Kyiv Ice dance 1997 Odesa Ice dance 1998 Kyiv Ice dance 1994 Kyiv Ice dance 1996 Kyiv Ice dance

Ruslan Nikolaevich Goncharov (Russian:Руслан Николаевич Гончаров orUkrainian:Руслан Миколайович ГончаровRuslan Mykolayovych Honcharov; born 20 January 1973) is a Ukrainianice dancer. With partnerElena Grushina, he is the2006 Olympic bronze medalist,2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time (2005, 2006)European silver medalist.

Goncharov began skating at the age of six. He was originally a single skater but grew too tall and switched to ice dancing when he was 13.^[1] He first competed with Elenora Gritsai but the partnership ended due to health problems.^[1] Goncharov is currently a coach teaching ice dance at the Ashburn Ice House inAshburn, Virginia and at the Gardens Ice House inLaurel, Maryland.

Having trained in the same group in Odessa,^[1] Goncharov andElena Grushina were paired together in 1989.^[2] They finished fourth at the1992 Junior Worlds.^[1] They were 18th in their senior Worlds debut at the1994 World Championships. In early 1997, Grushina and Goncharov began training with coachesNatalia Linichuk andGennadi Karponosov inNewark, Delaware.^[1][3] They finished 15th at their first Olympics in1998. They won their first Grand Prix medal, silver, at1999 Skate Canada International.

Grushina and Goncharov were 9th at the 2002 Olympics and 6th at the 2002 World Championships. In the summer of 2002, they changed coaches toTatiana Tarasova andNikolai Morozov inNewington, Connecticut.^[1] During the 2002–03 season, they won three gold medals on the Grand Prix series, at2002 Skate America,2002 Skate Canada International, and2002 Trophée Lalique. They qualified for theGrand Prix Final where they finished fourth. They were also fourth at the2003 European Championships and fifth at the2003 World Championships.

During the 2003–04 season, Grushina and Goncharov won three silver medals on the Grand Prix series, at2003 Skate America,2003 Cup of China, and2003 NHK Trophy. They qualified for theGrand Prix Final where they again finished fourth, but a couple months later they won their first European medal, bronze, at the2004 European Championships. They were fourth at the2004 World Championships.

During the 2004–05 season, Grushina and Goncharov competed at one Grand Prix event,2004 Cup of Russia, where they won the silver medal. Since they only competed at one event, they did not earn enough points to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. They won their second European medal, silver, at the2005 European Championships. They capped off their season by winning their first World medal, bronze, at the2005 World Championships.

During the 2005–06 season, Grushina and Goncharov competed at two Grand Prix events. They won silver at2005 Skate Canada International and gold at2005 Trophée Eric Bompard. They qualified for their thirdGrand Prix Final and came away with their first medal at the event, silver. They won their third European medal, silver, at the2006 European Championships. At the2006 Olympics, they were fifth in the compulsory dance but placed third in the original and free dances to capture their first Olympic medal. They retired after the Olympics.

Goncharov and Grushina were married in 1995^[1][3] and divorced in 2008. Goncharov's brother, Artur, 15 years younger, also competed in ice dancing.^[2]

(with Grushina)

(with Grushina for Ukraine)

(with Grushina for the Soviet Union)

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