Marina Eltsova

Marina Eltsova
Marina Eltsova
Personal information
Full name	Marina Alexeevna Eltsova
Country represented	Russia
Former country(ies) represented	Soviet Union
Born	February 4, 1970 (age 43); Leningrad
Height	5'2" (157 cm)
Former partner	Andrei Bushkov; Sergei Zaitsev
Former coach	Natalia Pavlova
Competitor for Russia
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
European Championships
Grand Prix Final

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 is the 1996 World champion and a two-time (1993 and 1997) European champion.

Eltsova and Bushkov missed the 1997–1998 Champions Series Final because Bushkov had a groin injury.^[1] They withdrew from the 1998 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 by Natalia Pavlova in Saint Petersburg.^[1]

Eltsova 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 several rinks in the Kansas City metro area.

Competitive highlights [edit]

^ ^a ^b "They weren't rushin': Russian pairs arrive late -- deliberately". CBS SportsLine. February 7, 1998. Archived from the original on November 17, 2000.
^ "Young Russians take European pairs title". CBS SportsLine. January 14, 1998. Archived from the original on May 3, 2001.

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