Kristina Gorshkova | |
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Gorshkova and Butikov at the 2008 NHK Trophy
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Personal information | |
Full name | Kristina Valeryevna Gorshkova |
Country represented | Russia |
Born |
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
18 February 1989
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Partner | Vitali Butikov |
Coach |
Elena Tchaikovskaia Ksenia Rumiantseva |
Former coach | Tatiana Kuzmina |
Skating club | Vorobievye Gory |
Began skating | 1993 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 127.47 2010 Cup of Russia |
Comp. dance | 51.97 2010 Cup of Russia |
Free dance | 75.89 2010 Skate Canada |
Kristina Valeryevna Gorshkova (Russian: Кристина Валерьевна Горшкова, born 18 February 1989) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Vitali Butikov, she is the 2008 World Junior bronze medalist.
Gorshkova began skating at age four and switched from singles to ice dancing at age ten. 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.
Gorshkova is studying Cultural and Social Anthropology at the University of Latvia.
(with Butikov)
(with Butikov)