Vitali Novikov

Vitali Novikov
Kulikova / Novikov at the 2005 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1979-01-13) 13 January 1979 (age 38) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partner	Olga Orlova Svetlana Kulikova Anastasia Grebenkina
Former coach	Tatiana Tarasova Evgeni Platov
Former choreographer	Tatiana Tarasova Evgeni Platov
Former skating club	Center Army Club
Began skating	1983

Vitali Novikov (born 13 January 1979) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Svetlana Kulikova, he is the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy champion.

Early in his career, Novikov skated with Anastasia Grebenkina, Ekaterina Gvozdikova, and Mackenzie Moliver.

Novikov teamed up with Svetlana Kulikova in January 2003. They won the first competition they entered as a team, the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy. They won two medals at the Russian Championships and competed twice at the European and World Championships. Their best results were 7th at 2005 Europeans and 13th at 2004 Worlds. Kulikova and Novikov were coached by Tatiana Tarasova and Evgeni Platov. They parted ways after placing 14th at the 2005 World Championships.

Novikov teamed up with Olga Orlova in spring 2005. They placed 6th at the 2005 Cup of Russia and 5th at the 2006 Russian Championships.

Novikov currently works as a coach.

(with Kulikova)