Marina Eltsova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Marina Alexeevna Eltsova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 4 February 1970||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marina Alexeevna Eltsova (Russian: Марина Алексеевна Ельцова; born 4 February 1970) is a Russian former 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.