Andrei Bushkov

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Andrei Vasilievich Bushkov, born October 13, 1969, is a retired Russian pair skater. He started his career representing the Soviet Union and later Russia. He is 1.83 meters tall. His best partner was Marina Eltsova. Together they became the 1996 World champions and won the European title in 1993 and 1997. They missed the 1997–1998 Champions Series Final because Bushkov had a groin injury, and they withdrew from the 1998 European Championships after his right blade broke during the short program. The pair competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics and finished seventh. They trained in Saint Petersburg under coach Natalia Pavlova. Before Eltsova, Bushkov skated with Yulia Liashenko and won the 1988 World Junior bronze medal for the Soviet Union.