Skaters

Dance
Kristina Gorshkova
Born:
February 18, 1989
Birthplace:
Moscow, Russia
Height:
5' 5"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
Moscow, Russia
Club:
Vorobievye Gory
Vitali Butikov
Born:
June 19, 1987
Birthplace:
Perm, Russia
Height:
5' 9"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
Moscow, Russia
Club:
Vorobievye Gory
Coach:
Elena Tchaikovskaia
Choreographer:
Elena Tchaikovskaia
Gorshkova started skating when she was 4, Butikov when he was 5 ... She enjoys listening to music and dancing; he likes to snowboard ... Their coach, Tatiana Kuzmina, died in a car accident in July 2007 ... Butikov broke his foot in the summer of 2007 ... Despite Butikov's injury, the team reached the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final and won the bronze medal.
  • 2012 Season Notes
    SD Music: Rumba, Cha Cha
    FD Music: Tango selection
  • 2011 Season Notes
    SD Music: "Russian Waltz" by Alexandra Pakhmutova
    FD Music: "Cha Cha" by Santa Esmeralda and "Manana de Carneval" by Luis Miguel
  • 2009 Season Notes
    OD Music: "Too Many Tears" by Harry Warren and "Bei mir bist du schoen"
    FD Music: Music from The Godfather soundtrack by Nino Rota
    2012 - Russian Championships - 7th
    2011 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 7th
    2011 - Finlandia Trophy - 5th
    2011 - Russian Championships - 5th
    2010 - Rostelecom Cup - 4th
    2010 - Skate Canada - 6th
    2010 - Russian Championships - 6th
    2009 - Skate America - 7th
    2009 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 7th
    2009 - Winter Universiade - 4th
    2009 - Russian Championships - 3rd
    2008 - NHK Trophy - 5th
    2008 - Golden Spin of Zagreb - 2nd
    2008 - Skate Canada - 4th
    2008 - Finlandia Trophy - 3rd
    2008 - World Junior Championships - 3rd
    2008 - Russian Championships, Junior - 1st
    2008 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 3rd
    2007 - Junior Grand Prix (Germany) - 1st
    2007 - Junior Grand Prix (Croatia) - 2nd
    2007 - World Junior Championships - 4th
    2007 - Russian Championships, Junior - 3rd
    2007 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 4th
    2006 - Junior Grand Prix (Norway) - 2nd
    2006 - Junior Grand Prix (Romania) - 1st
    2005 - Junior Grand Prix (Croatia) - 3rd
    2005 - Junior Grand Prix (Slovakia) - 5th
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