Evgenia Shishkova

Evgenia Shishkova
Personal information
Full name	Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova
Country represented	Russia Soviet Union
Born	18 December 1972 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	4'10" (148 cm)
Partner	Vadim Naumov
Former coach	Natalia Pavlova Ludmila Velikova N. Pirogova
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Pairs' Figure skating World Championships 1995 Birmingham Pairs 1994 Chiba Pairs 1993 Prague Pairs European Championships 1995 Dortmund Pairs 1994 Copenhagen Pairs 1993 Helsinki Pairs Grand Prix Final 1995–1996 Paris Pairs Competitor for  Soviet Union European Championships 1992 Lausanne Pairs 1991 Sofia Pairs

Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova (Russian: Евгения Васильевна Шишкова; born 18 December 1972) is a Russian pair skater and coach. With partner Vadim Naumov, she is the 1994 World champion and the 1995–1996 Champions Series Final champion.

Career

Shishkova and Naumov were introduced in 1985 by Naumov's coach who wanted them to skate together.^[1] Naumov initially rebuffed the idea because he did not wish to change partners, however, following a number of tryouts, he and Shishkova agreed to team up.^[1] They began competing together in 1987.^[2]

In 1991, Shishkova and Naumov won bronze at their first European Championships and placed 5th at the World Championships. The next season, they competed at their first Olympics, the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France, where they placed fifth.

Shishkova and Naumov won their first World medal – bronze – at the 1993 World Championships. The following year, the pair placed 4th at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. They ended the season by becoming World champions.

Shishkova and Naumov picked up their third World medal – silver – in 1995. From 1991–1995, Shishkova and Naumov also won five European medals. In February 1996, the pair won gold at the 1995–1996 Champions Series Final (later renamed the Grand Prix Final).

At the 1996 World Championships, Shishkova and Naumov were third after the short program. In the long program, four judges gave first-place votes to Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov, the gold medalists, and four judges voted in favor of Shishkova / Naumov, however, low scores from the other five judges left them off the podium in 4th.^[3]

Shishkova and Naumov did not make the 1998 Winter Olympic team. They decided to retire from ISU competition in 1998 and skate professionally.^[1] The pair won the World Professional Championships in April 1998.

Shishkova and Naumov coach at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut.^[4]

Personal life

Shishkova and Naumov married in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in August 1995.^[5] They settled in Simsbury, Connecticut in 1998.^[1] Their son, Maxim Naumov, was born in August 2001.^[6]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
1998–1999
1997–1998		Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus
1996–1997		Meditation from Thaïs by Jules Massenet
1995–1996	Ave Maria by Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach	Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus	The Barber of Seville Act 1, No. 2 Cavatina: "Largo Al Factotum" by Gioachino Rossini
1994–1995	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns
1993–1994	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns	Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II	Take Five performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1992–1993	Colonel Bogey March by F. J. Ricketts	Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II	Slap That Bass
1991–1992	Take Five performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1990–1991

Competitive highlights

(with Naumov)

International
Event	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98
Olympics			5th		4th
Worlds		5th	5th	3rd	1st	2nd	4th
Europeans		3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd		5th
CS Final							1st		5th
CS Cup of Russia									2nd
CS Grand Prix Paris				1st
CS Nations Cup			2nd		1st
CS NHK Trophy			1st	1st			1st	2nd
CS Skate America				3rd	1st	2nd			2nd
CS Skate Canada		2nd					1st
Goodwill Games						3rd
Nebelhorn	2nd
Centennial On Ice							1st
National
Russian				1st	3rd		1st	3rd
Soviet		1st	2nd
Events marked CS became part of the Champions Series (Grand Prix) in 1995.

References

1. Johnson, Paul H. (July 6, 1998). "Focused On Their Future; Russian Pair Is Skating Into Professional Ranks". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012.
2. "Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007.
3. Wilner, Barry (March 20, 1996). "Russians Win Pairs, Americans Get Bronze". Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012.
4. Aldrich, Ian (January–February 2008). "The Big Question: How to be a Champion Figure Skater; The training, endurance, and expenses of champions". Yankee (magazine). Archived from the original on December 15, 2011.
5. "Russian newlyweds collect $30,000 toward new house". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. November 5, 1995.
6. Hine, Tommy (December 23, 2006). "Different Holiday On Ice". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012.