Andrei Bukin
| Andrei Bukin | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andrei Anatolyevich Bukin |
| Former country(ies) represented | Soviet Union |
| Born | 10 June 1957 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Former partner | Natalia Bestemianova Olga Abankina |
| Former coach | Tatiana Tarasova Nadezhda Shirokova |
| Retired | 1988 |
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Andrei Anatolyevich Bukin (Russian: Андрей Анатольевич Букин, born 10 June 1957) is a Soviet and Russian former ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union in his competitive career. With his partner Natalia Bestemianova, he is the 1988 Olympic Champion, 1984 Olympic silver medalist, four-time World champion, three-time World silver medalist, and five-time European champion.
Career[]
Bukin began figure skating at age seven, entering the Children and Youth Sports School of CSKA in Moscow. The group trained at a small stadium in Chapayevsky Park near Pesochnaya Square. At age ten, he joined Spartak and began ice dancing, originally training at the Small Sports Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium. In his early career, he was coached by Nadezhda Shirokova and his ice dancing partner was Olga Abankinka, whom he married. In 1977, he joined the group of the famous coach Tatiana Tarasova,[1] who paired him with Natalia Bestemianova. Bukin was the USSR Olympic Team Flag Bearer at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The duo capped their lengthy career by winning the gold medal there and at that year's World Championships.
Personal life[]
Bukin married former ice dancing partner, Olga Abankina, with whom he has a son Andrei (born 1983).[2] With his current partner, Yelena Vasyukova, a former ice dancer, he has a son, Ivan Bukin, born in 1993, who is also a competitive ice dancer.[3][2]
Competitive highlights[]
With Bestemianova[]
| International | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 |
| Olympics | 8th | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||
| Worlds | 10th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Europeans | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Skate America | 2nd | ||||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 1st | 1st | |||||||||
| Moscow News | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |||
| National[4] | |||||||||||
| Soviet Champ. | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |||
With Abankina[]
| Event | 1975–1976 |
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| Soviet Championships | 5th |
Programs[]
(With Bestemianova)
| Season | Original set pattern | Free dance | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1988 | Polovetsian Dances | ||
| 1986–1987 | Cabaret medley | ||
| 1985–1986 | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | ||
| 1984–1985 | Carmen | ||
| 1983–1984 | Paso Doble | ||
| 1982–1983 | |||
| 1981–1982 | FD: "Sabre Dance" by Aram Khatchaturian, "Romeo and Juliet" by Tchiakovsky,
Finale from "William Tell" Overture by Rossini (modern piano version) |
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| 1980–1981 | |||
| 1979–1980 |
References[]
- ^ Ледовое трио Archived August 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b Zanimonets, Anna (April 23, 2008). В моей жизни все запущено, меня вообще считают двоеженцем! (in Russian). 7dn.ru. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin at the International Skating Union
- ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia (2005), Moscow: Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya enciklopediya Publisher, vol. 3
External links[]
- "Bobrin's Moscow Stars on Ice official site"
- Care to Ice Dance? - Bestemianova & Bukin
- (in Russian) Biographies of Andrei and Natalia at Tatiana Tarasova's website
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- Figure skaters from Moscow
- Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Olympic figure skaters of the Soviet Union
- Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- Russian male ice dancers
- Soviet male ice dancers
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists
- European Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics