Kristina Gorshkova
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Gorshkova and Butikov at the 2008 NHK Trophy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Kristina Valeryevna Gorshkova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1989 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Vitali Butikov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Elena Tchaikovskaia Ksenia Rumiantseva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Vorobievye Gory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kristina Valeryevna Gorshkova (Russian: Кристина Валерьевна Горшкова, born 18 February 1989) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Vitali Butikov, she is the 2008 World Junior bronze medalist.
Gorshkova began skating at age four and switched from singles to ice dancing at age ten. After their coach, Tatiana Kuzmina, was killed in a car accident in July 2007, Gorshkova and Butikov began working with Elena Tchaikovskaia, Ksenia Rumiantseva, and Petr Durnev.
Gorshkova is studying Cultural and Social Anthropology at the University of Latvia.