Vitali Novikov

Vitali Novikov (born 13 January 1979) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Svetlana Kulikova, he is the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy champion.

Vitali Novikov
Kulikova / Novikov at the 2005 European Championships
Born (1979-01-13) 13 January 1979
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
Began skating1983

Career

Early in his career, Novikov skated with Anastasia Grebenkina, Ekaterina Gvozdikova, and Mackenzie Moliver.

Novikov teamed up with Svetlana Kulikova in January 2003.[1] They won the first competition they entered as a team, the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy. They won two medals at the Russian Championships and competed twice at the European and World Championships. Their best results were 7th at 2005 Europeans and 13th at 2004 Worlds. Kulikova and Novikov were coached by Tatiana Tarasova and Evgeni Platov. They parted ways after placing 14th at the 2005 World Championships.

Novikov teamed up with Olga Orlova in spring 2005. They placed 6th at the 2005 Cup of Russia and 5th at the 2006 Russian Championships.

Novikov currently works as a coach.

Programs

(with Kulikova)

Season Original dance Free dance
2004–2005
[1]
  • Quickstep: Girls, Girls, Girls
  • Slow Foxtrot: New York, New York
  • Quickstep: Girls, Girls, Girls
2003–2004
[2]
  • Rock'n Roll
  • Blues
  • Rock'n Roll
  • Carmina Burana
    by Carl Orff
    (modern arrangement)

Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Orlova
International[3]
Event 2005–2006
GP Cup of Russia6th
National[4]
Russian Championships5th

With Kulikova
International[5]
Event 2003–2004 2004–2005
World Championships13th14th
European Championships8th7th
GP Cup of Russia7th
GP NHK Trophy5th
GP Skate America4th
GP Trophée Lalique5th
Nebelhorn Trophy1st
National[4]
Russian Championships3rd2nd

With Grebenkina
International[6]
Event 1999–2000 2000–2001
GP Skate America9th
Nebelhorn Trophy6th
Skate Israel7th
National[4]
Russian Championships5th8th

References
  1. "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Vitali NOVIKOV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 August 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Vitali NOVIKOV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Olga ORLOVA / Vitali NOVIKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. "Новиков Виталий Михайлович". fskate.ru (in Russian).
  5. "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Vitali NOVIKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vitali NOVIKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017.
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