Svetlana Kulikova

Svetlana Kulikova (born November 14, 1980) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Arseni Markov, she is the 2001 Winter Universiade bronze medalist and 2002 Skate Canada International bronze medalist. With Vitali Novikov, she is the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy champion.

Svetlana Kulikova
Kulikova on the Russian Nationals podium in 2004.
Personal information
Country representedRussia
Born (1980-11-14) November 14, 1980
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Former partnerVitali Novikov
Arseni Markov
Former coachEvgeni Platov
Tatiana Tarasova
Nikolai Morozov
Maia Usova
Oleg Epshtein
Elena Vodorezova
Igor Rusakov
Began skating1983
Retired2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total173.43
2004 Skate America
Comp. dance33.89
2004 Skate America
Original dance51.11
2003 Trophée Lalique
Free dance89.74
2003 Trophée Lalique
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
2001 ZakopaneIce dancing

Career

Kulikova teamed up with Markov in 1996.[1] They placed 6th at the 2000 World Junior Championships. Following the 2000–2001 season, Kulikova and Markov moved to Newington, Connecticut to train full-time with Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morozov.[1] They won the bronze medal at the 2002 Skate Canada International. They parted ways after the 2003 Russian Championships as a result of Tarasova and Morozov ending their coaching partnership – Kulikova chose to stay with Tarasova while Markov chose Morozov.[2]

Kulikova and Novikov teamed up in January 2003.[3] 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 / Novikov were coached by Tatiana Tarasova and Evgeni Platov. They parted ways after placing 14th at the 2005 World Championships.

Kulikova lives in the United States where she works as a choreographer.

Programs

With Novikov
Season Original dance Free dance
2004–2005
[3]
  • Quickstep: Girls, Girls, Girls
  • Slow Foxtrot: New York, New York
  • Quickstep: Girls, Girls, Girls
2003–2004
[4]
  • Rock'n Roll
  • Blues
  • Rock'n Roll
  • Carmina Burana
    by Carl Orff
    (modern arrangement)

With Markov
Season Original dance Free dance
2002–2003
[1]
  • Waltz: Waltz Masquerade
    by Aram Khachaturian
  • March: Toska po Rodine (Homesickness)
    by A. Trofimov
  • Waltz: Waltz Masquerade
    by Aram Khachaturian
  • Fire on Ice
    by B. Mortuzavi
2001–2002
[5]

Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Novikov
International[6]
Event 2003–04 2004–05
World Championships13th14th
European Championships8th7th
GP Cup of Russia7th
GP NHK Trophy5th
GP Skate America4th
GP Trophée Lalique5th
Nebelhorn Trophy1st
National[7]
Russian Championships3rd2nd

With Markov
International[8]
Event 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
GP Cup of Russia9th
GP Skate Canada9th4th3rd
GP Trophée Lalique7th4th
Winter Universiade3rd
International: Junior[8]
World Junior Champ.6th
JGP Poland6th
National[7]
Russian Champ.2nd J6th4th2nd
J = Junior level

References
  1. "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Arseni MARKOV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Mittan, Barry (12 December 2004). "Lefebvre and Markov Find Happiness Together". Skate Today.
  3. "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Vitali NOVIKOV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 August 2005.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Vitali NOVIKOV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Arseni MARKOV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2002.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Vitali NOVIKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017.
  7. "Куликова Светлана Вячеславовна". fskate.ru (in Russian).
  8. "Svetlana KULIKOVA / Arseni MARKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017.
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