Vitali Butikov

Vitali Yuryevich Butikov (Russian: Виталий Юрьевич Бутиков, born 19 June 1987) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Kristina Gorshkova, he is the 2008 World Junior bronze medalist.

Vitali Butikov
Gorshkova and Butikov at the 2008 NHK Trophy
Full name	Vitali Yuryevich Butikov
Born	(1987-06-19) 19 June 1987 (age 38) Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Kristina Gorshkova
Coach	Elena Tchaikovskaia Ksenia Rumiantseva
Skating club	Vorobievye Gory
Began skating	1992
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Ice dancing Winter Universiade 2011 Erzurum Ice dancing World Junior Championships 2008 Sofia Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final 2007–08 Gdańsk Ice dancing

Butikov switched from singles to ice dancing at age eleven.^[1] 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.^[1]

Programs

(with Gorshkova)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2009–2010 [2]	Russian Waltz	Phantom on Ice by Robert Danova
2008–2009 [3]	Too Many Tears by Harry Warren Bei Mir Bistu Shein	The Godfather by Nino Rota
2007–2008 [4]	Greek folk dance	Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler
2006–2007 [5]	La cumparsita Gerardo Matos Rodríguez	Eine kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Mozart

Competitive highlights

(with Gorshkova)

Results[6]
International
Event	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
GP Bompard						7th		7th
GP NHK Trophy					5th
GP Rostelecom							4th
GP Skate America						7th
GP Skate Canada					4th		6th
Finlandia					3rd		3rd	5th
Golden Spin					2nd		2nd
NRW Trophy									4th
Universiade					4th		1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds			4th	3rd
JGP Final			4th	3rd
JGP Croatia		3rd		2nd
JGP Germany				1st
JGP Norway			2nd
JGP Romania			1st
JGP Slovakia		5th
JGP USA	5th
National
Russian Champ.					3rd	6th	5th	7th
Russian Junior			3rd	1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix