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.
Born	(1980-11-14) November 14, 1980 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Began skating	1983
Retired	2005
Medal record Representing Russia Figure skating: Ice dancing Winter Universiade 2001 Zakopane Ice dancing

Career

Kulikova teamed up with Markov in 1996. 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. 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.

Kulikova and Novikov teamed up in January 2003. 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	Quickstep: Girls, Girls, Girls Slow Foxtrot: New York, New York Quickstep: Girls, Girls, Girls	Mon Amour by Sarah Brightman Flamenco Mon Amour by Sarah Brightman
2003–2004	Rock'n Roll Blues Rock'n Roll	Carmina Burana by Carl Orff (modern arrangement)

With Markov

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2002–2003	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	Libertango by Astor Piazzolla Waltz: Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman by Bryan Adams	Grease

Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Novikov

International
Event	2003–04	2004–05
World Championships	13th	14th
European Championships	8th	7th
GP Cup of Russia	7th
GP NHK Trophy		5th
GP Skate America		4th
GP Trophée Lalique	5th
Nebelhorn Trophy	1st
National
Russian Championships	3rd	2nd

With Markov

International
Event	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
GP Cup of Russia		9th
GP Skate Canada		9th	4th	3rd
GP Trophée Lalique			7th	4th
Winter Universiade		3rd
International: Junior
World Junior Champ.	6th
JGP Poland		6th
National
Russian Champ.	2nd J	6th	4th	2nd
J = Junior level

External links

• Svetlana Kulikova / Arseni Markov at the International Skating Union
• Svetlana Kulikova / Vitali Novikov at the International Skating Union