Ruslan Goncharov

Infobox Figure skater
title= Ruslan Goncharov


caption=Grushina & Goncharov in 2004.
country= UKR
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1973|1|20
residence=
height= convert|185|cm|ftin|abbr=on
partner= Elena Grushina
formerpartner=Elenora Gritzai
coach=
formercoach=Nikolai Morozov,
Tatiana Tarasova,
Natalia Linichuk, Gennadi Karponossov, A.Tumanovski
choreographer=
formerchoreographer=
skating club= Sport Military Club Odessa
retired= 2006
dance score= 213.95
dance date= 2005 Worlds
CD score= 41.30
CD date= 2005 Worlds
OD score= 63.23
OD date= 2004 Cup of Russia
FD score= 109.48
FD date=2005 Worlds

Ruslan Goncharov (born January 20, 1973 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian figure skater. He currently competes in ice dance with Elena Grushina. They began skating together in 1990. The pair has captured a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Goncharov also works as an ice skating coach.

He and Grushina have been married since 1995.

Competitive highlights

(with Grushina)

1994
*World Championships - 18th1995
*European Championships - 14th
*World Championships - 22nd1996
*European Championships - 13th
*World Championships - 16th1997
*European Championships - 13th1998
*Olympics - 15th
*World Championships - 13th1999
*European Championships - 7th
*World Championships - 8th2000
*European Championships - 8th
*World Championships - 7th2001
*European Championships - 7th
*World Championships - 8th2002
*European Championships - 8th
*Olympics - 9th
*World Championships - 6th2003
*European Championships - 4th
*World Championships - 5th2004
*European Championships - 3rd
*World Championships - 4th2005
*European Championships - 2nd
*World Championships - 3rd2006
*European Championships - 2nd
*Olympics - 3rd

External links

* [http://www.ice-dance.com/grushina/ Official site]
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* [http://www.caretoicedance.com/grugon.html Care to Ice Dance? - Grushina & Goncharov]