Viktoria Borzenkova

Viktoria Borzenkova
Viktoria Borzenkova
Full name	Viktoria Vitalyevna Borzenkova
Born	25 December 1981 (age 42); Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Skating club	Yubileyny Sports Club
Retired	2006
Medal record
Representing Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Universiade

Viktoria Vitalyevna Borzenkova (Russian: Виктория Витальевна Борзенкова;^[1] born 25 December 1981) is a Russian former pair skater. With Andrei Chuvilaev, she won the 2001 and 2003 Winter Universiade and 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice.

Career

Borzenkova began skating at the age of five and switched from singles to pairs at 16, teaming up with Andrei Chuvilaev.^[2] Early in their partnership, they were coached by Ludmila Koblova in Moscow.^[3] They finished seventh at the 2002 European Championships and 15th at the 2002 World Championships. They formed an unusual pair due to their height,^[2] she being 168 cm tall and he 200 cm.^[4] In April 2003, they moved to Saint Petersburg and began working with Oksana Kazakova and Tamara Moskvina.^[4]^[2] The pair retired from competition in 2006.

Borzenkova appeared on Dancing on Ice in 2008, partnered with Tim Vincent. She coaches at the "Happy Ice" Figure Skating School in Moscow.^[5]

(with Chuvilaev)

Season	Short program	Free skating
2005–2006 ^[4]	Time, Forward! by Georgy Sviridov	Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Richard Strauss
2004–2005 ^[6]	The Blizzard by Georgy Sviridov	Fantasia on Themes of Ryabinin, Op. 48, for piano and orchestra by Anton Arensky
2003–2004 ^[7]^[2]	Time to Say Goodbye by Francesco Sartori arranged by Drew Tretick	Fantasia on Themes of Ryabinin, Op. 48, for piano and orchestra by Anton Arensky
2001–2002 ^[3]^[8]	Improvisation by Tony Mercer My Sweet and Tender Beast by Eugen Doga	La Forza del Destino Ouverture by Giuseppe Verdi

(with Chuvilaev)

^ Борзенкова Виктория Витальевна [Viktoria Vitalyevna Borzenkova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mittan, Barry (10 December 2003). "Moskvina Grooms New Pair for 2006 Olympic Games". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009.
^ Виктория Борзенкова [Viktoria Borzenkova] (in Russian). sport-katok.ru. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 February 2005.
^ ^a ^b "Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
^ "Viktoria BORZENKOVA / Andrei CHUVILAEV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001.