Evgenia Shishkova

Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova (Russian: Евгения Васильевна Шишкова; born 18 December 1972) is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor. With her husband Vadim Naumov, she is the 1994 World champion and the 1995–96 Champions Series Final champion.

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Evgenia Shishkova
Full name	Evgenia Vasilievna Shishkova
Native name	Евгения Васильевна Шишкова
Born	(1972-12-18) 18 December 1972 (age 51) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	4 ft 10 in (147 cm)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia CIS Soviet Union
Partner	Vadim Naumov
Retired	1998
Medal record Figure skating: Pairs Representing  Russia World Championships 1994 Chiba Pairs 1995 Birmingham Pairs 1993 Prague Pairs European Championships 1995 Dortmund Pairs 1994 Copenhagen Pairs 1993 Helsinki Pairs Grand Prix Final 1995–1996 Paris Pairs Representing  CIS European Championships 1992 Lausanne Pairs Representing  Soviet Union European Championships 1991 Sofia Pairs

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Shishkova/Naumov were introduced in 1985 by Naumov's coach who wanted them to skate together.^[1] Naumov initially rebuffed the idea because he did not wish to change partners, however, following a number of tryouts, he and Shishkova agreed to team up.^[1] They began competing together in 1987.^[2]

In 1991, Shishkova/Naumov won bronze at their first European Championships and placed 5th at the World Championships. The next season, they competed at their first Olympics, the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France, where they placed fifth.

Shishkova/Naumov won their first World medal – bronze – at the 1993 World Championships. The following year, the pair placed 4th at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. They ended the season by becoming World champions.

Shishkova/Naumov picked up their third World medal – silver – in 1995. From 1991 to 1995, the pair also won five European medals. In February 1996, they won gold at the 1995–96 Champions Series Final (later renamed the Grand Prix Final).

At the 1996 World Championships, Shishkova/Naumov were third after the short program. In the long program, four judges gave first-place votes to Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov, the gold medalists, and four judges voted in favor of Shishkova/Naumov, however, low scores from the other five judges left them off the podium in 4th.^[3]

Shishkova/Naumov did not make the 1998 Winter Olympic team. They decided to retire from ISU competition in 1998 and skate professionally.^[1] The pair won the World Professional Championships in April 1998. They then transitioned into coaching, working at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut.^[4][5] They moved to the Skating Club of Boston in February 2017.^[6]

Shishkova and Naumov married in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in August 1995.^[7] They settled in Simsbury, Connecticut in 1998.^[1] Their son, Maxim Naumov, was born in August 2001 and competes in men's singles for the United States.^[8][9]

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

With Naumov:

• Soviet Union (URS): Start of career through December 1991
• Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): 1992 European and World Championships
• Unified Team at the Olympics (EUN): 1992 Olympics
• Russia (RUS): 1992–93 to end of career