Viktoria Yevgenyevna Volchkova ; born July 30, 1982 in Leningrad

Leningrad

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) is a Russia

Russia

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n retired figure skater

Figure skating

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 who is now a coach. She is a four-time European bronze medalist

European Figure Skating Championships

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, the 1998 Junior Grand Prix Final champion

ISU Junior Grand Prix Final

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, the 1998 and 1999 World Junior bronze medalist

World Junior Figure Skating Championships

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, and a seven-time Russian national medalist

Russian Figure Skating Championships

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Career

Volchkova was the first lady to win four consecutive European

European Figure Skating Championships

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 bronze medals. She represented Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympics

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 and placed 9th. She withdrew from the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

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 due to inflammation in her right arm. She last competed at the 2007 Russian Nationals in January 2007.

After retiring from competition, Volchkova became a skating coach and is also known under her married name Butsaeva. She coaches at Moskvich in Moscow. Butsaeva's students include:

• Sofia Biryukova
  Sofia Biryukova
  - Career :Biryukova competed in the 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, winning a silver medal in Turkey. The following season, she began competing on the senior level internationally. She appeared at her first senior Grand Prix event, the 2010 Cup of Russia. Biryukova began the 2011–2012...
  
  
• Polina Korobeynikova
  Polina Korobeynikova
  - Career :Korobeynikova was 10th on the senior level at the 2011 Russian Championships. She began competing internationally in the 2011–2012 season. Her first Junior Grand Prix event was Brisbane, Australia, where she placed 4th. At her next event, in Brasov, Romania, she won a silver medal.-...
  
  
• Anna Shershak
  Anna Shershak
  - Career :Shershak began competing internationally in the 2011–2012 season. She won a silver medal in her first Junior Grand Prix event in Milan, Italy.- Programs :- Competitive highlights :- External links :* at fskate.ru...
  
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Results

Event	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
Winter Olympics						9th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...			10th	6th	6th	7th	5th	15th
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...			3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	8th			9th
World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...		3rd	3rd
Russian Championships Russian Figure Skating Championships The Russian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Russia. Skaters compete at the senior level in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The first Russian national...	7th	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd		6th		2nd	5th
Grand Prix Final Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an international, senior-level figure skating competition. It is the culmination of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....				6th			3rd
Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...					4th	3rd	6th	6th
Skate Canada International Skate Canada International The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's...							3rd
Cup of China Cup of China The Cup of China is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The location changes yearly. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The Cup of China is...					5th			7th	2nd
Trophée Lalique				2nd	2nd	4th
Cup of Russia Cup of Russia The Cup of Russia is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held as the Rostelecom Cup in 2009 after...					5th	2nd	1st				8th
NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....				2nd					5th
Finlandia Trophy Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Finland. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been included in every year...			2nd			3rd
Golden Spin of Zagreb Golden Spin of Zagreb The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...				1st
Goodwill Games Goodwill Games The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...			3rd
Karl Schäfer Memorial Karl Schäfer Memorial The Karl Schäfer Memorial is an annual elite senior-level figure skating competition held in Vienna, Austria. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition is named for figure skater Karl Schäfer. The competition is usually held in...									1st
Junior Grand Prix Final 1998-1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 1998–1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the second season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters...			1st
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...		1st	1st
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...		1st	1st

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