| Olympic medal record | |||
| Figure skating | |||
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| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Ice dancing | |
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| Grushina & Goncharov in 2004. | ||
| Personal Info | ||
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| Country: |  Ukraine |
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| Date of birth: | January 20 1973 | |
| Height: | 185 cm | |
| Partner: | Elena Grushina | |
| Former Partner: | Elenora Gritzai | |
| Former Coach: | Nikolai Morozov, Tatiana Tarasova, Natalia Linichuk, Gennadi Karponossov, A.Tumanovski |
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| Skating Club: | Sport Military Club Odessa | |
| Retired: | 2006 | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Ice Dance Total: | 213.95 | 2005 Worlds |
| Comp. Dance: | 41.30 | 2005 Worlds |
| Original Dance: | 63.23 | 2004 Cup of Russia |
| Free Dance: | 109.48 | 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 - 18th
- European Championships - 14th
- World Championships - 22nd
- European Championships - 13th
- World Championships - 16th
- European Championships - 13th
- Olympics - 15th
- World Championships - 13th
- European Championships - 7th
- World Championships - 8th
- European Championships - 8th
- World Championships - 7th
- European Championships - 7th
- World Championships - 8th
- European Championships - 8th
- Olympics - 9th
- World Championships - 6th
- European Championships - 4th
- World Championships - 5th
- European Championships - 3rd
- World Championships - 4th
- European Championships - 2nd
- World Championships - 3rd
- European Championships - 2nd
- Olympics - 3rd
External links
- Official site
- Ruslan Goncharov at the International Skating Union biography page
- Care to Ice Dance? - Grushina & Goncharov
