Maria Butyrskaya

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maria Butyrskaya
Occupation	Figure Skater
Date Of Birth	Jun 28, 1972(1972-06-28)
Age	52
Birthplace	Moscow
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Gemini

Maria Butyrskaya Biography

Maria Butyrskaya is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on June 28, 1972 in Moscow, Russia. Maria Butyrskaya, born 28 June 1972 in Moscow. After the birth of her younger brother, her parents divorced.

Butyrskaya was back as a contender for the 1995-96 season. She won a silver medal behind Michelle Kwan at 1995 Nations Cup. She was seventh in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Kwan was defeated by two other women that year at Centennial on Ice. She took silver behind Slutskaya, in front of her fans. At the 1996 European Championships, Butyrskaya was awarded a bronze European medal. She missed a triple loop in her free skate at the 1996 World Championships and was 4th. Slutskaya took the bronze.

In the 1998–99 season, Butyrskaya repeated as the European champion. She took silver behind Uzbekistan’s Tatiana Malinina at that year’s Grand Prix Final after falling twice in the long program. Butyrskaya then won gold at the 1999 World Championships, finishing ahead of defending World champion Michelle Kwan. She received all first place ordinals in both the short and the long programs at the event, landing seven triples in her long program and receiving seven 5.9s for presentation.

Butyrskaya won her first European title at the 1998 European Championships. Ranked fifth in the short program, she completed seven triples in the long program to dethrone two-time defending champion Irina Slutskaya. She also beat that year’s Grand Prix Final silver medalist, Tanja Szewczenko (3rd), who had beaten her twice that season. Butyrskaya was selected to represent Russia at the 1998 Winter Olympics and finished 4th in Nagano, finishing behind bronze medalist Chen Lu by a narrow margin. She went on to take her first World medal, bronze, at the 1998 World Championships. She finished behind silver medalist Slutskaya on a 5-4 split after a late fall at the end of a strong performance.

Butyrskaya won her Russian national title back in the 1994-1995 season. She was third at the 1995 European Championships after her short program, but she fell to 7th behind Olga Markova (2nd), and Irina Slovitskaya (5th). Again, she missed out on a spot at the World Championships.

Maria Butyrskaya Net Worth

Maria Butyrskaya is one of the richest Figure Skater from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maria Butyrskaya 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Russian figure skater Maria Viktorovna Butyrskaya, (Russian: Mariia Viktorovna Butyrskaia, 28 June 1972), is Maria Viktorovna Butyrskaya. She is the 1999 World champion, a three-time European champion, and was the oldest and first Russian woman to win the World ladies title. Butyrskaya was fourth at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and sixth at 2002 Winter Olympics. She was awarded the Russian national title six more times.

Butyrskaya was a competitor for the Soviet Union from its inception until its dissolution. She then started representing Russia. With her free skate, which included five triples and a win, she was able to surpass veteran Josee Chouinard, Tonya Harding, and place 5th at her European Championship debut. Butyrskaya failed to advance beyond the qualifying round at the 1993 World Championships. This resulted in Russia not being allowed to enter the ladies’ singles at 1994 Olympics. She finished fourth behind Markova at the Europeans in 1993-94, and second behind Olga Markova at Russian Nationals. Russia’s sole berth at the 1994 World Championships was thus awarded to Markova.

The 1996–97 would see Butyrskaya maintain her status as one of the World’s top skaters, but struggle with consistency of her triple lutz, which she failed to land cleanly in any of her long programs of the season. After finishing 10th at the 1996 Skate America, she rebounded with a silver medal at the 1996 Trophée Lalique, finishing second to Kwan but ahead of rising star Tara Lipinski. Second in the short program at the Grand Prix Final, she dropped to fourth overall after missing her triple lutz in the free skate. At the 1997 European Championships, her 9th-ranked short program kept her off the podium despite placing second in the long program. At the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, she placed third in the short program but her performance in the free skate dropped her to 5th overall.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Maria Butyrskaya Dating?

According to our records, Maria Butyrskaya married to Vadim Khomitsky. As of December 1, 2023, Maria Butyrskaya’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Maria Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Maria Butyrskaya celebrates birthday on June 28 of every year.