Svetlana Kulikova (born November 14, 1980) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Arseni Markov, she won bronze medals at the 2001 Winter Universiade and 2002 Skate Canada International. With Vitali Novikov, she was the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy champion.
Career Kulikova teamed up with Markov in 1996. They placed 6th at the 2000 World Junior Championships. Following the 2000–2001 season, Kulikova and Markov moved to Newington, Connecticut, to train full-time with Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morozov. They won the bronze medal at the 2002 Skate Canada International. They parted ways after the 2003 Russian Championships as a result of Tarasova and Morozov ending their coaching partnership – Kulikova chose to stay with Tarasova while Markov chose Morozov.
Kulikova and Novikov teamed up in January 2003. They won the first competition they entered as a team, the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy. They won two medals at the Russian Championships and competed twice at the European and World Championships. Their best results were 7th at 2005 Europeans and 13th at 2004 Worlds. Kulikova / Novikov were coached by Tatiana Tarasova and Evgeni Platov. They parted ways after placing 14th at the 2005 World Championships.
Kulikova lives in the United States where she works as a choreographer.
Programs With Novikov Season Original dance Free dance 2004–2005 Quickstep: Girls, Girls, Girls Slow Foxtrot: New York, New York Quickstep: Girls, Girls, Girls Mon Amour by Sarah Brightman Flamenco Mon Amour by Sarah Brightman 2003–2004 Rock'n Roll Blues Rock'n Roll Carmina Burana by Carl Orff (modern arrangement)
With Markov Season Original dance Free dance 2002–2003 Waltz: Waltz Masquerade by Aram Khachaturian March: Toska po Rodine (Homesickness) by A. Trofimov Waltz: Waltz Masquerade by Aram Khachaturian Fire on Ice by B. Mortuzavi 2001–2002 Libertango by Astor Piazzolla Waltz: Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman by Bryan Adams Grease
Results GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Novikov International Event 2003–04 2004–05 World Championships 13th 14th European Championships 8th 7th Cup of Russia 7th NHK Trophy 5th Skate America 4th Trophée Lalique 5th Nebelhorn Trophy 1st National Russian Championships 3rd 2nd
With Markov International Event 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Cup of Russia 9th Skate Canada 9th 4th 3rd Trophée Lalique 7th 4th Winter Universiade 3rd International: Junior World Junior Champ. 6th Poland 6th National Russian Champ. 2nd J 6th 4th 2nd J = Junior level
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