- published: 03 Feb 2012
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Ekaterina Alexandrovna Bobrova (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Боброва, born March 28, 1990 in Moscow) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Dmitri Soloviev, she is a two-time (2011–2012) European silver medalist, the 2007 World Junior champion and twice (2011–2012) Russian national champion. They are also gold medalists at two Grand Prix events, the 2010 Cup of Russia and 2011 Cup of China.
Bobrova teamed up with Soloviev in 2000. At the 2007 World Junior Championships, they placed first in the compulsory dance, original dance, and free dance, and won the gold medal. They competed at their first senior Worlds in 2008, where they placed 13th. The following season Bobrova and Soloviev were not selected for the event.
During the 2009–2010 season, Bobrova and Soloviev won the silver medal at 2010 Russian Nationals in December 2009, earning them their first berth to the European Championships in January 2010, where they placed 9th. They also qualified for the Olympics the following month where they finished in 15th. They also competed at their second World Championships and climbed to 8th in the rankings.