Alexander Vakhnov

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Alexander Vakhnov
Vakhnov in December 2017
Full nameAlexander Evgenievich Vakhnov
Native nameАлександр Евгеньевич Вахнов
Born (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 25)
Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
PartnerDaria Savkina
CoachSvetlana Liapina
Skating clubSport School No. 85 Moscow
Began skating2003
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place 2017–18 Nagoya Ice dancing

Alexander Evgenievich Vakhnov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Вахнов, born 16 February 1999) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Sofia Polishchuk, he is the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and 2017 JGP Australia champion.

Personal life[edit]

Alexander Evgenievich Vakhnov was born on 16 February 1999 in Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia.[1]

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Vakhnov began learning to skate in 2003.[1] He teamed up with Sofia Polishchuk ahead of the 2009–2010 season.[2]

Polishchuk/Vakhnov started competing internationally in the 2010–2011 season, winning the basic novice category at the 2010 NRW Trophy.[3] They made their international junior-level debut during the 2014–2015 season; they won bronze at the 2014 Ice Star and 2014 NRW Trophy.

2015–2016 season[edit]

Polishchuk/Vakhnov received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2015–2016 season. After winning a bronze medal in early September at the JGP in Colorado Springs, United States, they finished fifth three weeks later in Toruń, Poland.

They placed sixth at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships.

2016–2017 season[edit]

Competing in the 2016 JGP series, Polishchuk/Vakhnov won bronze in August in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, and then silver in September in Ljubljana, Slovenia. They placed fourth at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships.[2]

2017–2018 season[edit]

Competing in their ninth season together,[2] Polishchuk/Vakhnov won gold in August at the 2017 JGP event in Brisbane, Australia. They beat the silver medalists, Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha, by seven points.[4] In October, they won the silver medal at the 2017 JGP event in Egna, Italy. Polishchuk/Vakhnov were beaten by their teammates Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov by about two points. With these results Polishchuk/Vakhnov qualified for the 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they won the bronze medal after placing third in both segments.

In January 2018, Polishchuk/Vakhnov finished fourth at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing fourth in both segments. They were coached by Svetlana Liapina in Moscow.[5] Their partnership ended by spring 2018.

2018–2019 season[edit]

Vakhnov teamed up with Ksenia Konkina in spring 2018.[1] Coached by Liapina in Moscow, the two won bronze in their international debut, at the 2018 JGP event in Vancouver, Canada.[1] They did not receive a second JGP assignment and therefore could not qualify for the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final. Their partnership ended by November 2018.[6]

2019–2020 season[edit]

Vakhnov teamed up with Svetlana Lizunova prior to the season.[7] They placed eighth at 2019 JGP Croatia.

2020-2021 season[edit]

Lizunova/Vakhnov placed seventh at the 2021 Russian Nationals.

2021-2022[edit]

They did not compete this season, and in January, Vakhnov was seen on Ice Partner Search, indicating the two had split.[8] Liuznova later announced her retirement.[9]

2022-2023 season[edit]

In May, it was announced that Vakhnov had teamed up with American Isabella Flores, presumably for the United States.[10]

Programs[edit]

With Lizunova[edit]

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[11]

With Konkina[edit]

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[1]
  • Tango: Asi se baila el Tango
    performed by Veronica Verdier
  • Tango: Tanguera
    performed by Sexteto Mayor

With Polishchuk[edit]

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[5]
  • Cha Cha: Chilly Cha Cha
    by Jessica Jay
  • Samba: Hip Hip Chin Chin
    by Club des Belugas
2016–2017
[12]
2015–2016
[13]
2014–2015
2013–2014

Competitive highlights[edit]

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Savina[edit]

National
Event 2023–24
Russian Champ. 12th
Russian Cup Final 8th
GPR Golden Skate 6th
GPR Volga Pirouette 5th

With Lizunova[edit]

International: Junior[14]
Event 19–20 20–21
JGP Croatia 8th
National
Russian Champ. 7th

With Konkina[edit]

International: Junior[15]
Event 18–19
JGP Canada 3rd

With Polishchuk[edit]

International: Junior[16]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
JGP Final 3rd
JGP Australia 1st
JGP France 3rd
JGP Italy 2nd
JGP Poland 5h
JGP Slovenia 2nd
JGP United States 3rd
Ice Star 3rd
NRW Trophy 3rd
Open d'Andorra 1st 1st 1st
International: Novice
Bavarian Open 2nd N 1st N
Ice Challenge 1st N
NRW Trophy 1st B 3rd N 1st N
National[3]
Russian Jr. Champ. 9th 10th 6th 4th 4th
Levels: B = Basic novice; N = Advanced novice

Detailed results[edit]

With Lizunova[edit]

2019–2020 season
Date Event Level RD FD Total
25–28 September 2019 2019 JGP Croatia Junior 7
57.05 		10
84.34 		8
141.39

With Konkina[edit]

2018–2019 season
Date Event Level RD FD Total
12–15 September 2018 2018 JGP Canada Junior 2
60.34 		3
87.58 		3
147.92

With Polishchuk[edit]

2017–2018 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
23–26 January 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
63.38 		4
89.44 		4
152.82
7–10 December 2017 2017–18 JGP Final Junior 3
63.17 		3
85.87 		3
149.04
22–26 November 2017 2017 Open d'Andorra Junior 1
61.16 		1
89.97 		1
151.13
11–14 October 2017 2017 JGP Italy Junior 1
61.44 		2
85.34 		2
146.78
23–26 August 2017 2017 JGP Australia Junior 1
61.08 		1
84.78 		1
145.86
2016–2017 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
61.31 		3
88.73 		4
150.04
16–20 November 2016 2016 Open d'Andorra Junior 1
65.40 		1
92.00 		1
157.40
21–25 September 2016 2016 JGP Slovenia Junior 3
55.60 		1
89.16 		2
144.76
24–28 August 2016 2016 JGP France Junior 5
54.42 		3
83.35 		3
137.77
2015–2016 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 3
62.05 		6
80.74 		6
142.79
19–22 November 2015 2015 Open d'Andorra Junior 1
57.47 		1
80.80 		1
138.27
23–27 September 2015 2015 JGP Poland Junior 4
57.65 		5
81.58 		5
139.23
2–6 September 2015 2015 JGP Usa Junior 4
53.28 		3
76.55 		3
129.83
2014–2015 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
7–9 November 2014 2014 NRW Trophy Junior 4
45.13 		2
72.84 		3
117.97
17–19 October 2014 2014 Ice Star Junior 4
43.27 		1
70.27 		3
113.54

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ksenia KONKINA / Alexander VAKHNOV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Софья Полищук и Александр Вахнов: «Можем с закрытыми глазами кататься вместе» [Sophia Polishchuk and Alexander Vakhnov: "We can skate together with our eyes closed"]. Figure Skating Federation of Russia.
  3. ^ a b Александр Евгеньевич Вахнов [Alexander Evgenievich Vakhnov]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  4. ^ "Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 26 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Sofia POLISHCHUK / Alexander VAKHNOV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018.
  6. ^ Samokhvalov, Anatoly (5 November 2018). Павел Дрозд: у Жулина я нашел то, что искал. rsport.ria.ru (in Russian).
  7. ^ Bogacheva, Ksenia (August 1, 2019). "В ритме танца: юниоры вкатились в новый сезон в Новогорске" [In the rhythm dance: juniors rolled into the new season in Novogorsk] (in Russian). NEVA Sport.
  8. ^ "Alexander Vakhnov". Ice Partner Search. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  9. ^ Lizunova, Svetlana [@chocolatka_s] (May 26, 2022). "I ending my professional career as athlete" – via Instagram.
  10. ^ Lane, Carol [@cjlanecoach] (May 15, 2022). "Last day of skating at I.D.E. For Isabella Flores and Sasha Vakhnov, so nice to have had you training in our group for the past few weeks" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Svetlana LIZUNOVA / Alexander VAKHNOV: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Sofia POLISHCHUK / Alexander VAKHNOV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Sofia POLISHCHUK / Alexander VAKHNOV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Competition Results: Svetlana LIZUNOVA / Alexander VAKHNOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25.
  15. ^ "Competition Results: Ksenia KONKINA / Alexander VAKHNOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Competition Results: Sofia POLISHCHUK / Alexander VAKHNOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.

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