Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk (; born 21 February 2001) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Alexander Vakhnov, she is the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and 2017 JGP Australia champion.
Personal life Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk was born on 21 February 2001 in Moscow, Russia.
Career
Early career Polishchuk began learning to skate in 2005. She teamed up with Alexander Vakhnov ahead of the 2009–2010 season.
Polishchuk/Vakhnov started competing internationally in the 2010–2011 season, winning the basic novice category at the 2010 NRW Trophy. 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 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 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.
2017–2018 season Competing in their ninth season together, 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. 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 2017–2018 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. Their partnership ended by spring 2018.
2018–2019 season Polishchuk teamed up with German Shamraev.
In November Polishchuk/Shamraev made their international debut at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup where they finished 5th. In January 2019 they placed 7th at the 2019 Toruń Cup. In July 2019, Polishchuk's bio appeared on IcePartnerSearch, indicating that she and Shamraev had split, and she did not participate in the 2019-20 season.
Programs
With Vakhnov Season Short dance Free dance 2017–2018 Chilly Cha Cha Hip Hip Chin Chin Black Swan 2016–2017 Your Heart Is As Black As Night That Man Romeo & Juliet 2015–2016 Les feuilles mortes J'envoie valser Sabre Dance Ascolat La Voce 2014–2015 Set Fire to the Rain One Day 2013–2014 Chicago Esperanza
Competitive highlights JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Shamraev International: Junior Event 18–19 Toruń Cup 7th Volvo Open Cup 5th National Russian Jr. Champ. J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned
With Vakhnov International: Junior Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 Final 3rd Australia 1st France 3rd Italy 2nd Poland 5th Slovenia 2nd United States 3rd Ice Star 3rd NRW Trophy 3rd Open d'Andorra 1st 1st 1st National Russian Jr. Champ. 9th 10th 6th 4th 4th Levels: B = Basic novice; N = Advanced novice
Detailed results
With Shamraev 2018–2019 season Date Event Level RD FD Total 8–13 January 2019 2019 Toruń Cup Junior 5 54.39 8 79.64 7 134.03 6–11 November 2018 2018 Volvo Open Cup Junior 4 57.67 6 83.81 5 141.48
With Vakhnov 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
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