Alexander Evgenievich Vakhnov (, 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 Alexander Evgenievich Vakhnov was born on 16 February 1999 in Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia.
Career
Early career Vakhnov began learning to skate in 2003. He teamed up with Sofia Polishchuk 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 2017–18 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. Their partnership ended by spring 2018.
2018–2019 season Vakhnov teamed up with Ksenia Konkina in spring 2018. Coached by Liapina in Moscow, the two won bronze in their international debut, at the 2018 JGP event in Vancouver, Canada. 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.
2019–2020 season Vakhnov teamed up with Svetlana Lizunova prior to the season. They placed eighth at 2019 JGP Croatia.
2020-2021 season
Lizunova/Vakhnov placed seventh at the 2021 Russian Nationals.
2021-2022
They did not compete this season, and in January, Vakhnov was seen on Ice Partner Search, indicating the two had split. Liuznova later announced her retirement.
2022-2023 season
In May, it was announced that Vakhnov had teamed up with American Isabella Flores, presumably for the United States.
Programs With Lizunova Season Rhythm dance Free dance 2019–2020 Dirty Dancing Dirty Dancing Mozart, l'opéra rock
With Konkina Season Rhythm dance Free dance 2018–2019 Asi se baila el Tango Tanguera Spartacus
With Polishchuk 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 Savkina National Event 2023–24 2024–25 Russian Champ. 12th 14th Russian Cup Final 8th
With Lizunova International: Junior Event 19–20 20–21 Croatia 8th National Russian Champ. 7th
With Konkina International: Junior Event 18–19 Canada 3rd
With Polishchuk International: Junior Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 Final 3rd Australia 1st France 3rd Italy 2nd Poland 5h 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
Detailed results
With Lizunova 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 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 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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