Alexander Grachev

Alexander Grachev
Platonova/Grachev in 2009.
Full nameAlexander Pavlovich Grachev
Born (1984-07-28) 28 July 1984 (age 39)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
PartnerAnastasia Platonova
Elena Romanovskaya
CoachAlexander Zhulin
Oleg Volkov
Svetlana Alexeeva
Elena Kustarova
Alexei Gorshkov
Sergei Chemodanov
Liudmila Vlasova
Elena Kustarova
Sergei Petukhov
Skating clubMoskvich
Retired2010
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 The Hague Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Ostrava Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Hamar Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2003–04 Malmö Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 2001–02 Bled Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2002–03 The Hague Ice dancing

Alexander Pavlovich Grachev (Russian: Александр Павлович Грачёв, born 28 July 1984) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Elena Romanovskaya, he is the 2004 World Junior champion.

Career

From 1999 to 2006, Grachev competed with Elena Romanovskaya, with whom he won the 2004 World Junior title.[1]

In 2007, Grachev teamed up with Anastasia Platonova. They were initially coached by Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva in Moscow. In the summer of 2009, they switched to Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov. They decided to retire from competition in 2010.[2]

Programs

With Platonova

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–2010
[3] 		Dagestan folk dance:
  • Lezginka
2008–2009
[4]
  • Blues: St. James Infirmary Blues
  • Swing: Woodside Riot
  • Nocturne
    by Arno Babadganian

With Romanovskaya

Season Original dance Free dance
2005–2006
[5]
  • Rhumba: Cantinero de Cuba
  • Cha cha: Santa Esmeralda
  • Samba
  • Flamenco
  • Music
    by Gypsy Kings
2004–2005
[6]
  • Slow foxtrot
  • Quickstep: Jumpin Jack
    by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • Music Was my First Love
2003–2004
[7]
  • Blues
  • Rock'n Roll
2002–2003
[8]
2001–2002
[9]
  • Flamenco
  • Tango Felicia
2000–2001
[10]
  • Foxtrot: Sixteen Tons
  • Quickstep
  • Blues
  • Jumping Jack
  • Disco
1999–2000
[11]
  • Latin mix
  • Riverdance
1998–1999
[11]
  • Romeo & Juliet

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Platonova

International[12]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
GP Cup of Russia 7th 5th
Finlandia Trophy 2nd 2nd
NRW Trophy 1st
National[13]
Russian Championships 5th 5th 7th

With Romanovskaya

International[14]
Event 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06
World Champ. 23rd
GP NHK Trophy 6th
GP Skate America 11th
GP Skate Canada 5th
Winter Universiade 4th
International: Junior[14]
World Junior Champ. 6th 3rd 3rd 1st
JGP Final 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Italy 2nd
JGP Japan 2nd
JGP Netherlands 1st
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Slovakia 1st 1st
JGP Sweden 1st
National[13]
Russian Champ. 4th 4th
Russian Jr. Champ. 7th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd

References

  1. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
  2. ^ Antsyreva, Svetlana; Ikunin, Dmitry (11 August 2010). Анастасия Платонова и Александр Грачёв: Мы открыты для предложений [Anastasia Platonova and Alexander Grachev: We are open to suggestions] (in Russian). fskate.ru. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Anastasia PLATONOVA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010.{cite web}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Anastasia PLATONOVA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009.{cite web}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006.{cite web}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005.{cite web}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.{cite web}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.{cite web}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 August 2002.{cite web}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2001.{cite web}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ a b "Programs". Romanovskaya/Grachev at ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006.{cite web}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Competition Results: Anastasia PLATONOVA / Alexander GRACHEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Грачёв Александр Павлович" [Alexander Pavlovich Grachev]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  14. ^ a b "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-04-22.

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