Alexander Grachev

Alexander Grachev
Platonova/Grachev in 2009.
Personal information
Full name Alexander Pavlovich Grachev
Country represented Russia
Born (1984-07-28) 28 July 1984
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Former partner Anastasia Platonova
Elena Romanovskaya
Former coach Alexander Zhulin
Oleg Volkov
Svetlana Alexeeva
Elena Kustarova
Alexei Gorshkov
Sergei Chemodanov
Former choreographer Liudmila Vlasova
Elena Kustarova
Sergei Petukhov
Skating club Moskvich
Retired 2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 153.22
2009 Cup of Russia
Comp. dance 28.46
2008 Cup of Russia
Original dance 47.88
2009 Cup of Russia
Free dance 77.41
2009 Cup of Russia

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 Russia7th5th
Finlandia Trophy2nd2nd
NRW Trophy1st
National[13]
Russian Championships5th5th7th

With Romanovskaya

International[14]
Event 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06
World Champ.23rd
GP NHK Trophy6th
GP Skate America11th
GP Skate Canada5th
Winter Universiade4th
International: Junior[14]
World Junior Champ.6th3rd3rd1st
JGP Final5th2nd3rd2nd
JGP Germany3rd
JGP Italy2nd
JGP Japan2nd
JGP Netherlands1st
JGP Poland1st
JGP Slovakia1st1st
JGP Sweden1st
National[13]
Russian Champ.4th4th
Russian Jr. Champ.7th4th2nd2nd2nd

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.
  4. ↑ "Anastasia PLATONOVA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006.
  6. ↑ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005.
  7. ↑ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
  8. ↑ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.
  9. ↑ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 August 2002.
  10. ↑ "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 April 2001.
  11. 1 2 "Programs". Romanovskaya/Grachev at ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006.
  12. ↑ "Competition Results: Anastasia PLATONOVA / Alexander GRACHEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Грачёв Александр Павлович" [Alexander Pavlovich Grachev]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  14. 1 2 "Elena ROMANOVSKAYA / Alexander GRACHEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
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