Alexander Samarin

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Alexander Samarin
Personal information
Native name Александр Владимирович Самарин
Full name Alexander Vladimirovich Samarin
Country represented Russia
Born (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 25)
Moscow, Russia
Home town Moscow, Russia
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Coach Svetlana Sokolovskaya
Former coach Elena Buianova, Inna Goncharenko, Liubov Fedorchenko
Choreographer Elena Maslennikova, Margarita Romanenko
Former choreographer Mikhail Potchitalin, Irina Tagaeva, Anna Bilibina, Sergei Verbillo, Ilia Averbukh, Sergei Novitski
Skating club CSKA Moscow
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 225.27
2015 Warsaw Cup
Short program 80.31
2016 Junior Worlds
Free skate 150.88
2015 JGP Croatia

Alexander Vladimirovich Samarin (Russian: Александр Владимирович Самарин; born 15 June 1998) is a Russian figure skater. He has won five medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including gold at the 2015 Croatia Cup, and two on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2015 CS Warsaw Cup. He is a three-time Russian junior national silver medalist.

Personal life

Alexander "Sasha" Vladimirovich Samarin was born 15 June 1998 in Moscow.[1][2]

Career

Early years

Samarin's first coach was Inna Goncharenko.[1] In the 2009–10 season, Samarin won the novice event at the 2010 NRW Trophy in Dortmund, Germany, and the junior silver medal at the International Crystal Skate 2010 in Odintsovo, Russia. In 2011–12, he withdrew from the 2012 Russian Junior Championships due to illness.[citation needed]

2012–13 season

In 2012–13, at the start of the season, Samarin underwent an eye surgery because of a detached retina.[3] Debuting on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, he won a pair of bronze medals at JGP events in Slovenia and Germany and became the first alternate for the 2012 JGP Final. At the Russian Championships, he finished eighth in his first senior appearance and then won the silver medal on the junior level. He was assigned to the 2013 World Junior Championships where he finished eighth.

2013–14 season

In 2013–14, Samarin was assigned to one JGP event, in Belarus, and finished 4th. At the 2014 Russian Championships, he placed 13th in seniors, landing his first triple Axel in competition in the free skate, and then 4th on the junior level. He was coached by Goncharenko until the end of the season.[4]

2014–15 season

Samarin changed coaches ahead of the 2014–15 season, joining Elena Buianova and Svetlana Sokolovskaya.[5] He won bronze at his first Junior Grand Prix event of the season, in Courchevel, France, and then silver in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Making his senior international debut, he took silver in November at the 2014 Ice Challenge, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) competition in Graz, Austria, and finished 8th the following month at another CS event, the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb. Nationally, he finished 11th on the senior level and second on the junior level. Concluding his season, he placed 6th in the short, 9th in the free, and 11th overall at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

2015–16 season

Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Samarin finished 4th in Slovakia and won gold in Croatia. He appeared at two CS events, placing 4th at the 2015 Mordovian Ornament and winning the 2015 Warsaw Cup with a total of 225.27 points. He placed 8th in both segments in the short program and free skate, finishing 8th overall at the Russian Championships. On January 21-23, Samarin then won the silver medal at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships behind Dmitri Aliev.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
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2014–2015
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  • Among Strangers
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2013–2014
[4]
  • The Best Latin Tango
2012–2013
[6]
  • Admiral
    by Ruslan Muratov, Gleb Matveichuk
2011–2012
  • Here, There and Everywhere
    by The Beatles
  • Come Together
    by The Beatles
  • Admiral
    by Ruslan Muratov, Gleb Matveichuk
2010–2011

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
CS Golden Spin 8th
CS Ice Challenge 2nd
CS Mordovian 4th
CS Warsaw Cup 1st
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds 8th 11th 4th
JGP Belarus 4th
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP Czech Rep. 2nd
JGP France 3rd
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Slovakia 4th
JGP Slovenia 3rd
NRW Trophy 1st N.
Ros. Crystal Skate 2nd J.
National[8]
Russian Champ. 8th 13th 11th 8th
Russian Junior 12th WD 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd
Levels: N. = Novice, J. = Junior; WD = Withdrew

References

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External links

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