Alexander Markuntsov

Alexander Markuntsov
Personal information
Country represented  Russia
Former country(ies) represented  Japan
Born February 21, 1982 (1982-02-21) (age 30)
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Former partner Yuko Kawaguchi (JPN),
Valentina Razskazova (RUS)
Former coach Igor Moskvin, Tamara Moskvina

Alexander Markuntsov (Russian: Александр Маркунцов, Japanese: アレクサンドル ・ マルクンツォフ}}; born February 21, 1982 in Leningrad) is a Russian pair skater who has also competed internationally for Japan. He had the most success with Yuko Kawaguchi, competing for Japan.[1] They teamed up in 1999 and were the first pair team representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championship, which they did when they won the silver medal at the 2001 World Junior Championships.[2] They are the 2002 and 2003 Japanese national champions. Their highest placement at a senior ISU Championship was seventh at the 2003 Four Continents. They were coached by Tamara Moskvina. They ended their partnership following the 2002-2003 season.

In 2008 he began skating as an adagio pair with Catherine Harvey GB, and they appear as principal pairs in Disney on Ice shows. In 2009/10 they appeared as principal pairs on Royal Caribbean cruise ship "Navigator of the Seas" cruising the Caribbean and Medditeranean seas.

Before teaming up with Kawaguchi, Markuntsov competed internationally for Russia on the junior level with Valentina Razskazova.

Contents

Programs

(with Kawaguchi)

Season Short program Long program
2002–2003 Spring Water
by Sergei Rachmaninov		 Those Are The Nights
Russian folk (modern)

Competitive highlights

(with Kawaguchi)

Event 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003
World Championships 15th 13th 14th
Four Continents Championships 8th 9th 7th
World Junior Championships 2nd
Japanese Championships 1st 1st
Japanese Junior Championships 1st
NHK Trophy WD 5th
Skate America 6th 5th
Trophée Lalique 6th
Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, China 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 1st
WD = Withdrew

(with Razskazova )

Event 1997–1998 1998–1999
Junior Grand Prix, France 4th
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine WD
WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ Mittan, Barry (February 13, 2003). "Kawaguchi and Markhuntsov Give Japan a Competitive Pairs Team". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2002/021303.shtml. Retrieved April 12, 2011. 
  2. ^ Flade, Tatjana (June 6, 2010). "High ambitions for Takahashi and Tran". Golden Skate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2009/060610.shtml. Retrieved April 9, 2011. 

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