Alexandra Stepanova

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Alexandra Stepanova

Stepanova/Bukin in 2011
Personal information
Native name Александра Николаевна Степанова
Full name Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova
Country represented Russia
Born 19 August 1995
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Partner Ivan Bukin
Coach Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk
Choreographer Irina Zhuk, Aliona Samarskaia
Former choreographer Igor Pivorovich
Skating club UOR No 4 Moscow
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 160.95
2015 Europeans
Short dance 64.95
2015 Europeans
Free dance 97.33
2015 Worlds

Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova (Russian: Александра Николаевна Степанова; born 19 August 1995) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ivan Bukin, she is the 2015 European bronze medalist, 2014 Finlandia Trophy champion, and 2015 Russian national bronze medalist. On the junior level, they won the 2013 World Junior Championships, 2012–13 JGP Final, and 2014 Russian Junior Championships.

Personal life

Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova was born on 19 August 1995 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1] Her mother is a former volleyball player and her father a speed skater.[2]

Career

Early years

Stepanova was originally a singles skater but struggled with the jumps because of her long legs, leading her coach to direct her into ice dancing.[2] Since there was no dance school in Saint Petersburg, she moved to Moscow.[2] Stepanova was partnered with Bukin in 2006 by coaches Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin.[2][3] She had no previous partners.

2010–2013: Junior debut

Stepanova/Bukin debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series in the 2010–11 season. They won both of their events and qualified for the 2010 JGP Final, where they won the bronze medal.

Stepanova/Bukin won both of their 2011–12 JGP events, Romania and Italy. Their placements qualified them for the JGP Final where they placed fourth in the short and second in the free dance to receive the bronze medal. They won silver at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships. Stepanova/Bukin then competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and won the silver medal.

In 2012–13, Stepanova/Bukin won gold medals at their JGP events in Turkey and Germany, qualifying them for the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia.[4] They won the gold medal in their third appearance at the final. Stepanova/Bukin withdrew from the 2013 Russian Junior Championships due to Bukin's cold and sinusitis.[5] They were assigned to the 2013 World Junior Championships where they won the gold medal, more than seven points ahead of French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron. After the event, the duo and their coaches discussed whether to move up to the senior level.[6]

2013–present: Senior debut

Stepanova/Bukin decided to make their senior debut in the 2013–14 season. They were assigned to one 2013–14 Grand Prix event, the 2013 Skate Canada, and finished eighth. They came in fifth at the 2013 Winter Universiade. At the Russian Championships, Stepanova/Bukin finished sixth on the senior level and won gold on the junior level ahead of Yanovskaya/Mozgov. They were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships but withdrew due to illness.[7]

Stepanova/Bukin began the 2014–15 season at the 2014 Finlandia Trophy where they won the gold, an ISU Challenger Series event. They then won their first ISU Grand Prix medal, a bronze at the 2014 Skate America. Their next event will be at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup.[8]

Programs

(with Bukin)

Stepanova and Bukin at the 2014 Skate America
Stepanova and Bukin at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2014–2015
[9]
    2013–2014
    [10]
    • Quickstep: I Can't Touch It
    • Foxtrot: Sixteen Tons
    • Quickstep: Big and Bad
    2012–2013
    [11]
    • Swing, Swing, Swing
    • Boogie All Night Long
    • Blues
    • Flamenco Boléro
      by Gustavo Montesano
    2011–2012
    [12]
    • Caramelo
    • La Colegiala
    2010–2011
    [13]
    Original dance
    2009–2010

    Competitive highlights

    (with Bukin)

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[14]
    Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
    Worlds 9th
    Europeans 3rd
    GP Rostelecom 5th
    GP Skate America 3rd
    GP Skate Canada 8th
    CS Finlandia 1st
    Universiade 5th
    International: Junior[14]
    Junior Worlds 2nd 1st WD
    JGP Final 3rd 3rd 1st
    JGP France 1st
    JGP Germany 1st
    JGP Italy 1st
    JGP Japan 1st
    JGP Romania 1st
    JGP Turkey 1st
    Pavel Roman 1st J.
    NRW Trophy 2nd J.
    National[15]
    Russian Champ. 6th 3rd
    Russian Junior 7th 4th 2nd WD 1st
    J. = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    Detailed results

    (Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships – Worlds, Europeans, and Junior Worlds. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.)

    Stepanova / Bukin perform their short dance at the 2012–13 JGP Final
    Stepanova / Bukin perform their short dance at the 2011–12 JGP Final
    Stepanova / Bukin perform their short dance at the 2010–11 JGP Final
    2014–2015 season
    Date Event SD FD Total
    26 Jan. - 1 Feb. 2015 2015 European Championships 4
    64.95     		3
    96.00    		 3
    160.95
    24–27 December 2014 2015 Russian Championships 2
    66.37     		3
    99.82    		 3
    166.19
    14–16 November 2014 2014 Rostelecom Cup 5
    56.90    		 5
    86.61    		 5
    143.51
    24–26 October 2014 2014 Skate America 3
    56.37    		 3
    87.50    		 3
    143.87
    10–12 October 2014 2014 Finlandia Trophy 1
    59.46    		 1
    93.36    		 1
    152.82
    2013–2014 season
    Date Event Level SD FD Total
    23–25 January 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior 1
    69.12    		 1
    95.19    		 1
    164.31
    24–27 December 2013 2014 Russian Championships Senior 6
    58.71    		 5
    93.09    		 6
    151.80
    13–14 December 2013 2013 Winter Universiade Senior 6
    51.04    		 3
    88.24    		 5
    139.28
    25–27 October 2013 2013 Skate Canada International Senior 6
    55.63    		 8
    77.49    		 8
    133.12
    2012–2013 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    27 Feb. – 3 March 2013 2013 World Junior Championships Junior 1
    64.65    		 1
    85.52     		1
    150.17
    6–9 December 2012 2012–13 JGP Final Junior 1
    61.18    		 1
    88.39     		1
    149.57
    10–13 October 2012 2012 JGP Germany Junior 1
    60.28    		 1
    86.82     		1
    147.10
    20–22 September 2012 2012 JGP Turkey Junior 1
    59.32    		 1
    88.41     		1
    147.73
    2011–2012 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    27 Feb. – 4 March 2012 2012 World Junior Championships Junior 2
    62.68    		 2
    85.06     		2
    147.74
    5–7 February 2012 2012 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
    64.48    		 2
    91.24     		2
    155.72
    8–11 December 2011 2011–12 JGP Final Junior 4
    52.48    		 2
    82.69     		3
    135.17
    6–8 October 2011 2011 JGP Italy Junior 1
    62.86    		 1
    87.12     		1
    149.98
    22–24 September 2011 2011 JGP Romania Junior 1
    57.15    		 1
    77.14     		1
    134.29
    2010–2011 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    2–4 February 2011 2011 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
    57.69     		5
    81.88     		4
    139.57
    9–12 December 2010 2010–11 JGP Final Junior 3
    53.59     		3
    76.35     		3
    129.94
    22–26 September 2010 2010 JGP Japan Junior 2
    53.28     		1
    76.80     		2
    130.08
    25–28 August 2010 2010 JGP France Junior 1
    47.98    		 1
    69.62    		 1
    117.60
    2009–2010 season
    Date Event Level CD OD FD Total
    3–6 February 2010 2010 Russian Junior Championships Junior 8
    30.18    		 7
    47.36    		 9
    72.38    		 7
    149.92
    6–8 November 2009 2009 NRW Trophy Junior 2
    -    		 2
    -     		2
    -    		 2
    149.92

    References

    1. ↑ Степанова Александра Николаевна [Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Flade, Tatjana (19 December 2010). "Stepanova and Bukin: Following a family tradition". GoldenSkate.com.
    3. ↑ Verezemskaya, Olga (28 December 2012). С улыбками на лицах [With smiles on their faces]. Moskovskiy Figurist (in Russian) (Federation of Figure Skating in Moscow).
    4. ↑ Luchianov, Vladislav (27 November 2012). "Stepanova, Bukin not satisfied with past results". IceNetwork.
    5. ↑ Фигуристы Степанова/Букин не выступят на первенстве России [Figure skaters Stepanova / Bukin will not compete at the Russian Junior Championships]. rsport.ru (in Russian). 31 January 2013.
    6. ↑ Ирина Жук и Александр Свинин: перед нами встал вопрос: готовить взрослые или юниорские программы? [Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin: Faced with a question: Should we prepare senior or junior programs?]. team-russia2014.ru (in Russian). 22 March 2013.
    7. ↑ Ermolina, Olga (6 March 2014). Радионова и Косыгина – Морошкин выступят на чемпионате мира среди юниоров [Radionova and Kosigina/Moroshkin will compete at the World Junior Championships]. Russian Figure Skating Federation (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2014.
    8. ↑ "2014-15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Ice Dance" (PDF). 10 October 2014.
    9. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union.
    10. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
    11. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
    12. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
    13. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011.
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Competition Results: Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN". International Skating Union.
    15. ↑ Степанова Александра Николаевна [Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.

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