Alexander Samarin
| Alexander Samarin | |
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| Personal information | |
| Native name | Александр Владимирович Самарин |
| Full name | Alexander Vladimirovich Samarin |
| Country represented | Russia |
| Born |
15 June 1998 Moscow, Russia |
| Home town | Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Coach | Elena Buianova, Svetlana Sokolovskaya |
| Former coach | 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 |
78.70 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| Free skate |
150.88 2015 JGP Croatia |
Alexander Vladimirovich Samarin (Russian: Александр Владимирович Самарин; born 15 June 1998) is a Russian figure skater. He is a five-time medalist on the JGP series and three-time Russian Junior National 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 took silver at the International Crystal Skate 2010 in Odintsovo, Russia. In 2011–12, he withdrew from the 2012 Russian Junior Championships due to illness.
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 |
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| 2015–2016 [2] |
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| 2014–2015 [5] |
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| 2013–2014 [4] |
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| 2012–2013 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[7] | ||||||
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| Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| CS Golden Spin | 8th | |||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 2nd | |||||
| CS Mordovian | 4th | |||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 1st | |||||
| International: Junior[7] | ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 8th | 11th | TBD | |||
| 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
- 1 2 Самарин Александр Владимирович [Alexander Vladimirovich Samarin] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Alexander SAMARIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015.
- ↑ Ermolina, Olga (2 February 2013). Радионова лидирует после короткой программы, Саханович – вторая, Липницкая – третья [Kolyada wins junior nationals, Samarin second and Petrov third]. Figure Skating Federation of Russia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Alexander SAMARIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Alexander SAMARIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Alexander SAMARIN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Alexander SAMARIN". International Skating Union.
- ↑ Самарин Александр Владимирович [Alexander Vladimirovich Samarin] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
External links
Media related to Alexander Samarin at Wikimedia Commons