Sofia Polishchuk
Sofia Polishchuk | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk | ||||||||||||||
Native name | Софья Антоновна Полищук | ||||||||||||||
Born | Moscow, Russia | 21 February 2001||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Svetlana Liapina | ||||||||||||||
Skating club | Sport School No. 85 Moscow | ||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk (Russian: Софья Антоновна Полищук, born 21 February 2001) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Alexander Vakhnov, she is the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and 2017 JGP Australia champion.
Personal life
Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk was born on 21 February 2001 in Moscow, Russia.[1]
Career
Early career
Polishchuk began learning to skate in 2005.[1] She teamed up with Alexander Vakhnov ahead of the 2009–2010 season.[2]
Polishchuk/Vakhnov started competing internationally in the 2010–2011 season, winning the basic novice category at the 2010 NRW Trophy.[3] They made their international junior-level debut during the 2014–2015 season; they won bronze at the 2014 Ice Star and 2014 NRW Trophy.
2015–2016 season
Polishchuk/Vakhnov received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2015–2016 season. After winning a bronze medal in early September at the JGP in Colorado Springs, United States, they finished 5th three weeks later in Toruń, Poland.
They placed 6th at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships.
2016–2017 season
Competing in the 2016 JGP series, Polishchuk/Vakhnov won bronze in August in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, and then silver in September in Ljubljana, Slovenia. They placed 4th at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships.[2]
2017–2018 season
Competing in their 9th season together,[2] Polishchuk/Vakhnov won gold in August at the 2017 JGP event in Brisbane, Australia. They beat the silver medalists, Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha, by seven points.[4] At their 2nd JGP event of the season Polishchuk/Vakhnov won the silver medal in October at the 2017 JGP event in Egna, Italy. Polishchuk/Vakhnov were beaten by their teammates Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov by about two points. With these results Polishchuk/Vakhnov qualified for the 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final where they won the bronze medal after placing 3rd in the short program and 3rd in the free skate.
In January 2018 Polishchuk/Vakhnov placed 4th at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing 4th in the short program and 4th in the free skate.
Polishchuk and Vakhnov ended their partnership after season 2017–18. [3]
Programs
(with Vakhnov)
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2017–2018 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Vakhnov
International[5] | ||||||||
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Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
JGP Final | 3rd | |||||||
JGP Australia | 1st | |||||||
JGP France | 3rd | |||||||
JGP Italy | 2nd | |||||||
JGP Poland | 5th | |||||||
JGP Slovenia | 2nd | |||||||
JGP United States | 3rd | |||||||
Ice Star | 3rd J | |||||||
NRW Trophy | 1st B | 3rd N | 1st N | 3rd J | ||||
Open d'Andorra | 1st J | 1st J | 1st J | |||||
Bavarian Open | 2nd N | 1st N | ||||||
Ice Challenge | 1st N | |||||||
National[3] | ||||||||
Russian Jr. Champ. | 9th | 10th | 6th | 4th | 4th | |||
Levels: B = Basic novice; N = Advanced novice; J = Junior TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |
Detailed results
With Vakhnov
2017–18 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total |
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23–26 January 2018 | 2018 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 4 63.38 |
4 89.44 |
4 152.82 |
7–10 December 2017 | 2017–18 JGP Final | Junior | 3 63.17 |
3 85.87 |
3 149.04 |
22–26 November 2017 | 2017 Open d'Andorra | Junior | 1 61.16 |
1 89.97 |
1 151.13 |
11–14 October 2017 | 2017 JGP Italy | Junior | 1 61.44 |
2 85.34 |
2 146.78 |
23–26 August 2017 | 2017 JGP Australia | Junior | 1 61.08 |
1 84.78 |
1 145.86 |
2016–17 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total |
1–5 February 2017 | 2017 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 4 61.31 |
3 88.73 |
4 150.04 |
16–20 November 2016 | 2016 Open d'Andorra | Junior | 1 65.40 |
1 92.00 |
1 157.40 |
21–25 September 2016 | 2016 JGP Slovenia | Junior | 3 55.60 |
1 89.16 |
2 144.76 |
24–28 August 2016 | 2016 JGP France | Junior | 5 54.42 |
3 83.35 |
3 137.77 |
2015–16 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total |
19–23 January 2016 | 2016 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 3 62.05 |
6 80.74 |
6 142.79 |
19–22 November 2015 | 2015 Open d'Andorra | Junior | 1 57.47 |
1 80.80 |
1 138.27 |
23–27 September 2015 | 2015 JGP Poland | Junior | 4 57.65 |
5 81.58 |
5 139.23 |
2–6 September 2015 | 2015 JGP Usa | Junior | 4 53.28 |
3 76.55 |
3 129.83 |
2014–15 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total |
7–9 November 2014 | 2014 NRW Trophy | Junior | 4 45.13 |
2 72.84 |
3 117.97 |
17–19 October 2014 | 2014 Ice Star | Junior | 4 43.27 |
1 70.27 |
3 113.54 |
References
- ^ a b c "Sofia POLISHCHUK / Alexander VAKHNOV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
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- ^ "Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Competition Results: Sofia POLISHCHUK / Alexander VAKHNOV". International Skating Union.