Alexandra Paul (figure skater)

Alexandra Paul

Paul and Islam at 2010 Junior Worlds
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Jane Paul
Country represented Canada
Born (1991-09-16) September 16, 1991
Toronto, Ontario
Home town Midhurst, Ontario
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Partner Mitchell Islam
Former partner Jason Cheperdak
Coach Marie-France Dubreuil
Patrice Lauzon
Romain Haguenauer
Former coach David Islam
Kelly Johnson
Pavol Porac
Tyler Myles
Choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo
Anjelika Krylova
Kelly Johnson
Pasquale Camerlengo
Anjelika Krylova
Jeffrey Buttle
Former choreographer Pavol Porac
Marie-France Dubreuil
Patrice Lauzon
Skating club Barrie SC
Gadbois Centre
Former skating club Detroit Skating Club
Training locations Montreal, Quebec
Former training locations Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Barrie, Ontario
Began skating 1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 152.59
2015 Worlds
Short dance 64.38
2015 Worlds
Free dance 91.08
2014 Worlds
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing  Canada
World Junior Championships
2010 The Hague Ice dancing

Alexandra Jane Paul (born September 16, 1991) is a Canadian ice dancer. She teamed up with partner Mitchell Islam in 2009. They are the 2010 World Junior silver medalists, 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalists, and three-time Canadian national bronze medalists (2011, 2014, 2015). They have qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Career

Paul/Islam at the 2011 Canadian Championships

Alexandra Paul finished third with Jason Cheperdak in junior ice dancing at the 2009 Canadian Championships. She then began looking for a new partner and had a successful tryout in February 2009 with Mitchell Islam, a fellow skater at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario.[1]

Paul/Islam began competing together during the 2009–2010 season. In July 2009, they beat the Canadian junior champions at the Minto Summer Skate and were given a Junior Grand Prix assignment. They competed at two 2009–10 JGP events, finishing fourth in Poland and fifth in Turkey. They won gold at the Canadian Junior Championships and were assigned to Junior Worlds where they captured the silver medal.

Paul/Islam moved up to the senior ranks for the 2010–2011 season. They finished fourth in their senior Grand Prix debut at 2010 Skate Canada International. Their next event was 2010 Cup of Russia. They had a fall in the short dance and withdrew from the free dance after Paul sustained a rib injury.[2] Paul/Islam made their senior national debut at the 2011 Canadian Championships, finishing in third. They were first alternates for the 2011 World Championships.[3]

Paul/Islam finished eighth at the 2011 Skate America. They withdrew before the free dance at 2011 NHK Trophy after placing seventh in the short — Paul suffered a cut to the back of the thigh in a collision with Italy's Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi during the morning practice on November 12.[4]

In June 2012, Paul/Islam decided to train full-time at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[5][6] They had no Grand Prix events in 2012. At the 2013 Canadian Championships, they finished fourth.[7]

Paul/Islam began the 2013–14 season by taking bronze at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy. They placed fifth at their sole Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Skate Canada International. After winning the bronze medal at the 2014 Canadian Championships, they were assigned to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where they placed 18th.

Personal life

Alexandra Paul has two sisters. Her father is a radiologist. She is a political science student at Oakland University.[8]

Programs

(with Mitchell Islam)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–2016
[9][10]
2014–2015
[11][12][13][14][15]
2013–2014
[7][16]
  • Going Somewhere
  • I Will Follow You
  • Satin Birds
  • Dance for Me Wallis
    all by Abel Korzeniowski
2012–2013
[6][17][18]
2011–2012
[19]
2010–2011
[20]
Original dance
2009–2010
[21]
  • Nocturno
    by Guido Luciani
  • Farruca Y Rumba
    by Pepe Romero

Competitive highlights

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

With Islam

International[22]
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Olympics 18th
Worlds 10th 13th
Four Continents 6th 6th
GP Cup of China 5th
GP Bompard 6th
GP NHK Trophy WD WD
GP Rostel. Cup WD
GP Skate America 8th
GP Skate Canada 4th 5th 6th
CS Autumn Classic 4th
CS Nebelhorn 2nd
Nebelhorn 5th 3rd
U.S. Classic 2nd
International: Junior[22]
Junior Worlds 2nd
JGP Poland 4th
JGP Turkey 5th
National[22]
Canadians Champ. 1st J. 3rd 5th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th
J. = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Cheperdak

International[23]
Event 2007–08 2008–09
JGP Spain 4th
JGP United Kingdom 6th
National
Canadian Champ. 3rd N. 3rd J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Elvin (September 12, 2010). "Paul and Islam hope to continue to rise". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ Brodie, Rob (January 19, 2011). "Paul and Islam Dancing up a Storm". IFS Magazine.
  3. ↑ Kwong, PJ (April 13, 2011). "Focus main priority for Canadian alternates". CBC News. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ice dancing duo pull out of free skate in Japan". Agence France-Presse (Google News). November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ Millington, Ali (August 18, 2012). "Olympic fever sparks hope in Barrie athletes". Simcoe.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Thayer, Jacquelyn (June 27, 2012). "A Summer of Change for Paul & Islam". ice-dance.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 Thayer, Jacquelyn (June 27, 2013). "Paul and Islam Make a Home in Detroit". ice-dance.com.
  8. ↑ "Political Science students heading to Sochi to skate in Winter Olympics". Oakland University.
  9. ↑ Thayer, Jacquelyn (August 13, 2015). "2015 Quebec Summer Championships: The Dancers". Two for the Ice.
  10. ↑ Klaus-Reinhold Kany (August 20, 2015). "Dance teams head to Montreal in hopes of rebirth". Icenetwork.
  11. ↑ "Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ Smith, Beverley (October 15, 2014). "Returning home, Alexandra Paul & Mitchell Islam to debut new programs in Barrie". Skate Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  13. ↑ Thayer, Jacquelyn (May 28, 2014). "Lifted by Success, Paul and Islam Hold to Foundations". Two for the Ice. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ Thayer, Jacquelyn (February 9, 2015). "Behind the Program, Ep. 1: Paul and Islam, 2015 Free Dance". Two for the Ice.
  16. ↑ "Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam: 2013/2014". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam: 2012/2013". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010.
  22. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM". International Skating Union.
  23. ↑ "Competition Results: Alexandra PAUL / Jason CHEPERDAK". International Skating Union.

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