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 (1995-08-19) 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 165.55
2016 Europeans
Short dance 66.65
2016 Europeans
Free dance 99.46
2016 Worlds
Medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
European Championships
2015 Stockholm Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2013 Milan Ice dancing
2012 Minsk Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
2012–13 Sochi Ice dancing
2010–11 Beijing Ice dancing
2011–12 Quebec Ice dancing

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 two-time 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.

2010–11 to 2011–12

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.

2012–13 season: World Junior title

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]

2013–14 season: 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]

2014–15 season: European bronze

Stepanova/Bukin began the 2014–15 season with a gold medal at the 2014 Finlandia Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event. Their first Grand Prix medal, bronze, came at the 2014 Skate America. At the 2014 Rostelecom Cup, they finished 5th.[8] Stepanova/Bukin took bronze at the 2015 Russian Championships and were assigned to the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm. They were awarded the bronze medal in Sweden, ahead of Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin. They ended their season at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, finishing 9th.

2015–16 season

Stepanova/Bukin had planned to begin the 2015–16 season at the 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy, however, they withdrew because Bukin's off-season illness had slowed their preparations for the season. At the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard (GP), they placed third in the short dance, which was accepted as the final result following the competition's cancellation due to the November 2015 Paris attacks. They finished fourth overall at their next GP event, the 2015 NHK Trophy. Stepanova/Bukin edged out Ilinykh/Zhiganshin for the bronze medal at the Russian Championships in late December in Ekaterinburg and finished as the third Russian team, in 5th place, in January 2016 at the European Championships in Bratislava.

Stepanova/Bukin were assigned to the 2016 World Championships in Boston after Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev withdrew due to a positive doping sample.[9]

Programs

(with Bukin)

Stepanova/Bukin at the 2014 Skate America
Stepanova/Bukin at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015-2016
[10][11]		 Waltz and foxtrot:
2014–2015
[12]
2013–2014
[13]
  • Quickstep: I Can't Touch It
  • Foxtrot: Sixteen Tons
  • Quickstep: Big and Bad
2012–2013
[14]
  • Swing, Swing, Swing
  • Boogie All Night Long
  • Blues
  • Flamenco Boléro
    by Gustavo Montesano
  • I Surrender
    by Celine Dion
2011–2012
[15]
  • Caramelo
  • La Colegiala
2010–2011
[16]
Original dance
2009–2010

Competitive highlights

(with Bukin)

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

International[17]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Worlds 9th 11th
Europeans 3rd 5th
GP Bompard 3rd
GP NHK Trophy 4th
GP Rostelecom 5th
GP Skate America 3rd
GP Skate Canada 8th
CS Finlandia 1st
Universiade 5th
International: Junior[17]
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[18]
Russian Champ. 6th 3rd 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. 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
2015–16 season
Date Event SD FD Total
28 March – 3 April 2016 2016 World Championships 11
63.84		 11
99.46		 11
163.30
26–31 January 2016 2016 European Championships 5
66.65		 5
98.90		 5
165.55
23–27 December 2015 2016 Russian Championships 3
68.56		 4
101.70		 3
170.26
27–29 November 2015 2015 NHK Trophy 4
61.96		 4
98.68		 4
160.64
13–15 November 2015 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard 3
60.64		 cancelled 3
60.64
2014–15 season
Date Event SD FD Total
23–29 March 2015 2015 World Championships 14
59.62		 7
97.33		 9
156.95
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
2013–14 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
2012–13 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
2011–12 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
2010–11 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
2009–10 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. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ Rogovitskiy, Dmitriy (7 March 2016). "Bobrova and Solovyov out of World Championships due to suspected doping violation". Reuters.
  10. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Александр Свинин: для произвольного танца Степановой и Букина взяли оригинальную обработку песни Фредди Меркьюри и Монсеррат Кабалье [Alexander Svinin: for the free dance Stepanova and Bukin took the original treatment of the song Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe]. allsportinfo.ru (in Russian). 30 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011.
  17. 1 2 "Competition Results: Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN". International Skating Union.
  18. ↑ Степанова Александра Николаевна [Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.

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