# Alexander Vakhnov

Alexander Evgenievich Vakhnov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Вахнов, born 16 February 1999) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Sofia Polishchuk, he is the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and 2017 JGP Australia champion.

## Personal life

Alexander Evgenievich Vakhnov was born on 16 February 1999 in Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia.

## Career
### Early career

Vakhnov began learning to skate in 2003. He teamed up with Sofia Polishchuk ahead of the 2009–2010 season.
Polishchuk/Vakhnov started competing internationally in the 2010–2011 season, winning the basic novice category at the 2010 NRW Trophy. 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 fifth three weeks later in Toruń, Poland.
They placed sixth 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 fourth at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships.

### 2017–2018 season

Competing in their ninth season together, 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. In October, they won the silver medal 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 third in both segments.
In January 2018, Polishchuk/Vakhnov finished fourth at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing fourth in both segments. They were coached by Svetlana Liapina in Moscow. Their partnership ended by spring 2018.

### 2018–2019 season

Vakhnov teamed up with Ksenia Konkina in spring 2018. Coached by Liapina in Moscow, the two won bronze in their international debut, at the 2018 JGP event in Vancouver, Canada. They did not receive a second JGP assignment and therefore could not qualify for the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final. Their partnership ended by November 2018.

### 2019–2020 season

Vakhnov teamed up with Svetlana Lizunova prior to the season. They placed eighth at 2019 JGP Croatia.

### 2020-2021 season

Lizunova/Vakhnov placed seventh at the 2021 Russian Nationals.

### 2021-2022

They did not compete this season, and in January, Vakhnov was seen on Ice Partner Search, indicating the two had split. Liuznova later announced her retirement.

### 2022-2023 season

In May, it was announced that Vakhnov had teamed up with American Isabella Flores, presumably for the United States.

## Programs
### With Lizunova

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2019–2020 | Foxtrot: Dirty Dancing Swing: Dirty Dancing | Mozart, l'opéra rock by Dove Attia |

### With Konkina

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2018–2019 | Tango: Asi se baila el Tango performed by Veronica Verdier Tango: Tanguera performed by Sexteto Mayor | Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian |

### With Polishchuk

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2017–2018 | Cha Cha: Chilly Cha Cha by Jessica Jay Samba: Hip Hip Chin Chin by Club des Belugas | Black Swan by Clint Mansell |
| 2016–2017 | Blues: Your Heart Is As Black As Night by Melody Gardot Swing: That Man by Caro Emerald | Romeo & Juliet by Abel Korzeniowski |
| 2015–2016 | Foxtrot: Les feuilles mortes by Yves Montand Waltz: J'envoie valser by Zazie | Sabre Dance performed by Vanessa-Mae Ascolat La Voce by Lara Fabian |
| 2014–2015 | Silver Samba: Set Fire to the Rain by Adele | One Day from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End by Hans Zimmer |
| 2013–2014 | Quickstep: Chicago by John Kander | Esperanza by Maxime Rodriguez |

## Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### With Savkina

National :
| Event | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| Russian Champ. | 12th | 14th |
| Russian Cup Final | 8th | |

### With Lizunova

International: Junior :
| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 |
| JGP Croatia | 8th | |
| National |||
| Russian Champ. | | 7th |

### With Konkina

International: Junior :
| Event | 18–19 |
| JGP Canada | 3rd |

### With Polishchuk

International: Junior :
| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| JGP Final | | | | | 3rd |
| JGP Australia | | | | | 1st |
| JGP France | | | | 3rd | |
| JGP Italy | | | | | 2nd |
| JGP Poland | | | 5h | | |
| JGP Slovenia | | | | 2nd | |
| JGP United States | | | 3rd | | |
| Ice Star | | 3rd | | | |
| NRW Trophy | | 3rd | | | |
| Open d'Andorra | | | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| National ||||||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 9th | 10th | 6th | 4th | 4th |

## Detailed results
### With Lizunova

2019–2020 season :
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
| 25–28 September 2019 | 2019 JGP Croatia | Junior | 7 57.05 | 10 84.34 | 8 141.39 |

### With Konkina

2018–2019 season :
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
| 12–15 September 2018 | 2018 JGP Canada | Junior | 2 60.34 | 3 87.58 | 3 147.92 |

### With Polishchuk

2017–2018 season :
| Date | Event | Level | SD | FD | Total |
| 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 |
| 2016–2017 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 |
| 2015–2016 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 |
| 2014–2015 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 |