Alexander Samarin

Alexander Vladimirovich Samarin (Russian: Александр Владимирович Самарин; born 15 June 1998) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2019 European silver medalist, the 2019 Internationaux de France silver medalist, the 2017 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, the 2018 Internationaux de France bronze medalist, and a four-time 2017 Russian national medalist (silver in 2017 and 2018, bronze in 2019, bronze in 2020). He has won three medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2015 CS Warsaw Cup.

Alexander Samarin
Personal information
Native nameАлександр Владимирович Самарин
Full nameAlexander Vladimirovich Samarin
Country represented Russia
Born (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998
Moscow, Russia
Home townMoscow, Russia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
CoachSvetlana Sokolovskaya
Former coachElena Buianova, Inna Goncharenko, Liubov Fedorchenko
ChoreographerMaxim Zavozin, Irina Tagaeva, Tatiana Rozanova
Former choreographerAlexander Uspenski, Margarita Romanenko, I. Gurylev, Elena Maslennikova, Mikhail Potchitalin, Anna Bilibina, Sergei Verbillo, Ilia Averbukh, Sergei Novitski
Skating clubCSKA Moscow
Training locationsMoscow
Began skating2003
World standing9 (2018–19)
13 (2017–18)
17 (2016–17)
23 (2015–16)
41 (2014–15)
68 (2013–14)
80 (2012–13)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total269.84
2019 Europeans
Short program98.48
2019 Internationaux de France
Free skate177.87
2019 Europeans

As a junior, Samarin won bronze at the 2017 World Junior Championships and silver at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final, in addition to three gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

Personal life

Alexander Vladimirovich Samarin was born 15 June 1998 in Moscow.[1][2]

Career

Early years

Samarin began skating in 2002.[2] His very first coach was Lyubov Fedorchenko at the Young Pioneers Stadium. In 2006, he switched to CSKA Moscow, where he was coached by Inna Goncharenko.[1] In the 2009–10 season, he won the novice event at the 2010 NRW Trophy in Dortmund, Germany, and the junior silver medal 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 2012–13 Junior Grand Prix 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 fourth. At the 2014 Russian Championships, he placed thirteenth in seniors, landing his first triple Axel in competition in the free skate, and then fourth at 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 eighth the following month at another CS event, the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb. Nationally, he finished eleventh on the senior level and second on the junior level. Concluding his season, he placed sixth in the short, ninth in the free, and eleventh overall at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

2015–16 season

Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Samarin finished fourth in Slovakia and won gold in Croatia. He appeared at two CS events, placing fourth at the 2015 Mordovian Ornament and winning the 2015 Warsaw Cup. At Russian nationals, he ranked eighth on the senior level and won the silver medal as a junior, behind Dmitri Aliev. He finished fourth at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, after winning a small silver medal for the short program and placing fifth in the free skate.

2016–17 season

Competing in the 2016–17 JGP series, Samarin won gold medals in Saransk, Russia, and Tallinn, Estonia. His medals qualified him to the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final in Marseille. Competing at the senior level, he won gold at the Volvo Open Cup in November. In December, he won silver in France, having finished second to Dmitri Aliev, and then took silver at the 2017 Russian Championships, behind Mikhail Kolyada.

In January 2017 Samarin competed at the 2017 European Championships where he placed eighth. In March 2017 Samarin competed at the 2017 Junior Worlds, where he won the bronze medal after placing third in the short program and fourth in the free skate.[6]

2017–18 season

Handicapped by an injury to his right foot, Samarin was off the ice for about four months and returned to full training beginning of September. In October 2017 Samarin made his debut at the Grand Prix series. He won the bronze medal at the 2017 Skate Canada and placed fourth at the 2017 Internationaux de France.[7]

In December 2017 Samarin competed at the 2018 Russian Championships where he won the silver medal behind Mikhail Kolyada. In January 2018 he competed at the 2018 European Championships where he placed sixth, lower than countrymen Kolyada and Aliev. He was consequently not named to the Russian Olympic team for the 2018 Winter Olympics, where there were only two men's spots.

2018–19 season

Samarin underwent knee surgery in May, was back on the ice in July, and started jumping again towards the end of August.[8] Samarin started his season at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy where he finished fifth. In his Grand Prix events, he placed fourth at 2018 Skate Canada and won the bronze medal at 2018 Internationaux de France.

[9] In early December, Samarin competed at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb where he won the bronze medal.

At the 2019 Russian Championships, Samarin placed fourth in the short program after falling on an attempted quad toe loop.[10] In the free skate, he fell on the quad toe, but then recovered to land six clean triples. He placed second, and won the bronze medal overall.[11]

In January 2019 he won the silver medal at the 2019 European Championships after placing second in both the short program and the free skate. In the free skate, Samarin landed a quad Lutz, quad toe, and six triple jumps. His only major mistake was a two-footed triple loop. He achieved a new personal best score of 269.84 points, and his first podium finish at a senior-level ISU Championship.[12][8]

Samarin competed at the 2019 Winter Universiade, where he placed fourth. In March 2019, Samarin competed at the 2019 World Championships placed twentieth in the short program, seventh in the free program, and twelfth overall. Samarin landed his first quad flip jump in competition. He concluded the season as part of the Russian team at the 2019 World Team Trophy, where he placed last in the short program after falling on both quad attempts, and performed better in the free skate. Team Russia won the bronze medal overall.[13]

2019–20 season

Samarin began the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, before winning silver at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy.

On the Grand Prix, Samarin's first event was the 2019 Internationaux de France. In the short program, Samarin placed second behind Nathan Chen, having made only a slight error on his triple Axel in a segment where most other competitors either popped or fell at least once. As a result, he was sixteen points ahead of the third-place Kévin Aymoz going into the free skate.[14] Samarin fell twice in the free skate, and finished third in that segment behind Chen and Aymoz, but won the silver medal overall.[15] At the 2019 Rostelecom Cup, Samarin placed first in the short program despite falling on his quad flip and putting a foot down on his triple Axel.[16] Narrowly first in the free skate as well, he became the first Russian man to win the Rostelecom Cup since Evgeni Plushenko in 2009, and qualified for the Grand Prix Final.[17] He finished fourth at the Final.[18]

Samarin placed eighth in the short program at the 2020 Russian Championships after making errors on all three jumping passes and failing to complete his jump combination.[19] Third in the free skate despite two falls, he won the bronze medal.[20]

Samarin was assigned to compete at the European Championships, where he performed poorly in the short program after underrotating his quad Lutz and falling on an attempted quad toe loop without executing a combination. He was thirteenth in that segment.[21] The free skate was also a struggle, rising to tenth place overall.[22]

2020–21 season

Samarin debuted his programs at the senior Russian test skates.[23] Competing on the domestic Cup of Russia series, he won the silver medal at the second stage in Moscow.[24] He subsequently injured his back, and as a result withdrew from his scheduled second Cup of Russia event as well as the 2020 Rostelecom Cup.[25] After injuring his back, he contracted COVID-19 as well, though this was only a mild case.[26]

Returning to competition at the 2021 Russian Championships, Samarin was fifth in the short program after falling on his quad Lutz and underrotating his triple Axel attempt.[26] Sixth in the free skate, he remained in fifth place overall.[27]

Records and achievements

  • The first European skater to have completed quad Lutz in combination with a triple toe in international competitions at the 2017 Skate Canada.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
[28]
2019–2020
[28]
  • Persecution
    by Secession Studios
  • Good News
    by Apashe
2018–2019
[29]
  • Cold Blood
    by Dave Not Dave
2017–2018
[30]
2016–2017
[2][32]
2015–2016
[33]
    2014–2015
    [5]
    • Among Strangers
      by ?
      2013–2014
      [4]
      • The Best Latin Tango
        2012–2013
        [34]
        • Admiral
          by Ruslan Muratov, Gleb Matveichuk
          2011–2012
          • Here, There and Everywhere
            by The Beatles
          • Come Together
            by The Beatles
          • Admiral
            by Ruslan Muratov, Gleb Matveichuk
          2010–2011

            Competitive highlights

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

            International[35]
            Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
            Worlds12th
            Europeans8th6th2nd10th
            GP Final4th
            GP France4th3rd2nd
            GP Rostelecom1stWD
            GP Skate Canada3rd4th
            CS Golden Spin8th3rd
            CS Ice Challenge2nd
            CS Mordovian4th
            CS Ondrej Nepela5th5th4th
            CS Warsaw Cup1st
            Shanghai Trophy1st2nd
            Tallink Hotels Cup1st
            Volvo Open Cup1st
            Universiade4th
            International: Junior[35]
            Junior Worlds8th11th4th3rd
            JGP Final2nd
            JGP Belarus4th
            JGP Croatia1st
            JGP Czech Rep.2nd
            JGP Estonia1st
            JGP France3rd
            JGP Germany3rd
            JGP Russia1st
            JGP Slovakia4th
            JGP Slovenia3rd
            Rostel. Crystal2nd
            International: Advanced novice[36]
            NRW Trophy1st
            National[36]
            Russia8th13th11th8th2nd2nd3rd3rd5th
            Russia, Junior12thWD2nd4th2nd2ndWD
            Team events
            World Team
            Trophy
            3rd T
            10th P
            TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
            T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

            Detailed results

            Senior level

            Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

            2020–21 season
            Date Event SP FS Total
            5–7 February 2021 2021 Channel One Trophy 6
            78.07
            6
            166.04
            6
            244.11
            23–27 December 2020 2021 Russian Championships 5
            87.96
            6
            163.42
            5
            251.38
            2019–20 season
            Date Event SP FS Total
            13–16 February 2020 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup 1
            82.89
            1
            172.97
            1
            255.86
            20–26 January 2020 2020 European Championships 13
            74.77
            10
            145.66
            10
            220.43
            24–29 December 2019 2020 Russian Championships 8
            80.68
            3
            172.06
            3
            252.74
            5–8 December 2019 2019–20 Grand Prix Final 5
            81.32
            4
            167.51
            4
            248.83
            15–17 November 2019 2019 Rostelecom Cup 1
            92.81
            1
            171.64
            1
            264.45
            1–3 November 2019 2019 Internationaux de France 2
            98.48
            3
            166.62
            2
            265.10
            3–5 October 2019 2019 Shanghai Trophy 2
            84.66
            1
            161.70
            2
            246.36
            19–21 September 2019 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 3
            79.56
            5
            138.89
            4
            218.45
            2018–19 season
            Date Event SP FS Total
            11–14 April 2019 2019 World Team Trophy 12
            71.84
            9
            158.53
            3T/10P
            230.37
            18–24 March 2019 2019 World Championships 20
            78.38
            7
            167.95
            12
            246.33
            7–9 March 2019 2019 Winter Universiade 6
            82.41
            4
            163.79
            4
            246.20
            21–27 January 2019 2019 European Championships 2
            91.97
            2
            177.87
            2
            269.84
            19–23 December 2018 2019 Russian Championships 4
            83.24
            2
            182.25
            3
            265.49
            5–8 December 2018 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 3
            86.29
            3
            151.55
            3
            237.84
            23–25 November 2018 2018 Internationaux de France 2
            90.86
            4
            156.23
            3
            247.09
            26–28 October 2018 2018 Skate Canada International 4
            88.06
            4
            160.72
            4
            248.78
            19–22 September 2018 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 5
            76.30
            5
            139.39
            5
            215.69
            2017–18 season
            Date Event SP FS Total
            15–21 January 2018 2018 European Championships 9
            74.25
            6
            155.56
            6
            229.81
            21–24 December 2017 2018 Russian Championships 1
            103.11
            4
            155.42
            2
            258.53
            24–26 November 2017 2017 Shanghai Trophy 1
            175.65
            1
            175.65
            17–19 November 2017 2017 Internationaux de France 3
            91.51
            4
            161.62
            4
            253.13
            27–29 October 2017 2017 Skate Canada 4
            84.02
            3
            166.04
            3
            250.06
            21–23 September 2017 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 3
            75.94
            5
            137.73
            5
            213.67

            Junior level

            Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

            2016–17 season
            Date Event Level SP FS Total
            15–19 March 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 3
            82.23
            4
            163.30
            3
            245.53
            13–17 February 2017 2017 Russian Cup Final
            domestic competition
            Senior 1
            93.32
            1
            174.22
            1
            267.54
            25–29 January 2017 2017 European Championships Senior 9
            77.26
            7
            153.61
            8
            230.87
            20–26 December 2016 2017 Russian Championships Senior 2
            87.41
            3
            172.33
            2
            259.74
            8–11 December 2016 2016–17 JGP Final Junior 2
            81.08
            2
            155.44
            2
            236.52
            9–13 November 2016 2016 Volvo Open Cup Senior 1
            79.41
            1
            152.02
            1
            231.43
            28 September – 2 October 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior 2
            73.36
            1
            160.93
            1
            234.29
            14–18 September 2016 2016 JGP Russia Junior 1
            73.34
            1
            154.99
            1
            228.33
            2015–16 season
            Date Event Level SP FS Total
            14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 2
            80.31
            5
            141.80
            4
            222.11
            19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
            82.97
            2
            140.53
            2
            223.50
            24–27 December 2015 2016 Russian Championships Senior 8
            79.73
            8
            151.04
            8
            230.77
            27–29 November 2015 2015 CS Warsaw Cup Senior 2
            76.44
            1
            148.83
            1
            225.27
            15–18 October 2015 2015 CS Mordovian Ornament Senior 2
            78.70
            4
            143.75
            4
            222.45
            7–11 October 2015 2015 JGP Croatia Junior 2
            72.96
            1
            150.88
            1
            223.84
            19–23 August 2015 2015 JGP Slovakia Junior 3
            67.87
            6
            118.38
            4
            186.25
            2014–15 season
            Date Event Level SP FS Total
            2–8 March 2015 2015 World Junior Championships Junior 6
            70.61
            9
            131.09
            11
            201.70
            4–7 February 2015 2015 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
            76.04
            3
            133.33
            2
            209.37
            24–28 December 2014 2015 Russian Championships Senior 9
            72.05
            14
            115.82
            11
            187.87
            4–6 December 2014 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Senior 8
            65.88
            8
            128.09
            8
            193.97
            11–16 November 2014 2014 CS Ice Challenge Senior 1
            69.16
            2
            127.76
            2
            196.92
            3–7 September 2014 2014 JGP Czech Republic Junior 2
            62.42
            1
            126.27
            2
            188.69
            20–24 August 2014 2014 JGP France Junior 2
            67.43
            4
            111.73
            3
            179.16
            2013–14 season
            Date Event Level SP FS Total
            22–25 January 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior 7
            64.79
            4
            139.54
            4
            204.33
            24–27 December 2013 2014 Russian Championships Senior 16
            63.03
            12
            130.08
            13
            193.11
            26–28 September 2013 2013 JGP Belarus Junior 6
            59.40
            4
            122.14
            4
            181.54
            2012–13 season
            Date Event Level SP FS Total
            25 February – 3 March 2013 2013 World Junior Championships Junior 5
            63.07
            8
            123.89
            8
            186.96
            1–3 February 2013 2013 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
            71.88
            3
            143.93
            2
            215.81
            24–28 December 2012 2013 Russian Championships Senior 10
            65.34
            7
            140.01
            8
            205.35
            11–13 October 2012 2012 JGP Germany Junior 4
            59.09
            3
            120.74
            3
            179.83
            27–29 September 2012 2012 JGP Slovenia Junior 5
            60.81
            3
            122.22
            3
            183.03
            2010–11 season
            Date Event Level SP FS Total
            2–4 February 2011 2011 Russian Junior Championships Junior 20
            48.57
            8
            109.26
            12
            157.83
            2–5 December 2010 2010 NRW Trophy Novice 2
            41.56
            1
            72.26
            1
            113.82
            24–25 April 2010 2010 Rostelecom Crystal Skate Novice 2
            39.20
            2
            100.97
            2
            140.17

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