 Polishchuk with Vakhnov in December 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Софья Антоновна Полищук | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-02-21)21 February 2001 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||
| 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 competitiveice dancer. With her former skating partner,Alexander Vakhnov, she is the2017 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and2017 JGP Australia champion.
Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk was born on 21 February 2001 inMoscow, Russia.[1]
Polishchuk began learning to skate in 2005.[1] She teamed up withAlexander Vakhnov ahead of the2009–2010 season.[2]
Polishchuk/Vakhnov started competing internationally in the2010–2011 season, winning the basic novice category at the2010 NRW Trophy.[3] They made their international junior-level debut during the2014–2015 season; they won bronze at the 2014Ice Star and2014 NRW Trophy.
Polishchuk/Vakhnov received their firstISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the2015–2016 season. After winning a bronze medal in early September at the JGP inColorado Springs, United States, they finished fifth three weeks later inToruń, Poland.
They placed sixth at the2016 Russian Junior Championships.
Competing in the2016 JGP series, Polishchuk/Vakhnov won bronze in August inSaint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, and then silver in September inLjubljana, Slovenia. They placed fourth at the2017 Russian Junior Championships.[2]
Competing in their ninth season together,[2] Polishchuk/Vakhnov won gold in August at the2017 JGP event inBrisbane, Australia. They beat the silver medalists,Marjorie Lajoie /Zachary Lagha, by seven points.[4] In October, they won the silver medal at the2017 JGP event inEgna, Italy. Polishchuk/Vakhnov were beaten by their teammatesArina Ushakova /Maxim Nekrasov by about two points. With these results Polishchuk/Vakhnov qualified for the2017–2018 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 the2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing fourth in both segments. They were coached bySvetlana Liapina in Moscow.[1] Their partnership ended by spring 2018.
Polishchuk teamed up withGerman Shamraev.[3]
In November Polishchuk/Shamraev made their international debut at the2018 Volvo Open Cup where they finished 5th. In January 2019 they placed 7th at the 2019Toruń Cup.In July 2019, Polishchuk's bio appeared on IcePartnerSearch, indicating that she and Shamraev had split, and she did not participate in the 2019-20 season.[5]
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| 2017–2018 [1] |
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| 2016–2017 [6] |
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| 2015–2016 [7] |
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| International: Junior | |
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| Event | 18–19 |
| Toruń Cup | 7th |
| Volvo Open Cup | 5th |
| National[3] | |
| Russian Jr. Champ. | |
| J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned | |
| International: Junior[8] | |||||
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| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| JGPFinal | 3rd | ||||
| JGPAustralia | 1st | ||||
| JGPFrance | 3rd | ||||
| JGPItaly | 2nd | ||||
| JGPPoland | 5th | ||||
| JGPSlovenia | 2nd | ||||
| JGPUnited States | 3rd | ||||
| Ice Star | 3rd | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| Open d'Andorra | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| National[3] | |||||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 9th | 10th | 6th | 4th | 4th |
| Levels: B = Basic novice; N = Advanced novice | |||||
| 2018–2019 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | RD | FD | Total |
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| 8–13 January 2019 | 2019 Toruń Cup | Junior | 5 54.39 | 8 79.64 | 7 134.03 |
| 6–11 November 2018 | 2018 Volvo Open Cup | Junior | 4 57.67 | 6 83.81 | 5 141.48 |
| 2017–2018 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 |
| 2016–2017 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 |
