Sofia Polishchuk

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 Finalbronze medalist and2017 JGP Australiachampion.

Sofia Polishchuk
Polishchuk with Vakhnov in December 2017
Full name	Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk
Native name	Софья Антоновна Полищук
Born	(2001-02-21)21 February 2001 Moscow,Russia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft5+1⁄2in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Skating club	Sport School No. 85 Moscow
Began skating	2005
Medal record RepresentingRussia Figure skating:Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final 2017–18 Nagoya Ice dancing

Personal life

Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk was born on 21 February 2001 inMoscow,Russia.

Career

Early career

Polishchuk began learning to skate in 2005.She teamed up withAlexander Vakhnovahead of the2009–2010 season.

Polishchuk/Vakhnov started competing internationally in the2010–2011 season,winning the basic novice category at the2010 NRW Trophy.They made their international junior-level debut during the2014–2015 season;they won bronze at the 2014Ice Starand2014 NRW Trophy.

2015–2016 season

Polishchuk/Vakhnov received their firstISU Junior Grand Prix(JGP) assignments in the2015–2016season. 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.

2016–2017 season

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.

2017–2018 season

Competing in their ninth season together,Polishchuk/Vakhnov won gold in August at the2017 JGPevent inBrisbane,Australia. They beat the silver medalists,Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha,by seven points.In October, they won the silver medal at the2017 JGPevent inEgna,Italy. Polishchuk/Vakhnov were beaten by their teammatesArina Ushakova/Maxim Nekrasovby 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 Championshipsafter placing fourth in both segments. They were coached bySvetlana Liapinain Moscow.Their partnership ended by spring 2018.

2018–2019 season

Polishchuk teamed up withGerman Shamraev.

In November Polishchuk/Shamraev made their international debut at the2018 Volvo Open Cupwhere 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.

Programs

With Vakhnov

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2017–2018	Cha Cha:Chilly Cha Cha by Jessica Jay Samba:Hip Hip Chin Chin byClub des Belugas	Black Swan byClint Mansell
2016–2017	Blues:Your Heart Is As Black As Night byMelody Gardot Swing:That Man byCaro Emerald	Romeo & Juliet byAbel Korzeniowski
2015–2016	Foxtrot:Les feuilles mortes byYves Montand Waltz:J'envoie valser byZazie	Sabre Dance performed byVanessa-Mae Ascolat La Voce byLara Fabian
2014–2015	Silver Samba:Set Fire to the Rain byAdele	One Day fromPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End byHans Zimmer
2013–2014	Quickstep:Chicago byJohn Kander	Esperanza byMaxime Rodriguez

Competitive highlights

JGP:Junior Grand Prix

With Shamraev

International: Junior
Event	18–19
Toruń Cup	7th
Volvo Open Cup	5th
National
Russian Jr. Champ.
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

With Vakhnov

International: Junior
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
Russian Jr. Champ.	9th	10th	6th	4th	4th
Levels: B = Basic novice; N = Advanced novice

Detailed results

With Shamraev

2018–2019 season
Date	Event	Level	RD	FD	Total
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

With Vakhnov

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

External links

• Sofia Polishchuk / Alexander Vakhnovat theInternational Skating Union