Alexander Smirnov

Alexander Smirnov
Smirnov with Kavaguti at 2010 World Championships
Personal Information
Country Represented	Russia
Full Name	Alexander Viktorovich Smirnov
Native Name	Александр Викторович Смирнов
Born	October 11, 1984 Tver, Soviet Union
Home Town	St. Petersburg
Age	41 years
Club	Yubileyny Sport Club
Languages	Russian
Career Info
Former Partner	Yuko Kavaguti (from 2006-2017) Ekaterina Vasilieva (from 2005-2006) Alexandra Danilova
Former Coaches	Anna Sedelkova, Igor Moskvin, Ludmila Velikova, Nikolai Velikov, Tamara Moskvina
Former Choreographers	Alexander Matveev, Alexander Stepin, Andrei Bukin, Igor Bobrin, Ivan Kozlov, Natalia Bestemianova, Peter Tchernyshev, Tatiana Druchinina
Former Training Locations	St. Petersburg Vindeln, Sweden
Began Skating	1988 (Age 3)
Retired	September 22, 2017
Physical Description
Height	183 cm (6' 0")
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Dark Blue
Ethnicity	Russian
Personal International Bests
SP	76.02 - 2015 Mordovian Ornament
FS	143.55 - 2015 Cup of China
Total	216.00 - 2015 Cup of China

Alexander Viktorovich Smirnov (Russian: Александр Викторович Смирнов; born October 11, 1984) is a Russian retired competitive pair skater. With former partner Yuko Kavaguti, he is a two-time European champion (2010 & 2015), a two-time World bronze medalist (2009 & 2010), a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist (2011-12 & 2015-16), and a three-time Russian national champion (2008-2010).

Programs

With Kavaguti

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2016-2017	Left Alone by Mal Waldron performed by Joe Satriani choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev & Tatiana Druchinina	Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2015-2016	I Finally Found Someone (from The Mirror Has Two Faces) by Marvin Hamlisch performed by Bryan Adams & Barbra Streisand choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev	Manfred Symphony by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2014-2015	Méditation (from Thaïs) by Jules Massenet choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev	Manfred Symphony by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2013-2014	(Planned, but did not compete) Katyusha by Matvey Blanter choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev	(Planned, but did not compete) Manfred Symphony by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2012-2013	The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Alexander Matveev & Peter Tchernyshev	February by Leonid Levashkevich choreo. by Alexander Matveev & Peter Tchernyshev
2011-2012	Left Alone by Mal Waldron performed by Joe Satriani choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev & Tatiana Druchinina	Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2010-2011	Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss choreo. by Igor Bobrin & Natalia Bestemianova	Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2009-2010	The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev	The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II Valse Sentimentale (from 6 Pieces) by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina
2008-2009	The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev	Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo choreo. by Igor Bobrin
2007-2008	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns	Love Story by Francis Lai choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2006-2007	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns	Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos Van Helsing by Alan Silvestri
		Piano Concerto No. 2 by Camille Saint-Saëns

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2015-2016	Dark Eyes by Adalgiso Ferraris performed by Ivan Rebroff choreo. by Andrei Bukin, Igor Bobrin, & Natalia Bestemianova
	Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet
	February by Leonid Levashkevich choreo. by Alexander Matveev & Peter Tchernyshev
2014-2015	Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet
	Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2013-2014	Dark Eyes by Adalgiso Ferraris performed by Ivan Rebroff choreo. by Andrei Bukin, Igor Bobrin, & Natalia Bestemianova
2012-2013	You Raise Me Up by Rolf Løvland covered by Celtic Woman
	Macavity: The Mystery Cat (from Cats) by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2011-2012	Dark Eyes by Adalgiso Ferraris performed by Ivan Rebroff choreo. by Andrei Bukin, Igor Bobrin, & Natalia Bestemianova
2010-2011	Always With Me by Youmi Kimura
	Love in Venice by Edvin Marton
	Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet
2009-2010	The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina
	The Prophet Still Got the Blues (For You) by Gary Moore
2008-2009	The Prophet Still Got the Blues (For You) by Gary Moore
	Sirtáki (from Zorba the Greek) by Mikis Theodorakis
	The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina
2007-2008	Sirtáki (from Zorba the Greek) by Mikis Theodorakis
	Romance Time by Georgy Sviridov
	The Prophet Still Got the Blues (For You) by Gary Moore
2006-2007	Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos

With Vasilieva

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2005-2006	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand choreo. by Alexander Stepin	LeeLoo's Tune by Tonči Huljić performed by Maksim Mrvica choreo. by Alexander Stepin

ISU Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold, current personal bests italicized)

With Kavaguti

2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 18 - 20	2016 Cup of China	6 62.90	6 112.63	6 175.53
October 27 - 30	2016 Skate Canada	5 64.40	6 118.35	5 182.75
September 29 - October 2	2016 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	2 68.56	2 116.86	2 185.42
2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
December 9 - 13	2015-16 Grand Prix Final	2 73.64	3 132.95	3 206.59
November 20 - 22	2015 Rostelecom Cup	2 71.70	2 136.32	2 208.02
November 6 - 8	2015 Cup of China	2 72.45	1 143.55	1 216.00
October 15 - 18	2015 Mordovian Ornament	1 76.02	1 138.03	1 214.05
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 16 - 19	2015 World Team Trophy	3 66.97	4 127.07	2T/3P 194.04
March 23 - 29	2015 World Championships	4 71.59	6 127.32	5 198.91
January 26 - February 1	2015 European Championships	2 69.86	1 137.81	1 207.67
December 11 - 14	2014-15 Grand Prix Final	6 55.97	5 128.57	6 184.54
November 28 - 30	2014 NHK Trophy	2 64.60	3 119.00	2 183.60
October 24 - 26	2014 Skate America	1 69.16	1 140.00	1 209.16
September 24 - 27	2014 Nebelhorn Trophy	1 66.59	1 129.30	1 195.89
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 10 - 17	2013 World Championships	4 69.98	7 121.61	6 191.59
January 23 - 27	2013 European Championships	5 56.20	5 119.28	5 175.48
December 6 - 9	2012-13 Grand Prix Final	6 58.02	5 120.70	6 178.72
November 16 - 18	2012 Trophée Éric Bompard	1 66.78	2 121.21	1 187.99
November 2 - 4	2012 Cup of China	2 63.70	2 119.83	2 183.53
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 26 - April 1	2012 World Championships	11 59.59	4 122.83	7 182.42
December 8 - 11	2011-12 Grand Prix Final	4 61.37	3 126.40	3 187.77
November 25 - 27	2011 Rostelecom Cup	2 65.17	2 132.67	2 197.84
November 11 - 13	2011 NHK Trophy	5 55.02	1 122.49	1 177.51
November 4 - 6	2011 Cup of China	1 64.45	1 122.29	1 186.74
2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 24 - May 1	2011 World Championships	5 62.54	4 124.82	4 187.36
January 24 - 30	2011 European Championships	2 69.49	1 134.12	2 203.61
November 19 - 21	2010 Rostelecom Cup	1 61.91	1 120.79	1 182.70
2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2010 World Championships	2 73.12	3 130.67	3 203.79
February 12 - 28	2010 Winter Olympics	3 74.16	7 120.61	4 194.77
January 18 - 24	2010 European Championships	2 73.92	1 139.23	1 213.15
December 3 - 6	2009-10 Grand Prix Final	6 62.30	5 120.71	5 183.01
November 5 - 8	2009 NHK Trophy	1 68.90	2 124.15	2 193.05
October 22 - 25	2009 Rostelecom Cup	2 61.62	2 118.52	2 180.14
2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 16 - 19	2009 World Team Trophy	2 65.08	2 120.07	5T/2P 185.15
March 23 - 29	2009 World Championships	2 68.94	3 117.45	3 186.39
January 19 - 25	2009 European Championships	3 65.38	2 117.39	2 182.77
December 10 - 14	2008-09 Grand Prix Final	6 55.42	4 112.03	5 167.45
November 20 - 23	2008 Cup of Russia	2 58.76	1 110.51	2 169.27
October 30 - November 2	2008 Skate Canada	1 65.02	2 111.95	1 176.97
October 15 - 19	2008 Cup of Nice	2 51.07	1 103.33	1 154.40
2007-2008 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 17 - 23	2008 World Championships	3 71.42	4 119.91	4 191.33
January 21 - 27	2008 European Championships	4 61.25	3 106.00	3 167.25
December 13 - 16	2007-08 Grand Prix Final	6 51.74	5 110.01	5 161.75
November 22 - 25	2007 Cup of Russia	4 62.94	3 118.77	3 181.71
November 1 - 4	2007 Skate Canada	3 60.00	3 105.19	3 165.19
October 18 - 21	2007 Cup of Nice	1 61.18	1 107.95	1 169.13
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 25	2007 World Championships	4 62.07	10 101.55	9 163.62
November 23 - 26	2006 Cup of Russia	3 59.46	3 109.04	3 168.50
November 9 - 11	2006 Cup of Nice	1 51.97	1 100.09	1 152.06

With Vasilieva

2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 6 - 12	2006 World Junior Championships	2 48.11	7 79.20	6 127.31
October 12 - 15	2005 JGP Poland	2 42.70	3 79.86	2 122.56

Medal Record

(In chronological order)

With Kavaguti

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2016 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 Russian Championships	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015-16 Grand Prix Final	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 Rostelecom Cup	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 Cup of China	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 Mordovian Ornament	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 World Team Trophy	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2015 European Championships	2014-15	Senior
Bronze	2015 Russian Championships	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 NHK Trophy	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 Skate America	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 Nebelhorn Trophy	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2013 Russian Championships	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 Trophée Éric Bompard	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2012 Cup of China	2012-13	Senior
Bronze	2011-12 Grand Prix Final	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 Rostelecom Cup	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 NHK Trophy	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 Cup of China	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 European Championships	2010-11	Senior
Silver	2011 Russian Championships	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 Rostelecom Cup	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2010 Russian Championships	2009-10	Senior
Silver	2009 NHK Trophy	2009-10	Senior
Silver	2009 Rostelecom Cup	2009-10	Senior
Bronze	2009 World Championships	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2009 European Championships	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2009 Russian Championships	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2008 Cup of Russia	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 Skate Canada	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 International Cup of Nice	2008-09	Senior
Bronze	2008 European Championships	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2008 Russian Championships	2007-08	Senior
Bronze	2007 Cup of Russia	2007-08	Senior
Bronze	2007 Skate Canada	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2007 International Cup of Nice	2007-08	Senior
Bronze	2006 Cup of Russia	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 International Cup of Nice	2006-07	Senior

Small Medal Record

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Gold	2015 European Championships	2015-16	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2015 European Championships	2015-16	Short	Senior
Gold	2011 European Championships	2010-11	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2011 European Championships	2010-11	Short	Senior
Bronze	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Short	Senior
Gold	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Short	Senior
Bronze	2009 World Championships	2008-09	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2009 World Championships	2008-09	Short	Senior
Silver	2009 European Championships	2008-09	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2009 European Championships	2008-09	Short	Senior
Bronze	2008 World Championships	2007-08	Short	Senior
Bronze	2008 European Championships	2007-08	Freeskate	Senior

With Vasilieva

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	2006 Russian Championships	2005-06	Junior
Silver	2005 JGP Poland	2005-06	Junior

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuko_Kavaguti

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Smirnov_(figure_skater)

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009880.htm

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/川口悠子

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/アレクサンドル・スミルノフ