Alexander Grachev

Alexander Grachev
Platonova/Grachev in 2009.
Full name Alexander Pavlovich Grachev
Born 28 July 1984
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
Skating club Moskvich
Retired 2010
Medal record
Representing Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 The Hague Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Ostrava Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Hamar Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2003–04 Malmö Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 2001–02 Bled Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2002–03 The Hague Ice dancing

Alexander Pavlovich Grachev (Russian: Александр Павлович Грачёв, born 28 July 1984) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Elena Romanovskaya, he is the 2004 World Junior champion.

Career

From 1999 to 2006, Grachev competed with Elena Romanovskaya, with whom he won the 2004 World Junior title.

In 2007, Grachev teamed up with Anastasia Platonova. They were initially coached by Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva in Moscow. In the summer of 2009, they switched to Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov. They decided to retire from competition in 2010.

Programs

With Platonova

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–2010
Dagestan folk dance:
  • Lezginka
2008–2009
  • Blues: St. James Infirmary Blues
  • Swing: Woodside Riot
  • Nocturne
    by Arno Babadganian

With Romanovskaya

Season Original dance Free dance
2005–2006
  • Rhumba: Cantinero de Cuba
  • Cha cha: Santa Esmeralda
  • Samba
  • Flamenco
  • Music
    by Gypsy Kings
2004–2005
  • Slow foxtrot
  • Quickstep: Jumpin Jack
    by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • Music Was my First Love
2003–2004
  • Blues
  • Rock'n Roll
2002–2003
2001–2002
  • Flamenco
  • Tango Felicia
2000–2001
  • Foxtrot: Sixteen Tons
  • Quickstep
  • Blues
  • Jumping Jack
  • Disco
1999–2000
  • Latin mix
  • Riverdance
1998–1999
  • Romeo & Juliet

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Platonova

International
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
GP Cup of Russia 7th 5th
Finlandia Trophy 2nd 2nd
NRW Trophy 1st
National
Russian Championships 5th 5th 7th

With Romanovskaya

International
Event 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06
World Champ. 23rd
GP NHK Trophy 6th
GP Skate America 11th
GP Skate Canada 5th
Winter Universiade 4th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 6th 3rd 3rd 1st
JGP Final 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Italy 2nd
JGP Japan 2nd
JGP Netherlands 1st
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Slovakia 1st 1st
JGP Sweden 1st
National
Russian Champ. 4th 4th
Russian Jr. Champ. 7th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd