Alexander Markuntsov (,

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: アレクサンドル・マルクンツォフ; born 21 February 1982) is a Russian

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

who also competed internationally for

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. Early in his career, Markuntsov competed internationally for Russia on the junior level with Valentina Razskazova. He had the most success with

Yuko Kawaguchi Yuko Kavaguti (also: Kawaguchi; Japanese: , , born 20 November 1981) is a retired pair skater who has represented Japan and Russia in international competition. In 2006, she began competing with Alexander Smirnov for Russia. They are two-time ...

, competing for Japan. They teamed up in 1999 and were the first pair representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championship, which they did when they won the silver medal at the 2001 World Junior Championships. They are the 2002 and 2003 Japanese national champions. Their highest placement at a senior ISU Championship was seventh at the 2003 Four Continents. They were coached by Tamara Moskvina. They ended their partnership following the 2002–2003 season. In 2008, Markuntsov began skating as an adagio pair with British skater Catherine Harvey. Catherine Harvey has also skated and appeared in "HOLIDAY on ICE, the ROMANZA TOUR" They have skated as principal pairs in ''Disney on Ice'' shows. In 2009–10 they appeared as principal pairs on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship ''Navigator of the Seas'' cruising the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas. Harvey and Markuntsov were married in Manchester, England, in December 2010. Harvey is currently LEAD COACH at Widnes Ice Rink.

Programs

(with Kawaguchi)

Competitive highlights

With Kawaguchi for Japan

With Razskazova for Russia

References

External links

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Pairs on Ice: Kawaguchi / Markuntsov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Markuntsov, Alexander 1982 births Living people Russian male pair skaters Japanese male pair skaters Figure skaters from Saint Petersburg World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists 21st-century Russian sportsmen