Alexander Vasilyevich Svinin (; born 7 July 1958) is a Russian

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coach and former competitor for the

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. With Olga Volozhinskaya, he is the 1983 European silver medalist, 1985

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champion, and competed at the

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Personal life

Alexander Vasilyevich Svinin was born on 7 July 1958 in

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, Soviet Union. He is married to former Soviet ice dancer Irina Zhuk.

Career

As a skater

Svinin competed with Olga Volozhinskaya for the Soviet Union. Winners of the 1980 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, they made their senior ISU Championship debut later that season at the 1981 World Championships, placing fifth. Volozhinskaya/Svinin were fourth at the 1982 European Championships and sixth at the 1982 World Championships. Their best international results came the next year — silver at the 1983 European Championships and fourth at the 1983 World Championships. Volozhinskaya/Svinin placed fifth at the 1984 European Championships and were assigned to the

where they placed seventh. Although no longer sent to ISU Championships, they competed for two more seasons, winning gold at the 1984 Skate Canada International, bronze at the 1984

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, and silver at the

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. After retiring from competition, they performed in ice shows in England and the United States.

As a coach

In collaboration with Irina Zhuk, Svinin began working as a coach and choreographer at

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's Sokolniki ice rink. In 2010, they accepted an offer to move to a new rink, Mechta in the

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of Moscow. Svinin and Zhuk's current students include: * Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko Their former students include: *

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(2003–2010) * Daria Morozova / Mikhail Zhirnov * Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer * Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro (May 2009 – spring 2010) * Valeria Starygina / Ivan Volobuiev * Valeria Loseva / Denis Lunin * Eva Khachaturian / Igor Eremenko * Anastasia Shpilevaya /

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(2006–2023)

Results

with Volozhinskaya

References

External links

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