Sofia Polishchuk Explained

Sofia Polishchuk
Native Name:	Софья Антоновна Полищук
Native Name Lang:	ru
Fullname:	Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk
Country:	Russia
Birth Date:	21 February 2001
Birth Place:	Moscow, Russia
Residence:	Moscow, Russia
Formerpartner:	German Shamraev, Alexander Vakhnov
Formercoach:	Svetlana Liapina, Arkadi Sergeev
Formerchoreographer:	Elena Borisova, Jonathan Guerreiro, Igor Pivorovich
Skating Club:	Sport School No. 85 Moscow
Currenttraininglocations:	Moscow
Beganskating:	2005
Dance Score:	149.04
Dance Date:	2017–18 JGP Final
Sd Score:	63.17
Sd Date:	2017–18 JGP Final
Fd Score:	89.16
Fd Date:	2016 JGP Slovenia
Show-Medals:	yes

Sofia Antonovna Polishchuk (Russian: Софья Антоновна Полищук; born 21 February 2001) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Alexander Vakhnov, she is the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and 2017 JGP Australia champion.

Personal life

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

Career

Early career

Polishchuk began learning to skate in 2005. She teamed up with Alexander Vakhnov ahead of the 2009–2010 season.

Polishchuk/Vakhnov started competing internationally in the 2010–2011 season, winning the basic novice category at the 2010 NRW Trophy. They made their international junior-level debut during the 2014–2015 season; they won bronze at the 2014 Ice Star and 2014 NRW Trophy.

2015–2016 season

Polishchuk/Vakhnov received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2015–2016 season. After winning a bronze medal in early September at the JGP in Colorado Springs, United States, they finished fifth three weeks later in Toruń, Poland.

They placed sixth at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships.

2016–2017 season

Competing in the 2016 JGP series, Polishchuk/Vakhnov won bronze in August in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, and then silver in September in Ljubljana, Slovenia. They placed fourth at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships.

2017–2018 season

Competing in their ninth season together, Polishchuk/Vakhnov won gold in August at the 2017 JGP event in Brisbane, Australia. They beat the silver medalists, Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha, by seven points. In October, they won the silver medal at the 2017 JGP event in Egna, Italy. Polishchuk/Vakhnov were beaten by their teammates Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov by about two points. With these results Polishchuk/Vakhnov qualified for the 2017–2018 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 the 2018 Russian Junior Championships after placing fourth in both segments. They were coached by Svetlana Liapina in Moscow. Their partnership ended by spring 2018.

2018–2019 season

Polishchuk teamed up with German Shamraev.

In November Polishchuk/Shamraev made their international debut at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup where they finished 5th. In January 2019 they placed 7th at the 2019 Toruń 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.^[1]

Programs

With Vakhnov

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2017–2018	Chilly Cha Cha Hip Hip Chin Chin	Black Swan
2016–2017	Your Heart Is As Black As Night That Man	Romeo & Juliet
2015–2016	Les feuilles mortes J'envoie valser	Sabre Dance Ascolat La Voce
2014–2015	Set Fire to the Rain	One Day
2013–2014	Chicago	Esperanza

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Shamraev

International: Junior
Event	18–19
align=left		7th
align=left		5th
National
align=left
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

With Vakhnov

International: Junior
Event	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
align=left						bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left						bgcolor=gold	1st
align=left					bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left						bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left				5th
align=left					bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left				bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left				bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	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	align=center	5 54.39	align=center	8 79.64	align=center	7 134.03
6–11 November 2018	2018 Volvo Open Cup	Junior	align=center	4 57.67	align=center	6 83.81	align=center	5 141.48

With Vakhnov

2017–2018 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
23–26 January 2018	2018 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	align=center	4 63.38	align=center	4 89.44	align=center	4 152.82
7–10 December 2017	2017–18 JGP Final	Junior	align=center	3 63.17	align=center	3 85.87	align=center bgcolor=cc9966	3 149.04
22–26 November 2017	2017 Open d'Andorra	Junior	align=center	1 61.16	align=center	1 89.97	align=center bgcolor=gold	1 151.13
11–14 October 2017	2017 JGP Italy	Junior	align=center	1 61.44	align=center	2 85.34	align=center bgcolor=silver	2 146.78
23–26 August 2017	2017 JGP Australia	Junior	align=center	1 61.08	align=center	1 84.78	align=center bgcolor=gold	1 145.86
2016–2017 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
1–5 February 2017	2017 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	align=center	4 61.31	align=center	3 88.73	align=center	4 150.04
16–20 November 2016	2016 Open d'Andorra	Junior	align=center	1 65.40	align=center	1 92.00	align=center bgcolor=gold	1 157.40
21–25 September 2016	2016 JGP Slovenia	Junior	align=center	3 55.60	align=center	1 89.16	align=center bgcolor=silver	2 144.76
24–28 August 2016	2016 JGP France	Junior	align=center	5 54.42	align=center	3 83.35	align=center bgcolor=cc9966	3 137.77
2015–2016 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
19–23 January 2016	2016 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	align=center	3 62.05	align=center	6 80.74	align=center	6 142.79
19–22 November 2015	2015 Open d'Andorra	Junior	align=center	1 57.47	align=center	1 80.80	align=center bgcolor=gold	1 138.27
23–27 September 2015	2015 JGP Poland	Junior	align=center	4 57.65	align=center	5 81.58	align=center	5 139.23
2–6 September 2015	2015 JGP Usa	Junior	align=center	4 53.28	align=center	3 76.55	align=center bgcolor=cc9966	3 129.83
2014–2015 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
7–9 November 2014	2014 NRW Trophy	Junior	align=center	4 45.13	align=center	2 72.84	align=center bgcolor=cc9966	3 117.97
17–19 October 2014	2014 Ice Star	Junior	align=center	4 43.27	align=center	1 70.27	align=center bgcolor=cc9966	3 113.54

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sofia Polishchuk. IcePartnerSearch. July 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710014304/http://icepartnersearch.com/showbio.php?i=6602. July 10, 2019. live.