Alexander Korovin

Russian pair skater

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is  Sergeyevich and the family name is  Korovin.

Alexander Korovin

Korovin at the 2019 Universiade

Full name| Alexander Sergeyevich Korovin
Native name| Александр Сергеевич Коровин
Other names| Aleksandr Korovin
Born|  (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30)
Pervouralsk, Russia
Height| 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country|  Philippines
Russia
Partner| Isabella Gamez
Coach| Marina Zoueva, Dmitri Savin
Began skating| 1999

Medal record

Figure skating: Pairs
Representing  Russia
Winter Universiade
|  2019 Krasnoyarsk | Pairs

Alexander Korovin (also known as Aleksandr Korovin; Russian: Александр Сергеевич Коровин; born 15 February 1994) is a Russian pair skater. As of October 2022, he competes with Isabella Gamez for the Philippines.

Earlier in his career, he represented Russia with Alisa Efimova. The pair won one Grand Prix medal, silver at the 2018 Skate America, and five medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.

## Personal life[edit]

Korovin was born in Pervouralsk, Russia.[1]

## Career[edit]

### Early years[edit]

Korovin began learning to skate in 1999.[1] He switched from single skating to pairs in 2010. Competing with his first partner, Alexandra Minina, he placed ninth at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships. He teamed up with Alisa Efimova in 2014.[2][3] Their international debut came in February 2016 at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial. They won the silver medal, finishing second to Italy's Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek.

### 2016–2017 season[edit]

Coached by Natalia Pavlova and Alexander Zaitsev in Moscow,[4] Efimova/Korovin debuted on the Grand Prix series, placing seventh at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup in November. Later that month, the two received the silver medal at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy, having ranked second in the short program, first in the free skate, and second overall behind Alina Ustimkina / Nikita Volodin of Russia. After placing eighth at the 2017 Russian Championships, they took silver at the Cup of Tyrol in March 2017.

### 2017–2018 season[edit]

Efimova/Korovin relocated to Saint Petersburg to be coached by Oleg Vasiliev and Tamara Moskvina.[5] In September, the pair placed fifth at their season opener, the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy and then won bronze at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy a week later. In November, they took silver at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy behind Australia's Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor. They had no Grand Prix assignments. They finished ninth at the 2018 Russian Championships.

### 2018–2019 season[edit]

In September, Efimova/Korovin won their first international gold medal at their first event of the season, the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Ranked fourth in the short program and first in the free skate, they outscored the silver medalists, Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim, by 1.72 points.

Efimova/Korovin competed at two Grand Prix events, the 2018 Skate America and 2018 Rostelecom Cup. In October, Efimova/Korovin won their first Grand Prix medal, silver, at the 2018 Skate America. Ranked second in the short program and third in the free skate, they won the silver medal behind their teammates Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov. In mid-November, they competed at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, where they finished fifth after placing fourth in the short program and fifth in the free skate.

In early December, Efimova/Korovin won their second Challenger Series gold medal of the season at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Ranked first in the short program and second in the free skate, they again narrowly beat Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim. This time Efimova/Korovin beat them by 1.05 points. Efimova/Korovin scored their best score of 183.89 points at this event.

At the 2019 Russian Championships, Efimova/Korovin placed sixth.

### 2019–2020 season[edit]

Beginning the season on the Challenger series, Efimova/Korovin were seventh at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, then won the silver medal at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy. They finished eighth of eight teams at the 2019 Cup of China. They placed fourth at the 2019 NHK Trophy.[6]

At the 2020 Russian Championships, Efimova/Korovin placed fourth in the short program.[7] The free skate was a struggle, with them placing tenth in that segment and dropping to ninth place overall.[8] It was announced afterward that they had split.[9]

### 2020–2021 & 2021–2022 seasons[edit]

Korovin did not compete during the 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 seasons as he awaited his release from the Figure Skating Federation of Russia. In August 2021, it was announced that he had teamed up with Filipina skater Isabella Gamez and that the two would be competing for the Philippines.[10][11] Korovin and Gamez were paired by 2014 Winter Olympics Pairs Champion Maxim Trankov and Olympic, World Championship Coach Marina Zoueva. They met and began training together in Florida in early 2021. For the 2021–2022 season, Gamez and Korovin focused on their training at Hertz Arena with coach Marina Zoueva and her team in Estero, Florida.

### 2022–2023 season[edit]

The Korovin/Gamez pair made their debut at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, where they placed ninth after two years of inactivity. [12][13] The pair shared before their international debut, Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida affecting their training venue and practice schedule a week before Finland.[14] In their second competition together, Korovin and Gamez achieved a historical milestone for the Philippines. They won the first-ever medal for Philippine pairs skating in an international competition, a silver medal at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur in Nice, France.[15] They competed at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup placing 11th, and withdrew from the Golden Spin of Zagreb due to injury. Gamez/Korovin continued the season to become the first Senior Pairs team to win Philippine Figure Skating Championships bringing awareness to the pairs discipline in the tropical country as the only competitors in December 2022. They qualified and competed at the 2023 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs placing ninth. They competed at the Challenge Cup in Tilburg, Netherlands, where they placed 6th, and earned the technical minimums to become the first Southeast Asian and Philippine pairs team to qualify for the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan. [16]

### 2023–2024 season[edit]

The Korovin/Gamez pair team started their second season by competing at John Nicks Pairs Challenge in New York, NY and 2023 CS Autumn Classic International in Montreal, Canada in September 2023. They withdrew from October 2023 competitions due to a COVID-diagnosis and returned to compete at Philippine Figure Skating Championships in November 2023, where they won their second National Championship title at SM Mall of Asia in Manila, Philippines. In January 2024, they competed at the 2024 Four Continents Championships in Shanghai, China, where they placed 11th and will compete at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Canada as the only competitors representing the Philippines.

In February 2024, the Philippine Skating Union announced that House of Representatives Bills 8486 and 9537, along with Senate Bill 2461, proposed by Representatives Aniela Bianca Tolentino and Faustino Michael Dy, and Senator Francis Tolentino, were approved by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights after public hearings. The first reading passed for granting Philippine citizenship to Alexander Korovin, with the second and third readings at the Philippine Congress to follow.

## Programs[edit]

### With Gamez[edit]

Season  | Short program | Free skating

|
|

2023–2024[17] |

* My Love
by Kovacs (singer)
choreo. by Sofia Evdokimova

* Somewhere in Time
by Dino
choreo. by Marina Zoueva, Ilia Tkachenko

2022–2023
[17] |

* I'll Take Care of You
performed by Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa
choreo. by Ilia Tkachenko, Massimo Scali

* Exogenesis: Symphony Part 2 (Cross-Pollination)
Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)
by Muse
choreo. by Ilia Tkachenko, Massimo Scali

### With Efimova[edit]

Season  | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition

|
|
|

2019–2020
[18] |

* Carmina Burana
by Carl Orff
choreo. by Elena Maselennikova, Alexander Stepin

* The Sound of Silence
by Paul Simon
performed by Disturbed
choreo. by Elena Maselennikova, Alexander Stepin

2018–2019
[1] |

* Human
by Rag'n'Bone Man
choreo. by Alexander Stepin

* La Strada
by Nino Rota

* Gypsy Dance

2017–2018
[5] |

* Joue Jusqu'au Matin
by Yoska Nemeth
choreo. by Julia Goriunova

* La Strada
by Nino Rota

2016–2017
[4] |

* Chilly Cha Cha
by Jessica Jay
choreo. by Julia Goriunova

* Tales from the Vienna Woods
by Johann Strauss II
* Kaiser-Walzer
by Johann Strauss II
choreo. by Julia Goriunova

2015–2016  |

* The Very Thought of You

* New York, New York

* Девятое мая
performed by Soso Pavliashvili

2014–2015  |

* El día que me quieras
by Raúl Di Blasio

* New York, New York

## Competitive highlights[edit]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

### With Gamez for the Philippines[edit]

International [17]

Event  | 22–23 | 23–24
Worlds | 18th |
Four Continents | 9th | 11th
CS Autumn Classic |  | 10th
CS Finlandia | 9th |
CS Golden Spin | WD |
CS Warsaw Cup | 11th |
Cup of Nice | 2nd |
Challenge Cup | 6th |
John Nicks Challenge |  | 6th
National [17]
Philippine Champ. | 1st | 1st
TBD = Assigned

### With Efimova for Russia[edit]

International[19]

Event  | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20
GP Cup of China |  |  |  |  | 8th
GP NHK Trophy |  |  |  |  | 4th
GP Rostelecom Cup |  | 7th |  | 5th |
GP Skate America |  |  |  | 2nd |
CS Finlandia Trophy |  |  |  |  | 2nd
CS Golden Spin |  |  |  | 1st |
CS Lombardia |  |  | 5th |  |
CS Nebelhorn |  |  |  | 1st | 7th
CS Ondrej Nepela |  |  | 3rd |  |
CS Tallinn Trophy |  | 2nd | 2nd |  |
Cup of Tyrol |  | 2nd |  |  |
Seibt Memorial | 2nd |  |  |  |
Universiade |  |  |  | 1st |
National[2]
Russian Champ. | 9th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 9th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

### With Minina[edit]

National[2]

Event  | 2012–13
Russian Junior Championships | 9th

## Detailed results[edit]

With Gamez for the Philippines

2023–2024 season

Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
January 30-February 4, 2024  | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 12
49.79  | 11
93.07  | 11
142.86
September 14–17, 2023  | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | 10
37.40  | 10
85.25  | 10
122.65
September 6-7, 2023  | 2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge | 8
46.73  | 6
91.66  | 6
138.39
2022–23 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
March 20–26, 2023  | 2023 World Championships | 19
53.29 | 18
93.78 | 18
147.07
February 23–26, 2023  | 2023 Challenge Cup | 6
54.74  | 8
95.27  | 6
150.01
February 7–12, 2023  | 2023 Four Continents Championships | 10
39.69  | 9
73.79  | 9
113.48
December 7–10, 2022  | 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 14
39.71  | WD  | WD
November 17–20, 2022  | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 11
42.94  | 11
84.66  | 11
127.60
October 4–9, 2022  | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 9
44.25  | 9
78.15  | 9
122.40

With Efimova for Russia

2019–2020 season

Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
24–29 December 2019  | 2020 Russian Championships | 4
72.83  | 10
113.14  | 9
185.97
22–24 November 2019  | 2019 NHK Trophy | 4
64.94  | 4
124.40  | 4
189.34
8–10 November 2019  | 2019 Cup of China | 6
63.97  | 8
106.22  | 8
170.19
11–13 October 2019  | 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy | 2
69.12 | 3
125.16 | 2
194.28
25–28 September 2019  | 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8
59.94  | 7
111.52  | 7
171.46
2018–2019 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
7–9 March 2019  | 2019 Winter Universiade | 2
57.72  | 1
113.29  | 1
171.01
19–23 December 2018  | 2019 Russian Championships | 6
70.61  | 6
129.06  | 6
199.67
5–8 December 2018  | 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1
65.84  | 2
118.05  | 1
183.89
16–18 November 2018  | 2018 Rostelecom Cup | 4
65.46  | 5
116.16  | 5
181.62
19–21 October 2018  | 2018 Skate America | 2
62.38  | 3
116.60  | 2
178.98
26–29 September 2018  | 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 4
56.42  | 1
122.52  | 1
178.94
2017–2018 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
21–24 December 2017  | 2018 Russian Championships | 8
63.44  | 10
113.19  | 9
176.63
21–26 November 2017  | 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy | 2
64.58  | 3
98.04  | 2
162.62
21–23 September 2017  | 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 3
61.82  | 3
109.40  | 3
171.22
14–17 September 2017  | 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy | 5
56.54  | 6
104.16  | 5
160.70
2016–2017 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
28 February – 5 March 2017  | 2017 Cup of Tyrol | 2
59.88  | 2
101.70  | 2
161.58
20–26 December 2016  | 2017 Russian Championships | 6
63.69  | 8
112.91  | 8
176.60
20–27 November 2016  | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | 2
57.62  | 1
103.06  | 2
160.68
4–6 November 2016  | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | 6
61.27  | 7
103.80  | 7
165.07
2015–2016 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
23–28 February 2016  | 2016 Hellmut Seibt Memorial  | 2
50.21  | 2
112.26  | 2
162.47
23–27 December 2015  | 2016 Russian Championships | 11
54.34  | 9
106.96  | 9
161.30

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Alisa EFIMOVA / Alexander KOROVIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
2. ^ a b c Александр Сергеевич Коровин [Alexander Korovin]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
3. ^ Алиса Ефимова – Александр Коровин: «Мы очень обрадовались, что будем выступать на этапе Гран-при в Москве» [Alisa Efimova - Alexander Korovin: "We are very happy to skate at the Rostelecom"] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. 4 November 2016.
4. ^ a b "Alisa EFIMOVA / Alexander KOROVIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
5. ^ a b "Alisa EFIMOVA / Alexander KOROVIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018.
6. ^ Slater, Paula (November 23, 2019). "Sui and Han reign at NHK Trophy". Golden Skate.
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8. ^ Flade, Tatjana (December 27, 2019). "Boikova and Kozlovskii capture first national title in pairs". Golden Skate.
9. ^ Efimova, Alisa (February 9, 2020). "Саша, без пафосных фраз, просто, спасибо тебе за то, что ты прошёл со мной этот этап моей жизни" [Sasha, without pathos, just thank you for passing this stage of my life with me.] (Instagram) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
10. ^ Philippine Skating Union [@phskating] (August 17, 2021). "Curious about how Figure Skating Pair athletes Isabella and Alex surpass their challenges?" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
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15. ^ Carandang, Justin Kenneth (23 October 2022). "Duo of Isabella Gamez and Aleksandr Korovin claim Philippines' first int'l medal in figure skating pairs". GMA News Online. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
16. ^ Ramos, Josef (26 February 2023). "Gamez, partner make worlds". Business Mirror. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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## External links[edit]

Media related to Alexander Korovin at Wikimedia Commons

* Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin at the International Skating Union

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Golden Spin of Zagreb champions in figure skating – Pairs

* 1968:  Evelyn Schneider / Wilhelm Bietak
* 1973:  Nadezhda Gorshkova / Evgeni Shevalovski
* 1977:  Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach
* 1978:  Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach
* 1981:  Cornelia Hauffe / Kersten Bellmann
* 1996:  Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek
* 1997:  Katie Barnhart / Charles Bernard
* 1998:  Nadia Nicallef / Bruno Marcotte
* 1999:  Catherine Huc / Vivien Rolland
* 2000:  Stephanie Kalesavich / Aaron Parchem
* 2001:  Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis
* 2002:  Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright
* 2003:  Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig
* 2005:  Meagan Duhamel / Ryan Arnold
* 2008:  Stacey Kemp / David King
* 2009:  Liubov Ilyushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze
* 2010:  Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov
* 2011:  Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov
* 2012:  Angelina Ekaterina / Philipp Tarasov
* 2013:  Andrea Davidovich / Evgeni Krasnopolski
* 2014:  Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov
* 2015:  Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
* 2016:  Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise
* 2017:  Natalya Zabiyako / Alexander Enbert
* 2018:  Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin
* 2019:  Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc
* 2021:  Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov
* 2022:  Anastasiia Smirnova / Danylo Siianytsia
* 2023:  Milania Väänänen / Filippo Clerici

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Nebelhorn Trophy champions in figure skating – Pairs

* 1969:  Frigge Drzymalla / Michael Weingart
* 1970:  Almut Lehmann / Herbert Wiesinger
* 1972:  Cozette Cady / Jack Courtney
* 1973:  Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner
* 1974:  Kathy Huntchinson / Jamie McGregor
* 1975:  Cheri Pinner / Dennis Pinner
* 1976:  Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz
* 1977:  Gail Hamula / Frank Sweiding
* 1978:  Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini
* 1979:  Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers
* 1980:  Susan Garland / Robert Daw
* 1981:  Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev
* 1982:  Inna Volyanskaya / Valery Spiridonov
* 1983:  Inna Bekker / Serguei Likhanski
* 1984:  Elena Bechke / Valery Kornienko
* 1985:  Lyudmila Koblova / Andrei Kalitin
* 1986:  Melanie Gaylor / Lee Barkell
* 1987:  Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler
* 1988:  Cindy Landry / Lyndon Johnston
* 1989:  Elena Leonova / Gennadi Krasnitski
* 1990:  Stacey Ball / Kris Wirtz
* 1991:  Sherry Ball / Kris Wirtz
* 1992:  Svetlana Titkova / Oleg Makhutov
* 1993:  Caroline Haddad / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau
* 1994:  Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet
* 1995:  Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells
* 1996:  Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell
* 1997:  Evgenia Filonenko / Igor Marchenko
* 1998:  Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose
* 1999:  Aljona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov
* 2000:  Valérie Marcoux / Bruno Marcotte
* 2001:  Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino
* 2002:  Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin
* 2003:  Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau
* 2004:  Marcy Hinzmann / Aaron Parchem
* 2005:  Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
* 2006:  Brooke Castile / Benjamin Okolski
* 2007:  Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
* 2008:  Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
* 2009:  Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
* 2010:  Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov
* 2011:  Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
* 2012:  Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
* 2013:  Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
* 2014:  Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
* 2015:  Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
* 2016:  Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot
* 2017:  Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
* 2018:  Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin
* 2019:  Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro
* 2020:  Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini
* 2021:  Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert
* 2022:  Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps
* 2023:  Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin

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