Alexander Svinin

Alexander Vasilyevich Svinin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Свинин; born 7 July 1958) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. With Olga Volozhinskaya, he is the 1983 European silver medalist, 1985 Skate Canada International champion, and competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Alexander Vasilyevich Svinin was born on 7 July 1958 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He is married to former Soviet ice dancer Irina Zhuk.

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 1984 Winter Olympics 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 Prize of Moscow News, and silver at the 1985 Skate Canada International. 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 Moscow's Sokolniki ice rink. In 2010, they accepted an offer to move to a new rink, Mechta in the Bibirevo District of Moscow.

Svinin and Zhuk's current students include:

• Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin (2006–present)
• Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov
• Anastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov
• Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko

Their former students include:

• Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski (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

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with Volozhinskaya