Alexander Grachev
# Alexander Grachev

Alexander Pavlovich Grachev (Russian: Александр Павлович Грачёв, born 28 July 1984) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Elena Romanovskaya, he is the 2004 World Junior champion.

## Career

From 1999 to 2006, Grachev competed with Elena Romanovskaya, with whom he won the 2004 World Junior title.

In 2007, Grachev teamed up with Anastasia Platonova. They were initially coached by Elena Kustarova and Svetlana Alexeeva in Moscow. In the summer of 2009, they switched to Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov. They decided to retire from competition in 2010.

## Programs

### With Platonova

| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
| - | - | - |
| 2009–2010 | Dagestan folk dance: Lezginka | Fantasie for piano in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 2008–2009 | Blues: St. James Infirmary Blues Swing: Woodside Riot | Nocturne by Arno Babadganian |

### With Romanovskaya

| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
| - | - | - |
| 2005–2006 | Rhumba: Cantinero de Cuba Cha cha: Santa Esmeralda Samba | Flamenco Music by Gypsy Kings |
| 2004–2005 | Slow foxtrot Quickstep: Jumpin Jack by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Music Was my First Love |
| 2003–2004 | Blues Rock'n Roll | Libertango by Ástor Piazzolla |
| 2002–2003 | Masquerade Waltz by Aram Khachaturian Galop | Holding Out for a Hero Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler |
| 2001–2002 | Flamenco Tango Felicia | GoldenEye |
| 2000–2001 | Foxtrot: Sixteen Tons Quickstep | Blues Jumping Jack Disco |
| 1999–2000 | Latin mix | Riverdance |
| 1998–1999 | Beware of the Car by Andrey Petrov | Romeo & Juliet |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### With Platonova

International :

| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
| - | - | - | - |
| GP Cup of Russia | | 7th | 5th |
| Finlandia Trophy | | 2nd | 2nd |
| NRW Trophy | | 1st | |
| National ||||
| Russian Championships | 5th | 5th | 7th |

### With Romanovskaya

International :

| Event | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Champ. | | | | | | | 23rd |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | | 6th |
| GP Skate America | | | | | | 11th | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | | | 5th |
| Winter Universiade | | | | | | 4th | |
| International: Junior ||||||||
| World Junior Champ. | | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | | |
| JGP Final | | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | | |
| JGP Germany | | 3rd | | | | | |
| JGP Italy | | | | 2nd | | | |
| JGP Japan | | | | | 2nd | | |
| JGP Netherlands | | | 1st | | | | |
| JGP Poland | | 1st | | | | | |
| JGP Slovakia | | | | 1st | 1st | | |
| JGP Sweden | | | 1st | | | | |
| National ||||||||
| Russian Champ. | | | | | | 4th | 4th |
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | | |
