Anastasia Platonova

Anastasia Platonova
Platonova and Grachev in 2009.
Personal information
Full name	Anastasia Alexandrovna Platonova
Country represented	Russia
Born	28 August 1986 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Former partner	Alexander Grachev Andrei Maximishin Dmitri Ponomarev
Former coach	Alexander Zhulin Oleg Volkov Svetlana Alexeeva Elena Kustarova Alexei Gorshkov Sergei Chemodanov
Former choreographer	Liudmila Vlasova Elena Kustarova Sergei Petukhov
Former skating club	Moskvich Odintsovo
Began skating	1990
Retired	2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	153.22 2009 Cup of Russia
Comp. dance	28.46 2008 Cup of Russia
Original dance	47.88 2009 Cup of Russia
Free dance	77.41 2009 Cup of Russia

Anastasia Alexandrovna Platonova (Russian: Анастасия Александровна Платонова; born 28 August 1986) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Alexander Grachev, she is a two-time (2008–2009) Finlandia Trophy silver medalist and 2008 NRW Trophy champion. With Andrei Maximishin, she is the 2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial silver medalist and won three gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

Career

Early in her career, Platonova competed with Dmitri Ponomarev.

Platonova competed with Andrei Maximishin from 2003 to 2007. They placed 6th at the 2005 World Junior Championships and 5th in 2006, as well as competing twice at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. Platonova and Maximishin placed 5th at 2006 Skate Canada International, their senior Grand Prix debut. They parted ways due to Platonova's back problem.^[1] They were coached by Alexei Gorshkov in Odintsovo.^[1]

After recuperating from her back issues, Platonova teamed up with Alexander Grachev. They were coached initially 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.^[2]

Programs

With Grachev

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2009–2010 [3]	Dagestan folk dance: Lezginka	Fantasie for piano in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2008–2009 [4]	Blues: St. James Infirmary Blues Swing: Woodside Riot	Nocturne by Arno Babadganian

With Maximishin

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2006–2007 [5]	Tango by Gotan Project	Legenda Flamenco by Didulia
2005–2006 [6]	Cha Cha: Caramelo Mambo: Bye Bye	Xotica by René Dupéré
2004–2005 [7]	Quickstep from the "Muppet Show" Slow foxtrot Quickstep from the "Muppet Show"	Oriental dance

Competitive highlights

With Grachev

Results[8]
International
Event	2007–2008	2008–2009	2009–2010
GP Cup of Russia		7th	5th
Finlandia Trophy		2nd	2nd
NRW Trophy		1st
National
Russian Championships	5th	5th	7th
GP = Grand Prix

With Maximishin

Platonova and Maximishin at the 2006 Skate Canada International

Results[7][6][5]
International
Event	2003–2004	2004–2005	2005–2006	2006–2007
GP Cup of Russia				9th
GP Skate Canada				5th
Karl Schäfer				2nd
Universiade				2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds		6th	5th
JGP Final		6th	6th
JGP Bulgaria	3rd		3rd
JGP Japan			1st
JGP Romania		1st
JGP Slovenia	7th
JGP Ukraine		1st
National
Russian Champ.				4th
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

With Ponomarev

Event	2002–2003
Junior Grand Prix, Belgrade	10th

References

1. "Interview with Alexander Zhulin. May 2007 in Moscow". figureskating-online. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
2. Antsyreva, Svetlana; Ikunin, Dmitry (11 August 2010). Анастасия Платонова и Александр Грачёв: Мы открыты для предложений [Anastasia Platonova and Alexander Grachev: We are open to suggestions] (in Russian). fskate.ru. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
3. "Anastasia PLATONOVA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010.
4. "Anastasia PLATONOVA / Alexander GRACHEV: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009.
5. "Anastasia PLATONOVA / Andrei MAXIMISHIN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007.
6. "Anastasia PLATONOVA / Andrei MAXIMISHIN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.
7. "Anastasia PLATONOVA / Andrei MAKSIMISHIN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005.
8. "Competition Results: Anastasia PLATONOVA / Alexander GRACHEV". International Skating Union.

External links

• Anastasia Platonova / Alexander Grachev at the International Skating Union
• Anastasia Platonova / Andrei Maximishin at the International Skating Union