Aleksandr Galliamov

Aleksandr Romanovich Galliamov (Russian: Александр Романович Галлямов, born 28 August 1999) is a Russian pair skater. With his skating partner, Anastasia Mishina, he is the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and 2019 Internationaux de France champion. On a junior level he is the 2019 World Junior champion, the 2018 World Junior bronze medalist, 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2019 Russian national junior champion.

Aleksandr Galliamov
Personal information
Native name	Александр Романович Галлямов
Full name	Aleksandr Romanovich Galliamov
Alternative names	Aleksandr Galiamov
Country represented	Russia
Born	28 August 1999 Berezniki, Russia
Home town	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Partner	Anastasia Mishina
Former partner	Nika Osipova, Alexandra Polishchuk
Coach	Tamara Moskvina
Former coach	Ludmila Velikova, Nikolai Velikov and Vasilii Velikov
Choreographer	Alexander Stepin
Former choreographer	Natalia Pecherskaia, Sergey Komolov
Skating club	Tamara Moskvina Figure Skating Club
Former skating club	Olympic School St. Petersburg
Training locations	Saint Petersburg
Began skating	2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	210.18 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program	74.99 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Free skate	135.19 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Pairs Grand Prix Final 2019–20 Torino Pairs World Junior Championships 2019 Zagreb Pairs 2018 Sofia Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 2018–19 Vancouver Pairs

Personal life

Galliamov was born on 28 August 1999 in Berezniki, Russia.[1]

Career

Early years

Galliamov began learning to skate in 2005.[2] He was a single skater until 2014, when he switched to pair skating and moved to Saint Petersburg. He and his first partner, Alexandra Polishchuk, skated together through the 2015–2016 season. He competed with his next partner, Nika Osipova, during the 2016–2017 season.[3]

2017–2018 season: Partnership with Mishina

Galliamov teamed up with Anastasia Mishina in February 2017.[4] Coached by Nikolai Velikov and Ludmila Velikova, the pair won the junior title at the 2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb, their first international event.[5]

Mishina/Galliamov placed seventh at the 2018 Russian Championships and took silver at the junior event. In March 2018, they won bronze at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They were part of a Russian sweep of the pairs' podium, along with their training partners Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin (silver) and Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin (gold).

2018–2019 season: Junior World title

Mishina/Galliamov started their season by competing in the 2018 JGP series. At their first JGP event of the season they won the gold medal in Bratislava, Slovakia. They were ranked first in both the short program and the free skate and won the gold medal by a margin of more than 11 points over the silver medalists, their teammates Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov.[6] At their second JGP event of the season they won another gold medal, now in Vancouver, Canada. Again they were ranked first in both the short program and the free skate, and again they beat the same silver medalists, Panfilova/Rylov. This time they beat them by about 10 points.[7] Mishina/Galliamov also upgraded their earlier short program, free skate and combined total record scores. With two JGP gold medals they qualified for the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Mishina/Galliamov made their international senior debut at the 2018 CS Alpen Trophy where they won the gold medal with a personal best score of 192.75 points.

At the JGP Final Mishina/Galliamov won the gold medal after placing third in the short program and first in the free skate. They were part of a Russian sweep of the pairs' podium. Mishina/Galliamov beat the bronze medalists, Panfilova/Rylov, by about 4 points but the race for the gold medal was tight. Mishina/Galliamov won the gold medal by a margin of only 1.1 point over the silver medalists, their training partners Kostiukovich/Ialin. At this event Mishina/Galliamov also upgraded their junior-level pairs' record for the combined total (190.63 points) and free program (126.26 points).[4]

At the 2019 Russian Championships, they competed as seniors domestically, placing fourth in the short program with upgraded jump and throw content.[8] They slipped to fifth place overall after placing fifth in the free skate when Mishina fell on the side-by-side combination jump attempt.[9] Mishina/Galliamov subsequently won the Russian junior national title.

Assigned to the 2019 World Junior Championships, Mishina/Galliamov placed third in the short program after Galliamov struggled on their side-by-side spin.[10] They won the free skate, despite another fall by Mishina on the jump combination, and narrowly took gold over Panfilova/Rylov by a margin of 0.57 points. Galliamov said that being third after the short program had motivate them to perform better in the free.[11]

2019–2020 season: Grand Prix Final bronze

Mishina/Galliamov began their first full senior season on the Challenger series, competing and winning at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy after placing first in both segments.[12]

Making their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2019 Internationaux de France, Mishina/Galliamov were second in the short program behind Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin.[13] They won the free skate to take the gold medal, despite Mishina botching their planned three-jump combination.[14] At their second Grand Prix, the 2019 NHK Trophy, they placed third in the short program after a jump problem from Galliamov.[15] They were clean in the free skate, winning the bronze medal and qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.[16] Competing at the Final, Mishina/Galliamov were fourth in the short program, skating cleanly but for their side-by-side spins not receiving a level due to errors.[17] Third in the free skate, they won the bronze medal overall, the highest-ranked Russian team in the competition.[18]

Mishina/Galliamov ran into trouble in the short program at the 2020 Russian Championships, with Mishina falling on their throw triple flip, stumbling in the step sequence, and exiting the pair spin too early. Consequently, they placed eighth in the segment.[19] The free skate proved much more successful, with them placing third, and rising to fourth place overall. She observed "we were not in a good mood, but we were able to recover."[20]

2020–2021 season

In the spring of 2020, Mishina/Galliamov moved to train under Tamara Moskvina, the coach of numerous Olympic pairs champions, and choreographer Alexander Stepin.[21] [22] They debuted their programs at the senior Russian test skates, earning particular notice for an innovative lift in their short program to Cesare Pugni's La Esmeralda.[22] They were scheduled to compete in the second stage of the domestic Russian Cup, but had to withdraw after Galliamov contracted COVID-19.[23] Subsequently, they were able to compete in the fourth stage of the Russian Cup in Kazan, winning the gold medal over former national champions Tarasova/Morozov and their fellow Moskvina students Boikova/Kozlovskii.[24][25]

Competing on the Grand Prix at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup shortly thereafter, they placed first in the short program, narrowly ahead of Boikova/Kozlovskii, after both teams made errors.[26] In the free skate, Mishina singled a planned triple Salchow, resulting in a second-place finish in that segment and the silver medal overall, behind Boikova/Kozlovskii.[27]

At the 2021 Russian Championships, Mishina/Galliamov entered with expectations of vying for the top of the podium, but encountered problems in the short program when Galliamov skated through his attempt at a side-by-side jump. As a result, they placed fifth in that segment.[28] The free skate also proved difficult, with both making jump errors and Galliamov almost dropping Mishina in their final lift. Galliamov was uncertain as to why they had performed poorly, but suggested his being unwell the week before may have been a factor.[29]

Programs

(with Mishina)

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2020–2021 [30]	La Esmeralda by Cesare Pugni choreo. by Natalia Bestemianova and Igor Bobrin	Bohemian Rhapsody We Are the Champions by Queen choreo. by Alexander Zhulin	When I Fall in Love performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Unchained Melody
2019–2020 [31]	Je suis malade by Lara Fabian	The Master and Margarita by Igor Kornelyuk	Feeling Good by Muse
2018–2019 [1][4]	Party Like a Russian by Robbie Williams	The Master and Margarita by Igor Kornelyuk	Treasure Waltz by Johann Strauss II
2017–2018 [2]	Party Like a Russian by Robbie Williams In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg	1492: Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis	L-O-V-E performed by the cast of Glee

Records and achievements

(with Mishina)

• Set the junior-level pairs' record of the new +5 / -5 GOE (Grade of Execution) system for the combined total (184.80 points), short program (64.38 points) and free program (120.42 points) at the 2018 JGP Slovakia.

• They became the first junior pair to score above 120 points in the free skate and above 180 points in combined total at the 2018 JGP Slovakia.

• Upgraded their junior-level pairs' record for the combined total (187.71 points), short program (65.22 points) and free program (122.49 points) at the 2018 JGP Canada.

• Upgraded their junior-level pairs' record for the combined total (190.63 points) and free program (126.26 points) at the 2018–19 JGP Final.

• They became the first junior pair to score above 190 points in combined total at the 2018–19 JGP Final.

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Mishina

International[5]
Event	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21
GP Final			3rd
GP France			1st
GP Russia				2nd
GP NHK Trophy			3rd
CS Alpen Trophy		1st
CS Finlandia Trophy			1st
Bavarian Open			1st
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds	3rd	1st
JGP Final		1st
JGP Canada		1st
JGP Slovakia		1st
Golden Spin	1st J
National[3]
Russian Champ.	7th	5th	4th	4th
Russian Jr. Champ.	2nd	1st
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

With Osipova

International[32]
Event	2016–17
Volvo Open Cup	1st J
National[3]
Russian Junior Championships	9th
Russian Cup Final	3rd J
J = Junior level

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Mishina

2020–21 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
23–27 December 2020	2021 Russian Championships	5 73.25	4 138.70	4 211.95
20–22 November 2020	2020 Rostelecom Cup	1 79.34	2 146.46	2 225.80
2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
2–9 February 2020	2020 Bavarian Open	1 71.48	1 130.75	1 202.23
24–29 December 2019	2020 Russian Championships	8 67.73	3 145.12	4 212.85
4–8 December 2019	2019–20 Grand Prix Final	4 71.48	3 131.65	3 203.13
22–24 November 2019	2019 NHK Trophy	3 69.00	3 134.35	3 203.35
1–3 November 2019	2019 Internationaux de France	2 73.77	1 133.81	1 207.58
11–13 October 2019	2019 CS Finlandia Trophy	1 74.99	1 135.19	1 210.18

2018–19 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
4–10 March 2019	2019 World Junior Championships	Junior	3 67.02	1 121.72	1 188.74
1–4 February 2019	2019 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	1 72.44	2 127.04	1 199.48
19–23 December 2018	2019 Russian Championships	Senior	4 72.85	5 131.98	5 204.83
6–9 December 2018	2018–19 JGP Final	Junior	3 64.37	1 126.26	1 190.63
11–18 November 2018	2018 CS Alpen Trophy	Senior	1 64.38	1 128.37	1 192.75
12–15 September 2018	2018 JGP Canada	Junior	1 65.22	1 122.49	1 187.71
22–25 August 2018	2018 JGP Slovakia	Junior	1 64.38	1 120.42	1 184.80
2017–18 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
5–11 March 2018	2018 World Junior Championships	Junior	4 56.95	2 110.29	3 167.24
23–26 January 2018	2018 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	4 61.93	3 114.97	2 176.90
21–24 December 2017	2018 Russian Championships	Senior	7 63.85	7 121.98	7 185.83
6–9 December 2017	2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb	Junior	1 59.06	1 104.23	1 163.29

References

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2. "Anastasia MISHINA / Aleksandr GALIAMOV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.
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6. "2018 JGP Slovakia: Junior Pairs Result". International Skating Union. 25 August 2018.
7. "2018 JGP Canada: Junior Pairs Result". International Skating Union. 15 September 2018.
8. Flade, Tatjana (20 December 2018). "Tarasova and Morozov lead Pairs in Saransk". Golden Skate.
9. Flade, Tatjana (22 December 2018). "Tarasova and Morozov defend Russian National title in Saransk". Golden Skate.
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11. Slater, Paula (March 7, 2019). "Mishina and Galliamov lead Russian sweep in Pairs at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
12. "New Canadian pairs duo Bilodeau, Ilyushechkina win bronze at Finlandia Trophy". CBC Sports. October 12, 2019.
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18. Slater, Paula (December 6, 2019). "Olympic silver medalists Sui and Han take first Grand Prix title". Golden Skate.
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20. Flade, Tatjana (December 27, 2019). "Boikova and Kozlovskii capture first national title in pairs". Golden Skate.
21. "У Тамары Москвиной новая пара. О смене тренера, конкуренции и делах на самоизоляции – в интервью "Матч ТВ"". matchtv.ru (in Russian). 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
22. "KOLYADA, TRUSOVA SHINE AT 2020 TEST SKATES". International Figure Skating. September 14, 2020.
23. "Коронавирус в группе Москвиной выявлен только у фигуриста Галлямова" [Coronavirus in Moskvina's group was detected only in figure skater Galliamov] (in Russian). TASS. 8 October 2020.
24. Triukas, Paul (November 11, 2020). "Mishina and Galliamov win pairs event in Kazan". The Skating Times.
25. "2020 CUP OF RUSSIA SERIES".
26. Slater, Paula (November 19, 2020). "Mishina and Galliamov lead pairs at Rostelecom Cup". Golden Skate.
27. Slater, Paula (November 21, 2020). "Boikova and Kozlovskii capture second Rostelecom Cup gold". Golden Skate.
28. Flade, Tatjana (December 24, 2020). "Tarasova and Morozov storm to lead at Russian Nationals". Golden Skate.
29. Flade, Tatjana (December 26, 2020). "Tarasova and Morozov rebound to claim third title at Russian Nationals". Golden Skate.
30. "Anastasia MISHINA / Aleksandr GALIAMOV: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020.
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External links

• Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov at the International Skating Union