Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova (Russian: Александра Николаевна Степанова; born 19 August 1995) is a Russian ice dancer. With her skating partner, Ivan Bukin, she is a four-time European medalist (silver in 2019, bronze in 2015, 2018 and 2020), the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki champion, the 2018 Rostelecom Cup champion, and a three-time Russian national champion (2021, 2022, 2024). In total, they have won eleven medals on the Grand Prix series and three Finlandia Trophy titles.

Alexandra Stepanova
Stepanova/Bukin at the 2024 Channel One Trophy
Full nameAlexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova
Native nameАлександра Николаевна Степанова
Born (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 29)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
PartnerIvan Bukin
CoachAlexander Zhulin
Skating clubUOR No 4 Moscow
Began skating1999
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tallinn Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Graz Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Moscow Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stockholm Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Milan Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 2012 Minsk Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2012–13 Sochi Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2011–12 Quebec Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2010–11 Beijing Ice dancing

Earlier in their career, Stepanova/Bukin won the 2013 World Junior Championships, 2012–13 JGP Final, and 2014 Russian Junior Championships.

Personal life

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Alexandra Stepanova was born on 19 August 1995 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1][2] Her mother is a former volleyball player and her father a speed skater.[3]

Career

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Early years

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Stepanova began learning to skate in 1999.[1] As a single skater, she struggled with jumps because of her long legs, leading her coach to redirect her into ice dancing.[3] Since there was no dance school in Saint Petersburg, she moved to Moscow.[3] Stepanova was partnered with Bukin in 2006 by coaches Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin.[3][4] She had no previous partners.

2010–2011 to 2011–2012

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Stepanova/Bukin debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series in the 2010–2011 season. They won both of their events and qualified for the 2010 JGP Final, where they won the bronze medal.

Stepanova/Bukin won both of their 2011–2012 JGP events, Romania and Italy. Their placements qualified them for the JGP Final where they placed fourth in the short and second in the free dance to receive the bronze medal. They won silver at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships. Stepanova/Bukin then competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and won the silver medal.

2012–2013 season: World Junior title

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Stepanova/Bukin won gold medals at their JGP events in Turkey and Germany, qualifying them for the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia.[5] They won the gold medal in their third appearance at the final. Stepanova/Bukin withdrew from the 2013 Russian Junior Championships due to Bukin's cold and sinusitis.[6] They were assigned to the 2013 World Junior Championships where they won the gold medal, more than seven points ahead of French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron. After the event, the duo and their coaches discussed whether to move up to the senior level.[7]

2013–2014 season: Senior debut

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Stepanova/Bukin decided to make their senior debut in the 2013–2014 season. They were assigned to one Grand Prix event, the 2013 Skate Canada, and finished eighth. They came in fifth at the 2013 Winter Universiade. At the Russian Championships, Stepanova/Bukin finished sixth on the senior level and won gold on the junior level ahead of Yanovskaya/Mozgov. They were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships but withdrew due to illness.[8]

2014–2015 season: European bronze

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Stepanova/Bukin began their season with a gold medal at the 2014 Finlandia Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event. Their first Grand Prix medal, bronze, came at the 2014 Skate America. At the 2014 Rostelecom Cup, they finished fifth.[9] Stepanova/Bukin took bronze at the 2015 Russian Championships and were assigned to the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm. They were awarded the bronze medal in Sweden, ahead of Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin. They ended their season at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, finishing ninth.

2015–2016 season

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Stepanova/Bukin had planned to begin the 2015–2016 season at the 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy, however, they withdrew because Bukin's off-season illness had slowed their preparations for the season. At the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, they placed third in the short dance, which was accepted as the final result following the competition's cancellation due to the November 2015 Paris attacks. They finished fourth overall at their next Grand Prix event, the 2015 NHK Trophy. Stepanova/Bukin edged out Ilinykh/Zhiganshin for the bronze medal at the Russian Championships in late December in Ekaterinburg and finished as the third Russian team, in fifth place, in January 2016 at the European Championships in Bratislava.

Stepanova/Bukin were assigned to the 2016 World Championships in Boston after Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev withdrew due to a positive doping sample.[10] They finished eleventh in the competition after placing eleventh in both the short and free dance.

2016–2017 season

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Stepanova/Bukin started their season on the Challenger Series, at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy. Ranked first in both segments, they earned personal best score and won the gold medal by a margin of 7.07 points over silver medalists Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue. Their Grand Prix assignments were the 2016 Skate Canada International, where they placed fifth, and 2016 Cup of China, where they won the bronze medal.

In December 2016 they won the silver medal at the 2017 Russian Championships. They later competed at the 2017 European Championships, where they placed fifth, and at the 2017 World Championships where they placed tenth.

2017–2018 season: Second European bronze

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Stepanova/Bukin started their season by winning the silver medal at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy. They then won two bronze medals in the Grand Prix series, the first bronze came at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup and the second bronze came at the 2017 Internationaux de France. They then won the silver medal at the 2018 Russian Championships. A month later they won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships after placing second in the short dance and 3rd in the free dance.

They were not sent to the 2018 Winter Olympics because it was announced by the Russian Figure Skating Federation on 23 January 2018 that the International Olympic Committee did not invite Bukin to compete.[11][12]

They later competed at the 2018 World Championships where they finished seventh after placing seventh in both the short dance and the free dance.[12]

2018–2019 season: European silver

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Stepanova/Bukin started their season at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy where they won the gold medal with a personal best score of 200.78 points. This was already their third victory at the Finlandia Trophy since they had won this event also in 2014 and 2016.

In early November Stepanova/Bukin won their first Grand Prix gold medal at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. They were ranked first in both the Rhythm dance and the free dance and won the gold medal by a margin of about 4 points over the silver medalists, Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri. Two weeks later they won their second Grand Prix gold medal at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup. They were ranked first in both programs and beat the silver medalists, Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin by about 25 points. With two Grand Prix gold medals they qualified for the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final, where they finished fourth.

At the 2019 Russian Championships, Stepanova/Bukin placed second in both programs, taking their third consecutive silver medal, behind Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov, who had also finished ahead of them at the Grand Prix Final. Reflecting afterward, Stepanova said "we didn’t skate without mistakes at nationals and we know what we have to work on. There is nothing we can leave out. We have to work on everything—on technique, emotions and our mistakes, every day. You need to skate perfectly."[13]

Competing next at the 2019 European Championships, Stepanova/Bukin placed second in the rhythm dance, behind Papadakis/Cizeron, earning their best score to date on the Tango Romantica pattern dance and capitalizing on serious errors by rivals Sinitsina/Katsalapov.[14] They placed second in the free dance as well, winning the silver medal overall. Bukin called it "a big step forward for us."[15] Stepanova/Bukin concluded the season at the 2019 World Championships, where they placed third in the rhythm dance, winning a small bronze medal, but dropped to fourth place after the free dance. Stepanova pronounced them "ready to fight for the top three in the world."[16]

2019–2020 season: Third European bronze

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Having skipped the Challenger series due to Stepanova recovering from a back injury, they began the season at 2019 Skate America. They placed second in the short program.[17] They narrowly won the free dance over gold medalists Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue, taking silver overall. Stepanova said she was "more pleased with our performance than yesterday."[18] They won a second silver medal at the 2019 NHK Trophy, qualifying to their second Grand Prix Final.[19] They placed fourth at the Final for the second year, notably placing ahead of domestic rivals Sinitsina/Katsalapov.[20]

Competing at the 2020 Russian Championships, Stepanova/Bukin were second in the rhythm dance.[21] They placed first in the free dance, but remained in second place overall behind Sinitsina/Katsalapov. Stepanova remarked "we’re happy with what we did."[22]

In January, Stepanova/Bukin competed at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria. They placed fourth in the rhythm dance and third in the free dance, taking their fourth European medal, a bronze, behind Russian teammates Sinitsina/Katsalapov and Papadakis/Cizeron of France.[23][24] They had been assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[25]

2020–2021 season: First national title

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Stepanova suffered from a reoccurrence of a back injury and sought treatment in Germany, as a result of which the team missed the 2020 Russian senior test skates.[26] They were scheduled to compete on the Grand Prix at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, but withdrew due to a COVID-19 outbreak at their training centre.[27] It was subsequently reported that both had caught the virus in succession, leaving them only three weeks to prepare for the national championships.[28]

With rivals Sinitsina/Katsalapov withdrawing from the 2021 Russian Championships due to contracting COVID-19 as well, Stepanova/Bukin entered the event as the heavy favourites to finally take the title. They won the rhythm dance by 3.26 points over Zahorski/Guerreiro.[28] They won the free dance as well by a 5.96 point margin, taking the gold medal for the first time at the Russian Championships. Stepanova said afterward "there was not much time for the preparation and we were nervous. We didn't want to skate worse than we did last year." While the European Championships were already cancelled due to the pandemic, they were assigned to the Russian team for the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm.[29]

Following the national championships, Stepanova/Bukin participated in the 2021 Channel One Trophy, a televised team competition held in lieu of the cancelled European Championships. They were selected for the Time of Firsts team captained by Evgenia Medvedeva.[30] They placed first in both their segments of the competition, while their team finished in second overall.[31][32] They did not participate in the Russian Cup Final.[33]

Four-time and defending World champions Papadakis/Cizeron declined to compete at the World Championships in Stockholm, seeming to invite a major contest between six teams, Stepanova/Bukin among them, to make the podium.[34] They placed fifth in the rhythm dance, 0.35 behind Canadians Gilles/Poirier in fourth, after making errors in their steps.[35] They were fifth in the free dance as well, holding fifth place overall. Stepanova called the rhythm dance mistakes "a huge lesson for us."[36] Their placement combined with Sinitsina/Katsalapov's gold medal qualified three berths for Russian dance teams at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[37]

2021–2022 season: Beijing Olympics

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Stepanova and Bukin did not appear at the Russian test skates, citing medical reasons.[38] They were scheduled to make their debut at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, but withdrew days beforehand, with their coach citing a need for additional preparation time.[39]

Stepanova/Bukin were initially assigned to the 2021 Cup of China as their first Grand Prix event, but following its cancellation they were reassigned to the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia.[40] Third in both segments, they won the bronze medal. They said afterward that they felt lacking in confidence heading into the event.[41] They won a bronze medal as well at their second event, the 2021 Internationaux de France, with Bukin saying that they had "made a little step forward since our first Grand Prix in Italy and we are more satisfied with what we did here."[42][43]

At the 2022 Russian Championships, Stepanova/Bukin were second in the rhythm dance behind Sinitsina/Katsalapov. After the latter withdrew for health reasons, Stepanova/Bukin easily won their second consecutive national title. Bukin said "something incredible, beautiful, it was really pleasant."[44] They went on to win the silver medal at the 2022 European Championships.[45] On January 20, they were officially named to the Russian Olympic team.[46]

Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Stepanova/Bukin placed fifth in the rhythm dance in the dance event.[47] In the free dance, they botched the choreographic slide at the end of the program, finishing eighth in that segment and dropping to sixth overall.[48]

Programs

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(with Bukin)

 
Stepanova/Bukin at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki
 
Stepanova/Bukin at the 2014 Skate America
 
Stepanova/Bukin at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2021–2022
[49]
2020–2021
[50]
2019–2020
[51]

2018–2019
[52][12]

  • The Candle Was Burning (Свеча горела на столе...)
    by Alla Pugacheva
Short dance
2017–2018
[53]

2016–2017
[1][55]

2015–2016
[56][57]
Waltz and foxtrot:
2014–2015
[58]
2013–2014
[59]
  • Quickstep: I Can't Touch It
  • Foxtrot: Sixteen Tons
  • Quickstep: Big and Bad
2012–2013
[60]
  • Swing, Swing, Swing
  • Boogie All Night Long
  • Blues
  • Flamenco Boléro
    by Gustavo Montesano
  • I Surrender
    by Celine Dion
2011–2012
[61]
  • Caramelo
  • La Colegiala
2010–2011
[62]
Original dance
2009–2010

Records and achievements

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(with Bukin)

Competitive highlights

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

With Bukin
International[63]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 23–24
Olympics 6th
Worlds 9th 11th 10th 7th 4th C 5th
Europeans 3rd 5th 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd
GP Final 4th 4th
GP Cup of China 3rd C
GP Finland 1st
GP France 3rd 3rd 3rd
GP Italy 3rd
GP NHK Trophy 4th 2nd
GP Rostelecom 5th 3rd 1st WD
GP Skate America 3rd 2nd
GP Skate Canada 8th 5th
CS Finlandia 1st 1st 2nd 1st WD
Universiade 5th
International: Junior[63]
Junior Worlds 2nd 1st WD
JGP Final 3rd 3rd 1st
JGP France 1st
JGP Germany 1st
JGP Italy 1st
JGP Japan 1st
JGP Romania 1st
JGP Turkey 1st
Pavel Roman 1st
NRW Trophy 2nd
National[64]
Russian Champ. 6th 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st
Russian Junior 7th 4th 2nd WD 1st
Russian Cup Final 1st
GPR Golden Skate 1st
GPR Krasnoyarye 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

Detailed results

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Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

 
Stepanova/Bukin perform their short dance at the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships in Moscow
 
Stepanova/Bukin at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki

Senior

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2023–24 season
Date Event RD FD Total
December 20–24, 2023 2024 Russian Championships 1
86.90
1
130.82
1
217.72
2021–22 season
Date Event RD FD Total
February 12–14, 2022 2022 Winter Olympics 5
84.09
8
120.98
6
205.07
January 10–16, 2022 2022 European Championships 2
86.45
2
126.75
2
213.20
December 21–26, 2021 2022 Russian Championships 2
88.76
1
134.61
1
223.37
November 19–21, 2021 2021 Internationaux de France 3
79.89
3
120.40
3
200.29
November 5–7, 2021 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia 3
81.47
3
120.71
3
202.18
2020–21 season
Date Event RD FD Total
March 22–28, 2021 2021 World Championships 5
83.02
5
125.75
5
208.77
February 5–7, 2021 2021 Channel One Trophy 1
90.75
1
134.20
2T/1P
224.95
December 23–27, 2020 2021 Russian Championships 1
87.28
1
132.88
1
220.16
November 20–22, 2020 2020 Rostelecom Cup WD
WD
WD
2019–20 season
Date Event RD FD Total
January 20–26, 2020 2020 European Championships 4
83.65
3
127.64
3
211.29
December 24–29, 2019 2020 Russian Championships 2
87.13
1
132.59
2
219.72
December 4–8, 2019 2019–20 Grand Prix Final 5
81.14
5
123.74
4
204.88
November 22–24, 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 2
84.07
2
124.74
2
208.81
October 18–20, 2019 2019 Skate America 2
81.91
1
124.66
2
206.57
2018–19 season
Date Event RD FD Total
March 18–24, 2019 2019 World Championships 3
83.10
4
125.42
4
208.52
January 21–27, 2019 2019 European Championships 2
81.37
2
125.04
2
206.41
December 19–23, 2018 2019 Russian Championships 2
81.95
2
126.54
2
208.49
December 6–9, 2018 2018–19 Grand Prix Final 4
77.20
4
119.52
4
196.72
November 16–18, 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup 1
74.49
1
124.94
1
199.43
November 2–4, 2018 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki 1
78.18
1
121.91
1
200.09
October 4–7, 2018 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 1
79.16
1
121.62
1
200.78
2017–18 season
Date Event SD FD Total
March 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships 7
74.50
7
109.51
7
184.01
January 15–21, 2018 2018 European Championships 2
75.38
3
109.48
3
184.86
December 21–24, 2017 2018 Russian Championships 2
76.97
2
111.31
2
188.28
November 17–19, 2017 2017 Internationaux de France 3
70.02
4
107.22
3
177.24
October 20–22, 2017 2017 Rostelecom Cup 3
71.32
3
108.03
3
179.35
October 6–8, 2017 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 2
70.27
2
96.61
2
166.88
2016–17 season
Date Event SD FD Total
Mar. 29 – Apr. 2, 2017 2017 World Championships 10
69.07
9
105.63
10
174.70
January 25–29, 2017 2017 European Championships 6
68.17
5
98.76
5
166.93
December 20–26, 2016 2017 Russian Championships 2
76.47
2
113.07
2
189.54
November 18–20, 2016 2016 Cup of China 3
72.09
3
105.32
3
177.41
October 28–30, 2016 2016 Skate Canada 5
68.12
5
99.98
5
168.10
October 6–10, 2016 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy 1
69.63
1
103.20
1
172.83
2015–16 season
Date Event SD FD Total
Mar. 28 – Apr. 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 11
63.84
11
99.46
11
163.30
January 26–31, 2016 2016 European Championships 5
66.65
5
98.90
5
165.55
December 23–27, 2015 2016 Russian Championships 3
68.56
4
101.70
3
170.26
November 27–29, 2015 2015 NHK Trophy 4
61.96
4
98.68
4
160.64
November 13–15, 2015 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard 3
60.64
cancelled 3
60.64
2014–15 season
Date Event SD FD Total
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Championships 14
59.62
7
97.33
9
156.95
Jan. 26 – Feb. 1, 2015 2015 European Championships 4
64.95
3
96.00
3
160.95
December 24–27, 2014 2015 Russian Championships 2
66.37
3
99.82
3
166.19
November 14–16, 2014 2014 Rostelecom Cup 5
56.90
5
86.61
5
143.51
October 24–26, 2014 2014 Skate America 3
56.37
3
87.50
3
143.87
October 10–12, 2014 2014 Finlandia Trophy 1
59.46
1
93.36
1
152.82
2013–14 season
Date Event SD FD Total
December 24–27, 2013 2014 Russian Championships 6
58.71
5
93.09
6
151.80
December 13–14, 2013 2013 Winter Universiade 6
51.04
3
88.24
5
139.28
October 25–27, 2013 2013 Skate Canada International 6
55.63
8
77.49
8
133.12
 
Stepanova/Bukin perform their short dance at the 2012–13 JGP Final
 
Stepanova/Bukin perform their short dance at the 2011–12 JGP Final
 
Stepanova/Bukin perform their short dance at the 2010–11 JGP Final

Junior

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2013–14 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
January 23–25, 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior 1
69.12
1
95.19
1
164.31
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
Feb. 27 – Mar. 3, 2013 2013 World Junior Championships Junior 1
64.65
1
85.52
1
150.17
December 6–9, 2012 2012–13 JGP Final Junior 1
61.18
1
88.39
1
149.57
October 10–13, 2012 2012 JGP Germany Junior 1
60.28
1
86.82
1
147.10
September 20–22, 2012 2012 JGP Turkey Junior 1
59.32
1
88.41
1
147.73
2011–12 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
Feb. 27 – Mar. 4, 2012 2012 World Junior Championships Junior 2
62.68
2
85.06
2
147.74
February 5–7, 2012 2012 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
64.48
2
91.24
2
155.72
December 8–11, 2011 2011–12 JGP Final Junior 4
52.48
2
82.69
3
135.17
October 6–8, 2011 2011 JGP Italy Junior 1
62.86
1
87.12
1
149.98
September 22–24, 2011 2011 JGP Romania Junior 1
57.15
1
77.14
1
134.29
2010–11 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
February 2–4, 2011 2011 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
57.69
5
81.88
4
139.57
December 9–12, 2010 2010–11 JGP Final Junior 3
53.59
3
76.35
3
129.94
September 22–26, 2010 2010 JGP Japan Junior 2
53.28
1
76.80
2
130.08
August 25–28, 2010 2010 JGP France Junior 1
47.98
1
69.62
1
117.60
2009–10 season
Date Event Level CD OD FD Total
February 3–6, 2010 2010 Russian Junior Championships Junior 8
30.18
7
47.36
9
72.38
7
149.92
November 6–8, 2009 2009 NRW Trophy Junior 2
-
2
-
2
-
2
149.92

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World Record Holders
Preceded by Rhythm Dance
6 October 2018 – 26 October 2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Free Dance
7 October 2018 – 21 October 2018
17 November 2018 – 24 November 2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ice Dance Total Score
7 October 2018 – 21 October 2018
Succeeded by