Alexander Svinin Figure skater

Alexander Vasilievich Svinin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Свинин; born 7 July 1958) is a former Soviet ice dancer who won silver at the 1983 European Championships with partner Olga Volozhinskaya. After retiring, he turned to coaching, together with his wife Irina Zhuk who is also a former ice dancer. They are based at the Sokolniki ice rink in Moscow. Svinin and Zhuk have coached: Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski Ekaterina Rubleva and Ivan Shefer Ekaterina Pushkash and Jonathan Guerreiro (May 2009 – spring 2010) Valeria Starygina and Ivan Volobuiev Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin Valeria Loseva and Denis Lunin