Alexei Olegovich Sintsov (russian: Алексей Олегович Синцов; born 19 March 1995) is a Russian

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. With partner Anastasia A. Gubanova, he won gold at the 2015

ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States The ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States is an international figure skating competition. Sanctioned by the International Skating Union, it is held in the autumn in some years as part of the JGP series. Medals may be awarded in the disciplines ...

and competed at two World Junior Championships, placing fourth in

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Career

Sintsov began skating in 2000.

Partnership with Gubanova

Sintsov teamed up with Anastasia A. Gubanova in 2011. The pair placed fourth at the 2015 World Junior Championships in

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, Estonia. Gubanova/Sintsov started the 2015–16 JGP season by taking gold in

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, finishing 3.54 points ahead of silver medalists Joy Weinberg / Maximiliano Fernandez. They won bronze in

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, Poland, sharing the podium with

Ekaterina Borisova Ekaterina Sergeyevna Borisova, (russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Борисова, born 13 September 1999) is a Russian former competitive pair skater. With partner Dmitry Sopot, she is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2016 Wo ...

Dmitry Sopot Dmitry Vladimirovich Sopot, (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Сопот, born 1 May 1998) is a Russian retired pair skater. With former partner Ekaterina Borisova, he is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2016 World Junior b ...

(gold) and

Amina Atakhanova Amina Gennadyevna Atakhanova (russian: Амина Геннадьевна Атаханова, born 3 May 2002) is a Russian retired pair skater. With former partner Ilia Spiridonov, she is the 2015–16 JGP Final bronze medalist. Career Early ...

Ilia Spiridonov Ilia Romanovich Spiridonov (russian: Илья Романович Спиридонов; born 5 February 1998) is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Amina Atakhanova, he is the 2015–16 JGP Final bronze medalist. Career Early years Spi ...

(silver). These results qualified them for the 2015–16 JGP Final in

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, where they finished fourth. Gubanova/Sintsov finished 8th at the Russian Championships and fourth at the junior level. Named as alternates for the 2016 World Junior Championships, they were called up when an injury led Atakhanova/Spiridonov to withdraw. They placed 11th in both segments and 11th overall at the event in

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, Hungary.

Programs

(with Gubanova)

Competitive highlights

''JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

'' With Gubanova

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sintsov, Alexei Olegovich 1995 births Russian male pair skaters Living people Sportspeople from Kirov, Kirov Oblast