Alexander Korovin

Aleksandr Korovin (also spelled as "Alexander Korovin"; ; born 15 February 1994) is a Russian and Filipino pair skater. Korovin has represented the Philippines with Isabella Gamez since 2021, having represented Russia prior.

Korovin and Gamez are the first pair from Southeast Asia and the Philippines to qualify and compete at the World Figure Skating Championships. They are the first international medalists for the Philippines in pairs skating, first pair to compete at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating for Southeast Asia and the Philippines, and the two-time Philippine National Champions for pairs skating, bringing attention to the sport in the tropical country and the Southeast Asian region.

Earlier in his career, Korovin represented Russia with Alisa Efimova. The pair won one Grand Prix medal, silver at the 2018 Skate America, and six medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.

Career Early career Korovin began learning to skate in 1999.

Pair skating with Isabella Gamez (for the Philippines)

2020–2021 & 2021–2022 seasons Korovin did not compete during the 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 seasons as he awaited his release from the Figure Skating Federation of Russia. In August 2021, the Philippine Skating Union announced that Isabella Gamez had teamed up with Russian skater Aleksandr Korovin to represent the Philippines. This enabled Korovin to compete as a pair for the Philippines starting in 2022, prior to receiving his Filipino citizenship in 2024 because his partner, Gamez is a Philippine citizen born to Filipinos.

2022–2023 season The Korovin/Gamez pair made their debut at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, where they placed ninth after two years of inactivity. The pair shared before their international debut, Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida affecting their training venue and practice schedule a week before Finland. In their second competition together, Korovin and Gamez achieved a historical milestone for the Philippines. They won the first-ever medal for Philippine pairs skating in an international competition, a silver medal at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur in Nice, France.

2023–2024 season

Prior to the season, it was announced that Gamez/Korovin had relocated to Montclair, New Jersey, where they were now being coached by Dmitri Savin, Alexei Bychenko, Evgeni Krasnopolski, and Galit Chait. However, they were unable to accept the assignment due to the short notice invitation. They were later assigned to the 2024 Cup of China following another team's withdrawal. At 2024 Cup of China, Gamez and Korovin became the first Southeast Asian and Philippine pair to compete at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating. They finished the event in seventh place. Korovin and Gamez went on to the 2025 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul, Korea finishing in 10th place despite dealing with illness, following the competition withdrawal of their teammate Philippines single men representative Paolo Borromeo.

2025–2026 season Gamez/Korovin opened the season by winning the bronze medal at the 2025 Asian Open Trophy.

After teaming up with Isabella Gamez to compete for the Philippines, bills were soon filed in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines proposing Filipino citizenship for Korovin via naturalization. The proposals were approved by both chambers in 2024, and signed by President Bongbong Marcos on 20 December 2024, granting Korovin Philippine citizenship. On January 8, 2025, Korovin took his oath of citizenship as a naturalized Filipino before Senator Francis Tolentino.

Programs

Pair skating with Isabella Gamez (for the Philippines) Season Short program Free skating 2025–2026 November Malagueña 2024–2025

Pair skating with Alisa Efimova (for Russia) 2019–2020 season Date Event SP FS Total 24–29 December 2019 2020 Russian Championships 4 72.83 10 113.14 9 185.97 22–24 November 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 4 64.94 4 124.40 4 189.34 8–10 November 2019 2019 Cup of China 6 63.97 8 106.22 8 170.19 11–13 October 2019 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy 2 69.12 3 125.16 2 194.28 25–28 September 2019 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8 59.94 7 111.52 7 171.46 2018–2019 season Date Event SP FS Total 7–9 March 2019 2019 Winter Universiade 2 57.72 1 113.29 1 171.01 19–23 December 2018 2019 Russian Championships 6 70.61 6 129.06 6 199.67 5–8 December 2018 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1 65.84 2 118.05 1 183.89 16–18 November 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup 4 65.46 5 116.16 5 181.62 19–21 October 2018 2018 Skate America 2 62.38 3 116.60 2 178.98 26–29 September 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4 56.42 1 122.52 1 178.94 2017–2018 season Date Event SP FS Total 21–24 December 2017 2018 Russian Championships 8 63.44 10 113.19 9 176.63 21–26 November 2017 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy 2 64.58 3 98.04 2 162.62 21–23 September 2017 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 3 61.82 3 109.40 3 171.22 14–17 September 2017 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 5 56.54 6 104.16 5 160.70 2016–2017 season Date Event SP FS Total 28 February – 5 March 2017 2017 Cup of Tyrol 2 59.88 2 101.70 2 161.58 20–26 December 2016 2017 Russian Championships 6 63.69 8 112.91 8 176.60 20–27 November 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy 2 57.62 1 103.06 2 160.68 4–6 November 2016 2016 Rostelecom Cup 6 61.27 7 103.80 7 165.07 2015–2016 season Date Event SP FS Total 23–28 February 2016 2016 Hellmut Seibt Memorial 2 50.21 2 112.26 2 162.47 23–27 December 2015 2016 Russian Championships 11 54.34 9 106.96 9 161.30