Pavel Golovishnikov

Pavel Golovishnikov
Full name	Pavel Sergeyevich Golovishnikov
Native name	Павел Сергеевич Головишников
Other names	Golovishnokov
Born	(1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29) Belgorod, Russia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Poland
Partner	Anastasia Polibina
Coach	Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka
Skating club	MKS Axel Toruń
Began skating	1998

Pavel Sergeyevich Golovishnikov (Russian: Павел Сергеевич Головишников;^[1] born 12 July 1995) is an ice dancer. Skating for Poland with Anastasia Polibina, he is the 2022 Bosphorus Cup champion, 2022 NRW Trophy silver medalist, and 2023 Polish national champion. Earlier in his career, he skated for Russia with Ludmila Sosnitskaia, winning bronze at the 2015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup.

Career

Early years

Golovishnikov began learning to skate in 1998.^[2] Early in his career, he represented Russia with Ludmila Sosnitskaia. Their partnership started in 2012 and lasted seven seasons. They made their junior international debut in November 2012, at the Grand Prize SNP in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. Their senior international debut came in October 2014, at the Ice Star in Minsk, Belarus.

Sosnitskaia and Golovishnikov competed at five ISU Challenger Series events. In October 2015, the duo won bronze at the 2015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. They appeared at five senior Russian national championships, placing seventh twice and ninth three times.

They trained in Moscow, coached by Svetlana Alekseeva, Elena Kustarova, and Olga Riabinina.^[1] Their partnership ended following the 2018–19 season.^[3]

2020–21 season

In 2020, Golovishnikov teamed up with Russian-born ice dancer Anastasia Polibina, who had started competing for Poland in 2015. The two decided to train in Toruń, under Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka, and to represent Poland. In December 2020, they became the Polish national silver medalists at the Four Nationals in Cieszyn. They had no appearances at ISU events in their first season together.

2021–22 season

In October 2021, Polibina/Golovishnikov placed fourth at the Mezzaluna Cup in Italy and then won bronze at the Viktor Petrenko Cup in Odesa, Ukraine. In November, they finished 13th at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup.

In December, competing at Four Nationals, they repeated as national silver medalists. They were assigned to the 2022 European Championships but withdrew before the event due to a positive test for SARS-CoV-2.^[4] They placed 28th at the 2022 World Championships, which took place in March in Montpellier, France.

2022–23 season

In November, Polibina and Golovishnikov won the silver medal at the NRW Trophy in Germany. In December, they won gold at the Bosphorus Cup in Turkey and then claimed the Polish national title at the Four National Championships hosted by Hungary.^[5] They were subsequently nominated to compete at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland.

Programs

With Polibina

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2022–2023 [2]	Samba: Magalenha by Sérgio Mendes Rhumba: Perfidia Samba: Hip Hip Chin Chin	Feel It by Michele Morrone Dad by Michele Morrone Give 'em Hell by Everybody Loves an Outlaw
2021–2022 [6][7]	Swing: I Won't Dance by Willie Nelson, Diana Krall Jazz: Love by Nat King Cole	Earned It by The Weeknd Crazy in Love by Sofia Karlberg Done for Me by Charlie Puth, Kehlani Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante, Luc Plamondon Les Temps des Cathédrales performed by Richard Charest Belle performed by Daniel Lavoie Les Sans-Papiers performed by Luck Mervil

With Sosnitskaia

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2017–2018	No Me Ames by Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony	Tonight by Elton John
2016–2017	Your Heart Is As Black As Night by Beth Hart
2015–2016
2014–2015		Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

With Polibina for Poland

International[8]
Event	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23	23–24	24–25
World Champ.			28th	22nd
European Champ.			WD	16th
CS Budapest Trophy				10th	16th
CS Denis Ten Memorial					9th
CS Nepela Memorial				10th
CS Warsaw Cup			13th	5th	WD	18th
Bosphorus Cup				1st	14th
Mezzaluna Cup			4th		12th
NRW Trophy				2nd		9th
Petrenko Cup			3rd
National[8]
Polish Champ.	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd

With Sosnitskaia for Russia

International[9]
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19
CS Denkova-Staviski				3rd
CS Mordovian				7th
CS Tallinn Trophy					11th	7th
CS Volvo Open Cup			8th
Ice Star			7th
Volvo Open Cup						6th
International: Junior[9]
Grand Prize SNP	5th
Ice Star		5th
Volvo Open Cup		5th
National[9]
Russian Champ.			7th	7th	9th	9th	9th
Russian Jr. Champ.		14th

References

1. "СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2015-2016 гг" (PDF) (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. 2015. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2018.
2. "Anastasia POLIBINA / Pavel GOLOVISHNIKOV: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023.
3. "Ludmila SOSNITSKAIA / Pavel GOLOVISHNOKOV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
4. "ME w łyżwiarstwie figurowym - Czworo biało-czerwonych z Torunia wystąpi w Tallinie". radiopik.pl (in Polish). 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022.
5. Musiał, Agnieszka (18 December 2022). "Piąte złoto i potrójny axel. Kurakowa znowu mistrzynią Polski!". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 January 2023.
6. "Anastasia POLIBINA / Pavel GOLOVISHNIKOV: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022.
7. "Anastasia POLIBINA / Pavel GOLOVISHNIKOV: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021.
8. "Competition Results: Anastasia POLIBINA / Pavel GOLOVISHNIKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023.
9. "Competition Results: Ludmila SOSNITSKAIA / Pavel GOLOVISHNOKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021.

External links

• Anastasia Polibina / Pavel Golovishnikov at the International Skating Union
• Pavel Golovishnikov on Instagram
• Polibina/Golovishnikov on Instagram