Vasilisa Kaganovskaia
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| Native name | Василиса Алексеевна Каганoвская | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Vasilisa Alexeevna Kaganovskaia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Ice dance | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Maxim Nekrasov | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Anjelika Krylova, Alexei Gorshkov, Ekaterina Ryazanova | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Megasport SC | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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Vasilisa Alexeevna Kaganovskaia (Russian: Василиса Алексеевна Каганoвская; also spelled Kaganovskaya,[1] born 14 October 2005) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Valeriy Angelopol, she won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix, including a gold medal in 2021 Slovenia. With her current skating partner, Maxim Nekrasov, she is the 2026 Russian Figure Skating Championships silver medalist.
Vasilisa Alexeevna Kaganovskaia was born on 14 October 2005 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[2]
Career
Early career
Kaganovskaia started skating in 2008.[3] Until 2018 she trained in Saint Petersburg under Denis Lunin, competing with Ilya Vladimirov.[4]
2018-2023: Partnership with Valeriy Angelopol
In 2018 she teamed up with Valeriy Angelopol; they were coached by Anjelika Krylova.[5]
In March 2021, Kaganovskaia and Angelopol took part in the Russian Junior Cup Final. With a score of 171.38, they won the silver medal.[6]
2021–2022 season
In 2021 Kaganovskaia/Angelopol made their international junior debut. In September they competed in the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Košice, where they placed second.[7] Later that month they took part in the Junior Grand Prix event in Ljubljana and, with a total score of 167.22, they won the competition,[8] qualifying for the 2021–2022 JGP Final. However the event, which was scheduled to take place in Osaka in December 2021,[9] was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October they competed at the Denis Ten Memorial; they placed first both in the rhythm dance and the free dance and, with a total score of 170.94, won the junior event.[10]
In January 2022, they competed at the Russian Junior Championship. After the rhythm dance Kaganovskaia/Angelopol were in first place with 72.81 points. In the free dance they placed second with a score of 109.11, finishing second overall. A month later, they won the Russian Junior Cup Final, placing first in both the rhythm dance and the free dance, with a total score of 179.20.[11]
2022–2023 season
In October 2022 Kaganovskaia/Angelopol made their senior debut at the first stage of the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow, where they placed second.[12] In November, they competed at the fourth stage of the Russian Grand Prix. They placed first in the rhythm dance and, maintaining their lead in the free dance, won the event with a score of 198.59.[13] In December they were scheduled to compete at the Russian Championship in Krasnoyarsk, but were forced to withdraw due to Vasilisa's illness.[14] Thanks to their previous placements, they qualified for the Russian Grand Prix Final, held in Saint Petersburg in March 2023, where they placed first.[15]
In August 2023 it was announced that Kaganovskaia/Angelopol had ended their partnership "by mutual decision of the partners".[16]
2023–2024 season: Partnership with Maxim Nekrasov
In September 2023 Kaganovskaia teamed up with Maxim Nekrasov and began training under Anjelika Krylova and Alexei Gorshkov.[17] During this season, Kaganovskaia/Nekrasov did not compete in official events and appeared only in exhibitions and ice shows.
2024–2025 season
In October 2024, Kaganovskaia/Nekrasov made their debut at the N.A. Panin-Kolomenkin Memorial.[18] The following month they competed in the third and fifth stages of the Russian Grand Prix, winning silver medals at both events.[19][20]
In December they competed at the Russian Championship, where they placed fourth.[21] In February they took part in the Russian Grand Prix Final, winning the gold medal.[22]
2025–2026 season
During 2025–2026 season, Kaganovskaia/Nekrasov placed first and second at stages of the Russian Grand Prix.[23][24] In December, at the Russian Championships in Saint Petersburg, they won the silver medal, finishing behind only Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin.[25]
In the lead-up to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Kaganovskaia and Nekrasov were reportedly considered substitute candidates for participation under the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) by the Russian Figure Skating Federation, as Russia remained banned from competing in international competitions by the ISU. The primary candidates from their discipline, Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin, were ultimately not granted neutral status. As a result of the ISU Rules, the quota place was not reassigned, and Kaganovskaia and Nekrasov were not considered for Olympic Participation.[26]
In March they participated in the Russian Grand Prix Final, placing second in the rhythm dance, second in the free dance and second overall.[27]
Programs
With Nekrasov
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2025–2026 |
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With Angelopol
| Season | Rhythm Dance | Free Dance | Exhibition |
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| 2022–2023 |
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| 2021–2022 |
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