Alexander Johnson (figure skater)

Alexander Johnson (born May 15, 1990) is an American figure skater. He is the 2013 International Challenge Cup silver medalist and 2008 JGP Czech Republic champion.

Personal life
Alexander Johnson was born on May 15, 1990 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His elder sister, Shannon, is a skating coach.

He graduated from Hopkins High School in 2008. As of January 2016, he is pursuing an associate degree at Normandale Community College and plans to study international business at the University of Minnesota.

Career
Johnson began skating in 1999. His first coach was Joan Orvis.

Johnson debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in autumn 2007. The following season, he won two JGP medals — gold in the Czech Republic and bronze in England — and qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where he finished sixth.

As a single skater, Johnson began competing on the senior level in the 2009–10 season. In the 2011–12 season, he also competed in novice-level pair skating, partnered with Danielle Viola.

At the 2013 U.S. Championships, Johnson finished seventh in the men's event after placing 12th in the short program and fifth in the free skate. He then won silver at the 2013 International Challenge Cup in The Hague. In June 2013, he tore ligaments in his right ankle while practicing a triple Axel jump and sustained nerve damage from the knee down during surgery. He returned to the ice after ten weeks and resumed full training in April 2014 with a titanium screw in his ankle.

Johnson finished 11th at the 2015 U.S. Championships. In the summer of 2015, he underwent surgery for multiple hernias. At the 2016 U.S. Championships, he placed 7th in the short program, 5th in the free skate, and 6th overall – his best result to date.

He has landed a 3Lz-1Lo-3F in competition.

Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pair skating
(with Viola)