Background
Alexander Johnson was born on May 15, 1990 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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He graduated from Hopkins High School in 2008.
Career
Johnson began skating in 1999. His first coach was Joan Orvis. Johnson debuted on the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix series in autumn 2007.
As a single skater, Johnson began competing on the senior level in the 2009-2010 season.
In the 2011-2012 season, he also competed in novice-level pair skating, partnered with Danielle Viola. At the 2013 United States. Championships, Johnson finished seventh in the men"s event after placing 12th in the short program and fifth in the free skate.
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 United States. Championships.
In the summer of 2015, he underwent surgery for multiple hernias. At the 2016 United States. 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.
Achievements
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He is the 2013 International Challenge Cup silver medalist and 2008 JGP Czechoslovakian Republic champion. The following season, he won two JGP medals — gold in the Czechoslovakian Republic and bronze in England — and qualified for the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix Final, where he finished sixth. He then won silver at the 2013 International Challenge Cup in The Hague.
