Mikhail Zhirnov

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Mikhail Zhirnov
2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Daria Morozova Mikhail Zhirnov IMG 2734.JPG
Morozova/Zhirnov in December 2014
Full nameMikhail Petrovich Zhirnov
Native nameМихаил Петрович Жирнов
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29)
Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country Azerbaijan
PartnerVarvara Oglobina
Coach Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk
Skating clubUOR 4
Began skating1999

Mikhail Petrovich Zhirnov (Russian : Михаил Петрович Жирнов, born 8 November 1994) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With former partner Daria Morozova, he is the 2014 JGP Slovenia champion.

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Personal life

Mikhail Petrovich Zhirnov was born 8 November 1994 in Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast. [1]

Career

Zhirnov started skating in 1999. [2]

Partnership with Morozova

Zhirnov began competing with Daria Morozova in the 2008–09 season. [3] The two were coached by Svetlana Liapina before they switched to Alexander Svinin and Irina Zhuk. [2]

Representing Russia, Morozova/Zhirnov made their junior international debut in November 2010 at the NRW Trophy. In September 2011, they placed fifth at their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, in Riga, Latvia. In the 2012–13 JGP season, they ranked fourth in Lake Placid, New York, before winning bronze in Chemnitz, Germany. They finished fourth at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships.

Morozova/Zhirnov took bronze at both of their 2013–14 JGP events, in Minsk, Belarus and Tallinn, Estonia, and came in sixth at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships.

Their first assignment of the 2014–15 JGP series took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Placing first in the short dance and third in the free dance, they won the gold medal by a margin of 0.24 over Canada's Brianna Delmaestro / Timothy Lum. [4] They placed fourth at the JGP in Zagreb, Croatia and qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they finished sixth. After withdrawing from the 2015 Russian Junior Championships, Morozova/Zhirnov ended their partnership.

Later career

In the 2015–16 season, Zhirnov began competing with Varvara Oglobina for Azerbaijan. [5]

Programs

With Morozova

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–15
[2]
2013–14
[6]
2012–13
[7]
  • Swing:
  • Blues:
  • Swing:
2011–12
[8]
  • Cha Cha: Angelina
    by ?
  • Flamenco
    by ?

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Oglobina for Azerbaijan

International [9]
Event 2015–16 2016–17
European Champ. 24th
CS Tallinn Trophy WD
Bavarian Open 12th
Volvo Open Cup 3rd

With Morozova for Russia

International [10]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
JGP Final 6th
JGP Belarus 3rd
JGP Croatia 4th
JGP Estonia 3rd
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Latvia 5th
JGP Slovenia 1st
JGP United States 4th
Bavarian Open 2nd J1st J
Mont Blanc Trophy1st J
NRW Trophy 5th J
Pavel Roman Memorial 5th J
National [3]
Russian Jr. Champ. 10th9th4th6thWD
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

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References

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  3. 1 2 Жирнов Михаил Петрович [Mikhail Petrovich Zhirnov]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
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  5. "Varvara OGLOBLINA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV". International Skating Union.
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