Ross Miner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Burlington, Vermont | January 24, 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest WS | 15th (2012–13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Ross Miner (born January 24, 1991) is an American skating coach and retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2012 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2009 JGP Final bronze medalist, 2013 and 2018 U.S. national silver medalist and 2009 U.S. junior champion. In 2021, Miner was suspended from coaching for six months by the United States Center for SafeSport, for sexual harassment. [1]
Ross Miner was born in Burlington, Vermont. In addition to figure skating, he also played hockey until the age of 12. [2] Miner moved from Williston, Vermont, to Watertown, Massachusetts, when he was 12. [3] He takes on-line courses from the University of Missouri. [4]
Ross Miner began skating at the age of three. [2] When he was 12, he began training at the Skating Club of Boston. [4] He had to relearn much from scratch as his jump technique was extremely poor at the beginning – underrotating even single Axels; nevertheless, Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson agreed to coach him. [4]
In the 2004–05 season, Miner competed on the Intermediate level. He won the bronze medal at his regional championship to qualify for the U.S. Junior Championships, where he placed eighth. He remained on the intermediate level during the following season. He won the silver medal at his regional championship to qualify for the U.S. Junior Championships, where he won the gold medal.
In the 2006–07 season, Miner moved up to the Novice level. He won his regional championship and then placed fifth at his sectional championship, missing qualifying for the 2007 U.S. Championships by one position.
In the 2007–08 season, Miner remained on the Novice level. He won his sectional championship to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Championships, where he won the silver medal. Following the U.S. Championships, Miner was assigned to the 2008 Gardena Spring Trophy, where he won the silver medal on the Junior level.
In the 2008–09 season, Miner moved up to the Junior level nationally. He won his sectional championships to qualify for the 2009 U.S. Championships. At Nationals, Miner won the short program [5] and placed second in the free skate to win the gold medal overall. [6] [7]
Following the event, Miner was named to the team to the 2009 World Junior Championships, [8] where he placed tenth.
Miner won the bronze medal at the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final. He had qualified to compete at the senior level at the 2010 U.S. Nationals but suffered a high ankle sprain while practicing a triple Axel. [4] [9] He was forced to withdraw from the event and also missed the Junior Worlds that season.
During the 2010–11 season, Miner finished ninth at 2010 NHK Trophy and seventh at 2010 Cup of China. He made his senior national debut at the 2011 U.S. Championships where he won the bronze medal. [10] He was selected to compete at the 2011 World Championships, where he finished eleventh. During the off-season, he worked on a quad Salchow and shortening the lead time into his jumps. [11]
Miner finished fifth at the 2012 Skate Canada International. At the 2012 NHK Trophy, he landed his first quad Salchow in competition and took the bronze medal. [12] At the 2013 U.S. Championships, Miner finished second, behind champion Max Aaron. [13] [14]
Miner was ninth at the 2013 Skate Canada International. He withdrew from his other Grand Prix event, the 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard, due to a right ankle sprain. [15] He was seventh at the 2014 U.S. Championships.
Miner began the 2014–15 season competing on the Challenger circuit, winning the silver medal at the 2014 US Classic and gold at the 2014 Autumn Classic. He was eighth at his lone Grand Prix assignment, the 2014 NHK Trophy, and finished sixth at the 2015 U.S. Championships.
Starting the 2015–16 season again at the U.S. Classic, Miner won the bronze medal. On the Grand Prix, Miner was seventh at Skate America before winning the bronze medal with personal best scores at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. He was fifth at the 2016 U.S. Championships, but was nevertheless named to the American team for the 2016 Four Continents Championships, finishing fourteenth.
Miner was sixth at the 2016 U.S. Classic, before finishing twelfth at the 2016 Skate Canada International and ninth at the 2016 Cup of China. He was fifth at the 2017 U.S. Championships.
To begin what would be his final competitive season, Miner finished sixth at the Autumn Classic. He was given a second Challenger assignment, and placed fifth at the Finlandia Trophy. Given one Grand Prix assignment, he was sixth at the 2017 Skate America. In his final competition, Miner had a striking return to form at the 2018 U.S. Championships. Only sixth in the short program, he was second in the free skate, and took the silver medal. [16] Despite his second-place finish, Miner was not named to the American team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, with the second and third spots on the team going to bronze medalist Vincent Zhou and pewter medalist Adam Rippon. This selection process was controversial, and Miner's coach Mark Mitchell criticized the US Federation publicly. [17] [18]
Following his retirement from competition, Miner worked as a figure skating coach in Boston. In 2021, Miner was suspended from coaching for six months by the United States Center for SafeSport for sexual harassment. [1] On March 31, 2022, the United States Center for SafeSport suspended Miner for another three months. [19]
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
---|---|---|---|
2016–2017 [20] | Queen medley: | ||
2015–2016 [21] |
| Queen medley: |
|
2014–2015 [22] |
|
| |
2013–2014 [23] |
|
| |
2012–2013 [24] [25] |
|
| |
2011–2012 [26] |
| ||
2010–2011 [27] |
| Casablanca: | |
2009–2010 [28] |
| ||
2008–2009 [29] [30] |
| ||
2007–2008 [30] |
|
Season | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Championships | 11th | 14th | ||||||
Four Continents Championships | 3rd | 9th | 14th | |||||
U.S. Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 2nd |
GP Cup of China | 7th | 9th | ||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | ||||
GP Rostelecom Cup | 3rd | |||||||
GP Skate America | 7th | 6th | ||||||
GP Skate Canada | 6th | 5th | 9th | 12th | ||||
CS Autumn Classic | 1st | 6th | ||||||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 5th | |||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | ||||
Gardena Spring Trophy | 2nd | |||||||
Nepela Trophy | 4th |
Season | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
---|---|---|---|
World Junior Championships | 10th | ||
Junior Grand Prix Final | 3rd | ||
U.S. Championships | 1st | ||
JGP Croatia | 2nd | ||
JGP United States | 1st | ||
Gardena Spring Trophy | 2nd |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
Total | TSS | 248.92 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup |
Short program | TSS | 85.36 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup |
TES | 45.57 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup | |
PCS | 39.79 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup | |
Free skating | TSS | 163.56 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup |
TES | 86.74 | 2012 NHK Trophy | |
PCS | 82.02 | 2017 Finlandia Trophy | |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 21–24, 2010 | 2010 NHK Trophy | 7 | 64.85 | 10 | 121.77 | 9 | 186.62 |
Nov 5–7, 2010 | 2010 Cup of China | 6 | 67.10 | 8 | 130.03 | 7 | 197.13 |
Jan 22–30, 2011 | 2011 U.S. Championships | 6 | 67.99 | 2 | 156.36 | 3 | 224.35 |
Apr 24 – May 1, 2011 | 2011 World Championships | 13 | 70.40 | 11 | 147.53 | 11 | 217.93 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 27–30, 2011 | 2011 Skate Canada International | 9 | 60.83 | 5 | 141.53 | 6 | 202.36 |
Nov 11–13, 2011 | 2011 NHK Trophy | 6 | 71.12 | 4 | 141.24 | 3 | 212.36 |
Jan 22–29, 2012 | 2012 U.S. Championships | 4 | 78.90 | 3 | 151.42 | 3 | 230.32 |
Feb 7–12, 2012 | 2012 Four Continents Championships | 6 | 76.89 | 4 | 146.34 | 3 | 223.23 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 13–16, 2012 | 2012 U.S. International Classic | 2 | 69.09 | 3 | 144.35 | 3 | 213.44 |
Oct 26–28, 2012 | 2012 Skate Canada International | 8 | 69.41 | 4 | 144.19 | 5 | 213.60 |
Nov 22–25, 2012 | 2012 NHK Trophy | 4 | 73.41 | 3 | 161.96 | 3 | 235.37 |
Jan 19–27, 2013 | 2013 U.S. Championships | 2 | 80.99 | 2 | 170.30 | 2 | 251.29 |
Feb 8–11, 2013 | 2013 Four Continents Championships | 9 | 74.01 | 7 | 140.35 | 9 | 214.36 |
Mar 11–17, 2013 | 2013 World Championships | 14 | 70.24 | 13 | 141.66 | 14 | 211.90 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 3–5, 2013 | 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 3 | 74.28 | 4 | 136.59 | 4 | 210.87 |
Oct 24–27, 2013 | 2013 Skate Canada International | 10 | 66.71 | 8 | 130.18 | 9 | 196.89 |
Jan 5–12, 2014 | 2014 U.S. Championships | 8 | 71.94 | 6 | 152.87 | 7 | 224.81 |
Mar 23–25, 2014 | 2014 Gardena Spring Trophy | 2 | 71.14 | 2 | 138.94 | 2 | 210.08 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 11–14, 2014 | 2012 U.S. International Classic | 3 | 67.06 | 2 | 142.72 | 2 | 209.78 |
Oct 15–16, 2014 | 2014 CS Autumn Classic International | 1 | 80.24 | 1 | 147.02 | 1 | 227.26 |
Nov 28–30, 2014 | 2014 NHK Trophy | 10 | 63.36 | 7 | 142.00 | 7 | 205.36 |
Jan 18–25, 2015 | 2015 U.S. Championships | 6 | 82.25 | 6 | 167.03 | 6 | 249.28 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 16–20, 2015 | 2015 CS U.S. International Classic | 1 | 74.66 | 5 | 135.37 | 3 | 209.93 |
Oct 23–25, 2015 | 2015 Skate America | 2 | 78.96 | 8 | 136.15 | 7 | 215.11 |
Nov 20–22, 2015 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup | 3 | 85.36 | 4 | 163.56 | 3 | 248.92 |
Jan 16–24, 2016 | 2016 U.S. Championships | 2 | 90.90 | 6 | 157.11 | 5 | 248.01 |
Feb 16–21, 2016 | 2016 Four Continents Championships | 17 | 58.17 | 12 | 132.85 | 14 | 191.12 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 14–18, 2016 | 2016 CS U.S. International Classic | 8 | 71.37 | 6 | 143.11 | 6 | 214.48 |
Oct 28–30, 2016 | 2016 Skate Canada International | 11 | 63.92 | 12 | 132.61 | 12 | 196.53 |
Nov 18–20, 2016 | 2016 Cup of China | 6 | 76.73 | 8 | 136.61 | 9 | 213.34 |
Jan 14–22, 2017 | 2017 U.S. Championships | 2 | 88.67 | 8 | 151.67 | 5 | 240.35 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 20–23,2017 | 2017 CS Autumn Classic International | 8 | 69.84 | 6 | 150.12 | 6 | 219.96 |
Oct 6–8, 2017 | 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy | 7 | 71.64 | 4 | 162.08 | 5 | 233.72 |
Nov 24–26, 2017 | 2017 Skate America | 8 | 71.59 | 5 | 148.03 | 6 | 219.62 |
Dec 29, 2017 – Jan 8, 2018 | 2018 U.S. Championships | 6 | 88.91 | 2 | 185.60 | 2 | 274.51 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Mar 29–30, 2008 | 2008 Gardena Spring Trophy | 2 | 50.60 | 3 | 92.57 | 2 | 143.17 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Jan 18–25, 2009 | 2009 U.S. Championships (Junior) | 1 | 66.62 | 2 | 117.18 | 1 | 183.80 |
Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2009 | 2009 World Junior Championships | 9 | 59.15 | 9 | 105.65 | 10 | 164.80 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 3–4, 2009 | 2009 JGP United States | 1 | 63.82 | 1 | 116.13 | 1 | 179.95 |
Oct 7–11, 2009 | 2009 JGP Croatia | 2 | 66.86 | 2 | 129.22 | 2 | 196.08 |
Dec 3–6, 2009 | 2009–10 JGP Final | 2 | 70.85 | 4 | 125.24 | 3 | 196.09 |
Benjamin Alexandro "Ben" Agosto is an American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2004–2006 Four Continents champion, and 2004–2008 U.S. champion.
Beatrisa "Bebe" Liang is an American retired figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and 2007 U.S. national pewter medalist.
Rockne Lee Brubaker, II is an American former competitive pair skater. With Keauna McLaughlin, he is the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2007 World Junior champion, and a two-time (2008–2009) U.S. national champion. With Mary Beth Marley, he is the 2012 Four Continents bronze medalist and 2012 U.S. silver medalist.
Armin Mahbanoozadeh is an Iranian American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2010 Skate America bronze medalist and the 2012 U.S. national pewter medalist. He is also a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix Final medalist and the 2007 U.S. novice champion.
Greg Zuerlein is an American former ice dancer. With Madison Chock, he is the 2009 World Junior champion, 2008 JGP Final champion, and 2011 U.S. national bronze medalist. They competed together from 2006 to 2011.
Alex Hideo Shibutani is an American former competitive ice dancer. Partnered with his sister Maia Shibutani, he is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist (2018), a three-time World medalist, the 2016 Four Continents champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion. The Shibutanis have also won six titles on the Grand Prix series and a silver medal at the 2009 World Junior Championships. They are two-time members of the US Olympic team, competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In 2018, they became the first ice dancers who are both of Asian descent to medal at the Olympics. They are the second sibling duo to ever share an ice dancing Olympic medal, and the first from the United States.
Marissa Castelli is an American retired pair skater. With her skating partner, Mervin Tran, she is the 2017 U.S. national silver medalist.
Simon Shnapir is an American former competitive pair skater. With Marissa Castelli, he is the 2013 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2009 World Junior bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. The pair won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. After their split in May 2014, Shnapir teamed up with DeeDee Leng and competed in the 2014–15 season.
Christopher Knierim is an American former pair skater. With his wife, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, he is a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the figure skating team event, a two-time Four Continents medalist, a three-time Grand Prix medalist, and a three-time U.S. National Champion. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Knierims became the first American pair, and the second pair ever in history, to perform a quad twist at the Olympic Games.
Agnes Elizabeth Zawadzki is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2012 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist and a two-time U.S. national bronze medalist. As a junior, she was a two-time World Junior medalist and the 2010 U.S. national junior champion.
Alexander M. Johnson is a former competitive American figure skater. He is the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, 2013 International Challenge Cup silver medalist, and 2008 JGP Czech Republic champion.
Jason Lawrence Brown is an American figure skater. He is a nine-time Grand Prix medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist, and the 2015 U.S. national champion. Earlier in his career, he became a two-time World Junior medalist, the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2010 junior national champion.
Maxwell Theodore "Max" Aaron is an American former figure skater. He is the 2013 U.S. national champion, the 2015 Skate America champion, the 2011 U.S. national junior champion, and a three-time U.S. International Classic champion. Aaron announced his retirement from figure skating on April 19, 2018.
Anastasia Cannuscio is an American former competitive ice dancer. With her skating partner, Colin McManus, she is the 2013 Ice Challenge champion, a three-time bronze medalist on the ISU Challenger Series, and the 2016 U.S. national pewter medalist.
Joshua Farris is a retired American competitive figure skater. He is the 2015 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2013 World Junior Championship gold medalist, a two-time Junior Grand Prix Final medalist, and the 2010 U.S. Championship junior silver medalist.
Alexandra Aldridge is an American ice dancer. With former partner Daniel Eaton, she is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time World Junior bronze medalist, the 2012 JGP Final bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national junior champion.
Daniel Eaton is an American ice dancer who now represents the Republic of Korea with his partner Yura Min, with whom he is the 2020 Korean National Champion. With former partner Alexandra Aldridge, he is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time World Junior bronze medalist, the 2012 JGP Final bronze medalist, a two-time U.S. national junior champion and the 2010 U.S. national novice champion.
Max Settlage is an American former pair skater. With former partner Madeline Aaron, he is the 2014 CS U.S. Classic bronze medalist, a two-time U.S. national pewter medalist (2015–2016), and the 2014 U.S. national junior champion.
Vincent Zhou is an American figure skater. He is a 2022 Olympic Games team event gold medalist, a two-time World bronze medalist, the 2019 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 2021 Skate America champion, the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy silver medalist, the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy silver medalist, and a three-time U.S. national silver medalist.
Elliana Pogrebinsky is a retired American competitive ice dancer. With Alex Benoit, she is a two-time ISU Challenger Series Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, the 2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International champion, and the 2017 U.S. national pewter medalist.