Mikhail Zhirnov

Mikhail Zhirnov

Morozova/Zhirnov in December 2014
Personal information
Native name Михаил Петрович Жирнов
Full name Mikhail Petrovich Zhirnov
Country represented Azerbaijan
Former country(ies) represented Russia
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner Varvara Oglobina
Former partner Daria Morozova
Coach Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk
Former coach Svetlana Liapina
Choreographer Alena Samarskaya
Former choreographer Igor Pivorovich
Skating club UOR 4
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 131.54
2014 JGP Slovenia
Short dance 56.31
2013 JGP Belarus
Free dance 81.74
2014 JGP Slovenia

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.

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.

Programs

(with Morozova)

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
[2]
  • Samba:
  • Rhumba:
  • Samba:
2013–2014
[5]
2012–2013
[6]
  • Swing:
  • Blues:
  • Swing:
2011–2012
[7]
  • Cha Cha: Angelina
    by ?
  • Flamenco
    by ?

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Oglobina for Azerbaijan

International
Event 2015–16
Bavarian Open 12th

With Morozova for Russia

International[8]
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
JGP Final 6th
JGP Belarus 3rd
JGP Croatia 4th
JGP Estonia 3rd
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Latvia 5th
JGP Slovenia 1st
JGP U.S. 4th
Bavarian Open 2nd J. 1st J.
Mont Blanc 1st J.
NRW Trophy 5th J.
Pavel Roman 5th J.
National[3]
Russian Jr. Champ. 10th 9th 4th 6th WD
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ Жирнов Михаил Петрович [Mikhail Petrovich Zhirnov] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 Жирнов Михаил Петрович [Mikhail Petrovich Zhirnov] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  4. ↑ "ISU JGP Ljubljana Cup 2014: Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 30 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Competition Results: Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.

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