Mikhail Zhirnov

Mikhail Zhirnov
Mikhail Zhirnov
	Morozova/Zhirnov in December 2014
Full name	Mikhail Petrovich Zhirnov
Native name	Михаил Петрович Жирнов
Born	8 November 1994 (age 30); Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Azerbaijan
Partner	Varvara Oglobina
Coach	Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk
Skating club	UOR 4
Began skating	1999

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.^[5]

Programs

With Morozova

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2014–15 ^[2]	Samba: Pum Pum (Sexy Body) Rhumba: Boom Boom Ba Samba:	Asturias (Leyenda) (from Mirrors (film)) by Isaac Albéniz, Javier Navarrete Pan's Labyrinth Lullaby (from Pan's Labyrinth) by Javier Navarrete
2013–14 ^[6]	Quickstep: Umbrella Foxtrot: I Can't Dance	Tango Princesse by Julie Zenatti
2012–13 ^[7]	Swing: Blues: Swing:	Tristan & Iseult by Maxime Rodriguez
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 J	1st J
Mont Blanc Trophy	1st J
NRW Trophy	5th J
Pavel Roman Memorial	5th J
National^[3]
Russian Jr. Champ.	10th	9th	4th	6th	WD
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

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

External links

Media related to Mikhail Zhirnov at Wikimedia Commons

Daria Morozova / Mikhail Zhirnov at the International Skating Union

[FSR-MZ-1] Жирнов Михаил Петрович [Mikhail Petrovich Zhirnov] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.

[ISU-1415-2] "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.

[fskate-3] Жирнов Михаил Петрович [Mikhail Petrovich Zhirnov]. fskate.ru (in Russian).

[2014JGPSLO-4] "ISU JGP Ljubljana Cup 2014: Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 30 August 2014.

[ISU-1617-5] "Varvara OGLOBLINA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV". International Skating Union.

[ISU-1314-6] "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.

[ISU-1213-7] "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.

[ISU-1112-8] "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.

[ISU-VOMZ-9] "Competition Results: Varvara OGLOBLINA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV". International Skating Union.

[ISU-DMMZ-10] "Competition Results: Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.

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