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.

Career

Zhirnov started skating in 1999.

Partnership with Morozova

Zhirnov began competing with Daria Morozova in the 2008–09 season. The two were coached by Svetlana Liapina before they switched to

Alexander Svinin Alexander Vasilyevich Svinin (russian: Александр Васильевич Свинин; born 7 July 1958) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. With Olga Volozhinskaya, he is the 1983 European silver meda ...

and

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. Representing Russia, Morozova/Zhirnov made their junior international debut in November 2010 at the

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. In September 2011, they placed fifth at their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, in

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, Latvia. In the 2012–13 JGP season, they ranked fourth in

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before winning bronze in

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, Germany. They finished fourth at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships. Morozova/Zhirnov took bronze at both of their 2013–14 JGP events, in

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, Belarus and

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, Estonia, and came in sixth at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships. Their first assignment of the 2014–15 JGP series took place in

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, 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

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/ Timothy Lum. They placed fourth at the JGP in

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, 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

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Programs

With Morozova

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

With Oglobina for Azerbaijan

With Morozova for Russia

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhirnov, Mikhail 1994 births Living people People from Balashikha Russian male ice dancers