Vladislav Igorevich Mirzoev (russian: Владислав Игоревич Мирзоев, born 21 November 1996) is a Russian

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. With his former partner,

Anastasia Mishina Anastasia Viktorovna Mishina (russian: Анастасия Викторовна Мишина, born 24 April 2001) is a Russian pair skater. With her skating partner, Aleksandr Galliamov, she is the 2022 Olympic champion in the team event and 2 ...

, he is the 2016 World Junior silver medalist and the 2016 JGP Final champion. On the national level, they are the 2016 Russian Junior champion.

Personal life

Mirzoev was born on 21 November 1996 in

Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz (russian: Владикавка́з, , os, Дзæуджыхъæу, translit=Dzæwdžyqæw, ;), formerly known as Ordzhonikidze () and Dzaudzhikau (), is the capital city of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. It is located in ...

North Ossetia North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north' ...

Russian Federation Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia North Asia or Northern Asia, also referred to as Siberia, is the northern region of Asia, which is defined in geographic ...

. Around 2014, he enrolled at the Lesgaft Institute of Physiculture in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Career

Mirzoev began skating in 2007 after an ice rink opened in Vladikavkaz. As a singles skater, he was coached by Alexandr Mugdusov in Vladikavkaz, by Nadyr Kurbanov in

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East ...

(2011–13), and by Alla Piatova in Saint Petersburg (2013–14).

Partnership with Mishina

Mirzoev began pair skating in early 2014 when he teamed up with

. Coached by

Nikolai Velikov Nikolai Matveyevich Velikov (russian: Николай Матвеевич Великов; born June 6, 1945 in Nerekhta) is a Russian pair skating coach. Velikov competed with his wife Ludmila Sinitsina, placing fifth at the Soviet Championship ...

and

Ludmila Velikova Ludmila Georgiyevna Velikova (russian: Людмила Георгиевна Великова; '' née'' Sinitsina, russian: Синицина; born November 4, 1947 in Leningrad) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitor. Ludmila Sinit ...

, they won the junior pairs' title at the 2015

Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it is sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union. The event is held in February at Eis ...

, their first international event. Mishina/Mirozev made their Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September 2015, placing 5th in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was the pair's sole assignment of the 2015–16 JGP series. In January 2016, they won gold at the Russian Junior Championships after placing first in both segments and outscoring silver medalists

Amina Atakhanova Amina Gennadyevna Atakhanova (russian: Амина Геннадьевна Атаханова, born 3 May 2002) is a Russian retired pair skater. With former partner Ilia Spiridonov, she is the 2015–16 JGP Final bronze medalist. Career Early ...

Ilia Spiridonov Ilia Romanovich Spiridonov (russian: Илья Романович Спиридонов; born 5 February 1998) is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Amina Atakhanova, he is the 2015–16 JGP Final bronze medalist. Career Early years Sp ...

by a margin of 6.89 points. In February, they won their second consecutive

junior title, finishing ahead of

Renata Ohanesian Renata Ohanesian or Oganesian ( uk, Рената Оганесян, born 2 March 2001) is a Ukrainian pair skater. With former partner Mark Bardei, she has won three ISU Junior Grand Prix medals, including gold at 2015 JGP Latvia, and two Ukraini ...

Mark Bardei Mark Bardei ( uk, Марк Бардей, born 15 July 1996) is a Ukrainian pair skater. With former partner, Justine Brasseur for Canada, he is the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup bronze medalist. He previously represented Ukraine with former partner Renata ...

(silver) by 7.12 points. In March, Mishina/Mirzoev won the silver medal at the 2016 World Junior Championships in

Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...

, Hungary, after placing second in both segments. They finished 9.22 points behind gold medalists

Anna Dušková Anna Dušková (born 30 December 1999) is a retired Czech figure skater. Competing in pairs with partner Martin Bidař, she is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2016 Youth Olympic silver medalist (individually and in the team event), and 2015 JG ...

Martin Bidař Martin Bidař (born 24 February 1999) is a Czech pair skater, who currently competes with Jelizaveta Žuková. They are two-time Czech national champions (2020–2021) and represented the Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics. With former ...

of the

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and 3.6 points ahead of teammates

Ekaterina Borisova Ekaterina Sergeyevna Borisova, (russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Борисова, born 13 September 1999) is a Russian former competitive pair skater. With partner Dmitry Sopot, she is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2016 W ...

Dmitry Sopot Dmitry Vladimirovich Sopot, (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Сопот, born 1 May 1998) is a Russian retired pair skater. With former partner Ekaterina Borisova, he is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2016 World Junior b ...

. Mishina/Mirzoev were awarded gold at both of their 2016–17 JGP assignments, in

Saransk Saransk (russian: Саранск, p=sɐˈransk; mdf, Саранск ошсь, Saransk oš; myv, Саран ош, Saran oš) is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located i ...

, Russia, and

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...

, Germany. They were the top qualifiers at the JGP Final and won gold at the event, which was held in December in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fran ...

, France. In January 2017, Mishina stated that they would likely split, due to disagreements, but that they intended to complete the season. She said that he was struggling with her weight but that it was not possible for her to lose more.

Programs

(with Mishina)

Competitive highlights

''JGP: Junior Grand Prix'' With Mishina

Detailed results

2016 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Anastasia Mishina Vladislav Mirzoev IMG 3060

With Mishina

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirzoev, Vladislav Igorevich 1996 births Russian male pair skaters World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Living people Sportspeople from Vladikavkaz Ossetian people Russian people of Ossetian descent