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Misha Mitrofanov (born June 12, 1997) is an American pair skater. With his skating partner, Audrey Lu, he is the 2022 Four Continents champion, 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, 2018 CS U.S. International Classic silver medalist, and 2022 U.S. national bronze medalist.

Misha Mitrofanov
Misha Mitrofanov in the free skate of the 2018 Internationaux de France
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(1997-06-12) June 12, 1997 (age 25) Madison, Wisconsin
Home town	Plano, Texas
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Partner	Hazel Collier
Former partner	Audrey Lu, Emily Chan, Ashlee Raymond
Coach	Alexei Letov
Former coach	Alexei Mantsorov
Choreographer	Evgeni Nemirovski, Olga Ganicheva
Skating club	Dallas FSC Plano
Training locations	Plano, Texas
Began skating	2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	195.32 2021 CS Golden Spin
Short program	68.35 2022 Four Continents
Free skate	128.91 2021 CS Golden Spin
Medal record Representing  United States Figure skating: Pairs Four Continents Championships 2022 Tallinn Pairs

Personal life

Mitrofanov was born on June 12, 1997, in Madison, Wisconsin.[1] He is the eldest of two children born to Yelena, a real estate agent, and Gennadiy, a natural gas and oil marketer.[2] He has a sister, Nina.[2] After graduating (in May 2016) from Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas, he began studying sports medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas.[2]

Career

Early years

Mitrofanov began learning to skate in 2001.[1] He was coached by Alexei Mantsorov from 2005 to 2014.[2] Skating in the novice pairs' category, he placed 8th at the 2015 U.S. Championships with Emily Chan, and 6th at the 2016 U.S. Championships with Ashlee Raymond.

2016–2017 season

Mitrofanov teamed up with Audrey Lu in May 2016.[3] Making their international debut, the pair placed 12th at an ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in the Czech Republic in September 2016. Their season came to an end in November, after Mitrofanov dislocated his shoulder at the Midwestern Sectional Championships.[3] He underwent shoulder surgery and resumed training after six months.[3]

2017–2018 season

Lu/Mitrofanov placed 5th at both of their JGP assignments. In January, they won the junior pairs' title at the 2018 U.S. Championships; they ranked first in both segments and outscored the silver medalists by 17.74 points. In March, the pair placed 5th (6th in the short program, 4th in the free skate) at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018–2019 season

Making their senior international debut, Lu/Mitrofanov won silver at the 2018 CS U.S. International Classic in mid-September, and then placed fifth at the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They were invited to two Grand Prix events, the 2018 NHK Trophy and 2018 Internationaux de France, where they placed seventh and sixth, respectively.[4] Debuting at senior Nationals at the 2019 U.S. Championships, they placed sixth.

2019–2020 season

Lu/Mitrofanov began the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic. On the Grand Prix, they were eighth at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup. They concluded the season at the 2020 U.S. Championships, where they finished sixth.[5]

2020–2021 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting international travel, Lu/Mitrofanov were assigned to attend the 2020 Skate America, the Grand Prix having been arranged primarily based on training location.[6] They placed third in the short program, 3.31 points ahead of national pewter medalists Cain-Gribble/LeDuc.[7] Coming fourth in the free skate, their lead from the short program was nevertheless enough to remain in third place overall, winning the bronze medal.[8]

Competing at the 2021 U.S. Championships, Lu/Mitrofanov placed third in the short program with a clean skate.[9] They were fourth in the free skate, dropping to fourth place overall and winning the pewter medal.[10]

2021–2022 season

After beginning the season with some minor America competitions, Lu/Mitrofanov competed on the Grand Prix at the 2021 NHK Trophy, finishing in fifth place.[11] They went on to finish in fourth at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup, after which Lu said they were "satisfied" with the results on the Grand Prix that year.[12] They next competed at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they won the gold medal, their first Challenger title.[13]

Lu/Mitrofanov won the bronze medal at the 2022 U.S. Championships. Mitrofanov said they were "very happy and grateful" for the event and its large audience.[14] As a result of their placement, they were assigned to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, and named second alternates to the American Olympic team. Lu/Mitrofanov won both segments of the Four Continents competition to take the gold medal.[15]

In March, the cast list for the ice show An Evening with Champions was announced, announcing Mitrofanov skating with Hazel Collier.[16]

Programs

(with Lu)

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2021–2022 [17]	Toxic Survivor by 2WEI	Ancient Lands by Ronan Hardiman In Too Deep Illusions by Thomas Bergersen
2020–2021 [18]	The Show Must Go On (from Moulin Rouge!)	Charlie Chaplin medley
2019–2020 [19]	Skyfall by Adele	Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante, Luc Plamondon, Will Jennings
2018–2019 [1]	Masquerade: Waltz by Aram Khachaturian	El Tango de Roxanne Come What May (from Moulin Rouge!)
2017–2018 [20]	Once Upon a December (from Anastasia) by Deana Carter	Memory (from Cats) by Andrew Lloyd Webber The Music of the Night (from The Phantom of the Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber	The Prayer by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli
2016–2017 [21]	O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana) by Carl Orff	Memory (from Cats) by Andrew Lloyd Webber The Music of the Night (from The Phantom of the Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.

Pairs with Lu

International[13]
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22
Four Continents						1st
GP France			6th
GP NHK Trophy			7th			5th
GP Rostelecom				8th		4th
GP Skate America					3rd
CS Asian Open						WD
CS Finlandia				WD
CS Golden Spin						1st
CS Nebelhorn			5th
CS U.S. Classic			2nd	5th
Challenge Cup				2nd
Cranberry Cup						6th
John Nicks IPC						3rd
International: Junior[13]
Junior Worlds		5th
JGP Belarus		5th
JGP Czech Rep.	12th
JGP Poland		5th
National[2]
U.S. Champ.		1st J	6th	6th	4th	3rd
Midwestern Sect.	WD	1st J
ISP Points Chall.					5th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: J = Junior

Pairs with Chan and Raymond

National
Event	2014–151	2015–162
U.S. Championships	8th N	6th N
Midwestern Sectional	4th N	3rd N
Novice level 1 With Emily Chan 2 With Ashlee Raymond

Men's singles

National[22]
Event	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
U.S. Championships			18th V		12th I
Southwestern Reg.	8th V	8th V	2nd V	5th I	2nd I	5th I	6th N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

References

External links

• Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov at the International Skating Union

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