Misha Mitrofanov

Misha Mitrofanov (born June 12, 1997) is an American pair skater. With his skating partner, Audrey Lu, he is the 2018 CS U.S. International Classic silver medalist and 2018 U.S. national junior champion. The pair placed within the top five at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Misha Mitrofanov
Misha Mitrofanov in the free skate of the 2018 Internationaux de France
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1997-06-12) June 12, 1997
Madison, Wisconsin
Home townPlano, Texas
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
PartnerAudrey Lu
Former partnerEmily Chan, Ashlee Raymond
CoachAlexei Letov
Former coachAlexei Mantsorov
ChoreographerEvgeni Nemirovski, Olga Ganicheva
Skating clubDallas FSC Plano
Training locationsPlano, Texas
Began skating2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total168.50
2019 U.S. Classic
Short program63.87
2019 U.S. Classic
Free skate107.75
2018 Nebelhorn

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]

Programs

(with Lu)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
[11]
2019–2020
[12][13]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[14]
2016–2017
[15]
  • 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

Pairs with Lu
International[16]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
GP France6th
GP NHK Trophy7th
GP Rostelecom Cup8th
GP Skate America3rd
CS Finlandia TrophyWD
CS Nebelhorn Trophy5th
CS U.S. Classic2nd5th
Challenge Cup2nd
International: Junior[16]
Junior Worlds5th
JGP Belarus5th
JGP Czech Republic12th
JGP Poland5th
National[2]
U.S. Championships1st J6th6th4th
Midwestern SectionalsWD1st J
ISP Points Challenge5th
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Chan and Raymond
National
Event 2014–151 2015–162
U.S. Championships8th N6th N
Novice level
1 With Emily Chan
2 With Ashlee Raymond

Men's singles
National[17]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
U.S. Championships18th V12th I
Southwestern Reg.8th V8th V2nd V5th I2nd I5th I6th N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

References
  1. "Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018.
  2. "Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018.
    "Earlier versions". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.
  3. Stigall, Kama (September 19, 2018). "Coaches See Champion Qualities in Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov". U.S. Figure Skating.
  4. "Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov Added to Internationaux de France". U.S. Figure Skating. September 28, 2018.
  5. Slater, Paula (January 25, 2020). "Knierim and Knierim reclaim U.S. National title in Pairs". Golden Skate.
  6. "2020 Skate America". International Figure Skating. October 20, 2020.
  7. Slater, Paula (October 24, 2020). "Scimeca Knierim and Frazier take lead in pairs at 2020 Skate America". Golden Skate.
  8. Slater, Paula (October 26, 2020). "Golden debut for Scimeca Knierim and Frazier at 2020 Skate America". Golden Skate.
  9. Slater, Paula (January 14, 2021). "Scimeca Knierim and Frazier lead Pairs in debut at U.S. Nationals". Golden Skate.
  10. Slater, Paula (January 17, 2021). "Knierim and Frazier take title in US Nationals debut". Golden Skate.
  11. "Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020.
  12. "Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019.
  13. https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/-nbsp-audrey-lu-and-misha-mitrofanov/127
  14. "Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  15. "Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
  16. "Competition Results: Audrey LU / Misha MITROFANOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018.
  17. "Misha MITROFANOV". rinkresults.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
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