Ross Miner

Ross Miner (born January 24, 1991) is an American former figure skater. He is the 2012 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2009 JGP Final bronze medalist, 2013 and 2018 U.S. national silver medalist and 2009 U.S. junior champion.

Ross Miner
Miner at the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	January 24, 1991 Burlington, Vermont
Home town	Watertown, Massachusetts
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Coach	Mark Mitchell Peter Johansson Bobby Martin
Former coach	Edmund Nesti
Choreographer	Lori Nichol Jamie Isley
Former choreographer	Tom Dickson Catarina Lindgren Mark Mitchell
Skating club	Skating Club of Boston
Began skating	1995
World standing	42 (2017–18) 36 (2016–17) 29 (2015–16) 31 (2014–15) 24 (2013–14) 15 (2012–13) 19 (2011–12) 41 (2010–11) 56 (2009–10) 116 (2008–09)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	248.92 2015 Rostelecom Cup
Short program	85.36 2015 Rostelecom Cup
Free skate	163.56 2015 Rostelecom Cup
Medal record Representing  United States Figure skating: Men's singles Four Continents Championships 2012 Colorado Springs Men's singles

Personal life

Ross Miner was born in Burlington, Vermont. In addition to figure skating, he also played hockey until the age of 12.[1] Miner moved from Williston, Vermont, to Watertown, Massachusetts, when he was 12.[2] He takes on-line courses from the University of Missouri.[3]

Career

Ross Miner began skating at the age of three.[1] When he was 12, he began training at the Skating Club of Boston.[3] He had to relearn much from scratch as his jump technique was extremely poor at the beginning – underrotating even single axels; nevertheless, Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson agreed to coach him.[3]

In the 2004–05 season, Miner competed on the Intermediate level. He won the bronze medal at his regional championship to qualify for the U.S. Junior Championships, where he placed 8th. He remained on the intermediate level during the following season. He won the silver medal at his regional championship to qualify for the U.S. Junior Championships, where he won the gold medal.

In the 2006–07 season, Miner moved up to the Novice level. He won his regional championship and then placed 5th at his sectional championship, missing qualifying for the 2007 U.S. Championships by one position.

In the 2007–08 season, Miner remained on the Novice level. He won his sectional championship to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Championships, where he won the silver medal. Following the U.S. Championships, Miner was assigned to the 2008 Gardena Spring Trophy, where he won the silver medal on the Junior level.

In the 2008–09 season, Miner moved up to the Junior level nationally. He won his sectional championships to qualify for the 2009 U.S. Championships. At Nationals, Miner won the short program[4] and placed second in the free skate to win the gold medal overall.[5][6]

Following the event, Miner was named to the team to the 2009 World Junior Championships,[7] where he placed 10th.

Miner won the bronze medal at the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final. He had qualified to compete at the senior level at the 2010 U.S. Nationals but suffered a high ankle sprain while practicing a triple axel.[3][8] He was forced to withdraw from the event and also missed Junior Worlds.

During the 2010–11 season, Miner finished 9th at 2010 NHK Trophy and 7th at 2010 Cup of China. He made his senior national debut at the 2011 U.S. Championships where he won the bronze medal.[9] He was selected to compete at the 2011 World Championships, where he finished 11th. During the off-season, he worked on a quad salchow and shortening the lead time into his jumps.[10]

Miner finished 5th at the 2012 Skate Canada International. At the 2012 NHK Trophy, he landed his first quad salchow in competition and took the bronze medal.[11]

At the 2013 U.S. Championships, Miner finished second, behind champion Max Aaron.[12][13]

Miner was 9th at the 2013 Skate Canada International. He withdrew from his other GP event, the 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard, due to a right ankle sprain.[14]

Miner placed 7th at the 2014 U.S. Championships.

During the 2014–15 season, Competing in the 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series, Miner won silver medal at the 2014 U.S. International Classic and He at winning at the 2014 Autumn Classic.

Programs

Miner at the 2016 U.S.Championships

Miner at the 2011 Skate Canada

Miner at the 2011 World Championships

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2016–2017 [15]	New York State of Mind by Billy Joel	Queen medley: Somebody to Love Love of my Life Crazy Little Thing Called Love
2015–2016 [16]	New York State of Mind by Billy Joel choreo. by Jamie Isley	Queen medley: Who Wants to Live Forever Too Much Love Will Kill You choreo. by Lori Nichol	(Another Song) All Over Again by Justin Timberlake
2014–2015 [17]	The Way We Were by Marvin Hamlisch	Romanza by Andrea Bocelli
2013–2014 [18]	The Way We Were by Marvin Hamlisch	Glory by Michael W. Smith
2012–2013 [19][20]	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Catarina Lindgren	Captain Blood by Erich Korngold choreo. by Tom Dickson
2011–2012 [21]	Para Ti by Jorge Sanchez	The Untouchables by Ennio Morricone
2010–2011 [22]	Salsa Mix (Para Ti) by Jorge Gomez	Casablanca: As Time Goes By by Max Steiner	Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
2009–2010 [23]	A Carmen Fantasy for Trumpet and Orchestra Carmen by Georges Bizet	Adiós Nonino Libertango by Ástor Piazzolla
2008–2009 [24][25]	Bonanza by David Rose Cotton-Eyed Joe by Rednex	I've Got Rhythm Someone to Watch Over Me Nice Work If You Can Get It by George Gershwin	Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
2007–2008 [25]	Hawaii 5-0 by The Ventures Wipe Out by The Surfaris	I've Got Rhythm Someone to Watch Over Me Nice Work If You Can Get It by George Gershwin

Competitive highlights

Miner at the 2012 NHK Trophy

Miner at the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

2006–present

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[26]
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
Worlds			11th		14th
Four Continents				3rd	9th			14th		WD
GP Bompard						WD
GP Cup of China			7th						9th
GP NHK Trophy			9th	3rd	3rd		7th
GP Rostelecom Cup								3rd
GP Skate America								7th		6th
GP Skate Canada				6th	5th	9th			12th
CS Autumn Classic							1st			6th
CS Finlandia										5th
CS U.S. Classic							2nd	3rd	6th
Gardena						2nd
Nepela Trophy						4th
U.S. Classic					3rd
International: Junior and novice[26]
Junior Worlds	10th	WD
JGP Final		3rd
JGP Croatia		2nd
JGP United States		1st
National[25]
U.S. Champ.	1st J	WD	3rd	3rd	2nd	7th	6th	5th	5th	2nd
Eastern Sect.	1st J
J: Junior level; TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew

Juvenile to intermediate levels

International[25]
Event	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08
Gardena Spring Trophy									2nd J
NACS, Pittsburgh								3rd N
National[25]
U.S. Championships									2nd N
U.S. Junior Champ.						8th I	1st I
Eastern Sectionals								5th N	1st N
New England Regionals		4th V	7th V	3rd V	2nd I	3rd I	2nd I	1st N
North Atlantic Regionals	7th V
Levels – V: Juvenile; I: Intermediate; N: Novice; J: Junior

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

2017–18 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
Dec. 29 – Jan. 8, 2018	2018 U.S. Championships	6 88.91	2 185.60	2 274.51
November 24–26, 2017	2017 Skate America	8 71.59	5 148.03	6 219.62
October 6–8, 2017	2017 CS Finlandia Trophy	7 71.64	4 162.08	5 233.72
September 20–23, 2017	2017 Autumn Classic International	8 69.84	6 150.12	6 219.96
2016–17 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 14–22, 2017	2017 U.S. Championships	2 88.67	8 151.67	5 240.35
November 18–20, 2016	2016 Cup of China	6 76.73	8 136.61	9 213.34
October 28–30, 2016	2016 Skate Canada	11 63.92	12 132.61	12 196.53
September 14–18, 2016	2016 CS U.S. Classic	8 71.37	6 143.11	6 214.48
2015–16 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
February 16–21, 2016	2016 Four Continents Championships	17 58.17	12 132.85	14 191.12
January 16–24, 2016	2016 U.S. Championships	2 90.90	6 157.11	5 248.01
November 20–22, 2015	2015 Rostelecom Cup	3 85.36	4 163.56	3 248.92
October 23–25, 2015	2015 Skate America	2 78.96	8 136.15	7 215.11
September 16–20, 2015	2015 CS U.S. Classic	1 74.66	5 135.37	3 209.93
2014–15 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 18–25, 2015	2015 U.S. Championships	6 82.25	6 167.03	6 249.28
November 28–30, 2014	2014 NHK Trophy	8 65.81	8 137.46	8 203.27
October 15–16, 2014	2014 Autumn Classic	1 80.24	1 147.02	1 227.26
September 11–14, 2014	2014 U.S. Classic	3 67.06	2 142.72	2 209.78
2013–14 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 23–25, 2014	2014 Gardena Spring Trophy	2 71.14	2 138.94	2 210.08
January 5–12, 2014	2014 U.S. Championships	8 71.94	6 152.87	7 224.81
October 24–27, 2013	2013 Skate Canada	10 66.71	8 130.18	9 196.89
October 3–5, 2013	2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	3 74.28	4 136.59	4 210.87
2012–13 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 11–17, 2013	2013 World Championships	14 70.24	13 141.66	14 211.90
February 8–11, 2013	2013 Four Continents Championships	9 74.01	7 140.35	9 214.36
January 19–27, 2013	2013 U.S. Championships	2 80.99	2 170.30	2 251.29
November 22–25, 2012	2012 NHK Trophy	4 73.41	3 161.96	3 235.37
October 26–28, 2012	2012 Skate Canada International	8 69.41	4 144.19	5 213.60
September 13–16, 2012	2012 U.S. Classic	2 69.09	3 144.35	3 213.44
2011–12 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
February 7–12, 2012	2012 Four Continents Championships	6 76.89	4 146.34	3 223.23
January 22–29, 2012	2012 U.S. Championships (Senior)	4 78.90	3 151.42	3 230.32
November 11–13, 2011	2011 NHK Trophy	6 71.12	4 141.24	3 212.36
October 27–30, 2011	2011 Skate Canada International	9 60.83	5 141.53	6 202.36
2010–11 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
24 April – 1 May 2011	2011 World Championships	13 70.40	11 147.53	11 217.93
January 22–30, 2011	2011 U.S. Championships	6 67.99	2 156.36	3 224.35
November 5–7, 2010	2010 Cup of China	6 67.10	8 130.03	7 197.13
October 21–24, 2010	2010 NHK Trophy	7 64.85	10 121.77	9 186.62

Junior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Previous ISU world best highlighted in bold.

2009–10 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 3–6, 2009	2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	2 70.85	4 125.24	3 196.09
October 7–11, 2009	2009 JGP Croatia Cup	Junior	2 66.86	2 129.22	2 196.08
september 3–4, 2009	2009 JGP United States	Junior	1 63.82	1 116.13	1 179.95
2008–09 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 23 – March 1, 2009	2009 World Junior Championships	Junior	9 59.15	9 105.65	10 164.80
January 18–25, 2009	2009 U.S. Championships	Junior	1 66.62	2 117.18	1 183.80
2007–08 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
march 29–30, 2008	2008 Gardena Trophy (Junior)	Junior	2 50.60	3 92.57	2 143.17
January 20–27, 2008	2008 U.S. Championships	Junior	4 44.85	3 90.96	2 135.81

References

1. Mittan, Barry (August 2, 2009). "Ross Miner: Mining For Gold". GoldenSkate.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
2. Powers, John (March 12, 2013). "For figure skater Ross Miner, there's a world outside the rink". Boston Globe.
3. Powers, John (February 13, 2011). "Skater makes a leap". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
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5. Staed, Becca (January 23, 2009). "Miner holds lead to win junior men's title". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
6. Brannen, Sarah S. (February 9, 2009). "Miner surprises himself with U.S. junior title". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
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8. Brannen, Sarah S. (January 13, 2010). "Miner withdraws from 2010 U.S. Championships". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
9. Brannen, Sarah S. (February 3, 2011). "Miner takes major step with bronze medal". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
10. Rutherford, Lynn (August 26, 2011). "Top U.S. men talk quads at Champs Camp". Icenetwork. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
11. Rutherford, Lynn (January 22, 2013). "Road to Omaha: Miner banks on quad, transitions". IceNetwork.
12. Armour, Nancy (January 28, 2013). "Max Aaron wins first US Figure Skating Championships title". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
13. "Scottsdale's Max Aaron wins U.S. Figure Skating senior men's championship". azcentral.com. January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
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16. Brannen, Sarah S. (June 17, 2015). "The Inside Edge: Gao chooses books over blades". IceNetwork.
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External links

• Ross Miner official website
• Ross Miner at the International Skating Union
• Ross Miner at IceNetwork