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Misha Ge

2017-04-07T02:27:05Z

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{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Misha Ge
|image=2011 WFSC 240 Misha Ge.JPG
|caption= Misha Ge at the 2011 World Championships
|fullname=
|country= [[Uzbekistan]]
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1991|5|17|df=y}}
|birth_place= [[Moscow]], [[Russian SFSR]], Soviet Union
|hometown=
|residence=
|height= {{height|m=1.75}}
|coach= Jun Ge, [[Alexei Mishin]]
|formercoach= [[Frank Carroll (figure skater)|Frank Carroll]], Larisa Ge
|choreographer= Misha Ge
|formerchoreographer= Larisa Ge, Lukash Abrahamyan
|skating club= Alpomish Tashkent
|former skating club=
|currenttraininglocations= [[Beijing]] [[Los Angeles]]
|formertraininglocations=
|beganskating= 1994
|retired=
|combined total= 243.45
|combined date= [[2017 World Figure Skating Championships|2017 Worlds]]
|SP score= 82.25
|SP date= [[2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2015 Four Continents]]
|FS score= 163.54
|FS date= [[2017 World Figure Skating Championships|2017 Worlds]]
}}

'''Misha Ge''' (born 17 May 1991) is an [[Uzbekistan]]i [[figure skater]]. He has won seven international medals and four [[Uzbekistani Figure Skating Championships|Uzbekistan national]] titles. He has finished in the top-ten at four [[ISU Figure Skating Championships|ISU Championships]], including [[2015 World Figure Skating Championships|2015 Worlds]] (6th), and competed at the [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|2014 Winter Olympics]], finishing 17th.

== Personal life ==
Misha Ge was born in [[Moscow]], [[Russian SFSR]] to skating coaches Larisa and Jun Ge.<ref name="ISU-1617"/><ref name=sochibio/> He is of Russian, Chinese, and Korean descent.<ref name=IN110617/> From the age of about 10, he lived in [[Beijing]], [[China]], where his parents coached.<ref name=IN110617/> Ge also resided in [[Hong Kong, China]] and [[Taiwan]].<ref name=GS120812/> He moved to the United States in mid-2009<ref name=IN090908/> and returned to Beijing in 2013.<ref name="ISU-1314b" /> He speaks Russian, Mandarin, and English.<ref name=sochibio/> Ge has taken choreography courses at the Beijing Dance Academy and the Hollywood Dance Academy.<ref name=IN150827/>

== Career ==
=== As a competitor ===
Having first stepped onto the ice at age three and a half, Misha Ge began training seriously at ten after moving to China.<ref name=IN130304/> From 2009, he trained in the United States. He started representing [[Uzbekistan]] in 2010.

Ge finished 6th at the [[Figure skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games – Men's singles|2011 Asian Winter Games]] and 12th at the [[2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2011 Four Continents]]. He trained in [[Lake Arrowhead, California]] with [[Frank Carroll (figure skater)|Frank Carroll]] as his jump coach.

In [[2011–12 figure skating season|2011–12]], Ge won silver medals at the [[Asian Figure Skating Trophy|Asian Trophy]], [[Ice Challenge]], and [[Istanbul Cup (figure skating)|Istanbul Cup]]. He was 9th at the [[2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2012 Four Continents]].

Ge placed 16th at the [[2013 World Figure Skating Championships|2013 World Championships]] in [[London, Ontario]]. His result earned Uzbekistan a [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification|men's entry at the 2014 Winter Olympics]]. Beijing became Ge's main training base in 2013.<ref name="ISU-1314b" /> In autumn of that year, he received his first Grand Prix assignment, the [[2013 Rostelecom Cup]]. In February 2014, Ge competed at the [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]] and finished 17th.<ref name=sochibio/>

Ge placed 5th at the [[2014 Cup of China]] and 4th at the [[2014 Rostelecom Cup]]. Later during the season, he earned two top-ten placements at the ISU Championships. He placed 8th at the [[2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2015 Four Continents]] in [[Seoul]] (7th in the short, 9th in the free), and 6th at the [[2015 World Figure Skating Championships|2015 World Championships]] in [[Shanghai]] (8th in SP, 7th in FS).

Ge received two [[2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|2015–16 Grand Prix]] assignments but had to withdraw from one, the [[2015 Trophée Éric Bompard]], due to a visa issue.<ref name=EOI170214/><ref name=Tweet151008/> He finished 8th at the [[2015 Cup of China]]. In October, he won gold at an [[ISU Challenger Series]] event, the [[2015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup]]. Throughout the season, he was hampered by a left ankle injury, which was caused by executing quad jumps.<ref name=IN160407/>

In [[2016–17 figure skating season|2016–17]], he had to compete with the injured left ankle, which was not healed properly.<ref name=EOI170214/><ref name=Insta170214/><ref name=Insta170314/> In March 2017, he announced that he might retire from competition at the end of the season.<ref name=IN170327/>

=== As a choreographer ===
In addition to his competitive career, he has choreographed skating programs for himself and other skaters. His clients include:

{{Div col|cols=2}}
* [[Artur Dmitriev]]<ref name=IN170327/>
* [[Gracie Gold]]<ref name=IN170327/>
* [[Alexander Petrov (figure skater)|Alexander Petrov]]<ref name=IN170327/>
* [[Anna Pogorilaya]]<ref name=IN170327/>
* [[Elena Radionova]]<ref name=IN170327/>
* [[Kevin Reynolds (figure skater)|Kevin Reynolds]]<ref name=IN170327/>
* [[Elizaveta Tuktamisheva]]<ref name=IN170327/>
{{div col end}}

== Programs ==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
! Exhibition
|-
! 2016–2017 <ref name=ISU-1617/><ref name=EOI170214/>
|
* [[Liebesträume]] {{small| by [[Franz Liszt]] }}
----
* [[Paint It Black]] {{small| by [[The Rolling Stones]] }}
|
* [[The Nutcracker]] {{small| by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]] }}
|
* [[Great Balls of Fire]] <ref name=SC2016gala/> {{small| by [[Otis Blackwell]] with [[Jack Hammer (songwriter)|Jack Hammer]] }}
* [[Juicy Wiggle]] {{small| by [[Redfoo]] }}
|-
! 2015–2016 <ref name=DSCup2015FS/><ref name=ISU-1516a/><ref name=Tweet160328/><ref name=ISU-1516b/>
|
* [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|Piano Concerto No. 2]] in C Minor, Op. 18 {{small| by [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] }}
----
* [[Pagliacci]] {{small| by [[Ruggero Leoncavallo]] performed by [[Luciano Pavarotti]] }}
|
* [[Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72 (Chopin)|Nocturne No. 19 E minor]] {{small| by [[Frédéric Chopin]] }}
|
* [[Get Low (Dillon Francis and DJ Snake song)|Get Low]] (Remix)<ref name=Insta151109/> {{small| by [[Dillon Francis]], [[DJ Snake]] }}
----
* [[Daisuke Takahashi]] Tribute<ref name=TheICE2015/>
** Eye {{small| by [[Yasuhiro Kobayashi|COBA]] }}
** [[Historia de un Amor]] {{small| played by [[Perez Prado]] }}
** [[Swan Lake]] {{small|(Hip hop version) by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]] }}
----
* Fumiya Sashida - Ballad<ref name=Tweet150722/> {{small| by [[:jp:指田郁也|Fumiya Sashida]] }}
|-
! 2014–2015 <ref name=ISU-1415/>
|
* [[Ave Maria]] {{small| by [[Hayley Westenra]] }}
|
* [[The Umbrellas of Cherbourg]] {{small| by [[Michel Legrand]] }}
|
* [[Uptown Funk]]<ref name=Insta150301/> {{small| by [[Bruno Mars]] }} 
----
* GOODBOY {{small| by [[G-Dragon]] }} 
* Let's Get Freak Out {{small| by [[Lil Jon]] }}
----
* Bend Ova<ref name=IN141125/>
* Let's Get Freak Out {{small| by [[Lil Jon]] }}
----
* [[Thinking Out Loud]] {{small| by [[Ed Sheeran]] }} 
|-
! 2013–2014 <ref name=sochibio/><ref name=ISU-1314b/><ref name=ISU-1314a/>
|
* [[Still Got the Blues]] {{small| by [[Gary Moore]] }}
----
* [[Adagio in G minor]] {{small| by [[Tomaso Albinoni]], [[Remo Giazotto]] }}
| World Dance Collection:
* Neo Tango {{small| by [[Gotan Project]] }}
* Rhumba d'Amour
* Libella Swing {{small| by [[Parov Stelar]] }}
* Tutti Frutti {{small| by [[Little Richard]] }}
----
* [[Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini|Variations on a Theme by Paganini]] {{small| by [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] }}
|
* Overdose {{small| by [[EXO (band)|EXO]] }} 
----
* [[Say Something (A Great Big World song)|Say Something]] {{small| by [[A Great Big World]] feat. [[Christina Aguilera]] }} 
----
Crooked Gentleman:<ref name=Tweet140127/>
* Crooked {{small| by [[G-Dragon]] }}
* [[Gentleman (Psy song)|Gentleman]] {{small| by [[PSY]] }}
----
* [[The Hardest Ever]] {{small| by [[Will.i.am]] }} 
----
* [[Miracles in December]] {{small| by [[EXO (band)|EXO]] }} 
----
* [[Warrior (B.A.P song)|Warrior]] {{small| by [[B.A.P (South Korean band)|B.A.P]] }} 
|-
! 2012–2013 <ref name=ISU-1213/>
|
* Farrucas {{small| by [[Pepe Romero]] }}
* Flamenco {{small| by Thomas Espanner }}
|
* Charlie Chaplin feat. Hip Hop
|
* [[Gentleman (Psy song)|Gentleman]] - Club House Mix {{small| by [[PSY]] }} 
----
* [[Gangnam Style]] {{small| by [[PSY]] }}  
|-
! 2011–2012 <ref name=ISU-1112/>
|
* [[Le cygne|The Swan]] {{small| by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]] }}
|
* War and Love {{small| by Invincible }}
|
* Fever {{small| by [[Adam Lambert]] }} 
|-
! 2010–2011 <ref name=ISU-1011/>
|
* Capone {{small| by [[Ronan Hardiman]] }}
|
* Requiem for a Tower {{small| by [[Clint Mansell]] }}
|
* Girls On The Dance Floor {{small| by [[Far East Movement]] ft. [[Stereotypes (producers)|Stereotypes]] }}
|}

== Competitive highlights ==
''GP: [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]]; CS: [[ISU Challenger Series|Challenger Series]]''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-MG/>
|-
! Event
! [[2008–09 figure skating season|08–09]]
! [[2009–10 figure skating season|09–10]]
! [[2010–11 figure skating season|10–11]]
! [[2011–12 figure skating season|11–12]]
! [[2012–13 figure skating season|12–13]]
! [[2013–14 figure skating season|13–14]]
! [[2014–15 figure skating season|14–15]]
! [[2015–16 figure skating season|15–16]]
! [[2016–17 figure skating season|16–17]]
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Olympics]] || || || || || || 17th || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || || || 30th || 19th || 16th || 27th || 6th || 15th || 12th
|-
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents]] || || || 12th || 9th || 11th || 13th || 8th || || 7th
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Cup of China]] || || || || || || || 5th || 8th ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Cup of Russia|Rostel. Cup]] || || || || || || 8th || 4th || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]] || || || || || || || || || 6th
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Trophée Éric Bompard|Trophée]] || || || || || || || || WD || 7th
|-
| align=left | {{small|CS}} [[Autumn Classic International|Autumn Classic]] || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|-
| align=left | {{small|CS}} [[Denkova-Staviski Cup|DS Cup]] || || || || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|CS}} [[Finlandia Trophy|Finlandia]] || || || || || || || 4th || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Games]] || || || 6th || || || || || || 6th
|-
| align=left | [[Asian Figure Skating Trophy|Asian Open]] || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[International Cup of Nice|Cup of Nice]] || || || || 8th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Denkova-Staviski Cup|DS Cup]] || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Finlandia Trophy|Finlandia]] || || || || || 6th || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Ice Challenge]] || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || 4th || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Istanbul Cup (figure skating)|Istanbul Cup]] || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[NRW Trophy]] || || || || || 5th || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Warsaw Cup]] || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-MG/>
|-
| align=left | [[Uzbekistani Figure Skating Championships|Uzbekistani]] || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st ||
|-
| align=left | [[Chinese Figure Skating Championships|Chinese]] || 6th || || || || || || || ||
|-
| colspan=10 align=center | TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew 
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=

<ref name=ISU-MG>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00013128.htm |title= Competition Results: Misha GE |publisher= International Skating Union }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1011>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |title= Misha GE: 2010/2011 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110713064659/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |archivedate= 13 July 2011 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |title= Misha GE: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120410051201/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |archivedate= 10 April 2012 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1213>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |title= Misha GE: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130830180216/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |archivedate= 30 August 2013 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1314a>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |title= Misha GE: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131120232811/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |archivedate=20 November 2013 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1314b>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |title= Misha GE: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140627180051/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |archivedate= 27 June 2014 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1415>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |title= Misha GE: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150718184813/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |archivedate= 18 July 2015 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1516a>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |title= Misha GE: 2015/2016 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151109090356/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |archivedate= 9 November 2015 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1516b>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |title= Misha GE: 2015/2016 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160528004710/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |archivedate= 28 May 2016 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1617>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |title= Misha GE: 2016/2017 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161101235702/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |archivedate= 1 November 2016 |deadurl= unfit }} 
{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |title= Misha GE: 2016/2017 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170407022055/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013128.htm |archivedate= 7 April 2017 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=sochibio>{{cite web |url= http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-misha-ge |title= Misha GE |publisher= Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140327173234/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-misha-ge |archivedate= 27 March 2014 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=IN090908>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090908&content_id=6857926&vkey=ice_news |title= Big names shine at Golden West Championships |first= Lexi |last= Rohner |work= [[U.S. Figure Skating|IceNetwork]] |date= 8 September 2009 |accessdate= 10 February 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN110617>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110617&content_id=20626518&vkey=ice_news |title= The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew - June 17 |first= Sarah S. |last= Brannen |first2= Drew |last2= Meekins |work= IceNetwork |date= 17 June 2011 |accessdate= 18 June 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=GS120812>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/08/the-international-misha-ge/ |title= The international Misha Ge |first= Tatjana |last= Flade |work= Golden Skate |date= 12 August 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN130304>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130301&content_id=42134174&vkey=ice_news |title= 'Earth citizen' Ge wishes to change figure skating |first= Vladislav |last= Luchianov |work= [[U.S. Figure Skating|IceNetwork]] |date= 4 March 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name=Tweet140127>{{cite tweet |author= Misha Ge |user=mishageofficial |title= 2014 4CC Gala Misha Ge "Crooked Gentleman" (G-Dragon + PSY) Made by Misha Ge ;) |number= 427777273266069504 | date= 27 January 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN141125>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2014/11/25/102421376/the-inside-edge-ge-enjoying-surprising-success |title= The Inside Edge: Ge enjoying surprising success |first1= Sarah S. |last1= Brannen |first2= Drew | last2= Meekins |work= [[IceNetwork.com]] |date= 25 November 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=Insta150301>{{cite web |author= Ge, Masha |title= You know we got that Uptown Funky Style, so lets roll and make ladies move their feet on the dance floor, ice floor as well #Fashi #Funky #Styli 🎩😎 #KingsOnIce #NewGala |url= https://www.instagram.com/p/zqfB9gHH7H/ |type=Instagram |date= 1 March 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name=Tweet150722>{{cite tweet |author= Misha Ge |user=mishageofficial |title= Japanese Theme in Custom Yukata : Fumiya Sashida - Ballad #Program1 #TheICE #Sapporo |number= 623858585727029248 | date= 22 July 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name=TheICE2015>{{cite AV media |title=The ICE 2015 |medium=Television Production |location= Sapporo, Japan | publisher= [[Fuji Television]] |date= 25 July 2015}}</ref>

<ref name=IN150827>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/08/27/145065570 |title= 'One step at a time': Ge prefers to take things slow |first= Vladislav |last= Luchianov |work= [[U.S. Figure Skating|IceNetwork]] |date= 27 August 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name=Tweet151008>{{cite tweet |author= Misha Ge |user=mishageofficial |title= My French Visa Update |number= 652011763639128064 | date= 8 October 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name=DSCup2015FS>{{cite AV media |title= Denkova Staviski Cup 2015 - Day 2 |publisher= Denkova-Staviski Cup 2015 (Official Channel) |type= YouTube |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TOPGPOEsok |location=Sophia, Bulgaria |date= 23 October 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name=Insta151109>{{cite web |author= Ge, Misha |title= #CoC15 Gala: Get Low (HardHouse Mix) 👳🏼 #ArabicPrince |url= https://instagram.com/p/924LeOnHwe/ |type=Instagram |date= 9 November 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name=Tweet160328>{{cite tweet |author= Ge, Misha |user=mishageofficial |title= SP - Rachmaninov Concerto No. 2 in C Minor |number= 714456345701969921 | date= 28 February 2016 }}</ref>

<ref name=SC2016gala>{{cite AV media |title= 2016 Skate Canada International Exhibition |publisher= [[British Eurosport 2]] |type= Television production |date= 31 October 2016 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN160407>{{cite news |url= http://www.icenetwork.com/news/2016/04/07/170968744/the-inside-edge-ge-toughs-through-injury-at-worlds |title= The Inside Edge: Ge toughs through injury at worlds |first= Sarah S. |last= Brannen |work= [[U.S. Figure Skating|IceNetwork]] |date= 7 April 2016 }}</ref>

<ref name=Insta170214>{{cite web |author= Ge, Misha |title= "Letter" Last session before the competition end. Its been not easy month of work with body problems ( left ankle especially ), ... Since these few competition might* be my last few in my skating carrier, even if it will be bad, lets appreciate the moment of it. Do it with heart, and do what we all, best at. #ThankYou #ForFuture |url= https://www.instagram.com/p/BQdjPUkh6WH/ |type=Instagram |date= 14 February 2017 }}</ref>

<ref name=Insta170314>{{cite web |author= Ge, Misha |title= Last one before WR 💉 |url= https://www.instagram.com/p/BRmrFJhBq18/ |type=Instagram |date= 14 March 2017 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN170327>{{cite news |url= http://www.icenetwork.com/news/2017/03/27/221100866/multitasking-ge-getting-ready-for-last-worlds |title= Multitasking Ge ready for last world championships |first= Vladislav |last= Luchianov |work= [[IceNetwork.com]] |date= 27 March 2017 }}</ref>

<ref name=EOI170214>{{cite news |url= https://europeonice.com/2017/02/14/misha-ge-finds-balance-between-artistry-and-athleticism/ |title= Misha Ge Finds Balance between Artistry and Athleticism |first= Hiro |last= Yoshida |work= Europe on Ice |date= 14 February 2017 }}</ref>

}}

== External links ==
{{commons category inline|Misha Ge}}
* {{Official website| http://www.mishage.com/}}
* {{isu name | id=00013128 | name=Misha Ge}}

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[[Category:Uzbekistani figure skaters]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Moscow]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic figure skaters of Uzbekistan]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan]]
[[Category:Male figure skaters]]

Kim Min-seok (figure skater)

2017-03-15T04:47:32Z

Hergilei: /* Competitive highlights */

{{Korean name|[[Kim (Korean name)|Kim]]}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Kim Min-seok
|image= 2012 WFSC 06d 039 Kim Min-Seok.JPG
|caption= Kim at the 2012 worlds
|fullname= Kim Min-seok
|altname=
|country= {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea]]
|formercountry=
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1993|2|19}}
|birth_place= [[Daejeon]], [[South Korea]]
|residence= [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|height= {{convert|1.71|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
|formercoach= [[Chi Hyun-jung]] [[Kim Se-yol]]
|formerchoreographer=
|former skating club= Anyang FSC
|formertraininglocations = [[Korea National Training Center|Taeneung]]
|beganskating = 1999
|retired= January 9, 2015
|show-medals=yes
|combined total= 169.59
|combined date= [[2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2011 Four Continents]]
|SP score= 59.80
|SP date= [[2010 World Figure Skating Championships|2010 Worlds]]
|FS score= 114.92
|FS date= [[2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2011 Four Continents]]
|medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's Single: [[Figure skating]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Figure Skating Trophy]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Asian Figure Skating Trophy|2012 Taipei]]|Men's singles}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Asian Figure Skating Trophy|2008 Hong Kong]]|Men's singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Korean Figure Skating Championships|South Korean Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2009 South Korean Figure Skating Championships|2009 Goyang]]|Men's singles}}
{{MedalGold| [[2010 South Korean Figure Skating Championships|2010 Seoul]]|Men's singles}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships|2011 Seoul]]|Men's singles}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2012 South Korean Figure Skating Championships|2012 Seoul]]|Men's singles}}
}}

'''Kim Min-seok''' ([[Korean language|Korean]]: 김민석, born February 19, 1993) is a South Korean former [[Figure skating|figure skater]]. He is the 2012 [[Asian Figure Skating Trophy|Asian Trophy]] silver medalist, and a two-time (2009, 2010) [[South Korean Figure Skating Championships|South Korean national champion]]. He is the first Korean skater to land a [[triple axel]] in ISU competition.

==Programs==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
! Exhibition
|-
! 2014–2015 
|
* Cello Wars (Star Wars Parody) Lightsaber Duel by [[The Piano Guys]] 
|
* Triangle Tango
* Quidam (from [[Cirque du Soleil]]) 
|
|-
! 2013–2014 
|
* Cello Wars (Star Wars Parody) Lightsaber Duel by [[The Piano Guys]] 
|
* Triangle Tango
* Quidam (from [[Cirque du Soleil]]) 
|
|-
! 2012–2013 <ref name=bio1213/>
|
* Conquest of Paradise by [[Vangelis]] 
|
* Triangle Tango
* Quidam (from [[Cirque du Soleil]]) 
|
|-
! 2011–2012 <ref name=bio1112/>
|
* The Pirate That Should Not Be (from ''Pirates of the Caribbean'') by Hans Zimmer 
|
* Triangle Tango
* Quidam (from Cirque du Soleil) 
|
*
|-
! 2010–2011 <ref name=bio1011/>
|
* Bolero (from ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'') by Steve Sharples performed by [[Craig Armstrong (composer)|Craig Armstrong]] 
|
* [[Chess (musical)|Chess]] by [[Benny Andersson]], [[Björn Ulvaeus]] 
|
|-
! 2009–2010 <ref name=bio0910/>
|
* [[Bolero]] by [[Maurice Ravel]] 
|
* Flamenco Rhapsody by Walter G. Samuels 
|
* [[Inside Out (Bryan Adams song)|Inside Out]] by [[Bryan Adams]] 
|-
! 2008–2009 <ref name=bio0809/>
|
* [[X-Files]] by [[Mark Snow]] 
|
* [[Cinema Paradiso]] by [[Ennio Morricone]] 
|
* [[Maria (1956 song)|Maria]] (from ''[[West Side Story (musical)|West Side Story]]'') 
----
* Love For You by [[Calvin Harris]] 
|-
! 2007–2008 <ref name=bio0708/>
|
* [[La Traviata]] by [[Giuseppe Verdi]] 
|
* [[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|Pirates of the Caribbean]] by [[Klaus Badelt]], [[Hans Zimmer]] 
|
|-
! 2006–2007 <ref name=bio0607/>
|
* [[La Traviata]] by [[Giuseppe Verdi]] 
|
* Grieg's Piano Concerto In A by [[Maksim]] 
|
|}

==Competitive highlights==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International<ref name=isucr/>
|-
! Event
! {{tooltip|06–07|2006–2007}}
! 07–08
! [[2008–09 figure skating season|08–09]]
! [[2009–10 figure skating season|09–10]]
! [[2010–11 figure skating season|10–11]]
! [[2011–12 figure skating season|11–12]]
! [[2012–13 figure skating season|12–13]]
! [[2013–14 figure skating season|13–14]]
! [[2014–15 figure skating season|14–15]]
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || || || 39th || 23rd || 27th || 27th || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents]] || || || 19th || 14th || 15th || 15th || 20th || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Nebelhorn Trophy]] || || || || 20th || || 16th || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Winter Universiade|Universiade]] || || || || || || || || 8th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Games]] || || || || || 9th || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Asian Figure Skating Trophy|Asian Trophy]] || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || ||
|-
| align=left | [[New Zealand Winter Games|NZ Games]] || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International: Junior<ref name=isucr/>
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|Junior Worlds]] || 33rd || 39th || 22nd || 25th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria|Austria]] || || 23rd || || || 11th || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Croatia|Croatia]] || || || || 14th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany|Germany]] || || || || || 12th || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Mexico|Mexico]] || || || 9th || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Norway|Norway]] || 20th || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Chinese Taipei|Taiwan]] || 13th || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Turkey|Turkey]] || || || || 11th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States|United States]] || || 13th || || || || || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | National<ref name=isucr/>
|-
| align=left | [[South Korean Figure Skating Championships|South Korean]] || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 5th || 4th || 4th
|-
| colspan=10 align=center | J = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix 
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=isucr>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00009812.htm | title = Competition Results: Min-Seok KIM | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = | archivedate = | deadurl = no }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0607>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009812.htm | title = Min-Seok KIM: 2006/2007 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070830123750/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009812.htm | archivedate = August 30, 2007 | deadurl = yes }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0708>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009812.htm | title = Min-Seok KIM: 2007/2008 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080607220426/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009812.htm | archivedate = June 7, 2008 | deadurl = yes }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0809>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009812.htm | title = Min-Seok KIM: 2008/2009 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090401233535/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009812.htm | archivedate = April 1, 2009 | deadurl = yes }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0910>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009812.htm | title = Min-Seok KIM: 2009/2010 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100327191721/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009812.htm | archivedate = March 27, 2010 | deadurl = yes }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1011>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009812.htm | title = Min-Seok KIM: 2010/2011 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110816090627/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009812.htm | archivedate = August 16, 2011 | deadurl = yes }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1112>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009812.htm | title = Min-Seok KIM: 2011/2012 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120510232625/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009812.htm | archivedate = May 10, 2012 | deadurl = yes }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1213>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009812.htm | title = Min-Seok KIM: 2012/2013 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081604/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009812.htm | archivedate = September 22, 2013 | deadurl = }}</ref>

}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Kim Min-Seok}}
* {{isu name | id=00009812 | name=Kim Min-seok}}

{{NavigationSouthKoreanChampionsFigureSkatingMen}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Min-seok}}
[[Category:South Korean male single skaters]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]

{{Korea-figure-skating-bio-stub}}

Ri Song-chol

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{{Infobox figure skater
| name= Ri Song-chol
| image=
| caption=
| country= [[North Korea]]
| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1986|8|1|mf=yes}}
| birth_place= [[Pyongyang]], North Korea
| hometown=
| residence=
| height= {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| coach= Jon Il-gyu Paek Un-yong
| choreographer= Oh Ae-ryon Ri Pom-sok
| skating club= Pyongchol Club
| beganskating= 1994
| retired= 2011
| combined total= 133.25
| combined date= [[2004–05 ISU Junior Grand Prix|2004 JGP China]]
| SP score= 56.60
| SP date= [[Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|2010 Winter Olympics]]
| FS score= 92.64
| FS date= [[2004–05 ISU Junior Grand Prix|2004 JGP China]]
| medaltemplates= {{MedalCountry|{{PRK}}}}
{{MedalSport | [[Figure skating]]: [[Single skating|Men's singles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Figure Skating Trophy]]}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Asian Trophy|[[Hong Kong]]}}}}
{{Infobox Korean name|context=north|hangul=리성철|hanja=|rr=I Seongcheol|mr=Ri Sŏngch'ŏl}}
{{Korean name|Ri}}

'''Ri Song-chol ''' (born August 1, 1986 in [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]]) is a North Korean former competitive [[figure skater]]. He is the 2008 [[Asian Figure Skating Trophy]] champion and a five-time [[North Korean Figure Skating Championships|North Korean national]] champion (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010). He competed at the [[Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada.<ref name=SportsRef/>

== Programs ==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
|-
! 2009–2010 <ref name=ISU-0910/>
|
* Whistle Wind {{small| by I. T. Kim }}
|
* [[The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)|The Four Seasons]] {{small| by [[Antonio Vivaldi]] }}
|}

==Competitive highlights==
''JGP: [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix]]''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=11 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-SR/>
|-
! Event
! {{tooltip|00–01|2000–2001}}
! 02–03
! 03–04
! 04–05
! 05–06
! 06–07
! 07–08
! [[2008–09 figure skating season|08–09]]
! [[2009–10 figure skating season|09–10]]
! [[2010–11 figure skating season|10–11]]
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]] || || || || || || || || || 25th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Nebelhorn Trophy]] || || || || || || || || || 11th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Games]] || || 9th || || || || 6th || || || || 8th
|-
| align=left | [[Asian Figure Skating Trophy|Asian Trophy]] || || || || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Ice Challenge]] || || || || || || || || || || 6th
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=11 align=center | International: Junior
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in China|China]] || || || || 8th || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Serbia|Serbia]] || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Triglav Trophy]] || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd J || || || || || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=11 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-SR/>
|-
| align=left | [[North Korean Figure Skating Championships|North Korea]] || 4th || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st ||
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=ISU-SR>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00005741.htm |title= Competition Results: Song Chol RI |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160306211213/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00005741.htm |archivedate= March 6, 2016 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00005741.htm |title= Song Chol RI: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120103041933/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00005741.htm |archivedate= January 3, 2012 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

<ref name=SportsRef>{{cite web |url= http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/song-chol-ri-1.html |title= Song Chol Ri |publisher= [[Sports Reference]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161204003235/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/song-chol-ri-1.html |archivedate= December 4, 2016 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

}}

==External links==
* {{ISU name|id=00005741|name=Ri Song-chol}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ri, Song-chol}}

[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:North Korean figure skaters]]
[[Category:Olympic figure skaters of North Korea]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Pyongyang]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]

{{NorthKorea-figure-skating-bio-stub}}

Mericien Venzon

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{{Infobox figure skater
| name = Mericien Venzon
| image= 2011 WFSC 2d 519 Mericien Venzon.JPG
| caption = Mericien Venzon at the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships
| fullname = Mericien Venzon
| altname =
| country = [[Philippines]]
| formercountry =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|08|22}}<ref name="ISU">(2001-04-30)[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012157.htm "ISU Bio"]. ISU Results. Retrieved on 2011-05-02.</ref>
| birth_place = Hayward, CA
| hometown = Hayward, CA
| residence = Los Angeles, CA
| fdeath_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|m=1.55}}
| partner =
| formerpartner =
| coach = Philip Diguglielmo
| formercoach = Diana Miro, Josh Figurido, Michelle Phaler
| choreographer = Justin Dillon
| formerchoreographer =
| skating club =
| retired =
| combined total = 84.17
| combined date = [[2011 Four Continents Championships]]
| SP score = 31.92<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moznPoFgl9Q&feature=related "Mericien Venzon (PHI) 2010 Four Continents SP"]. YouTube. Retrieved on 2011-05-02.</ref>
| SP date = [[2010 Four Continents Championships]]
| FS score = 66.94<ref name="ISU"/>
| FS date = [[2011 World Figure Skating Championships]]
| dance score =
| dance date =
| CD score =
| CD date =
| OD score =
| OD date =
| FD score =
| FD date =
| medaltemplates = 
}}

'''Mericien Venzon''' (born August 22, 1991), from [[Hayward, California|Hayward]], [[California]], [[United States]] is a [[figure skater]] who represented the [[Philippines]]. She qualified to the free skate at the [[2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2011 Four Continents Championships]]. She is the senior women's champion at the 2009 Philippine Figure Skating Championships.<ref>Cordero, Abac (2009-07-20). [http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=488440&publicationSubCategoryId=69 "UCLA lass skates way to Olympics"]. PhilStar Sports Hub. Retrieved on 2011-04-30.</ref>

==Personal life==
Mericien Venzon was born in [[Hayward, California]]. She attended [[Moreau Catholic High School]] and graduated in the Class of 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Developing the Whole Person|url=http://admissions.moreaucatholic.org/s/779/images/editor_documents/2010_AdmissionsBrochure_booklet.pdf|accessdate=16 August 2011|newspaper=The Vector|year=2010}}</ref> She graduated from the [[University of California, Los Angeles]], with highest distinctions. Currently, she is a fellow with the Society and Genetics Institute.

==Competitive highlights==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Event
! 2009–10
! 2010–11
! 2011–12
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] || || 35th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Championships]] || 24th || 22nd || 27th
|-
| align=left | [[Asian Winter Games]] || || 11th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Nebelhorn Trophy]] || 27th || ||
|-
| align=left | [[2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix|JGP SBC Cup (Japan)]] || || 23rd ||
|-
| align=left | [[Philippine Figure Skating Championships|Philippine Championships]] || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
|-
| colspan=4 align=center | JGP = Junior Grand Prix 
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012157.htm Mericien Venzon ISU bio]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Venzon, Mericien}}
[[Category:Filipino female single skaters]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Hayward, California]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]

Sandra Khopon

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{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Sandra Khopon
|image=
|caption=
|fullname= Sandra Khopon
|altname=
|country= [[Thailand]]
|formercountry=
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1994|1|9}}
|birth_place= [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
|hometown= Los Angeles
|residence=
|height= {{height|m=1.60}}
|coach= Peter Kongkasem
|formercoach= Sandy Gollihugh
|choreographer= Alex Chang Peter Kongkasem
|formerchoreographer=
|skating club= Pasadena Figure Skating Club
|former skating club =
|currenttraininglocations = [[Artesia, California]], [[Pasadena, California]]
|formertraininglocations =
|beganskating = 1998
|retired=
|worldranking=
|pbrankings =
|combined total= 103.15
|combined date= [[2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2012 Four Continents]]
|SP score= 35.58
|SP date= 2012 Four Continents
|FS score= 67.57
|FS date= 2012 Four Continents
}}

'''Sandra Khopon''' (born January 9, 1994 in [[Los Angeles]]) is a Thai former competitive [[figure skater]]. She qualified to the free skate at the [[2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2012 Four Continents Championships]] and went on to finish 15th overall.

== Programs ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
|-
! 2011–2012 <ref name=bio1112/>
| Marco Polo {{small| by [[Loreena McKennitt]] }}
| [[Miss Saigon]] {{small| by [[Claude-Michel Schönberg]], [[Alain Boublil]] }}
|-
! 2009–2010 <ref name=bio0910/>
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon {{small| by Tan Dun }}
| Papa Can You Hear Me? {{small| by John Williams }}
|}

== Competitive highlights ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International<ref name=isucr/>
|-
! Event
! [[2008–09 figure skating season|2008–09]]
! [[2009–10 figure skating season|2009–10]]
! [[2010–11 figure skating season|2010–11]]
! [[2011–12 figure skating season|2011–12]]
|-
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Championships]] || || 25th || || 15th
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]] || || || 10th ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Australia|Australia]] || || || || 14th
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States|United States]] || || 22nd || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National
|-
| align=left | Thai Championships || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd ||
|-
| colspan=5 align=center | JGP = Junior Grand Prix 
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=isucr>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012185.htm |title= Competition Results: Sandra KHOPON |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003205/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012185.htm |archivedate= March 4, 2016 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012185.htm |title= Sandra KHOPON: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110816010727/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012185.htm |archivedate= August 16, 2011 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012185.htm |title= Sandra KHOPON: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121014202621/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012185.htm |archivedate= October 14, 2012 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* {{isu name | id= 00012185 | name= Sandra Khopon }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khopon, Sandra}}
[[Category:Thai figure skaters]]
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]

Zhaira Costiniano

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{{Infobox figure skater
| name = Zhaira Costiniano
| image= 2012 WFSC 03d 175 Zhaira Costiniano.JPG
| caption = Zhaira Costiniano
| fullname = Zhaira Costiniano
| altname =
| country = [[Philippines]]
| formercountry =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|30}}
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| residence = Mckinney, TX
| coach = Alexei Letov
| choreographer = Olga Ganicheva
| skating club =
| retired =
| medaltemplates = 
}}

'''Zhaira Costiniano''' (born November 30, 1995 in Manila, Philippines)<ref name=bio1112/> is a Filipino figure skater. She qualified to the free skate at the [[2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2012 Four Continents Championships]] in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]. She is the 2009 junior ladies Philippine national champion<ref name=cbn090720/> and the 2010 senior ladies Philippine national champion. ''NW Asian Weekly'' named Costiniano among the top ten Asian-American sports figures in 2010.<ref name=nwaw1012/>

Costiniano became the youngest lady to win the Philippine senior ladies title at age 15.<ref>[http://rubycomm.wordpress.com/2011/01/20/fil-ams-costiniano-eguia-top-ph-figure-skating-finals/ Filipino-American Zhaira Costiniano ... to become the youngest women’s champion of the National Figure Skating Championships...]</ref> She is also the first lady to win the Philippine junior and senior national titles in consecutive years. Costiniano represented the Philippines at the Junior World Championship in 2010 and 2011. She was the [[Philippines at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|flag bearer for the Philippines]] at the [[2011 Asian Winter Games]] held in [[Kazakhstan]] and placed 7th at the event.<ref name=isucr/>

== Programs ==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
|-
! 2011–2012 <ref name=bio1112/>
|
* Take Five {{small| by [[David Brubeck]] }}
|
* A Kalaidoscope of Mathematics {{small| by [[James Horner]] }}
* Nostradamus {{small| by [[Maksim Mrvica]] }}
|-
! 2010–2011 <ref name=bio1011/>
|
* Take Five {{small| by David Brubeck }}
|
* Schindler's List {{small| by John Williams }}
|-
! 2009–2010 <ref name=bio0910/>
|
* Within {{small| by William Joseph }}
|
* Broken Sorrow {{small| by Nuttin But Strings }}
|}

==Competitive highlights==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International<ref name=isucr/>
|-
! Event
! [[2009–2010 figure skating season|2009–10]]
! [[2010–2011 figure skating season|2010–11]]
! [[2011–2012 figure skating season|2011–12]]
! [[2012–2013 figure skating season|2012–13]]
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Champ.]] || || || 47th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Champ.]] || || || 24th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]] || || 7th || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International: Junior<ref name=isucr/>
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Champ.]] || 36th || 18th PR || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Turkey|Turkey]] || 21st || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National<ref name=isucr/>
|-
| align=left | [[Philippine Figure Skating Championships|Philippine Champ.]] || bgcolor=gold | 1st J. || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|-
| colspan=5 align=center | JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level; PR = Preliminary round 
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=isucr>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012353.htm |title= Competition Results: Zhaira COSTINIANO |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213810/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012353.htm |archivedate= March 3, 2016 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |title= Zhaira COSTINIANO: 2009/2010 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091006013719/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |archivedate= October 6, 2009 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1011>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |title= Zhaira COSTINIANO: 2010/2011 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120122091656/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |archivedate= January 22, 2012 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |title= Zhaira COSTINIANO: 2011/2012 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121015001311/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012353.htm |archivedate= October 15, 2012 |deadurl= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=cbn090720>{{cite news |url= http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/07/20/09/fil-am-wins-rp-figure-skating-tilt |title= Fil-Am wins RP figure skating tilt |work= CBN News |date= July 20, 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name=nwaw1012>{{cite news |url= http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2010/12/the-top-10-asian-american-sports-figures-of-2010/ |title= The top 10 Asian American sports figures of 2010 |work= NW Asian Weekly |date= December 2010 }}</ref>

}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* {{isu name | id= 00012353 | name= Zhaira Costiniano }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Costiniano, Zhaira}}
[[Category:Filipino female single skaters]]
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Manila]]
[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]

Maxim Kurdyukov

2016-12-26T15:50:09Z

Hergilei: /* In Russia */

{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Maxim Kurdyukov
|image=2011 Grand Prix Final Juniors Ekaterina Petaikina Maxim Kurduykov.jpg
|caption= Kurdyukov with Petaikina in 2011
|fullname= Maxim Andreyevich Kurdyukov
|altname=
|country=
|formercountry= [[Russia]]
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1990|9|28|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Ust-Kamenogorsk]], [[Kazakh SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
|hometown=
|residence=
|height= {{height|m=1.71}}
|partner= Brianna de la Mora
|formerpartner= [[Kristina Astakhova]], [[Ekaterina Petaikina]], Alexandra Malakhova, Kosareva, Katasonova
|coach=
|formercoach= Sergei Dobroskokov
|choreographer=
|formerchoreographer= A. Zhelezniakov
|skating club= Texas Gulf Coast FSC
|former skating club= SDUSSHOR 37
|currenttraininglocations= [[Sugar Land, Texas]]
|formertraininglocations= [[Moscow]]
|beganskating= 2000
|retired=
|combined total=
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}}

'''Maxim Andreyevich Kurdyukov''' ({{lang-ru|Максим Андреевич Курдюков}}; born 28 September 1990) is a Russian [[pair skater]]. With former partner [[Ekaterina Petaikina]], he placed 6th at the [[2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2012 Junior Worlds]] and is the [[2012 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2012 Russian Junior silver medalist]].

== Career ==
=== In Russia ===
Early in his pairs career, Kurdyukov competed with Alexandra Malakhova. By the 2008–09 season, he was skating with [[Ekaterina Petaikina]]. They made their [[ISU Junior Grand Prix]] debut in 2009. In the [[2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix|2011–12 JGP season]], the pair finished fourth in Latvia and won bronze in Austria. Their results qualified them for the [[2011–2012 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final]], where they placed fourth. Petaikina/Kurdyukov took the silver medal at the [[2012 Russian Figure Skating Championships|2012 Russian Junior Championships]] and were sent to the [[2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2012 World Junior Championships]] where they finished sixth. They parted ways in May 2012.

Later in 2012, Kurdyukov teamed up with [[Kristina Astakhova]]. Their partnership lasted two seasons.

=== In the United States ===
In 2015, he teamed up with U.S. skater Brianna de la Mora, with whom he trains at Texas Gulf Coast FSC in [[Sugar Land, Texas]]. They finished 8th at the [[2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2016 U.S. Championships]].

== Programs ==
=== With Astakhova ===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
|-
! 2013–2014
|
* [[Inception (soundtrack)|Inception]] {{small| by [[Hans Zimmer]] }}
|
* Heart of Courage {{small| by Two Steps From Hell }}
* [[Avatar: Music from the Motion Picture|Avatar]] {{small| by [[James Horner]] }}
|}

=== With Petaikina ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
|-
! 2011–2012 <ref name=ISU-1112/>
|
* Sarabande {{small| by [[George Frideric Handel]] (modern arrangement) }}
|
* [[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]] {{small| by [[John Powell (composer)|John Powell]] }}
|}

== Competitive highlights ==
=== With de la Mora ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National
|-
! Event
! [[2015–16 figure skating season|2015–16]]
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] || 8th
|-
| align=left | [[Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships|Midwestern Sectionals]] || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|}

=== With Astakhova ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-KAMK/>
|-
! Event
! [[2012–13 figure skating season|2012–13]]
! [[2013–14 figure skating season|2013–14]]
|-
| align=left | [[Ice Star]] || || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National<ref name=fskate/>
|-
| align=left | [[Russian Figure Skating Championships|Russian Championships]] || 10th || 9th
|}

=== With Petaikina ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-EPMK/>
|-
! Event
! [[2008–09 figure skating season|08–09]]
! [[2009–10 figure skating season|09–10]]
! [[2010–11 figure skating season|10–11]]
! [[2011–12 figure skating season|11–12]]
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Champ.]] || || || || 6th
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix Final|Final]] || || || || 4th
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria|Austria]] || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] || || || 5th ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany|Germany]] || || 6th || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Latvia|Latvia]] || || || || 4th
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National<ref name=fskate/>
|-
| align=left | [[Russian Figure Skating Championships|Russian Championships]] || || 7th || 8th || 7th
|-
| align=left | [[Russian Junior Figure Skating Championships|Russian Junior Champ.]] || 10th || 4th || 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|-
| colspan=5 align=center | ''JGP: [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix]]'' 
|}

=== With Malakhova ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National<ref name=fskate/>
|-
! Event
! 2006–07
|-
| align=left | [[Russian Junior Figure Skating Championships|Russian Junior Championships]] || 9th
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=ISU-EPMK>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012299.htm |title= Competition Results: Ekaterina PETAIKINA / Maxim KURDYUKOV |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140617055229/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012299.htm |archivedate= 17 June 2014 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012299.htm |title= Ekaterina PETAIKINA / Maxim KURDYUKOV: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121015110842/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012299.htm |archivedate= 15 October 2012 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-KAMK>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00014283.htm |title= Competition Results: Kristina ASTAKHOVA / Maxim KURDYUKOV |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160118050906/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00014283.htm |archivedate= 18 January 2016 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

<ref name=fskate>{{cite web |url= http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/53.html |title= Максим Андреевич Курдюков |language= Russian |trans_title= Maxim Andreyevich Kurdyukov |publisher= fskate.ru }}</ref>

}}

== External links ==
{{commons category inline}}
* {{isu name | id=00014283 | name= Kristina Astakhova / Maxim Kurdyukov}}
* {{isu name | id=00012299 | name= Ekaterina Petaikina / Maxim Kurdyukov }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kurdyukov, Maxim}}
[[Category:Russian male pair skaters]]
[[Category:1990 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Oskemen]]

Figure skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games

2016-12-24T15:36:36Z

Hergilei: /* Medalists */ standard figure skating style

{{Infobox multi-sport competition event
| event = [[Figure skating]]
| competition = [[2011 Asian Winter Games]]
| image = Figure skating pictogram.svg
| imagesize = 100px
| alt =
| caption =
| venue = [[Alatau Sports Palace]]
| location = {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| dates = {{Start date|2011|2|3}} – {{End date|2011|2|5}}
| competitors = 49
| nations = 12
| teams =
| prev = [[Figure skating at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]]
| next = [[Figure skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|2017]]
}}
[[File:Stamps of Kazakhstan, 2010-27.jpg|right|200px]]
'''[[Figure skating]]''' was featured as part of the '''[[2011 Asian Winter Games]]''' at the [[Alatau Sports Palace]] in [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]]. Events were held on between the third and fifth of February 2011. Skaters competed in four disciplines: [[single skating|men's singles]], [[single skating|ladies' singles]], [[pair skating|pairs]], and [[ice dance]].<ref>[http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/gis/menu/en/Sports/Competition_Programme.aspx Schedule] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109163348/http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/gis/menu/en/Sports/Competition_Programme.aspx |date=January 9, 2011 }}</ref>

==Medalists==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| Men's singles {{DetailsLink|Figure skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games – Men's singles}}
|{{flagIOC2medalist|[[Denis Ten]]|KAZ|2011 Asian Winter Games}}
|{{flagIOC2medalist|[[Takahito Mura]]|JPN|2011 Asian Winter Games}}
|{{flagIOC2medalist|[[Song Nan]]|CHN|2011 Asian Winter Games}}
|-
| Women's singles {{DetailsLink|Figure skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games – Women's singles}}
|{{flagIOC2medalist|[[Kanako Murakami]]|JPN|2011 Asian Winter Games}}
|{{flagIOC2medalist|[[Haruka Imai]]|JPN|2011 Asian Winter Games}}
|{{flagIOC2medalist|[[Kwak Min-jeong]]|KOR|2011 Asian Winter Games}}
|-
| Pairs {{DetailsLink|Figure skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games – Pairs}}
| {{flagIOC2|CHN|2011 Asian Winter Games}} [[Pang Qing]] / [[Tong Jian]]
| {{flagIOC2|CHN|2011 Asian Winter Games}} [[Sui Wenjing]] / [[Han Cong]]
| {{flagIOC2|PRK|2011 Asian Winter Games}} [[Ri Ji-hyang]] / [[Thae Won-hyok]]
|-
| Ice dancing {{DetailsLink|Figure skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games – Ice dancing}}
| {{flagIOC2|CHN|2011 Asian Winter Games}} [[Huang Xintong]] / [[Zheng Xun]]
| {{flagIOC2|JPN|2011 Asian Winter Games}} [[Cathy Reed]] / [[Chris Reed (figure skater)|Chris Reed]]
| {{flagIOC2|CHN|2011 Asian Winter Games}} [[Yu Xiaoyang]] / [[Wang Chen (figure skater)|Wang Chen]]
|}

==Medal table==
{| {{RankedMedalTable|nation-width=200px}}
|-
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2|CHN|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5
|-
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2|JPN|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 1 || 3 || 0 || 4
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2|KAZ|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| rowspan=2|4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2|PRK|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{flagIOC2|KOR|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
!colspan=2| Total || 4 || 4 || 4 || 12
|}

==Participating nations==
A total of 49 athletes from 12 nations competed in figure skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games:
{{columns-list|2|
*{{flagIOC2|CHN|2011 Asian Winter Games|12}}
*{{flagIOC2|TPE|2011 Asian Winter Games|3}}
*{{flagIOC2|HKG|2011 Asian Winter Games|1}}
*{{flagIOC2|JPN|2011 Asian Winter Games|6}}
*{{flagIOC2|KAZ|2011 Asian Winter Games|8}}
*{{flagIOC2|MAS|2011 Asian Winter Games|2}}
*{{flagIOC2|MGL|2011 Asian Winter Games|1}}
*{{flagIOC2|PRK|2011 Asian Winter Games|5}}
*{{flagIOC2|PHI|2011 Asian Winter Games|3}}
*{{flagIOC2|KOR|2011 Asian Winter Games|3}}
*{{flagIOC2|THA|2011 Asian Winter Games|3}}
*{{flagIOC2|UZB|2011 Asian Winter Games|2}}
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.tracings.net/2011awg.html Results]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110129210451/http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Root.mvc Official website]
*[http://www.tracings.net/2011awg.html Results]

{{Events at the 2011 Asian Winter Games}}
{{Asian Winter Games Figure skating}}
{{2010–11 in figure skating}}

[[Category:Figure skating at the Asian Winter Games|2011]]
[[Category:2011 in figure skating|Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:2011 Asian Winter Games events]]
[[Category:International figure skating competitions hosted by Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Figure skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games| ]]

Ján Laco

2016-12-01T11:35:38Z

Hergilei:

{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Ján Laco and Alexander Krysanov 2012-01-10 Amur—Lev KHL-game.jpeg
| caption = Ján Laco with Lev Poprad in 2012
| image_size = 260px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|1}}
| birth_place = [[Liptovský Mikuláš]](SVK), [[Czechoslovakia]]
| league = [[Czech Extraliga]]
| team = [[Piráti Chomutov]]
| former_teams = [[HC Lev Poprad|Lev Poprad]] [[HC Donbass|Donbass Donetsk]] [[Barys Astana]]
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 190
| catches = Left
| ntl_team = SVK
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2000
| career_end =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2012 Finland]]|}}
}}
'''Ján Laco''' ({{IPA-sk|ˈjaːn ˈlatso}}; born December 1, 1981) is a Slovak [[ice hockey]] goaltender who is currently playing for the [[Piráti Chomutov]] in the [[Czech Extraliga]]. He played for Slovakia at the [[2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2012 Ice Hockey World Championships]] where he won a silver medal and was named the tournament's top goaltender. He won the [[2012–13 IIHF Continental Cup]] with [[HC Donbass]] and was named the best goaltender in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/competition/326/news/news-singleview-club-continental-cup/recap/7491.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D%3D7028%26cHash%3D213b662f3e |title=Archived copy |accessdate=January 14, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116013905/http://www.iihf.com/competition/326/news/news-singleview-club-continental-cup/recap/7491.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7028&cHash=213b662f3e |archivedate=January 16, 2013 }}</ref> Laco was named Slovak goaltender of the year in 2012<ref>http://www.championat.com/hockey/article-128815-laco-ja-mechtal-poluchit-jetot-priz.html</ref> and best World Championship 2012 Goalie.<ref>http://www.iihf.com/competition/272/news/news-singleview-2012/recap/6990.html</ref> Laco was also chosen to the Slovak squad for the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics]], and took part in one group stage game, the last group stage game against [[Russia]]. [[Slovakia]] lost the game on penalties, but Laco got a lot of positive comments for his game and the big number of saves he made.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/sochi/2014/02/16/russia-slovakia-hockey-winter-games-alexander-radulov-ilya-kovalchuk/5530993/ | title = Russia survives shootout to beat Slovakia | publisher = ''USA Today'' | date = February 16, 2014 | accessdate = July 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013090016 | title = Radulov, Kovalchuk lead Russia to shootout win | publisher = ''National Hockey League'' | date = February 16, 2014 | accessdate = July 14, 2014}}</ref> Laco also took part in the 5-3 loss game to the Czech Republic. On June 30, 2014, Laco signed one-year contract with [[Barys Astana]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2673632 | title = KHL: HC Barys sign Slovak goalie | publisher = inform.kz | date = July 1, 2014 | accessdate = July 14, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Eliteprospects}}
*{{hockeydb|57476}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Laco, Jan}}
[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Liptovský Mikuláš]]
[[Category:Slovak ice hockey players]]
[[Category:HC Košice players]]
[[Category:HKm Zvolen players]]
[[Category:HK Nitra players]]
[[Category:HC Lev Poprad players]]
[[Category:HC Donbass players]]
[[Category:Barys Astana players]]
[[Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia]]
[[Category:Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Ice hockey goaltenders]]

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