Misha Ge

Misha Ge (born 17 May 1991) is an Uzbekistani figure skater. He has won seven international medals and four Uzbekistan national titles. He has finished in the top-ten at four ISU Championships, including 2015 Worlds (6th), and competed at the 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 2011 Asian Winter Games and 12th at the 2011 Four Continents. He trained in Lake Arrowhead, California with Frank Carroll as his jump coach.

In 2011–12, Ge won silver medals at the Asian Trophy, Ice Challenge, and Istanbul Cup. He was 9th at the 2012 Four Continents.

Ge placed 16th at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario. His result earned Uzbekistan a 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 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 in Seoul (7th in the short, 9th in the free), and 6th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai (8th in SP, 7th in FS).

Ge received two 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, 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: Template:Div col

• Artur Dmitriev<ref name=IN170327/>
• Gracie Gold<ref name=IN170327/>
• Alexander Petrov<ref name=IN170327/>
• Anna Pogorilaya<ref name=IN170327/>
• Elena Radionova<ref name=IN170327/>
• Kevin Reynolds<ref name=IN170327/>
• Elizaveta Tuktamisheva<ref name=IN170327/>

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2016–2017 <ref name=ISU-1617/><ref name=EOI170214/>	Liebesträume Template:Small Paint It Black Template:Small	The Nutcracker Template:Small	Great Balls of Fire <ref name=SC2016gala/> Template:Small Juicy Wiggle Template:Small
2015–2016 <ref name=DSCup2015FS/><ref name=ISU-1516a/><ref name=Tweet160328/><ref name=ISU-1516b/>	Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 Template:Small Pagliacci Template:Small	Nocturne No. 19 E minor Template:Small	Get Low (Remix)<ref name=Insta151109/> Template:Small Daisuke Takahashi Tribute<ref name=TheICE2015/> Eye Template:Small Historia de un Amor Template:Small Swan Lake Template:Small Fumiya Sashida - Ballad<ref name=Tweet150722/> Template:Small
2014–2015 <ref name=ISU-1415/>	Ave Maria Template:Small	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Template:Small	Uptown Funk<ref name=Insta150301/> Template:Small GOODBOY Template:Small Let's Get Freak Out Template:Small Bend Ova<ref name=IN141125/> Let's Get Freak Out Template:Small Thinking Out Loud Template:Small
2013–2014 <ref name=sochibio/><ref name=ISU-1314b/><ref name=ISU-1314a/>	Still Got the Blues Template:Small Adagio in G minor Template:Small	World Dance Collection: Neo Tango Template:Small Rhumba d'Amour Libella Swing Template:Small Tutti Frutti Template:Small Variations on a Theme by Paganini Template:Small	Overdose Template:Small Say Something Template:Small Crooked Gentleman:<ref name=Tweet140127/> Crooked Template:Small Gentleman Template:Small The Hardest Ever Template:Small Miracles in December Template:Small Warrior Template:Small
2012–2013 <ref name=ISU-1213/>	Farrucas Template:Small Flamenco Template:Small	Charlie Chaplin feat. Hip Hop	Gentleman - Club House Mix Template:Small Gangnam Style Template:Small
2011–2012 <ref name=ISU-1112/>	The Swan Template:Small	War and Love Template:Small	Fever Template:Small
2010–2011 <ref name=ISU-1011/>	Capone Template:Small	Requiem for a Tower Template:Small	Girls On The Dance Floor Template:Small

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

International<ref name=ISU-MG/>
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17
Olympics						17th
Worlds			30th	19th	16th	27th	6th	15th	12th
Four Continents			12th	9th	11th	13th	8th		7th
Template:Small Cup of China							5th	8th
Template:Small Rostel. Cup						8th	4th
Template:Small Skate Canada									6th
Template:Small Trophée								WD	7th
Template:Small Autumn Classic									2nd
Template:Small DS Cup								1st
Template:Small Finlandia							4th
Asian Games			6th						6th
Asian Open				2nd		2nd
Cup of Nice				8th
DS Cup					1st	1st
Finlandia					6th
Ice Challenge				2nd	4th
Istanbul Cup				2nd
NRW Trophy					5th
Warsaw Cup					2nd
National<ref name=ISU-MG/>
Uzbekistani		1st	1st				1st	1st
Chinese	6th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

External links

• Template:Official website
• Template:Isu name