Grigory Smirnov

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Grigory Smirnov
Personal information
Native name Григорий Сергеевич Смирнов
Full name Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov
Country represented Russia
Born (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
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Partner Anastasia Shpilevaya
Former partner Yulia Borisova, Valeria Neyman
Coach Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk
Choreographer Alena Samarskaia
Former choreographer Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk
Skating club Moscow UOR 4
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 146.55
2016 Junior Worlds
Short dance 59.15
2016 Junior Worlds
Free dance 87.40
2016 Junior Worlds

Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov (Russian: Григорий Сергеевич Смирнов, born 1 April 1997) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With partner Anastasia Shpilevaya, he is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion and 2016 Russian junior national bronze medalist.

Personal life

Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov was born on 1 April 1997 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.[1][2] He resides in Moscow.

Early years in skating

Smirnov began learning to skate in 2002.[1] He competed with Yulia Borisova in the 2010–11 season and with Valeria Neyman in 2011–12.[3]

Partnership with Shpilevaya

Smirnov teamed up with Anastasia Shpilevaya ahead of the 2012–13 season. Competing on the junior level, they placed fifth at the Ice Challenge and won silver at the Pavel Roman Memorial. The following season, they qualified for the 2014 Russian Junior Championships, where they finished 7th.

2014–15 season

Shpilevaya/Smirnov received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2014–15 season. They won bronze in late August at the JGP in Courchevel, France, but finished 9th the following month in Tallinn, Estonia. The two placed fifth at the 2015 Russian Junior Championships.

2015–16 season

Shpilevaya/Smirnov's first event of the 2015 JGP series took place in October in Logroño, Spain. They finished fourth, outscored for the bronze medal by Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit, resulting in the loss of their provisional assignment to Zagreb, Croatia. In January 2016, they won the bronze medal at the Russian Junior Championships, behind Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd and Betina Popova / Yuri Vlasenko. They were named in Russia's teams to the Youth Olympics and World Junior Championships.

In February, Shpilevaya/Smirnov won gold at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway, having placed first in both segments.[4] Assigned to Team Courage for the mixed NOC team event, they placed first in their segment and their team finished sixth.[5] In March, they will compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

Programs

(with Shpilevaya)

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–16
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2014–15
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  • Samba:
  • Rhumba:
  • Samba:

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Shpilevaya

International[7][5]
Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Junior Worlds 5th
Youth Olympics 1st
JGP Estonia 9th
JGP France 3rd
JGP Spain 4th
DS Cup 1st J.
Ice Challenge 5th J.
Pavel Roman 2nd J.
Volvo Open Cup 1st J.
National[3]
Russian Jr. Champ. 7th 5th 3rd
Team events[5]
Youth Olympics 6th T
(1st P)
J. = Junior level; TBD = Assigned
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

With Neyman

International
Event 2011–12
Bavarian Open 4th N.
Ice Challenge 1st N.
N. = Advanced novice level

References

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External links

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