Grigory Smirnov

Grigory Smirnov
Grigory Smirnov
Full name	Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov
Native name	Григорий Сергеевич Смирнов
Born	1 April 1997 (age 27); Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Anastasia Shpilevaya
Coach	Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk
Skating club	Moscow UOR 4
Began skating	2002
Medal record
Representing Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Youth Olympics

Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov (Template:Lang-ru, 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 15-20, they competed at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary where they finished 5th.

2016–17 season

In the 2016–17 Season, Shpilevaya/Smirnov's first assignment was at the 2016 JGP Japan where they won the silver medal with a total of 151.50 points.

Programs

(with Shpilevaya)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2016–17	Blues: Ain't No Sunshine Swing: Air Mail Special by Ella Fitzgerald Club des Belugas remix	Che Ne Parliamo A Fa by Renzo Arbore, Lino Banfi O Sole Mio by Filippa Giordano Luna Mezzo Mare by Patrizio Buanne
2015–16 ^[1]	Foxtrot: Somewhere, My Love performed by Frank Sinatra Waltz:	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand
2014–15 ^[6]	Samba: Rhumba: Samba:	Out of My Mind by Raphael Gualazzi Bye, Bye Johnny by Robert Wells

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Shpilevaya

International^[5]^[7]
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17
Junior Worlds				5th
Youth Olympics				1st
JGP Final					TBD
JGP Estonia			9th
JGP France			3rd
JGP Germany					2nd
JGP Japan					2nd
JGP Spain				4th
Denkova-Staviski Cup				1st J
Ice Challenge	5th J
Ice Star					1st 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

Detailed results

With Shpilevaya

Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
2016–17 season
18–20 November 2016	2016 Ice Star	Junior	1 66.49	1 93.43	1 159.92
5–9 October 2016	2016 JGP Germany	Junior	2 61.00	2 87.02	2 148.02
7–11 September 2016	2016 JGP Japan	Junior	2 60.88	2 90.62	2 151.50
2015–16 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
14–20 March 2016	2016 World Junior Championships	Junior	4 59.15	6 87.40	5 146.55
12–21 February 2016	2016 Winter Youth Olympics - Team Event	Junior	-	1 86.48	6
12–21 February 2016	2016 Winter Youth Olympics	Junior	1 57.93	1 83.95	1 141.88
19–23 January 2016	2016 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	2 63.73	3 92.23	3 155.96
20–25 October 2015	2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup	Junior	1 57.78	1 90.33	1 148.11
30 September – 4 October 2015	2015 JGP Spain	Junior	4 57.15	4 83.24	4 140.39
2014–15 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
4–7 February 2015	2015 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	4 55.47	4 84.39	5 139.86
5–9 November 2014	2014 Volvo Open Cup	Junior	1 57.05	1 82.96	1 140.01
24–28 September 2014	2014 JGP Estonia	Junior	8 42.96	9 68.70	9 111.66
20–24 August 2014	2014 JGP France	Junior	3 47.94	4 73.48	3 121.42
2013–14 season
Date	Event	Level	SD	FD	Total
22–25 January 2014	2014 Russian Junior Championships	Junior	6 56.96	7 75.52	7 132.48

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2015-2016 гг. [List of candidates for 2015-2016 Russian national team] (PDF) (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "Григорий Сергеевич Смирнов" (in Russian). fskate.ru. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ Lupano, Emma; Bayci, Emily (16 February 2016). "All smiles for Russian ice dancers Shpilevaya and Smirnov". lillehammer2016.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lillehammer 2016 Athletes: SMIRNOV Grigory". wyog2016.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
^ "Competition Results: Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV". International Skating Union.

External links

[ISU-1516-1] "Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Ruteam1516-2] СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2015-2016 гг. [List of candidates for 2015-2016 Russian national team] (PDF) (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[fskate-3] "Григорий Сергеевич Смирнов" (in Russian). fskate.ru. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[YOG160216-4] Lupano, Emma; Bayci, Emily (16 February 2016). "All smiles for Russian ice dancers Shpilevaya and Smirnov". lillehammer2016.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[YOG2016-5] "Lillehammer 2016 Athletes: SMIRNOV Grigory". wyog2016.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[ISU-1415-6] "Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.

[ISU-ASGS-7] "Competition Results: Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV". International Skating Union.

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