Brandon Mroz

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**Brandon Mroz**

Mroz (far left) on the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final podium
Personal Info
Country:	United States
Date of birth:	December 22, 1990 (1990-12-22) (age 17)
Residence:	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height:	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Coach:	Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin
Former Coach:	Doug Leigh
Choreographer:	Tom Dickson, Kurt Browning
Skating Club:	Broadmoor Skating Club
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total:	187.34	2007-2008 JGP Final
Short Program:	63.36	2008 World Juniors
Free Skate:	130.64	2007 JGP Vienna

Brandon Mroz (born December 22, 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American figure skater. He is the two time Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist (2006 & 2007) and two time national junior silver medalist (2007 & 2008).

1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Programs
4 Competitive highlights
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Personal life

Brandon Mroz was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He has two brothers, Allen Mroz, and step brother, Kyle Muttschall. He lives and trains in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he attends Cheyenne Mountain High School.

Mroz previously trained as an ice dancer as well. He has tested up to silver.

Mroz's mother had been a synchronized skater.

[edit] Career

Mroz began skating at age 3 and a half. He was coached by Doug Leigh and Michelle Leigh from 2002 through 2004, and by Debbie Howe from 2001 through 2004. In 2005, he moved to Colorado Springs and began taking from Tom Zakrajsek, who still coaches him.

In the 2003-2004 season, Mroz qualified for Nationals for the first time and placed 7th in the novice division. The following season, he failed to make it out of Sectionals.

In the 2005-2006 season, Mroz won both his regional and sectional competitions and then placed 2nd in novice behind Eliot Halverson. In his novice free skate at the 2006 nationals, Mroz landed all the triples except for the Axel, including a triple lutz-triple toe combination.^[1]

In the 2006-2007 season, Mroz made his junior debut. In his first season on the Junior Grand Prix, he qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he won a silver medal. Going on to Nationals, he claimed his second silver medal, this time on the junior level, once again behind Halverson. Mroz went on to the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. There, after placing seventh in the short program, he finished second in the free skate, pulling up to fourth overall.

In the 2007-2008 season, he stayed Junior both nationally and internationally. He won both first Junior Grand Prix events, the Vienna Cup in Austria, and the Pokal der Blauen Schwerter in Germany. He qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final again, where he won his second silver medal at the competition. At the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, he again won the silver medal on the junior level. Going on the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, he placed fourth overall.

[edit] Programs

Season	Short Program	Long Program
2007-2008	Night by Mudest Mussorgski	King of the Forest by Edvin Marton
2006-2007	"Improviso" by Nino Rota	"Malagueña" by Ernesto Lecuona
2005-2006	Montoona Clipper	The Incredibles soundtrack

[edit] Competitive highlights

Event	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008
World Junior Championships				4th	4th
U.S. Championships	7th N.		2nd N.	2nd J.	2nd J.
Junior Grand Prix Final				2nd	2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany					1st
Junior Grand Prix, Austria					1st
Junior Grand Prix, Taipei				1st
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico				2nd
Triglav Trophy			1st J.
Copenhagen Trophy	1st N.
Midwestern Sectionals	2nd N.	6th N.	1st N.
Southwestern Regionals	1st N.	2nd N.	1st N.