Armin Mahbanoozadeh

Armin Mahbanoozadeh

Mahbanoozadeh at 2010 Skate America
Personal information
Full name Armin Mahbanoozadeh
Country represented United States
Born August 15, 1991 (1991-08-15) (age 20)
Alexandria, Virginia
Home town Great Falls, Virginia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Coach Christy Krall
Eddie Shipstad
Catarina Lindgren
Kathy Casey
Former coach Priscilla Hill
Traci Coleman
Karl Kurtz
Choreographer Irina Romanova
Former choreographer Nathan Birch
Skating club Washington FSC
Current training locations Colorado Springs, Colorado
Former training locations Wilmington, Virginia
Began skating 1997
World standing 31 (As of 16 June 2011 (2011 -06-16))[1]
Season's bests 20 (2010–2011)[2]
42 (2009–2010)[3]
27 (2008–2009)[4]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 211.17
2010 Skate America
Short program 67.61
2010 Skate America
Free skate 143.56
2010 Skate America

Armin Mahbanoozadeh (born August 15, 1991 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American figure skater. He is the 2007 US novice champion. He is the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist.

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Career

Mahbanoozadeh won the bronze at the 2007–2008 Junior Grand Prix Final and silver at the 2008–2009 Final.

Mahbanoozadeh made his senior Grand Prix debut during the 2007–2008 season. He finished 9th at 2009 Skate Canada and 11th at 2009 Cup of China. At his first senior U.S. Nationals, he finished 8th.

During the 2010–2011 season, Mahbanoozadeh placed 4th at 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy and received one Grand Prix assignment, 2010 Skate America where he won his first medal on the senior circuit. He was fourth after the short program and moved up to claim the bronze, edging out Adam Rippon.

For the 2011–2012 season, Mahbanoozadeh began attempting a quad toe loop in competition.[5][6] He was assigned to Grand Prix events 2011 Skate America and 2011 NHK Trophy, placing 10th and 8th respectively. In December 2011, he moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to be coached by Christy Krall, Eddie Shipstad, Catarina Lindgren, and Kathy Casey.[7]

Personal life

Mahbanoozadeh's surname means "born from a lady as beautiful as the moon" in Persian.[8]

He graduated from Langley High School in 2009 and was accepted to Dartmouth College but ultimately had to give up his spot because it would be impossible to combine competitive skating with studying at such a university.[9]

Programs

Season Short program Long program Exhibition
2011–2012 Kashmir
by Led Zeppelin		 Kill Bill soundtrack
2010–2011 Mario Takes A Walk
Prelude
by Jesse Cook		 Avatar
soundtrack by James Horner
2009–2010 Virtuoso
by Edvin Marton		 Piano Concerto No. 3
by Sergei Rachmaninoff
performed the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
2008–2009 Dark Forest
by Ara Gevorgian		 The Mummy soundtrack
by Jerry Goldsmith
2007–2008 Symphonic Dances
by Sergei Rachmaninoff		 Spartacus
by Aram Khachaturian
2006–2007 Beetlejuice soundtrack
by Danny Elfman		 Symphony No. 5
by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2005–2006 Beetlejuice soundtrack
by Danny Elfman		 Egmont Overture
by Ludwig van Beethoven

Competitive highlights

Event 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
Four Continents Championships 7th
World Junior Championships 10th
U.S. Championships 7th N. 1st N. 8th J. 6th J. 8th 6th
Skate America 3rd 10th
NHK Trophy 8th
Skate Canada 9th
Cup of China 11th
Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Spain 1st
Junior Grand Prix, France 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, USA 1st
NACS Pittsburgh 1st N.
Eastern Sectionals 3rd N. 1st N.
U.S. Junior Championships 16th I. 2nd I.
South Atlantic Regionals 2nd Ju. 5th I. 3rd I. 1st I. 2nd N. 2nd N. 1st
Ju. = Juvenile level; I. = Intermediate level; N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

References

  1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Men". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011 2011. 
  2. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Men". International Skating Union. April 28, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  3. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Men". International Skating Union. March 25, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  4. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Men". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  5. ^ Ainsworth, Alexa (July 16, 2011). "Comeback kids golden at Liberty". Universalsports.com. http://www.universalsports.com/news-blogs/blogs/blog=gofigure/postid=542612.html#comeback+kids+golden+liberty. Retrieved July 18, 2011. 
  6. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (August 26, 2011). "Top U.S. men talk quads at Champs Camp". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110826&content_id=23769342&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved August 27, 2011. 
  7. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (December 28, 2011). "Mahbanoozadeh moves training site to Colorado". Ice Network. http://www.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111228&content_id=26240550&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved December 29, 2011. 
  8. ^ Penny, Brandon (January 3, 2011). "Mahbanoozadeh proves he’s latest U.S. sensation". figureskatersonline.com. http://figureskatersonline.com/news/2011/01/03/mahbanoozadeh-proves-hes-latest-u-s-sensation/. Retrieved January 4, 2011. 
  9. ^ Elfman, Lois (January 13, 2011). "U.S. Figure Skating Championships Head South". Falls Church News-Press. http://www.fcnp.com/sports/8252-us-figure-skating-championships-head-south/. Retrieved January 13, 2011. 

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