Misha Ge

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Misha Ge

Misha Ge at the 2011 Worlds
Personal information
Country represented Uzbekistan
Born (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Coach Jun Ge, Larisa Ge
Former coach Frank Carroll
Choreographer Misha Ge, Larisa Ge
Former choreographer Lukash Abrahamyan
Skating club Alpomish Tashkent
Training locations Beijing
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 207.50
2013 World Championships
Short program 70.26
2013 Four Continents
Free skate 139.05
2013 World Championships

Misha Ge (born 17 May 1991) is an Uzbekistani figure skater. He is the 2011 Ice Challenge silver medalist and a two-time Uzbekistani national champion.

Career

Having first stepped onto the ice at age three and a half, Misha Ge began training seriously at ten after moving to China.[1] 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.

In 2013, Beijing became Ge's main training base.[2] The 2013-14 season saw him receive his first Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Rostelecom Cup.

Personal life

Misha Ge was born in Moscow, Russia.[3] When he was about 10, his family moved to Beijing, China, where his parents coached for a time.[4] He also spent time in Hong Kong and Taiwan.[5] In mid-2009, he moved to the United States.[6] He returned to Beijing in 2013.[2]

Ge is of Russian, Chinese, and Korean descent.[4] His connection to Uzbekistan comes from his mother who has relatives living there.[4] He can speak Russian, Chinese, and English.[4]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[2]		 World Dance Collection:
  • Neo Tango
  • Rhumba
  • Electro Jive
  • Rock'n'Roll
2012–2013
[7]
  • Charlie Chaplin
  • Gangnam Style
2011–2012
[8]
  • War and Love
    by Invincible
2010–2011
[3]

Competitive highlights

Results[9]
International
Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Worlds 30th 19th 16th
Four Continents 12th 9th 11th 13th
GP Rostelecom Cup 8th
Cup of Nice 8th
Finlandia 6th
Ice Challenge 2nd 4th
Warsaw Cup 2nd
Asian Games 6th
Asian Open 2nd 2nd
Denkova-Staviski 1st 1st
Istanbul Cup 2nd
NRW Trophy
National
Uzbekistani 1st 1st
Chinese 6th
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

References

  1. ↑ Luchianov, Vladislav (4 March 2013). "'Earth citizen' Ge wishes to change figure skating". IceNetwork. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Misha Ge: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Misha Ge: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (17 June 2011). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew - June 17". IceNetwork. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  5. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (12 August 2012). "The international Misha Ge". Golden Skate. 
  6. ↑ Rohner, Lexi (8 September 2009). "Big names shine at Golden West Championships". IceNetwork. Retrieved 10 February 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Misha Ge: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Misha Ge: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Competition Results: Misha GE". International Skating Union. 

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