Daria Morozova

Daria Morozova
Personal information
Native name Дарья Владимировна Морозова
Full name Daria Vladimirovna Morozova
Country represented Russia
Born 22 January 1997
Moscow, Russia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Partner Mikhail Zhirnov
Coach Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk
Former coach Svetlana Liapina
Choreographer Alena Samarskaya
Former choreographer Igor Pivorovich
Skating club UOR 4
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 131.54
2014 JGP Slovenia
Short dance 56.31
2013 JGP Belarus
Free dance 81.74
2014 JGP Slovenia

Daria Vladimirovna Morozova (Russian: Дарья Владимировна Морозова, born 22 January 1997) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Mikhail Zhirnov, she is the 2014 JGP Slovenia champion.

Personal life

Daria Vladimirovna Morozova was born 22 January 1997 in Moscow.[1]

Career

Morozova started skating in 2001.[2] She began competing with Mikhail Zhirnov in the 2008–09 season.[3] The two were coached by Svetlana Liapina before they switched to Alexander Svinin and Irina Zhuk.[2]

Morozova/Zhirnov made their junior international debut in November 2010 at the NRW Trophy. In autumn 2011, they placed fifth at their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, held in Riga, Latvia. In the 2012–13 JGP season, they ranked fourth in Lake Placid, New York and then won bronze in Chemnitz, Germany. They finished fourth at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships.

Morozova/Zhirnov took bronze at both of their 2013–14 JGP assignments, in Minsk, Belarus and Tallinn, Estonia, and came in sixth at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships. In 2014–15, the two started their JGP season in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Placing first in the short dance and third in the free dance, they won the gold medal by a margin of 0.24 over Canada's Brianna Delmaestro / Timothy Lum.[4]

Programs

(with Zhirnov)

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
[2]
  • Samba:
  • Rhumba:
  • Samba:
2013–2014
[5]
2012–2013
[6]
  • Swing:
  • Blues:
  • Swing:
2011–2012
[7]
  • Cha Cha: Angelina
    by ?
  • Flamenco
    by ?

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Zhirnov

International[8]
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
JGP Final 6th
JGP Belarus 3rd
JGP Croatia 4th
JGP Estonia 3rd
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Latvia 5th
JGP Slovenia 1st
JGP U.S. 4th
Bavarian Open 2nd J. 1st J.
Mont Blanc 1st J.
NRW Trophy 5th J.
Pavel Roman 5th J.
National[3]
Russian Jr. Champ. 10th 9th 4th 6th
J. = Junior level

References

  1. ↑ Морозова Дарья Владимировна [Daria Vladimirovna Morozova] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Морозова Дарья Владимировна [Daria Vladimirovna Morozova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  4. ↑ "ISU JGP Ljubljana Cup 2014: Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 30 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Competition Results: Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV". International Skating Union.

External links

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