Daria Vladimirovna Morozova (Russian: Дарья Владимировна Морозова; born in Moscow 22 January 1997)[1] is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With former partner Mikhail Zhirnov, she is the 2014 JGP Slovenia champion.
| Daria Morozova | |
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 Morozova/Zhirnov in December 2014 | |
| Full name | Daria Vladimirovna Morozova |
| Native name | Дарья Владимировна Морозова |
| Born | 22 January 1997 Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Russia |
| Skating club | UOR 4 |
| Began skating | 2001 |
Career edit
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]
Representing Russia, Morozova/Zhirnov made their junior international debut in November 2010 at the NRW Trophy. In September 2011, they placed fifth at their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, in Riga, Latvia. In the 2012–13 JGP season, they ranked fourth in Lake Placid, New York, before winning bronze in Chemnitz, Germany. They finished fourth at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships.
Morozova/Zhirnov took bronze at both of their 2013–14 JGP events, in Minsk, Belarus, and Tallinn, Estonia, and came in sixth at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships.
Their first assignment of the 2014–15 JGP series took place 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] They placed fourth at the JGP in Zagreb, Croatia and qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they finished sixth. After withdrawing from the 2015 Russian Junior Championships, Morozova/Zhirnov ended their partnership.
Programs edit
(with Zhirnov)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2014–15 [2] |
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| 2013–14 [5] |
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| 2012–13 [6] |
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| 2011–12 [7] |
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Competitive highlights edit
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Zhirnov
| International[8] | |||||
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| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
| JGP Final | 6th | ||||
| JGP Belarus | 3rd | ||||
| JGP Croatia | 4th | ||||
| JGP Estonia | 3rd | ||||
| JGP Germany | 3rd | ||||
| JGP Latvia | 5th | ||||
| JGP Slovenia | 1st | ||||
| JGP United States | 4th | ||||
| Bavarian Open | 2nd J | 1st J | |||
| Mont Blanc Trophy | 1st J | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 5th J | ||||
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 5th J | ||||
| National[3] | |||||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 10th | 9th | 4th | 6th | WD |
| J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | |||||
References edit
- ^ Морозова Дарья Владимировна [Daria Vladimirovna Morozova] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- ^ a b Морозова Дарья Владимировна [Daria Vladimirovna Morozova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "ISU JGP Ljubljana Cup 2014: Junior Ice Dance Result". International Skating Union. 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Competition Results: Daria MOROZOVA / Mikhail ZHIRNOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.
External links edit
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