Brandon Mroz ( born Brandon Mroz ; born December 22, 1990 in St. Louis . USA ) is an American figure skater performing in singles . Two-time silver medalist of junior Grand Prix finals ( 2007 and 2008 ) and silver medalist of the 2009 United States Championship . Brandon Mroz, the first figure skater in history, performed the quadruple Lutz at competitions [1] [2] [3] (September 16, 2011 at a sectional tournament in the USA ), and on November 12, 2011, for the first time in history, he performed this jump at the international tournament under the auspices of the ISU ( NHK Trophy 2011 ) [4] . As of April 2012, it occupies the 39th place in the ranking of the International Skating Union (MIS) [5] .
| Brandon Mroz | |
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| Personal Information | |
| Presents |  USA |
| Date of Birth | December 22, 1990 (28 years) |
| Place of Birth | St louis |
| Growth | 178 cm |
| Trainer | Tom Zakridejk |
| Choreographer | Laurie nicole |
| Place of residence | Colorado springs |
| Sports achivments | |
| The best results in the ISU system (at international amateur competitions) | |
| Amount | 216.80 |
| Short | 76.10 |
| Arbitrary | 146.96 |
| The card was last updated: 01/31/2011 | |
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Career
Brandon's mother was engaged in synchronized figure skating . Mroz began skating at the age of three and a half. From 2002 to 2004, he trained with Doug and Michelle Lee. In 2005 he moved to Colorado Springs to trainer Tom Zakraydzhek , who has been coaching him so far.
In the 2003–2004 season, Brandon first qualified to participate in the US Championship , where he became the seventh among the “newcomers” ( English novice ). In the next season, he could not qualify for this tournament.
In the 2005–2006 season, Mroz is again selected for the US Championship, and there he ranks second among the “newcomers”, losing to Eliot Halverson .
In the 2006–2007 season, Mroz made his debut as a junior. He was selected to the Junior Grand Prix finals , where he became the second after the same Harvelson. Then, at the World Junior Championships 2007 , he, being the seventh after the execution of the short program , became the second in an arbitrary , eventually rising to fourth place.
In the 2007–2008 season, he remained in juniors both at the national and international levels. He won two stages of the Junior Grand Prix, again became the second in the final, he was also the second in the Junior US Championship and Senova 4th in the World Junior Championships.
In the 2008–2009 season, Mroz made his debut at the “adult” level. He participated in the Grand Prix series : became the seventh at Skate Canada and the fifth at Trophee Eric Bompard . In the US, he was second behind Jeremy Abbott and beating the more experienced Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir . In the Championship of the Four Continents could take only eighth place.
In the season 2009-2010 he took the sixth place at the national championship, the fourth - at the championship of four continents , also performed at the Grand Prix stages in the USA and Russia, where he took 8th and 7th places respectively.
In the autumn of 2010 , at the stage of the Grand Prix in China , won silver. Later he performed at Trophée Eric Bompard , where he won the bronze. He took the seventh place in the US championship, did not go to the championship of four continents .
In 2011, he studied the quadruple Lutz , which only Michael Weiss performed cleanly at the competitions ( Evgeni Plushenko fell away). At competitions in Colorado Springs, Mroz played the quadruple Lutz for the first time in history, and on November 12 he performed it already at competitions under the auspices of the ISU - at the NHK Trophy . At the next stage, the Grand Prix in Moscow fell from a quad Lutz. Despite the performance of complex elements, at two stages of the Grand Prix, where he participated, took the last place. In January 2012, he took the 14th place in the US Championship .
Sports Achievements
after 2009
| Competition | 20092010 | 2010—2011 | 2011—2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championships of the Four Continents | four | ||
| US Championships | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| Grand Prix Stages: NHK Trophy | 9 | ||
| Grand Prix Stages: Cup of China | 2 | ||
| Grand Prix Stages: Skate America | eight | ||
| Grand Prix Stages: Rostelecom Cup | 7 | 9 | |
| Grand Prix Stages: Trophée Eric Bompard | 3 |
until 2009
| Competition | 2003—2004 | 2004—2005 | 2005—2006 | 2006–2007 | 2007—2008 | 2008–2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 9 | |||||
| Championships of the Four Continents | eight | |||||
| Junior World Championships | four | four | ||||
| US Championships | 7N. | 2N. | 2J. | 2J. | 2 | |
| Grand Prix Stages: Trophee Eric Bompard | five | |||||
| Grand Prix Stages: Skate Canada | 7 | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix Finals | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix Stages, Germany | one | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix Stages, Austria | one | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix Stages, Taiwan | one | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix Stages, Mexico | 2 | |||||
| Triglav trophy | 1J. | |||||
| Copenhagen trophy | 1N. |
- N = level "beginners"; J = junior level
Notes
- ↑ The first reportedly recognized quadruple Lutz jump (inaccessible link) . International Skating Union (October 26, 2011). The appeal date is October 27, 2011. Archived February 9, 2012.
- ↑ ISU confirms Mroz's historic accomplishment (English)
- ↑ Brandon Mroz's quad lutz validated
- ↑ Brandon Mroz lands historic quad lutz
- ↑ ISU World Standings for Figure Skating and Ice Dance (eng.) . ISU (April 2, 2012). The appeal date is April 2, 2012. Archived April 2, 2012.
Links
- Brandon Mroz (Eng.) On the official website of the International Skating Union .