Natalia Mikhailova

Natalia Mikhailova
Mikhailova and Sergeev in 2006
Full nameNatalia Yurievna Mikhailova
Born (1986-07-18) 18 July 1986
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
Began skating1990
Retired2009
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2006 Ljubljana Ice dancing
European Youth Olympic Festival
2003 Bled Ice dancing

Natalia Yurievna Mikhailova (Russian: Наталья Юрьевна Михайлова; born 18 July 1986) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With Arkadi Sergeev, she is the 2006 World Junior silver medalist.

Career

Mikhailova competed with Arkadi Sergeev on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit for six seasons beginning in 2000. They won six gold medals and finished 4th three times at the JGP Final. Mikhailova and Sergeev won silver at the 2006 World Junior Championships. They changed coaches in September 2006, moving from Ksenia Rumiantseva and Petr Durnev to Alexander Zhulin.[1] Mikhailova and Sergeev parted ways at the end of the 2006–07 season – Sergeev had sustained a number of injuries, including rupture of the outer ligaments of the ankle and a fracture, followed by a meniscus problem after he returned to the ice.[2]

Mikhailova and Andrei Maximishin teamed up in mid-2007 and were coached by Zhulin in Moscow.[2] They competed together in the 2007–2008 season, winning the silver medal at the 2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb,[3] but parted ways at the end of the season.

Mikhailova and Sergeev teamed up again in 2008 but they retired from competition after finishing 6th at the 2009 Russian Championships.

Personal life

Mikhailova married Alexander Zhulin in August 2018.[4] Their daughter, Ekaterina, was born on 10 January 2013 in Moscow.[5][6]

Programs

(with Sergeev)

Season Original dance Free dance
2008–2009
    2006–2007
    [1]
    2005–2006
    [7]
    • Cha Cha
    • Rhumba
    • Samba
    2004–2005
    [8]
    • Quickstep
    • Slow foxtrot
    • Quickstep
    2003–2004
    [9]
    • Rock'n roll: Long Tall Sally
    • Blues
    • Rock'n roll: Long Tall Sally
    • The Cha-Cha-Cha Dance a Knight Away
    • Whatever Happens
      by Michael Jackson
    • Love
      by Army of Lovers
    2002–2003
    [10]

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    With Sergeev

    International[11]
    Event 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 08–09
    GP Skate Canada 8th
    GP Skate America 10th
    Nepela Memorial 3rd
    International: Junior[11]
    Junior Worlds 6th 4th 5th 2nd
    JGP Final 7th 4th 4th 4th
    JGP Canada 1st
    JGP China 2nd
    JGP Croatia 1st
    JGP Czech Rep. 11th
    JGP France 7th
    JGP Germany 1st
    JGP Japan 4th 1st
    JGP Mexico 1st
    JGP Poland 7th
    JGP Slovakia 1st
    JGP United States 4th
    EYOF 1st
    National[12]
    Russian 6th
    Russian Junior 7th 5th 3rd 1st 1st 1st

    With Maximishin

    International[13]
    Event 2007–2008
    Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd
    National[12]
    Russian Championships 4th

    References

    1. ^ a b "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
    2. ^ a b "Interview with Alexander Zhulin. May 2007 in Moscow". figureskating-online. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
    3. ^ "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Andrei MAXIMISHIN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008.
    4. ^ "Александр Жулин женился в третий раз" [Alexander Zhulin has gotten married a third time]. Hello! (Russia) (in Russian). 13 August 2018.
    5. ^ Kriuchkova, Galina (18 February 2013). Александр Жулин стал отцом во второй раз [Alexander Zhulin a father for the second time]. starhit.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2013.
    6. ^ У Александра Жулина родилась дочь [A daughter born to Alexander Zhulin] (in Russian). dni.ru. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013.
    7. ^ "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 May 2006.
    8. ^ "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
    9. ^ "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004.
    10. ^ "Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003.
    11. ^ a b "Competition Results: Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Arkadi SERGEEV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015.
    12. ^ a b "Михайлова Наталья Юрьевна" [Natalia Yuriyevna Mikhailova]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
    13. ^ "Competition Results: Natalia MIKHAILOVA / Andrei MAXIMISHIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.