Michail Stifunin

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::summary Russian-French ice dancer (born 1978) ::

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Field	Value
name	Michail Stifunin
fullname	Mikhail Yuryevich Stifunin
country	France
Russia
birth_date
birth_place	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
height
beganskating	1981
show-medals	yes
medaltemplates
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Michail Stifunin (: Mikhail Yuryevich Stifunin; born 4 August 1978) is a former ice dancer who competed internationally for Russia and France. Competing for Russia with Nina Ulanova, he is the 1997 World Junior champion and the 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. He later competed with Magali Sauri for France.

Career

Early in his career, Stifunin competed with Nina Ulanova, coached by Andrei Filippov. The duo placed fifth at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Brisbane, Australia. In the 1996–97 season, they won gold at the 1997 World Junior Championships in Seoul, South Korea. After the event, Filippov moved to Australia and Ulanova/Stifunin joined Alla Belyaeva. They skated together until 1999, placing as high as fifth at the senior Russian Championships.

In 1999, Stifunin moved to France and teamed up with Magali Sauri. Representing France, they skated together for three seasons and won the silver medal at the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy. Sauri/Stifunin were coached by Lydie Bontemps in Lyon.

Around 2012, he began working with the Russian national team.

Programs

(with Sauri)

::data[format=table] | Season | Original dance | Free dance | 2001–02 | 2000–01 | |---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Results

GP: Grand Prix

With Sauri for France

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International	Event	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	National
World Champ.		18th
GP Cup of Russia			6th
GP Skate America			7th
GP Sparkassen Cup		7th
Golden Spin	5th
Nebelhorn Trophy		2nd
French Champ.	5th	4th
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With Ulanova for Russia

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International	Event	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	International: Junior	National
Nebelhorn Trophy			2nd	1st
Golden Spin				2nd
Skate Israel			3rd	2nd
St. Gervais		1st
Winter Universiade		2nd		2nd
Junior Worlds	5th	1st
Blue Swords		1st
Russian Champ.			5th	6th
Russian Jr. Champ.	2nd	1st
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References

References

1. "ULANOVA Nina / STIFUNIN Michail". International Skating Union.
2. "SAURI Magali / STIFUNIN Michail". International Skating Union.
3. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance". International Skating Union.
4. "Стифунин Михаил Юрьевич". fskate.ru.
5. "Magali SAURI / Michail STIFUNIN: 2000/2001". International Skating Union.
6. "Magali SAURI / Michail STIFUNIN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union.
7. Elfman, Lois. (3 February 2011). "Nina Ulanova explores on and off the ice". [[IceNetwork.com]].
8. link. [[Ministry of Sport (Russia)]]

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