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Mikhail Stanislavovich Shaidorov (Kazakh: Михаил Станиславович Шайдоров; born 25 June 2004) is a Kazakhstani figure skater. He is the 2023 Cup of China bronze medalist, the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, the 2021 Sofia Trophy bronze medalist, and a five-time Kazakhstani national champion (2020-2024). Shaidorov has placed as high as fifth in two ISU Championships and finished fourth at the 2023 Winter World University Games.
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| Full name | Mikhail Stanislavovich Shaidorov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native name | Михаил Станиславович Шайдоров | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Shaydorov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 2004 Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Alexei Urmanov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Karazhyra | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the junior level, he is the 2022 World Junior silver medalist and the 2021 JGP Poland silver medalist.
He is the first skater from Kazakhstan to ever medal at a World Junior Championships and the first skater in history to land a triple axel-quad toe loop combination in an ISU competition.[1][2]
Shaidorov was born on June 25, 2004 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[3] He is a student at the Kazakh Academy of Sports & Tourism.[4]
As a figure skating coach, Shaidorov's father, Stanislav, would constantly bring his son to the rink he worked at. Shaidorov would begin skating himself in 2010 at the age of six. Originally coached by his father, Shaidorov was not particularly passionate about this sport. This would only change when Shaidorov began watching figure skating during the 2015–16 figure skating season and became inspired by watching Yuzuru Hanyu compete and constantly break world record scores. Watching Denis Ten's contribution to the development of all figure skating in Kazakhstan would also serve as a motivating factor for Shaidorov to begin taking the sport seriously.[5][6]
In early 2017, Shaidorov and his dad partook in a training camp hosted by former Russian Olympic champion, Alexei Urmanov. It was at that camp where Shaidorov landed a double axel for the first time. This incident would push Shaidorov to learn how to jump triples and would achieve this feat in less than a year from then. Believing that in order for their son to further succeed in the sport that he would need to relocate to a new training environment for elite-level skaters. Due to the lack of these types of training rinks in Kazakhstan at the time, Shaidorov's parents made arrangements for him to move to Sochi, Russia and begin training under Alexei Urmanov in 2018.[5]
Shaidorov won his first national title at the 2020 Kazakhstani Championships. He was then selected to compete at the 2020 World Junior Championships, finishing in twenty-second place.[3]
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic greatly curtailed both training and competitive opportunities for Shaidorov and other skaters, and he dedicated himself to improvement via off-ice training for long periods.[7] He began his season by winning his second consecutive national title at the 2021 Kazakhstani Championships. He went on to win the bronze medal at the 2021 Sofia Trophy.[3]
Despite being selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Shaidorov would injure his back shortly before the event, which would ultimately impact his performance. He would place thirty-second in the short program and fail to advance to the free program segment.[3][8]
Along with his coach, Alexei Urmanov, Shaidorov would later make the difficult decision to not attempt qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics due to his injury preventing him from training to full capacity and prepare for Olympic qualifying events.[3][8]
With the resumption of international junior competition, Shaidorov was given one assignment on the Junior Grand Prix, winning the silver medal at the 2021 JGP Poland. This was the first JGP medal for a Kazakh male skater since Denis Ten in 2008.[9] He went on to make his Challenger series debut, placing ninth at the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge.[3]
At the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Shaidorov finished fifth. Reflecting on his limited competitive opportunities in recent years, he said that "since it happens so seldom, sometimes things don't go as it should. The competitions this season went well."[10]
Although initially selected to compete at the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, France, Shaidorov was forced to withdraw after being denied a visa by the French Embassy.[11][3] However, he was able to attend the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn. Shaidorov placed eighth in the short program but second in the free skate, ultimately winning the silver medal and becoming the first Kazakh skater to win a medal at the World Junior Championships.[1][7]
Shaidorov began his season at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, finishing eighth.[3] Although he was selected to compete on the Grand Prix series at the 2022 Grand Prix de France and the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo, Shaidorov withdrew from both events after becoming ill with the Epstein–Barr virus and requiring hospitalization.[12]
Despite illness, he went on to compete at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and finished fourth.[3] Selected to compete at the 2023 Winter University Games, Shaidorov finished fourth after placing sixth in the short program and third in the free skate.
At the 2023 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Shaidorov only arrived the day of the short program due to issues obtaining a visa to compete at the event.[13] He would also develop a bad case of acute otitis media.[5] Shaidorov would place twelfth in the short program and fifth in the free skate, scoring a personal best free skate and combined total score. He ultimately finished fifth overall. Shaidorov said he was "thrilled" with his free skate performance.[12][14]
Competing at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Shaidorov finished fourteenth after placing eighteenth in the short program and twelfth in the free skate.[3]
A groin injury forced Shaidorov to withdraw from the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial, but he was able to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Skate Canada International, where he finished fifth. He set new personal bests in the short program and total score.[15][5] At Shaidorov's second assignment, the 2023 Cup of China, he was third both in the short and free portion of the men's competition and finished with the bronze medal. He again set new personal bests, and said he was "pleased" with his first senior Grand Prix medal.[16] Shaidorov won the silver medal at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, winning his first ISU Challenger Series medal.[3]
Shaidorov placed sixth at the 2024 Four Continents Championships in Shanghai, China. He deemed his performances "somewhat acceptable," admitting he was "seldom satisfied with my performances."[17] He later won gold at the 2024 Challenge Cup at the end of February. Shaidorov concluded the season at the 2024 World Championships, where he came fourteenth.[3]
Shaidorov began the season by winning the 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge.[3]
Competing on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Shaidorov would finish fourth at the 2024 Grand Prix de France. At the event, he became the first skater in history to land a triple axel-quad toe jump combination.[2][18]
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [19][20][21] |
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| 2022–2023 [22] |
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| 2021–2022 [23] |
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| 2020–2021 [24] |
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| 2019–2020 [25] |
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| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024-25 |
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| World Championships | 32nd | 14th | 14th | |||
| Four Continents Championships | 5th | 5th | 6th | |||
| Kazakhstani Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| GP Cup of China | 3rd | TBD | ||||
| GP France | 4th | |||||
| GP Skate Canada | 5th | |||||
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | 9th | 1st | ||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 8th | |||||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4th | 2nd | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 1st | |||||
| Sofia Trophy | 3rd | |||||
| World University Games | 4th |
| Season | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2021–22 |
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| World Junior Championships | 22nd | 2nd | ||
| JGP Poland | 2nd | |||
| Bosphorus Cup | 2nd | |||
| Egna Spring Trophy | 4th | |||
| Santa Claus Cup | 9th |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 264.46 | 2023 Cup of China |
| Short program | TSS | 95.50 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| TES | 56.76 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| PCS | 38.74 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| Free skating | TSS | 174.52 | 2023 Cup of China |
| TES | 96.87 | 2023 Cup of China | |
| PCS | 77.65 | 2023 Cup of China | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Dec 18–22, 2019 | 2020 Kazakhstani Championships |
1 | 59.11 | 2 | 117.24 | 1 | 176.35 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Dec 14–19, 2020 | 2021 Kazakhstani Championships |
1 | 64.42 | 1 | 129.81 | 1 | 190.23 |
| Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2021 |  2021 Sofia Trophy |
3 | 66.39 | 2 | 125.26 | 3 | 191.65 |
| Mar 22–28, 2021 |  2021 World Championships |
32 | 59.14 | – | – | 32 | 59.14 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 28–31, 2021 | 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
10 | 57.45 | 7 | 129.62 | 9 | 187.07 |
| Jan 18–23, 2022 |  2022 Four Continents Championships |
8 | 75.96 | 5 | 158.71 | 5 | 234.67 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 4–9, 2022 |  2022 CS Finlandia Trophy |
7 | 69.19 | 8 | 132.33 | 8 | 201.52 |
| Dec 7–10, 2022 |  2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
3 | 73.97 | 5 | 137.24 | 4 | 211.21 |
| Jan 13–15, 2023 |  2023 Winter World University Games |
1 | 101.32 | 1 | 173.54 | 1 | 274.86 |
| Feb 7–12, 2023 | 2023 Four Continents Championships |
12 | 72.43 | 5 | 164.71 | 5 | 237.14 |
| Mar 22–26, 2023 |  2023 World Championships |
18 | 75.41 | 12 | 161.52 | 14 | 236.93 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 27–29, 2023 |  2023 Skate Canada International |
5 | 79.18 | 5 | 162.47 | 5 | 241.65 |
| Nov 10–12, 2023 |  2023 Cup of China |
3 | 89.94 | 3 | 174.52 | 3 | 264.46 |
| Dec 6–9, 2023 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
3 | 82.82 | 2 | 152.47 | 2 | 235.29 |
| Dec 13–15, 2023 | 2024 Kazakhstani Championships |
1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships |
7 | 81.76 | 6 | 163.04 | 6 | 244.80 |
| Feb 22–25, 2024 |  2024 International Challenge Cup |
2 | 85.75 | 1 | 170.59 | 1 | 256.34 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships |
16 | 80.02 | 13 | 154.17 | 14 | 234.19 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 3-5, 2024 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
1 | 95.50 | 2 | 166.83 | 1 | 262.33 |
| Nov 1–3, 2024 |  2024 Grand Prix de France |
6 | 79.89 | 5 | 151.97 | 4 | 231.86 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Dec 4–10, 2017 |  2017 Santa Claus Cup |
9 | 30.43 | 9 | 61.20 | 9 | 91.63 |
| Apr 4–8, 2018 |  2018 Egna Spring Trophy |
4 | 46.65 | 5 | 68.94 | 4 | 115.59 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2018 |  2018 Bosphorus Cup |
2 | 55.04 | 2 | 98.06 | 2 | 153.10 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Mar 2–8, 2020 | 2020 World Junior Championships |
24 | 56.37 | 22 | 107.72 | 22 | 164.09 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 29 – Oct 2, 2021 |  2021 JGP Poland |
6 | 64.51 | 2 | 142.52 | 2 | 207.03 |
| Apr 13–17, 2022 | 2022 World Junior Championships |
8 | 75.14 | 2 | 159.17 | 2 | 234.31 |
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