Background
Mikhail Petrovich Zhirnov was born 8 November 1994 in Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast.
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Zhirnov started skating in 1999. Partnership with Morozova
Zhirnov began competing with Daria Morozova in the 2008-2009 season. The two were coached by Svetlana Liapina before they switched to Alexander Svinin and Irina Zhuk.
Representing Russia, Morozova/Zhirnov made their junior international debut in November 2010 at the North Rhine-Westphalia Trophy.
In September 2011, they placed fifth at their first International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, in Riga, Latvia. In the 2012-2013 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 2013-2014 JGP events, in Minsk, Belarus and Tallinn, Estonia, and came in sixth at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships.
Their first assignment of the 2014-2015 JGP series took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
After withdrawing from the 2015 Russian Junior Championships, Morozova/Zhirnov ended their partnership. Later career
In the 2015-2016 season, Zhirnov began competing with Varvara Oglobina for Azerbaijan. (with Morozova).
Achievements
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With former partner Daria Morozova, he is the 2014 JGP Slovenia champion. 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. They placed fourth at the JGP in Zagreb, Croatia and qualified for the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix Final, where they finished sixth.
