Background
Mikhail Sergeyevich Kolyada was born on 18 February 1995 in Saint St. Petersburg, Russia.
Mikhail Sergeyevich Kolyada was born on 18 February 1995 in Saint St. Petersburg, Russia.
Coach Valentina Chebotareva invited Kolyada to join her group when he was five, after observing him at a small rink. He began competing on the Junior Grand Prix series in 2011. After placing sixth in the short program at the senior Russian Championships, he withdrew from the free skate, unable to fix a problem with his boot laces.
In the 2015-2016 season, Kolyada finished third in the Challenger Series (CS) rankings after winning silver at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and bronze at the 2015 Ice Challenge.
Skating in his first Grand Prix competition, he placed 5th at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup in November.
He has won six senior international medals, including two on the International Skating Union Challenger Series, and is the 2016 Russian national silver medalist. In 2013, he won the Russian Junior Championships and was assigned to the World Junior Championships where he finished 6th. In the 2013-2014 season, Kolyada won silver and bronze medals on the JGP series, becoming the first alternate for the JGP Final. The following month, he won the silver medal at the 2016 Russian Championships in Yekaterinburg.
