Diana Damirovna Mukhametzianova (Russian: Диана Дамировна Мухаметзянова, born 18 September 2003) is a retired Russian pair skater. With her former partner, Ilya Mironov, she is the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic silver medalist and the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist.

Diana Mukhametzianova
Mukhametzianova at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Full nameDiana Damirovna Mukhametzianova
Native nameДиана Дамировна Мухаметзянова
Other namesMukhametzyanova
Born (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 21)
Kazan, Russia
HometownPerm, Russia
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
Began skating2007
Retired29 August 2022
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lausanne Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2019–20 Torino Pairs

Personal life

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Mukhametzianova was born on 18 September 2003 in Kazan, Russia.

Career

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Early years

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Mukhametzianova began learning how to skate in 2007. She competed as a single skater in her native Kazan until the 2017–18 season, after which she teamed up with her current partner, Ilya Mironov. For their first two seasons together, Mukhametzianova/Mironov only competed domestically, and finished 6th at the 2019 Russian Junior Figure Skating Championships.

2019–20 season: Winter Youth Olympic and JGP Final silver medalists

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Mukhametzianova/Mironov made their junior international debut at the 2019 JGP Russia. They placed third at the event behind fellow Russian competitors Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov and Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev. At their second assignment, the 2019 JGP Croatia, the team placed second, again behind teammates Artemeva/Nazarychev, and with 24 qualifying points advanced a spot to the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final. The pair competed once more before the Final, earning a silver medal in the junior event at the 2019 Volvo Open Cup behind Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov.

At the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final, Mukhametzianova/Mironov delivered two clean programs to win the silver medal behind Panfilova/Rylov. The team won the free skate, but were unable to fully make up the margin set by the gold medalists in the short program. They set personal bests in all segments of competition at the event.

Despite qualifying, Mukhametzianova/Mironov elected to sit out of the 2020 Russian Figure Skating Championships due to fatigue from the Junior Grand Prix Final. They next competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, where they again finished second behind Panfilova/Rylov. At the 2020 Russian Junior Figure Skating Championships, Mukhametzianova/Mironov finished just off the podium in fourth and as such narrowly missed being named to the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

2020–21 season: Struggles and end of partnership with Mironov

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mukhametzianova/Mironov, like many Russian skaters, solely competed domestically during the 2020–21 season. They qualified to the 2021 Russian Figure Skating Championships through the domestic Cup of Russia series, and finished 11th at nationals. At the end of the season, coach Nina Mozer decided to split Mukhametzianova and Mironov in favor of pairing them with new partners. In an interview with Match TV in November 2021, Mukhametzianova stated that she'd been struggling with weight fluctuations due to puberty throughout the season. Mukhametzianova eventually lost the support of her coaches after her next partnership with Vladislav Antonyshev failed to produce results and her difficulty losing weight persisted, and she ultimately left the training group. Antonyshev was partnered with former single skater Elizaveta Osokina.

2021–22 season and retirement

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Mukhametzianova began training under coach Pavel Sliusarenko in Perm in October 2021 without a partner. It became known that she left Sliusarenko's coaching group in July 2022.[1] On the 29th of August 2022, Mukhametzianova's mother announced her daughter's retirement from the sport on her Instagram page, citing repeated emotional abuse during Mukhametzianova's career as the main reason for her retirement.[2]

Programs

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With Mironov

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
  • Theme from Cheburashka
    performed by Vladimir and Anton Jablokov
2019–2020
2018—2019

Competitive highlights

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JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Mironov

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International: Junior[3]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21
Youth Olympics 2nd
JGP Final 2nd
JGP Croatia 2nd
JGP Russia 3rd
Volvo Open Cup 2nd
National[4]
Russian Champ. 11th
Russian Jr. Champ. 6th 4th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

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Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Mironov

2020–21 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
23–27 December 2020 2021 Russian Championships Senior 11
60.96
11
112.24
11
173.20
2019–20 season
4–8 February 2020 2020 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
70.94
5
120.67
4
191.61
10–15 January 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 2
60.45
2
114.97
2
175.42
4–8 December 2019 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 3
64.90
1
119.47
2
184.37
5–10 November 2019 2019 Volvo Open Cup Junior 5
53.04
2
105.34
2
158.38
25–28 September 2019 2019 JGP Croatia Junior 1
63.70
2
113.88
2
177.58
11–14 September 2019 2019 JGP Russia Junior 3
63.04
3
108.84
3
171.88
2018–19 season
1–4 February 2019 2019 Russian Junior Championships Junior 6
60.23
5
116.03
6
176.26

References

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  1. ^ Bobylev, Sergei (2022-07-02). "Серебряный призер юношеской Олимпиады фигуристка Мухаметзянова покинула группу Слюсаренко". TASS.
  2. ^ "Спортивный психолог Эльмира . on Instagram: "Ну что, одна дверь закрылась, значит пора открывать другую‼️ Я рассказывала вам, что мы с дочерью работали со спортивным психологом @natalia.ivanova.ru .В видео есть её вердикт. Да, моя дочь Диана уходит из спорта! Это её личное осознанное решение, которое я принимаю и уважаю‼️ Точка невозврата! Дальше пути нет! Эмоциональное насилие действительно было, его было много в спортивной жизни моего ребёнка, море слёз выплакала Диана, только она одна знает чего ей это стоило‼️ Но этот путь прекрасен и сложен одновременно. Диана навсегда вписала свое имя в историю юниорского мирового фигурного катания‼️ За столь короткий срок моя дочь стала победителем и призером этапов кубка Ростелеком, победителем Финала кубка России, призёром этапов Гран-При, серебряным призёром Финала Гран-При, серебряным призёром Юношеских Олимпийских игр‼️ На протяжении 14-ти лет, моя дочь боролась и побеждала, борьба была настолько сложная, порой невыносимая, но оно стоило того!!!! Благодарю Всевышнего, что Диана вышла из этого здоровой и полной сил идти дальше и развиваться‼️ Безгранично уважаю и очень горжусь своей дочерью, благодаря ей я нашла свое истинное призвание, помогать другим людям становится сильнее -это прямо моё! Мой личный опыт очень помогает мне в работе со спортсменами. Теперь я точно знаю, как НЕЛЬЗЯ поступать со спортсменами и буду нести это в массы! Милая моя девочка, любовь моя, смело иди вперёд, все двери перед тобой открыты! Если ты в 16 лет смогла покорить олимпийскую высоту, значит сейчас тебе точно покориться любая высота, главное бери выше и иди смелее, а мы тебя всегда поддержим! Очень тебя любим и верим‼️ Отдельное огромное спасибо всем, кто был рядом с Дианой на протяжении этого пути‼️"". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  3. ^ a b "DIANA MUKHAMETZIANOVA / ILYA MIRONOV". International Skating Union.
  4. ^ a b "Диана Мухаметзянова" [Diana Mukhametzyanova] (in Russian). fskate.ru. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019.
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