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{{short description|Canadian ice dancer}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Mitchell Islam
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|coach= [[Marie-France Dubreuil]], [[Patrice Lauzon]], [[Romain Haguenauer]], [[Pasquale Camerlengo]], [[Anjelika Krylova]], David Islam, [[Kelly Johnson (figure skater)|Kelly Johnson]], [[Pavol Porac]], Tyler Myles
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|skating club= Barrie SC <br> Gadbois Centre <br> Detroit Skating Club▼
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▲|formerchoreographer= Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, [[Jeffrey Buttle]], Pavol Porac
▲|skating club= Barrie SC <br> Gadbois Centre
▲|formertraininglocations = [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]], [[Barrie]], [[Ontario]]
|beganskating = 1993
|retired = December 15, 2016
|dance score= 152.59
|dance date= [[2015 World Figure Skating Championships|2015 Worlds]]
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'''Mitchell Islam''' (born January 24, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive [[ice dancer]]. He teamed up with partner [[Alexandra Paul (figure skater)|Alexandra Paul]] in 2009. They are the 2010 [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior]] silver medalists, 2013 [[Nebelhorn Trophy]] bronze medalists, and three-time [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian national]] bronze medalists (2011, 2014, 2015). They
== Personal life ==▼
Mitchell Islam was born on January 24, 1990, in [[Barrie]], [[Ontario]].<ref name=ISU-1617/> His mother, Debbie, is a former ladies' singles skater who won the Canadian junior title and senior national bronze medal. She is also a figure skating judge; she was on the judging panel for the men's event at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.<ref name=GS100912/> His father, David, is Director of Ice Dance at the Mariposa School of Skating. His sister, Rachel, competes in track and field.▼
Mitchell Islam has played AAA hockey, rep level lacrosse, and soccer. He is a political science student at [[Oakland University]].<ref name=Oakland140122/>▼
== Career ==
=== Early career ===
From 2000 through 2008, Islam competed with
In the [[2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix]] season, Lenko/Islam were 5th in the Netherlands and won a silver medal in Hungary. After taking silver on the junior level at the 2007 Canadian Championships, they were assigned to the [[2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2007 World Junior Championships]] but withdrew after the original dance due to Lenko's illness.<ref name=07jw/>
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=== Partnership with Alexandra Paul ===
[[File:2011 Canadian Championships Alexandra Paul Mitchell Islam.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Paul
In February 2009, Mitchell Islam had a successful tryout with [[Alexandra Paul (figure skater)|Alexandra Paul]], a fellow skater at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario.<ref name=GS100912/> His father was on his coaching team.
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Paul/Islam moved up to the senior ranks for the [[2010–11 figure skating season|2010–2011 season]]. They finished fourth in their senior Grand Prix debut at [[2010 Skate Canada International]]. Their next event was [[2010 Cup of Russia]]. They had a fall in the short dance and withdrew from the free dance after Paul sustained a rib injury.<ref name=IFS110119/> Paul/Islam made their senior national debut at the [[2011 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2011 Canadian Championships]], finishing in third. They were first alternates for the [[2011 World Figure Skating Championships|2011 World Championships]].<ref name=CBC110413/>
His partner sprained her knee ligament around 2011 or 2012.<ref name=CandG140214/><ref name=BE140114/>
Paul/Islam finished eighth at the [[2011 Skate America]]. They withdrew before the free dance at [[2011 NHK Trophy]] after placing seventh in the short — Paul suffered a cut to the back of the thigh in a collision with Italy's [[Lorenza Alessandrini]] / [[Simone Vaturi]] during the morning practice on November 12.<ref name=AFP111112/>
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In June 2012, Paul/Islam decided to train full-time at the Detroit Skating Club in [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]].<ref name=Sim120908/><ref name=IDC120627/> They had no Grand Prix events in 2012. At the [[2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2013 Canadian Championships]], they finished fourth.<ref name=IDC130627/>
Paul/Islam began the
Paul/Islam ranked 8th in the short dance, 14th in the free dance, and 13th overall at the [[2015 World Figure Skating Championships|2015 World Championships]] in [[Shanghai]], China. A few weeks later, they changed coaches, joining [[Marie-France Dubreuil]], [[Patrice Lauzon]], and [[Romain Haguenauer]] at the Gadbois Centre in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]].<ref name=TFI170407/>
Paul injured her hamstring in the summer of 2016.<ref name=TFI170407/> She and Islam received the bronze medal at the [[2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic|2016 CS U.S. International Classic]]. On November 18, Paul twisted her knee when she fell during a morning practice at the [[2016 Cup of China]].<ref name=TFI170407/> The duo decided to withdraw from the competition before the short dance. They announced their competitive retirement on December 15, 2016.<ref name=SC161215/>
▲== Personal life ==
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Paul and Islam married in September 2021, and subsequently had a son, Charles. Islam became a widower on August 22, 2023, when Paul's car was fatally hit by a transport truck.<ref name=CTV230825/>
== Programs ==
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* [[Big Spender]]
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* [[Thinking Out Loud]]<ref name=TFI160530/> <br>{{small| by [[Ed Sheeran]] <br> choreo. by [[Kelly Johnson (figure skater)|Kelly Johnson]] }}
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* [[The Tales of Beatrix Potter]] <br>{{small| by [[John Lanchbery]] <br> choreo. by [[Romain Haguenauer]] }}
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* [[Love's Divine]] <br>{{small| by [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] }}
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* Nocturno <br>{{small| by Guido Luciani }}
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* [[The Way You Look Tonight]] <br>{{small| by Frank Sinatra <br> choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon }}
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* [[I Wanna Be Loved By You]] <br>{{small| by [[
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* Crazy For You Overture <br>{{small| by [[George Gershwin]] }}
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* [[In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)|In Your Eyes]] <br>{{small| ([[New Blood (Peter Gabriel album)|New Blood]] edition) <br> by [[Peter Gabriel]] <br> choreo. by [[Jeffrey Buttle]] }}
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* La Foule <br>{{small| by [[Edith Piaf]] }}
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* The Crisis <br>{{small| by [[Ennio Morricone]] }}
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* Danny's Blues <br>{{small| by Ennio Morricone }}
* 12th Street Rag <br>{{small| by [[Euday L. Bowman]] }}
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* In Your Eyes <br>{{small| (New Blood edition) <br> by Peter Gabriel <br> choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle<ref name=IDC130627/> }}
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* [[Get Here (If You Can)]] <br>{{small| by Rüdiger Skoczowsky }}
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* Main theme from ''[[2046 (film)|2046]]''
* Havana Slide <br>{{small| by Jon Cohen <br> choreo. by [[Romain Haguenauer]] }}
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* [[Blue Moves|Tonight]] <br>{{small| by [[Elton John]] <br> choreo. by Kelly Johnson, [[David Wilson (figure skater)|David Wilson]] }}
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* [[In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)|In Your Eyes]] <br>{{small| ([[New Blood (Peter Gabriel album)|New Blood]] edition) <br> by [[Peter Gabriel]] <br> choreo. by [[Jeffrey Buttle]] }}
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* [[La cumparsita]] – Amor por el Tango <br>{{small| by G. M. Rodriguez }}
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* [[As Time Goes By (song)|As Time Goes By]] <br>{{small| by Herman Hupfeld <br> choreo. by <br> Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon }}
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* [[Oh! Darling]] <br>{{small|by [[The Beatles]] <br>cover by [[Dana Fuchs]] }}
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* Nocturno <br>{{small| by Guido Luciani }}
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| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Trophée Éric Bompard|Bompard]] || || || || || || 6th || ||
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| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate America]] || || || 8th || || || || ||
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! Event
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| align="left" | {{small|JGP}} [[
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| align="left" | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix
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| align="left" | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in
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| align="left" | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in
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▲! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National
▲| colspan=5 align=center | <small> Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior. WD = Withdrew </small>
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{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=ISU-JLMI>{{cite web
<ref name=ISU-0607>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008903.htm |title= Joanna LENKO / Mitchell ISLAM: 2006/2007 |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070820162508/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008903.htm |archivedate= August 20, 2007 |
<ref name=ISU-0708>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008903.htm |title= Joanna LENKO / Mitchell ISLAM: 2007/2008 |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071216014604/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008903.htm |archivedate= December 16, 2007 |
<ref name=ISU-APMI>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012269.htm |title= Competition Results: Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161215222016/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012269.htm |archivedate= December 15, 2016 |
<ref name=ISU-0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |title= Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2009/2010 |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100416063127/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |archivedate= April 16, 2010 |
<ref name=ISU-1011>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |title= Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2010/2011 |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110816132809/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |archivedate= August 16, 2011 |
<ref name=ISU-1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |title= Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2011/2012 |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120419205253/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |archivedate= April 19, 2012 |
<ref name=ISU-1213>{{cite web
<ref name=ISU-1314>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |title= Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2013/2014 |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140623003534/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |archivedate= June 23, 2014 |
<ref name=ISU-1415a>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |title= Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2014/2015 |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141103024816/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |archivedate= November 3, 2014 |
<ref name=ISU-1415b>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |title= Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2014/2015 |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150520185850/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |archivedate= May 20, 2015 |
<ref name=ISU-1516>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |title= Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2015/2016 |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160527072036/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |archivedate= May 27, 2016 |
<ref name=ISU-1617>{{cite web
<ref name=SC-1213>{{cite web |url= http://skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strregid=2743661&strcategory=dance&strbiocategory=Senior%20Dance&strlanguage=E |title= Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam: 2012/2013 |publisher= [[Skate Canada]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130123162344/http://skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strregid=2743661&strcategory=dance&strbiocategory=Senior%20Dance&strlanguage=E |archivedate= January 23, 2013 |
<ref name=SC-1314>{{cite web |url= http://skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strregid=2743661&strcategory=dance&strbiocategory=Senior%20Dance&strlanguage=E |title= Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam: 2013/2014 |publisher= [[Skate Canada]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140213072357/https://www.skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strregid=2743661&strcategory=dance&strbiocategory=Senior%20Dance&strlanguage=E |archivedate= February 13, 2014 |
<ref name=SC-APMI>{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/athlete/auto-draft-8/ |title= Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam |publisher= [[Skate Canada]] }}</ref>
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<ref name=07jw>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2007/03/bobrova-and-soloviev-maintain-lead-at-junior-worlds/ |title= Bobrova and Soloviev maintain lead at Junior Worlds |first= Rosaleen |last= Kaye |work= GoldenSkate |date= March 2, 2007 |accessdate= April 9, 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name=SC080120>{{cite news |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/news_views/press_room/news_releases/2008/jan20.cfm |title= Skate Canada announces World, Junior World and Four Continents teams |work= [[Skate Canada]] |date= January 20, 2008 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080501094218/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/news_views/press_room/news_releases/2008/jan20.cfm |archivedate= May 1, 2008 |
<ref name=GS100912>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/09/paul-and-islam-hope-to-continue-to-rise/ |title= Paul and Islam hope to continue to rise |first= Elvin |last= Walker |date= September 12, 2010 |work= GoldenSkate.com |accessdate= April 9, 2011 }}</ref>
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<ref name=CBC110413>{{cite news |url= http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/pjkwong/2011/04/focus-main-priority-for-canadian-alternates.html |title= Focus main priority for Canadian alternates |first= PJ |last= Kwong |date= April 13, 2011 |work= [[CBC News]] |accessdate= April 16, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name=AFP111112>{{cite news
<ref name=IFS110119>{{cite news |url= http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/10-paul-and-islam-dancing-up-a-storm |title= Paul and Islam Dancing up a Storm |first= Rob |last= Brodie |work= IFS Magazine |date= January 19, 2011 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120121142849/http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/10-paul-and-islam-dancing-up-a-storm |archivedate= January 21, 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name=IDC120627>{{cite news |url= http://www.ice-dance.com/main/news/idc-interviews/49-news/interviews/1364-a-summer-of-change-for-paul-islam |title= A Summer of Change for Paul & Islam |first= Jacquelyn |last= Thayer |work= ice-dance.com |date= June 27, 2012 |accessdate= July 1, 2012 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://archive.today/20130902192301/http://www.ice-dance.com/main/news/idc-interviews/49-news/interviews/1364-a-summer-of-change-for-paul-islam |archivedate= September 2, 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name=Sim120908>{{cite news
<ref name=IDC130627>{{cite news |url= http://www.ice-dance.com/main/news/general-articles/1603-paul-and-islam-make-a-home-in-detroit |title= Paul and Islam Make a Home in Detroit |first= Jacquelyn |last= Thayer |work= ice-dance.com |date= June 27, 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150120101925/http://www.ice-dance.com/main/news/general-articles/1603-paul-and-islam-make-a-home-in-detroit |archivedate= January 20, 2015 }}</ref>
<ref name=Oakland140122>{{cite web |url= http://www.oakland.edu/view_news.aspx?nid=10898&archived=1 |title=Political Science students heading to Sochi to skate in Winter Olympics |website=Oakland University |date= January 22, 2014 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051609/http://www.oakland.edu/view_news.aspx?nid=10898&archived=1 |archivedate= March 4, 2016 |
<ref name=TFI140528>{{cite news |url= http://www.twofortheice.com/lifted-by-success-paul-and-islam-hold-to-foundations/ |title= Lifted by Success, Paul and Islam Hold to Foundations |first= Jacquelyn |last= Thayer |date= May 28, 2014 |work= Two for the Ice |accessdate= November 3, 2014}}</ref>
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<ref name=SC161215>{{cite news |url= https://skatecanada.ca/2016/12/olympians-alexandra-paul-and-mitchell-islam-retire-from-competitive-skating/ |title= Olympians Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam Retire from Competitive Skating |publisher= [[Skate Canada]] |date= December 15, 2016 }}</ref>
<ref name=CandG140214>{{cite news |url= http://www.candgnews.com/news/local-ice-skaters-ou-students-head-winter-olympics |title=Local ice skaters, OU students, head to Winter Olympics |first= Mary Beth |last= Almond |work= C & G Newspapers |date= February 14, 2014 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170430212947/http://www.candgnews.com/news/local-ice-skaters-ou-students-head-winter-olympics |archivedate= April 30, 2017 |
<ref name=BE140114>{{cite news |url= http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/01/14/local-ice-dance-skaters-will-compete-at-winter-olympics-in-sochi |title= Local ice-dance skaters will compete at Winter Olympics in Sochi |first= Ian |last= McInroy |work= The Barrie Examiner |date= January 14, 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name=TFI170412>{{cite news |url= http://www.twofortheice.com/in-end-beginning-for-paul-islam/ |title= In the end, a beginning for Paul and Islam |first= Jacquelyn |last= Thayer |website= twofortheice.com |date= April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
<ref name=CTV230825>{{cite news |url= https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/figure-skating-olympian-from-barrie-ont-identified-as-new-mom-killed-in-melancthon-crash-1.6534881 |title= Former figure skating Olympian from Barrie, Ont., identified as new mom killed in Melancthon crash |website= [[CTV News]] |date= August 25, 2023 }}</ref>
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