Mitchell Islam: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Mitchell Islam

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|beganskating = 1993

|dance score= 152.59

|dance date= [[2015 World Figure Skating Championships|2015 Worlds]]

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== Career ==

=== Early career ===

 

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/>

 

=== Partnership with Alexandra 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.

 

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/>

 

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/>

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/>

 

 

 

== Programs ==

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* [[Big Spender]]

* [[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]] }}

* [[Love's Divine]] <br>{{small| by [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] }}

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* Nocturno <br>{{small| by Guido Luciani }}

* [[The Way You Look Tonight]] <br>{{small| by Frank Sinatra <br> choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon }}

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* Crazy For You Overture <br>{{small| by [[George Gershwin]] }}

* [[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]] }}

* 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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* 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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* [[La cumparsita]]&nbsp;– Amor por el Tango <br>{{small| by G. M. Rodriguez }}

* [[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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* Nocturno <br>{{small| by Guido Luciani }}

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<ref name=SC-APMI>{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/athlete/auto-draft-8/ |title= Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam |publisher= [[Skate Canada]] }}</ref>

<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=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>

<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=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>

<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=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>

 

<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>

 

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[[Category:World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists]]

[[Category:Figure skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics]]

[[Category:Skating people from Ontario]]

[[Category:Sportspeople from Barrie]]