Grigory Smirnov | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov | ||||||||||||||
Native name | Григорий Сергеевич Смирнов | ||||||||||||||
Born | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | 1 April 1997||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Partner | Avonley Nguyen | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo | ||||||||||||||
Skating club | SC of New York | ||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | August 20, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov (Russian: Григорий Сергеевич Смирнов, born 1 April 1997) is a Russian retired ice dancer who competed for the United States. With his former skating partner, Anastasia Shpilevaya, competing for Russia, he is the 2019 Bavarian Open champion, 2016 Youth Olympic champion, and 2017 Russian junior national champion.
During the 2021–22, he competed with Avonley Nguyen for the United States. He did not represent the US in international competition.