Mikhail Shaidorov

Mikhail Stanislavovich Shaidorov (Kazakh: Михаил Станиславович Шайдоров; born 25 June 2004) is a Kazakhstani figure skater. He is the 2021 Sofia Trophy bronze medalist, a two-time fifth-place finisher at the Four Continents Championships (2022, 2023), and a three-time Kazakhstani national champion (2020, 2021, 2023). Shaidorov finished fourth at the 2023 Winter World University Games.

He is also the 2022 World Junior and 2021 JGP Poland silver medalist.

Shaidorov was born on June 25, 2004 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He is a student at the Kazakh Academy of Sports & Tourism.

Shaidorov began figure skating in 2010.

2019–20 season

Shaidorov won his first national title at the 2020 Kazakhstani Championships. He was then selected to compete at the 2020 World Junior Championships, finishing in twenty-second place.

2020–21 season

Shaidorov began his season by winning his second consecutive national title at the 2021 Kazakhstani Championships. He went on to win the bronze medal at the 2021 Sofia Trophy.

Selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Shaidorov placed thirty-second.

2021–22 season

Shaidorov opened his season by winning the silver medal at the 2021 JGP Poland. He went on to place ninth at the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge.

At the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Shaidorov finished fifth.

Although initially selected to compete at the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, France, Shaidorov was forced to withdraw after being denied visa by the French Embassy.

Competing at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Shaidorov placed eighth in the short program but second in the free skate, ultimately winning the silver medal behind Ilia Malinin of the United States and becoming the first Kazakhstani skater to win a medal at the World Junior Championships.

2022–23 season

Shaidorov began his season at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, finishing eighth.

Although he was selected to compete on the Grand Prix series at the 2022 Grand Prix de France and the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo, Shaidorov withdrew from both events.

He went on to compete at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and finished fourth.

At the 2023 Kazakhstani Championships, Shaidorov won his third national title.

Selected to compete at the 2023 Winter University Games, Shaidorov finished fourth after placing sixth in the short program and third in the free skate, only 0.28 points off the podium.

At the 2023 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Shaidorov only arrived the day of the short program due to issues obtaining a visa to compete at the event. He placed twelfth in the short program and fifth in the free skate, scoring a personal best free skate and combined total score. He ultimately placed fifth overall.

Competing at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Shaidorov finished fourteenth after placing eighteenth in the short program and twelfth in the free skate.

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Personal bests highlighted in bold.

Senior results

Junior results