{{Short description|Russian-French ice dancer (born 1978)}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Michail Stifunin |image= |caption= |fullname= Mikhail Yuryevich Stifunin |altname= |country= France <br> Russia |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1978|8|4|df=y}} |birth_place= Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |hometown= |height= {{height|m=1.82|precision=0}} |beganskating= 1981 |retired= |show-medals= yes | medaltemplates= <!-- see Template:MedalRelatedTemplates --> {{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }} {{MedalSport| Figure skating: Ice dancing}} {{MedalCompetition|Winter Universiade}} {{MedalSilver| 1997 Muju|Ice dancing}} {{MedalSilver| 1999 Žilina|Ice dancing}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalGold|1997 Seoul|Ice dancing}} }}
'''Michail Stifunin''' ({{langx|ru|Михаил Юрьевич Стифунин}}: '''Mikhail Yuryevich Stifunin'''; born 4 August 1978) is a former ice dancer who competed internationally for Russia and France. Competing for Russia with Nina Ulanova, he is the 1997 World Junior champion and the 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. He later competed with Magali Sauri for France.
== Career == Early in his career, Stifunin competed with Nina Ulanova, coached by Andrei Filippov.<ref name=IN110203/> The duo placed fifth at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Brisbane, Australia. In the 1996–97 season, they won gold at the 1997 World Junior Championships in Seoul, South Korea.<ref name=ISUWJ/> After the event, Filippov moved to Australia and Ulanova/Stifunin joined Alla Belyaeva.<ref name=IN110203/> They skated together until 1999, placing as high as fifth at the senior Russian Championships.
In 1999, Stifunin moved to France and teamed up with Magali Sauri. Representing France, they skated together for three seasons and won the silver medal at the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy. Sauri/Stifunin were coached by Lydie Bontemps in Lyon.<ref name=ISU-0102/>
Around 2012, he began working with the Russian national team.<ref name=Spisok1617/>
== Programs == (with Sauri)
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Original dance ! Free dance |- ! 2001–02 <br> <ref name=ISU-0102/> | * Concierto de Aranjuez <br>{{small| by Joaquín Rodrigo }} * La cumparsita <br>{{small| by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez }} | * Moulin Rouge! * Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend <br>{{small| performed by Marilyn Monroe }} * Moulin Rouge! |- ! 2000–01 <br> <ref name=ISU-0001/> | * {{small|Foxtrot:}} The Best of Ballroom * {{small|Quickstep:}} The Best of Ballroom | * Notre-Dame de Paris <br>{{small| by Riccardo Cocciante, Luc Plamondon }} ** Tu vas me détruire ** Les sans-papiers ---- * Sleepy Hollow <br>{{small| by the Siegel–Schwall Band }} |}
== Results == ''GP: Grand Prix''
=== With Sauri for France === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-MSMS/> |- ! Event ! {{tooltip|1999–00|1999–2000}} ! 2000–01 ! 2001–02 |- | align=left | World Champ. || || 18th || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Cup of Russia || || || 6th |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America || || || 7th |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Sparkassen Cup || || 7th || |- | align=left | Golden Spin || 5th || || |- | align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-MSMS/> |- | align=left | French Champ. || 5th || 4th || |}
=== With Ulanova for Russia === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-NUMS/> |- ! Event ! 1995–96 ! 1996–97 ! 1997–98 ! 1998–99 |- | align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st |- | align=left | Golden Spin || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd |- | align=left | Skate Israel || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd |- | align=left | St. Gervais || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || |- | align=left | Winter Universiade || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International: Junior<ref name=ISU-NUMS/> |- | align=left | Junior Worlds || 5th || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || |- | align=left | Blue Swords || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National<ref name=fskate/> |- | align=left | Russian Champ. || || || 5th || 6th |- | align=left | Russian Jr. Champ. || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || |}
== References == {{Reflist|2|refs=
<ref name=ISU-NUMS>{{cite web |url= http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/RUS/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/191 |title= ULANOVA Nina / STIFUNIN Michail |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160717173105/http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/RUS/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/191 |archive-date= 17 July 2016 |url-status= dead |access-date= 17 July 2016 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-MSMS>{{cite web |url= http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/FRA/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/4620 |title= SAURI Magali / STIFUNIN Michail |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160717172956/http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/FRA/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/4620 |archive-date= 17 July 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=ISUWJ>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuskating.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-188677-205899-133278-0-file,00.pdf |title=World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance |publisher=International Skating Union |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221354/http://www.isuskating.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-188677-205899-133278-0-file%2C00.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=fskate>{{cite web |url= http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/350.html |title= Стифунин Михаил Юрьевич |language= ru |trans-title=Mikhail Yuryevich Stifunin |publisher= fskate.ru |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160717174823/http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/350.html |archive-date= 17 July 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0001>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004620.htm |title= Magali SAURI / Michail STIFUNIN: 2000/2001 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010418003943/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004620.htm |archive-date= 18 April 2001 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0102>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004620.htm |title= Magali SAURI / Michail STIFUNIN: 2001/2002 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020807195014/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004620.htm |archive-date= 7 August 2002 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=IN110203>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110203&content_id=16561246&vkey=ice_news |title= Nina Ulanova explores on and off the ice |first= Lois |last= Elfman |work= IceNetwork.com |date= 3 February 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name=Spisok1617>{{cite web |url= http://www.minsport.gov.ru/2016/doc/FigurKatanie_sp2016.pdf |script-title=ru:СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2016-2017 гг. |language= ru |trans-title=List of candidates for the 2016–17 Russian national team in figure skating |publisher= Ministry of Sport (Russia) }}</ref>
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