Mitchell Islam

{{short description|Canadian ice dancer (born 1990)}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Mitchell Islam |image= Alexandra PAUL Mitchell ISLAM JWC 2010.jpg |caption= Islam with Paul at 2010 Junior Worlds |country= Canada |fullname= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1990|1|24|mf=yes}} |birth_place= Barrie, Ontario |hometown= |height= 1.81 m |spouse= {{marriage|Alexandra Paul|2021|2023|end=died}} |children = 1 |coach= Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, David Islam, Kelly Johnson, Pavol Porac, Tyler Myles |skating club= Barrie SC Gadbois Centre Detroit Skating Club |beganskating = 1993 |retired = December 15, 2016 |show-medals = yes |medaltemplates=  {{MedalSport| Figure skating: Ice dancing}} {{MedalCountry| {{CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalSilver| 2010 The Hague|Ice dancing}} }}

'''Mitchell Islam''' (born January 24, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. He teamed up with partner Alexandra Paul in 2009. They are the 2010 World Junior silver medalists, 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalists, and three-time Canadian national bronze medalists (2011, 2014, 2015). They competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

== Career == === Early career === From 2000 through 2008, Islam competed with Joanna Lenko.<ref name=ST060205/> They trained at the Mariposa School of Skating,<ref name=Sim120908/> coached by Mitchell Islam's father, David.<ref name=ST060205/>

In the 2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix season, Lenko/Islam were fifth 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 Championships but withdrew after the original dance due to Lenko's illness.<ref name=07jw/>

Lenko/Islam won a pair of medals in the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix — silver in the U.S. and bronze in Estonia — which qualified the team for the 2007 JGP Final. Health issues forced them to withdraw prior to the event. They were also unable to compete at the 2008 Canadian Championships, where they had intended to skate at the senior level for the first time. Despite missing the event, Skate Canada named them to the 2008 Junior World team.<ref name=SC080120/> However, Lenko's health issues persisted, leaving them unable to compete at the event.

=== Partnership with Alexandra Paul === [[File:2011 Canadian Championships Alexandra Paul Mitchell Islam.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Paul and Islam at the 2011 Canadian Championships]]

In February 2009, Mitchell Islam had a tryout with 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 began competing together during the 2009–2010 season. In July 2009, they defeated the Canadian junior champions at the Minto Summer Skate and were given a Junior Grand Prix assignment. They competed at two 2009–10 JGP events, finishing fourth in Poland and fifth in Turkey. They won gold at the Canadian Junior Championships and were assigned to the Junior Worlds, where they captured the silver medal.

Paul/Islam moved up to the senior ranks for the 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 Championships, finishing in third place. They were first alternates for the 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 the 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 Championships, they finished fourth.<ref name=IDC130627/>

Paul/Islam began the following season with bronze at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy. They placed fifth at their sole Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Skate Canada International. After winning the bronze medal at the 2014 Canadian Championships, they were assigned to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where they placed 18th.

Paul/Islam ranked eighth in the short dance, fourteenth in the free dance, and thirteenth overall at the 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 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 == 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.

In addition to figure skating, Islam has played AAA hockey, rep level lacrosse, and soccer. He studied political science at Oakland University,<ref name=Oakland140122/> completing his final semester in April 2017.<ref name=TFI170412/>

Islam and Paul married in September 2021, and in October 2022 had a son together, Charles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexandra Paul {{!}} In Memory of |publisher=Barriston Law |date=2023-08-28 |department=Lawyers & Consultants |url=https://www.barristonlaw.com/lawyers/alexandra-paul/ |access-date=2026-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829044224/https://www.barristonlaw.com/lawyers/alexandra-paul/ |archive-date=2023-08-29 |url-status=live}}</ref> Islam became a widower on August 22, 2023, when Paul was killed and Charles was injured when Paul's car was hit by a transport truck that drove at {{convert|107|km/h|abbr=on}} into a well marked {{convert|60|km/h|abbr=on}} construction zone, hitting stopped cars and injuring a number of other people.<ref name=CTV230825/> In February 2026, truck driver Sukhwinder Sidhu pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm;<ref>{{cite news |author= |agency=The Canadian Press |title=Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed former Olympic skater Alexandra Paul |work=CBC News |date=2026-02-11 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/truck-driver-guilty-crash-olympic-skater-alexandra-paul-9.7085175 |access-date=2026-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211230654/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/truck-driver-guilty-crash-olympic-skater-alexandra-paul-9.7085175 |archive-date=2026-02-11 |url-status=live}}</ref> in May 2026, he was given a two and a half year prison sentence.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rianna |last=Lim |agency=The Canadian Press |title=Truck driver in crash that killed former Olympic figure skater sentenced to prison time |work=CBC News |date=2026-05-13 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/crash-olympic-skater-alexandra-paul-sentencing-9.7198274 |access-date=2026-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260514174843/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/crash-olympic-skater-alexandra-paul-sentencing-9.7198274 |archive-date=2026-05-14 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Programs ==

=== With Paul === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short dance ! Free dance ! Exhibition |- ! 2016–2017 <ref name=ISU-1617/><ref name=TFI160530/> | * Big Spender * Sing, Sing, Sing (with a Swing) {{small| choreo. by Romain Haguenauer }} | * Liebestraum No. 3 {{small| in A flat}} * Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 {{small| in C sharp minor}} * Concerto Paraphrase {{small| on "Rigoletto"}} {{small| by Franz Liszt }} | * Thinking Out Loud<ref name=TFI160530/> {{small| by Ed Sheeran choreo. by Kelly Johnson }} |- ! 2015–2016 <ref name=ISU-1516/><ref name=TFI150813/><ref name=IN150820/> | * The Tales of Beatrix Potter {{small| by John Lanchbery choreo. by Romain Haguenauer }} | * Where Is It Written? {{small| by Barbra Streisand choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon}} | * Love's Divine {{small| by Seal }} |- ! 2014–2015 <ref name=ISU-1415a/><ref name=SC141015/><ref name=TFI140528/><ref name=ISU-1415b/><ref name=TFI150209/> | * Nocturno {{small| by Guido Luciani }} * Farruca Y Rumba {{small| by Pepe Romero choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova }} | * In Your Eyes {{small| by Peter Gabriel choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle, Kelly Johnson, David Islam}} ---- * Come Rain or Come Shine {{small| by Frank Sinatra and Gloria Estefan }} * The Way You Look Tonight {{small| by Frank Sinatra choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon }} | * I Wanna Be Loved by You {{small| by Sinéad O'Connor }} |- ! 2013–2014 <ref name=IDC130627/><ref name=ISU-1314/><ref name=SC-1314/> | * Crazy For You Overture {{small| by George Gershwin }} | * Going Somewhere * I Will Follow You * Satin Birds * Dance for Me Wallis {{small| all by Abel Korzeniowski }} | * In Your Eyes {{small| (New Blood edition) by Peter Gabriel choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle }} |- ! 2012–2013 <ref name=IDC120627/><ref name=SC-1213/><ref name=ISU-1213/> | * La Foule * Milord {{small| by Édith Piaf choreo. by Kelly Johnson }} | * The Crisis * 1900s Madness #1 * Danny's Blues {{small| by Ennio Morricone }} * 12th Street Rag {{small| by Euday L. Bowman }} * Playing Love {{small| (from The Legend of 1900) by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Anjelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo }} | * In Your Eyes {{small| (New Blood edition) by Peter Gabriel choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle<ref name=IDC130627/> }} ---- * Get Here {{small| by Rüdiger Skoczowsky }} |- ! 2011–2012 <ref name=ISU-1112/> | * Main theme from ''2046'' * Havana Slide {{small| by Jon Cohen choreo. by Romain Haguenauer }} | * Tonight {{small| by Elton John choreo. by Kelly Johnson, David Wilson }} | * In Your Eyes {{small| (New Blood edition) by Peter Gabriel choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle }} |- ! 2010–2011 <ref name=ISU-1011/> | * La cumparsita – Amor por el Tango {{small| by G. M. Rodriguez }} * A los Amigos {{small| by A. Ponder choreographed by Pavol Porac }} | * As Time Goes By {{small| by Herman Hupfeld choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon }} | * Oh! Darling {{small|by The Beatles cover by Dana Fuchs }} |- ! ! Original dance ! ! |- ! 2009–2010 <ref name=ISU-0910/> | * Nocturno {{small| by Guido Luciani }} * Farruca Y Rumba {{small| by Pepe Romero }} | * Sheherazade {{small| by Cyril Martin }} * Moroccan Roll {{small| by Vanessa-Mae }} * Sometimes I Dream {{small| by Mario Frangoulis }} | * Over the Rainbow {{small| by Eva Cassidy }} |}

=== With Lenko === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Original dance ! Free dance |- ! 2007–08 <ref name=ISU-0708/> | Russian gypsy dance: * Two Guitars | * Havana – Main Title {{small| by Arturo Sandoval, Dave Valentin }} * Master and Commander – The Doldrums {{small| by Davies, Gordon and Tognetti }} * Boleros Canciones Recuerdos – Besame Mucho * Mujer Latina {{small| by Thalia }} |- ! 2006–07 <ref name=ISU-0607/> | * Tanguera * A Fuego Lento {{small| by H. Salgon }} | * Leyenda {{small| by M. Laucke }} * Romanza * Girl Fight {{small| by J. Shapiro }} |- ! 2005–06 <ref name=ST060205/> | * Mambo Swing {{small| by Scotty Morris performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy }} * Europa {{small| by Alturas }} | * Harem {{small| by Sarah Brightman }} |}

== Competitive highlights == ''GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

=== With Paul === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-APMI/> |- ! Event ! 09–10 ! 10–11 ! 11–12 ! 12–13 ! 13–14 ! 14–15 ! 15–16 ! 16–17 |- | align=left | Olympics || || || || || 18th || || || |- | align=left | Worlds || || || || || 10th || 13th || || |- | align=left | Four Continents || || || 6th || || || 6th || || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Cup of China || || || || || || 5th || || WD |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Bompard || || || || || || 6th || || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America || || || 8th || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada || || 4th || || || 5th || || 6th || 8th |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Autumn Classic || || || || || || 4th || || |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Nebelhorn || || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} U.S. Classic || || || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |- | align=left | Nebelhorn || || || || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || |- | align=left | U.S. Classic || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International: Junior<ref name=ISU-APMI/> |- | align=left | Junior Worlds || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Poland || 4th || || || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Turkey || 5th || || || || || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | National<ref name=SC-APMI/> |- | align=left | Canadian Champ. || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 5th || 4th ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 4th || |- | colspan=9 align=center | J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew |}

=== With Lenko === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="4" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International<ref name=ISU-JLMI/> |- ! Event ! 05–06 ! 06–07 ! 07–08 |- | align="left" | {{small|JGP}} Estonia|| 9th || || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |- | align="left" | {{small|JGP}} Hungary|| || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || |- | align="left" | {{small|JGP}} Netherlands|| || 5th || |- | align="left" | {{small|JGP}} United States|| || || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |- ! colspan="4" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National |- | align="left" | Canadian Champ.|| 4th J || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd J || WD |- | colspan="4" align="center" | Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior. WD = Withdrew |}

== References == {{Reflist|30em|refs=

<ref name=ISU-JLMI>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00008903.htm |title=Competition Results: Joanna LENKO / Mitchell ISLAM |publisher=International Skating Union |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210133447/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00008903.htm |archivedate=February 10, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1213>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |title=Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2012/2013 |publisher=International Skating Union |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303193050/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |archivedate=March 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1617>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |title=Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM: 2016/2017 |publisher=International Skating Union |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215222313/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012269.htm |archivedate=December 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=SC-APMI>{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/athlete/auto-draft-8/ |title= Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam |publisher= Skate Canada |access-date= 2014-09-16 |archive-date= 2014-09-15 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140915040019/http://www.skatecanada.ca/athlete/auto-draft-8/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ST060205>{{cite news |url= http://www.skatetoday.com/2006/02/05/skatings-a-family-affair-for-lenko-and-islam/ |title= Skating's a Family Affair for Lenko and Islam |last= Mittan |first= Barry |date= February 5, 2006 |publisher= SkateToday }}</ref>

<ref name=07jw>{{cite news |url= https://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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=GS100912>{{cite news |url= https://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=AFP111112>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hjGwvecdYR2GHk89dzFi01kkdTpA?docId=CNG.56db5a721283744ef92e15cab1ed910d.1e1 |title=Ice dancing duo pull out of free skate in Japan |work=Agence France-Presse |date=November 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208141004/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hjGwvecdYR2GHk89dzFi01kkdTpA?docId=CNG.56db5a721283744ef92e15cab1ed910d.1e1 |archive-date=December 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<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|url=http://www.simcoe.com/print/1485828 |title=Olympic fever sparks hope in Barrie athletes |first=Ali |last=Millington |work=Simcoe.com |date=August 18, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130162138/http://www.simcoe.com/print/1485828 |archivedate=January 30, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<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 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

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== External links == {{commons category}} * {{ISU figure skater|00012269|Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam}} * {{ISU figure skater|00008903|Joanna Lenko / Mitchell Islam}} * {{Team Canada}} * {{Olympics.com|mitchell-islam}} * {{Olympedia}}

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