Mikhail "Misha" Tszyunovich Ge (Russian: Михаил Цзюнович Ге; born 17 May 1991) is an Uzbekistani figure skating coach, choreographer, and former competitive skater. He is the 2017 Internationaux de France bronze medalist. In addition to this, he has won nine international medals and four Uzbek national titles. He has finished in the top-ten at six ISU Championships, including two World Championships (2015 and 2018), competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing 17th in both competitions.
Personal life Misha Ge was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, to skating coaches Larisa and Jun Ge. He is of Russian, Chinese, and Korean descent. From the age of about 10, he lived in Beijing, China, where his parents coached. Ge also resided in Hong Kong SAR, Mainland China and Taiwan (ROC). He moved to the United States in mid-2009 and returned to Beijing in 2013. He speaks Russian, Mandarin Chinese, and English. Ge has taken choreography courses at the Beijing Dance Academy and the Hollywood Dance Academy.
In February 2025, he married former competitive South Korean women's singles figure skater, Park So-Youn.
Career As a competitor Having first stepped onto the ice at age three and a half, Misha Ge began training seriously at ten after moving to China. From 2009, he trained in the United States. He started representing Uzbekistan in 2010.
Ge finished 6th at the 2011 Asian Winter Games and 12th at the 2011 Four Continents. He trained in Lake Arrowhead, California with Frank Carroll as his jump coach.
In 2011–12, Ge won silver medals at the Asian Trophy, Ice Challenge, and Istanbul Cup. He was 9th at the 2012 Four Continents.
Ge placed 16th at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario. His result earned Uzbekistan a men's entry at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Beijing became Ge's main training base in 2013. In autumn of that year, he received his first Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Rostelecom Cup. In February 2014, Ge competed at the Winter Olympics in Sochi and finished 17th.
Ge placed 5th at the 2014 Cup of China and 4th at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup. Later during the season, he earned two top-ten placements at the ISU Championships. He placed 8th at the 2015 Four Continents in Seoul (7th in the short, 9th in the free), and 6th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai (8th in SP, 7th in FS).
Ge received two 2015–16 Grand Prix assignments but had to withdraw from one, the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, due to a visa issue. He finished 8th at the 2015 Cup of China. In October, he won gold at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup. Throughout the season, he was hampered by a left ankle injury, which was caused by executing quad jumps.
In 2016–17, he had to compete with an injured left ankle, which was not healed properly. In March 2017, he announced that he might retire from competition at the end of the season.
He decided to continue competing in 2017–18 season. Ge received two 2017–18 Grand Prix assignments. At 2018 Rostelecom Cup, he finished 4th. His next assignment was 2017 Internationaux de France where he placed 3rd and won the bronze medal behind Javier Fernández and Shoma Uno. This was the first time he medaled at a Grand Prix event. At the 2018 Four Continents in Taipei, he placed 6th. In February 2018, Ge then competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He placed 14th in the short program and 17th in the free program to finish 17th overall. At the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships, he was 8th in the short program and 9th in the free program. He finished the competition in 9th place, his second top ten finish at Worlds after the 2015 World Championships. He announced his retirement after the competition.
As a choreographer In addition to his competitive career, Ge has choreographed skating programs for himself and other skaters. His clients include:
Yuna Aoki Eliška Březinová Ashley Cain / Timothy Leduc Chen Hongyi Chen Yudong Karen Chen Mone Chiba Artur Dmitriev Jr. Amber Glenn Gracie Gold Hanna Harrell Tomoki Hiwatashi Rika Hongo Huh Ji-yu Ji Seo-yeon Jin Boyang Kim Hyun-gyeom Kim Yu-jae Kim Yu-seong Dimitra Korri Maxim Kovtun Kwon Min-sol Lee Hae-in Lee Jae-keun Lim Ju-heon Evgenia Medvedeva Mai Mihara Saki Miyake Sena Miyake Shunsuke Nakamura Rio Nakata Kosho Oshima Alexia Paganini Yaroslav Paniot Alexander Petrov Anna Pogorilaya Elena Radionova Kevin Reynolds Eric Sjoberg Rion Sumiyoshi Sena Takahashi Kazuki Tomono Andrew Torgashev Dinh Tran Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Elizabet Tursynbaeva Rena Uezono Sergei Voronov Wang Yihan Yun Ah-sun You Young Zhang Siyang / Yang Yongchao
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2017–2018 The Pain of the Heart: Ave Maria The Memories of Youth: Méditation Mic Drop (Steve Aoki remix)
Not in That Way
Fifty Shades of Grey
Не отрекаются любя 2016–2017 Liebesträume
Paint It Black The Nutcracker Justin Bieber medley Baby Let Me Love You
Great Balls of Fire Juicy Wiggle 2015–2016 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Pagliacci Nocturne No. 19 E minor Get Low (Remix)
Daisuke Takahashi Tribute Eye Historia de un Amor Swan Lake
Fumiya Sashida – Ballad 2014–2015 Ave Maria The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Uptown Funk
GOODBOY Let's Get Freak Out
Bend Ova Let's Get Freak Out
Thinking Out Loud 2013–2014 Still Got the Blues
Adagio in G minor World Dance Collection: Neo Tango Rhumba d'Amour Libella Swing Tutti Frutti
Variations on a Theme by Paganini Overdose
Say Something
Crooked Gentleman: Crooked Gentleman
The Hardest Ever
Miracles in December
Warrior 2012–2013 Farrucas Flamenco Charlie Chaplin feat. Hip Hop Gentleman - Club House Mix
Gangnam Style 2011–2012 The Swan War and Love Fever 2010–2011 Capone Requiem for a Tower Girls On The Dance Floor
Competitive highlights
Single skating (for Uzbekistan)
Single skating (for China)
Detailed results 2017–18 season Date Event SP FS Total 19–25 March 2018 2018 World Championships 886.01 9163.56 9249.57 15–23 February 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 1483.90 17161.04 17244.94 22–28 January 2018 2018 Four Continents Championships 882.27 7166.69 6248.96 17–19 November 2017 2017 Internationaux de France 685.41 3172.93 3258.34 20–22 October 2017 2017 Rostelecom Cup 585.02 4170.31 4255.33 20–23 September 2017 2017 CS Autumn Classic 583.64 2162.55 4246.19 2016–17 season Date Event SP FS Total 29 March – 2 April 2017 2017 World Championships 1679.91 10163.53 12243.45 15–19 February 2017 2017 Four Continents Championships 881.85 8157.56 7239.41 11–13 November 2016 2016 Trophée de France 872.49 6156.57 7229.06 28–30 October 2016 2016 Skate Canada International 772.30 5153.77 6226.07 29 Sept. – 1 Oct. 2016 2016 CS Autumn Classic International 279.52 3151.03 2230.55 2015–16 season Date Event SP FS Total 28 March – 3 April 2016 2016 World Championships 1577.43 14146.10 15223.53 6–8 November 2015 2015 Cup of China 969.13 6148.04 8217.17 2014–15 season Date Event SP FS Total 23–29 March 2015 2015 World Championships 878.52 7156.37 6236.89 9–15 February 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships 782.25 9143.95 8226.20 14–16 November 2014 2014 Rostelecom Cup 579.69 5158.36 4238.05 7–9 November 2014 2014 Cup of China 769.46 3149.82 5219.28 9–12 October 2014 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy 464.96 4138.55 4203.51 2013–14 season Date Event SP FS Total 24–30 March 2014 2014 World Championships 2760.34 DNQ 2760.34 13–14 February 2014 2014 Winter Olympics 1868.07 17135.19 17203.26 20–26 January 2014 2014 Four Continents Championships 1265.26 14123.15 13188.41 29 Nov. – 1 Dec. 2013 2013 Denkova-Staviski Cup 166.80 1132.40 1199.20 22–24 November 2013 2013 Rostelecom Cup 863.23 8127.05 8190.28 8–11 August 2013 2013 Asian Open Trophy 269.61 2134.02 13203.63
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