Michael Weiss (born August 2, 1976) is an American former competitive and currently professional figure skater.

[4] He holds an associate degree in business marketing from Prince George's Community College.

[7][8] He pulled up from fifth after the short program to take the silver medal behind Todd Eldredge and was sent to Lausanne, Switzerland to compete at his first World Championships, where he finished seventh.

In February 1999, Weiss won his first senior national title at the U.S. Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah.

He invented the "Tornado", a backflip with a full twist, and debuted it at the Hallmark Skaters Championship in December 2002.

Skaters who have received scholarships include Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon, Ashley Wagner, Mirai Nagasu, Madison and Keiffer Hubbell, Daisuke Murakami, and Christine Zukowski.