Mikhail Shaidorov

Mikhail Stanislavovich Shaidorov (Russian: Михаил Станиславович Шайдоров; born 25 June 2004) is a Kazakhstani figure skater.

Shaidorov has placed as high as fifth in two ISU Championships and finished fourth at the 2023 and 2025 Winter World University Games.

[6] As a figure skating coach, Shaidorov's father, Stanislav, would constantly bring his son to the rink he worked at.

Watching Denis Ten's contribution to the development of all figure skating in Kazakhstan would also serve as a motivating factor for Shaidorov to begin taking the sport seriously.

[7][8] In early 2017, Shaidorov and his dad partook in a training camp hosted by former Russian Olympic champion, Alexei Urmanov.

Believing that in order for their son to further succeed in the sport that he would need to relocate to a new training environment for elite-level skaters.

[5] Despite being selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Shaidorov would injure his back shortly before the event, which would ultimately impact his performance.

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

[5] 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.

[14][16] 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.

[5] A groin injury forced Shaidorov to withdraw from the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial, but he was able to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Skate Canada International, where he finished fifth.

[17][7] At Shaidorov's second assignment, the 2023 Cup of China, he was third both in the short and free portion of the men's competition and finished with the bronze medal.

At the event, he became the first skater in history to land a triple Axel-quadruple toe loop jump combination.

[23] This marked the first time in history that a skater from Kazakhstan qualified for a Grand Prix Final on the senior level.

Shaidorov performing his free skate at the 2024 World Championships