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Ross Miner
Miner at the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Born (1991-01-24) January 24, 1991 (age 33)
Burlington, Vermont
HometownBoston, Massachusetts
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
Began skating1995
Retired2018
Highest WS15th (2012–13)
Four Continents Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Colorado Springs Singles
U.S. Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Omaha Singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 San Jose Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Greensboro Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 San Jose Singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place 2009–10 Tokyo Singles

Ross Miner (born January 24, 1991) is an American skating coach and retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2012 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2009 JGP Final bronze medalist, 2013 and 2018 U.S. national silver medalist and 2009 U.S. junior champion. In 2021, Miner was suspended from coaching for six months by the United States Center for SafeSport, for sexual harassment.[1]

Personal life

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Ross Miner was born in Burlington, Vermont. In addition to figure skating, he also played hockey until the age of 12.[2] Miner moved from Williston, Vermont, to Watertown, Massachusetts, when he was 12.[3] He takes on-line courses from the University of Missouri.[4]

Career

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Early career

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Ross Miner began skating at the age of three.[2] When he was 12, he began training at the Skating Club of Boston.[4] He had to relearn much from scratch as his jump technique was extremely poor at the beginning – underrotating even single Axels; nevertheless, Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson agreed to coach him.[4]

In the 2004–05 season, Miner competed on the Intermediate level. He won the bronze medal at his regional championship to qualify for the U.S. Junior Championships, where he placed eighth. He remained on the intermediate level during the following season. He won the silver medal at his regional championship to qualify for the U.S. Junior Championships, where he won the gold medal.

In the 2006–07 season, Miner moved up to the Novice level. He won his regional championship and then placed fifth at his sectional championship, missing qualifying for the 2007 U.S. Championships by one position.

In the 2007–08 season, Miner remained on the Novice level. He won his sectional championship to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Championships, where he won the silver medal. Following the U.S. Championships, Miner was assigned to the 2008 Gardena Spring Trophy, where he won the silver medal on the Junior level.

In the 2008–09 season, Miner moved up to the Junior level nationally. He won his sectional championships to qualify for the 2009 U.S. Championships. At Nationals, Miner won the short program[5] and placed second in the free skate to win the gold medal overall.[6][7]

Following the event, Miner was named to the team to the 2009 World Junior Championships,[8] where he placed tenth.

Miner won the bronze medal at the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final. He had qualified to compete at the senior level at the 2010 U.S. Nationals but suffered a high ankle sprain while practicing a triple Axel.[4][9] He was forced to withdraw from the event and also missed the Junior Worlds that season.

Senior career

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During the 2010–11 season, Miner finished ninth at 2010 NHK Trophy and seventh at 2010 Cup of China. He made his senior national debut at the 2011 U.S. Championships where he won the bronze medal.[10] He was selected to compete at the 2011 World Championships, where he finished eleventh. During the off-season, he worked on a quad Salchow and shortening the lead time into his jumps.[11]

Miner finished fifth at the 2012 Skate Canada International. At the 2012 NHK Trophy, he landed his first quad Salchow in competition and took the bronze medal.[12] At the 2013 U.S. Championships, Miner finished second, behind champion Max Aaron.[13][14]

Miner was ninth at the 2013 Skate Canada International. He withdrew from his other Grand Prix event, the 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard, due to a right ankle sprain.[15] He was seventh at the 2014 U.S. Championships.

Miner began the 2014–15 season competing on the Challenger circuit, winning the silver medal at the 2014 US Classic and gold at the 2014 Autumn Classic. He was eighth at his lone Grand Prix assignment, the 2014 NHK Trophy, and finished sixth at the 2015 U.S. Championships.

Starting the 2015–16 season again at the U.S. Classic, Miner won the bronze medal. On the Grand Prix, Miner was seventh at Skate America before winning the bronze medal with personal best scores at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. He was fifth at the 2016 U.S. Championships, but was nevertheless named to the American team for the 2016 Four Continents Championships, finishing fourteenth.

Miner was sixth at the 2016 U.S. Classic, before finishing twelfth at the 2016 Skate Canada International and ninth at the 2016 Cup of China. He was fifth at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

To begin what would be his final competitive season, Miner finished sixth at the Autumn Classic. He was given a second Challenger assignment, and placed fifth at the Finlandia Trophy. Given one Grand Prix assignment, he was sixth at the 2017 Skate America. In his final competition, Miner had a striking return to form at the 2018 U.S. Championships. Only sixth in the short program, he was second in the free skate, and took the silver medal.[16] Despite his second-place finish, Miner was not named to the American team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, with the second and third spots on the team going to bronze medalist Vincent Zhou and pewter medalist Adam Rippon. This selection process was controversial, and Miner's coach Mark Mitchell criticized the US Federation publicly.[17][18]

Coaching

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Following his retirement from competition, Miner worked as a figure skating coach in Boston. In 2021, Miner was suspended from coaching for six months by the United States Center for SafeSport for sexual harassment.[1] On March 31, 2022, the United States Center for SafeSport suspended Miner for another three months.[19]

Programs

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Miner at the 2016 U.S.Championships
Miner at the 2011 Skate Canada
Miner at the 2011 World Championships
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–2017
[20] 		Queen medley:
2015–2016
[21] 		Queen medley:
2014–2015
[22]
2013–2014
[23]
  • The Way We Were
    by Marvin Hamlisch
  • Glory
    by Michael W. Smith
2012–2013
[24][25]
2011–2012
[26]
  • Para Ti
    by Jorge Sanchez
2010–2011
[27]
  • Salsa Mix (Para Ti)
    by Jorge Gomez
Casablanca:
2009–2010
[28]
2008–2009
[29][30]
2007–2008
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  • I've Got Rhythm
  • Someone to Watch Over Me
  • Nice Work If You Can Get It
    by George Gershwin

Competitive highlights

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Miner at the 2012 NHK Trophy
Miner at the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
Competition placements at senior level [31][30]
Season 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
World Championships 11th 14th
Four Continents Championships 3rd 9th 14th
U.S. Championships 3rd 3rd 2nd 7th 6th 5th 5th 2nd
GP Cup of China 7th 9th
GP NHK Trophy 9th 3rd 3rd 7th
GP Rostelecom Cup 3rd
GP Skate America 7th 6th
GP Skate Canada 6th 5th 9th 12th
CS Autumn Classic 1st 6th
CS Finlandia Trophy 5th
CS U.S. Classic 3rd 2nd 3rd 6th
Gardena Spring Trophy 2nd
Nepela Trophy 4th
Competition placements at junior level [31][30]
Season 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
World Junior Championships 10th
Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd
U.S. Championships 1st
JGP Croatia 2nd
JGP United States 1st
Gardena Spring Trophy 2nd

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 248.92 2015 Rostelecom Cup
Short program TSS 85.36 2015 Rostelecom Cup
TES 45.57 2015 Rostelecom Cup
PCS 39.79 2015 Rostelecom Cup
Free skating TSS 163.56 2015 Rostelecom Cup
TES 86.74 2012 NHK Trophy
PCS 82.02 2017 Finlandia Trophy

Senior level

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Results in the 2010–11 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 21–24, 2010 Japan 2010 NHK Trophy 7 64.85 10 121.77 9 186.62
Nov 5–7, 2010 China 2010 Cup of China 6 67.10 8 130.03 7 197.13
Jan 22–30, 2011 United States 2011 U.S. Championships 6 67.99 2 156.36 3 224.35
Apr 24 – May 1, 2011 Russia 2011 World Championships 13 70.40 11 147.53 11 217.93
Results in the 2011–12 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 27–30, 2011 Canada 2011 Skate Canada International 9 60.83 5 141.53 6 202.36
Nov 11–13, 2011 Japan 2011 NHK Trophy 6 71.12 4 141.24 3 212.36
Jan 22–29, 2012 United States 2012 U.S. Championships 4 78.90 3 151.42 3 230.32
Feb 7–12, 2012 United States 2012 Four Continents Championships 6 76.89 4 146.34 3 223.23
Results in the 2012–13 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 13–16, 2012 United States 2012 U.S. International Classic 2 69.09 3 144.35 3 213.44
Oct 26–28, 2012 Canada 2012 Skate Canada International 8 69.41 4 144.19 5 213.60
Nov 22–25, 2012 Japan 2012 NHK Trophy 4 73.41 3 161.96 3 235.37
Jan 19–27, 2013 United States 2013 U.S. Championships 2 80.99 2 170.30 2 251.29
Feb 8–11, 2013 Japan 2013 Four Continents Championships 9 74.01 7 140.35 9 214.36
Mar 11–17, 2013 Canada 2013 World Championships 14 70.24 13 141.66 14 211.90
Results in the 2013–14 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 3–5, 2013 Slovakia 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 3 74.28 4 136.59 4 210.87
Oct 24–27, 2013 Canada 2013 Skate Canada International 10 66.71 8 130.18 9 196.89
Jan 5–12, 2014 United States 2014 U.S. Championships 8 71.94 6 152.87 7 224.81
Mar 23–25, 2014 Italy 2014 Gardena Spring Trophy 2 71.14 2 138.94 2 210.08
Results in the 2014–15 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 11–14, 2014 United States 2012 U.S. International Classic 3 67.06 2 142.72 2 209.78
Oct 15–16, 2014 Canada 2014 CS Autumn Classic International 1 80.24 1 147.02 1 227.26
Nov 28–30, 2014 Japan 2014 NHK Trophy 10 63.36 7 142.00 7 205.36
Jan 18–25, 2015 United States 2015 U.S. Championships 6 82.25 6 167.03 6 249.28
Results in the 2015–16 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 16–20, 2015 United States 2015 CS U.S. International Classic 1 74.66 5 135.37 3 209.93
Oct 23–25, 2015 United States 2015 Skate America 2 78.96 8 136.15 7 215.11
Nov 20–22, 2015 Russia 2015 Rostelecom Cup 3 85.36 4 163.56 3 248.92
Jan 16–24, 2016 United States 2016 U.S. Championships 2 90.90 6 157.11 5 248.01
Feb 16–21, 2016 Taiwan 2016 Four Continents Championships 17 58.17 12 132.85 14 191.12
Results in the 2016–17 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 14–18, 2016 United States 2016 CS U.S. International Classic 8 71.37 6 143.11 6 214.48
Oct 28–30, 2016 Canada 2016 Skate Canada International 11 63.92 12 132.61 12 196.53
Nov 18–20, 2016 China 2016 Cup of China 6 76.73 8 136.61 9 213.34
Jan 14–22, 2017 United States 2017 U.S. Championships 2 88.67 8 151.67 5 240.35
Results in the 2017–18 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 20–23,2017 Canada 2017 CS Autumn Classic International 8 69.84 6 150.12 6 219.96
Oct 6–8, 2017 Finland 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 7 71.64 4 162.08 5 233.72
Nov 24–26, 2017 United States 2017 Skate America 8 71.59 5 148.03 6 219.62
Dec 29, 2017 – Jan 8, 2018 United States 2018 U.S. Championships 6 88.91 2 185.60 2 274.51

Junior level

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Results in the 2007–08 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Mar 29–30, 2008 Italy 2008 Gardena Spring Trophy 2 50.60 3 92.57 2 143.17
Results in the 2008–09 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 18–25, 2009 United States 2009 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1 66.62 2 117.18 1 183.80
Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2009 Bulgaria 2009 World Junior Championships 9 59.15 9 105.65 10 164.80
Results in the 2009–10 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 3–4, 2009 United States 2009 JGP United States 1 63.82 1 116.13 1 179.95
Oct 7–11, 2009 Croatia 2009 JGP Croatia 2 66.86 2 129.22 2 196.08
Dec 3–6, 2009 Japan 2009–10 JGP Final 2 70.85 4 125.24 3 196.09

References

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  2. ^ a b Mittan, Barry (August 2, 2009). "Ross Miner: Mining For Gold". GoldenSkate.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  3. ^ Powers, John (March 12, 2013). "For figure skater Ross Miner, there's a world outside the rink". Boston Globe.
  4. ^ a b c d Powers, John (February 13, 2011). "Skater makes a leap". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  5. ^ Staed, Becca (January 21, 2009). "Newcomer Miner wins junior men's short program". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  6. ^ Staed, Becca (January 23, 2009). "Miner holds lead to win junior men's title". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  7. ^ Brannen, Sarah S. (February 9, 2009). "Miner surprises himself with U.S. junior title". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  8. ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces World, Four Continents and World Junior Teams". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
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  10. ^ Brannen, Sarah S. (February 3, 2011). "Miner takes major step with bronze medal". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  11. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (August 26, 2011). "Top U.S. men talk quads at Champs Camp". Icenetwork. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  12. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (January 22, 2013). "Road to Omaha: Miner banks on quad, transitions". IceNetwork.
  13. ^ Armour, Nancy (January 28, 2013). "Max Aaron wins first US Figure Skating Championships title". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
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  16. ^ Mammoser, Scott (January 7, 2018). "Chen dominates at U.S. Nationals; defends title". Golden Skate.
  17. ^ Schram, Carol (January 9, 2018). "Ross Miner's Olympic Snub Should Fuel Change In U.S. Figure Skating's Selection Process". Forbes.
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