Figure skater Alisa Efimova will compete for the United States

Figure skater Alisa Efimova told that she had changed sport citizenship for the third time and would now play for the United States, and that Mikhail Mitrofanov would become her new partner.

Since 2020, Efimova has been playing for the German national team paired with Ruben Blommaert. After the 2023 European Championship, his partner announced his retirement.

– I received a discharge from the German Figure Skating Federation, they let me go. Since, according to ISU rules, I cannot participate in international competitions for a year after the transition, we will be in national competitions from the new season. Our coaches are Olga Ganicheva and Alexey Letov, – Alisa told .

Efimova was born in Finland, where she started her career as a single skater. A few years later she played for Russia in a pair with Alexander Korovin, after which she moved to Germany.

Mitrofanov was born in Madison to a Russian family. He is the bronze medalist of the American Championship and the winner of the Four Continents Championship paired with Audrey Lou.