Hovhannes Mkrtchyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Մկրտչյան, born October 8, 1991 in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

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) is an

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figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He is the 2005 Armenian national silver medalist. Mkrtchyan trains in Lake Arrowhead,

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and is coached by

Rafael Arutyunyan Rafael Arutyunyan ( hy, Ռաֆայել Հարությունյան, ''Harutyunyan''; russian: Рафаэль Владимирович Арутюнян; born July 5, 1957) is an Armenian-American figure skating coach. He has coached in Armenia, Rus ...

Competitive highlights

* J = Junior level

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* Armenian figure skaters 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Yerevan {{Europe-figure-skating-bio-stub