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Mahbanoozadeh is a two-time Junior Grand Prix Final medalist (silver in 2008, bronze in 2007) ... Won the U.S. novice title in 2007 and the U.S. intermediate silver medal in 2005.

Mahbanoozadeh started skating at age 5 when he tried it for fun one day ... Even though he was awful, he really enjoyed it and continued to take lessons ... Previously coached by Traci Coleman from 1998-2009 ... Skates at the Michael Weiss Foundation annual show ... Won the National Honor Society Academic Award for above a 4.0 GPA in 11th and 12th grades ... Four-year Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) membership (and active member) ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... Was accepted to Dartmouth but deferred admission to focus on skating ... Group lesson instructor at his rink ... Volunteers at the International Cancer Advocacy Foundation (ICAN) by organizing and cataloging research relevant to various cancers ... Biggest influence in his life is his mother ... If he weren't a skater, he'd want to be a pianist ... Hobbies include playing the piano, graphic design, technology and discussing politics. ... Most prized possession is his 2007 U.S. Championships sweater ... Biggest life-defining moment was winning the 2007 U.S. Championships as a novice ... Dealt with an ongoing groin injury last season and aggravated his hip in the warm-up before the free skate at the 2010 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships ... Some things people would be surprised to learn about him are 1) His last name is Farsi for "Born from a lady as beautiful as the moon" 2) He is a chronic skate re-lacer 3) He designed his own website and Twitter pages and 4) His piano-playing videos on YouTube have reached almost 100,000 hits ... If he could have dinner with any one person, it would be President Obama because he finds his life story very inspiring ... Would also like to meet Stephen Colbert because "I love his show, and he's also a big supporter of the USA's winter sports teams" ... Would like to have a full college experience after he's done skating competitively ... Some of his favorite musicians are David Guetta, Jay-Z and Rachmaninoff ... Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/Armin_hammer.

ARMIN'S FAVORITES
Favorite sports team: U.S. Olympic Team
Favorite city: Washington, D.C.
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite magazine: Wired
Favorite gadget: Beats by Dr. Dre headphones
Favorite vacation spot: Anywhere with roller coasters
Favorite TV shows: Lost, 30 Rock, Modern Family, SNL, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report
Favorite TV character: Hurley from "Lost"
Favorite movies: Avatar, Wall-E, Jurassic Park, Princess Mononoke, Little Miss Sunshine
Favorite books: 1984; Blindness; Hot, Flat, and Crowded; A Brief History of Time
Favorite websites: Twitter, Engadget.com, icenetwork.com
Favorite foods: Pasta, pizza, paninis, pomegranates
Favorite place to which he's traveled for skating: Seoul, Republic of Korea ("The fans were amazing.")
Favorite quote: "There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still." - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• 2011 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Mario Takes a Walk" and "Prelude" by Jesse Cook
  FS Music: Music from the Avatar soundtrack by James Horner
  
  Goals are to skate personal bests and challenge himself technically and artistically
• 2010 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Virtuoso" by Edvin Martin
  FS Music: "Piano Concerto No. 3" by Sergei Rachmaninoff performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  
  Costumes designed by Terry Jackson
• 2009 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Dark Forest" by Ara Gevorgian
  FS Music: Selections from The Mummy soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith
  
  Won gold and silver at their two Junior Grand Prix Series events and claimed the silver at the JGP Final
• 2008 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Symphonic Dances" by Sergei Rachmaninoff
  FS Music: Music from the Spartacus soundtrack by Aram Khatachurian
  
  Costumes designed by Julia Sretenski
  
  Won gold and bronze at his two Junior Grand Prix Series events and took the bronze at the JGP Final
• 2007 Season Notes
  SP Music: Music from the Beetlejuice soundtrack by Danny Elfman
  FS Music: "Symphony No. 5" by Tchaikovsky
  
  Won the U.S. novice title
• 2006 Season Notes
  SP Music: Music from the Beetlejuice soundtrack by Danny Elfman
  FS Music: "Egmont Overture" by Beethoven
• 2005 Season Notes
  Captured the intermediate silver medal at the U.S. Junior Championships

2010 - World Junior Championships - 9th
2010 - AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships - 8th
2009 - Skate Canada - 9th
2009 - Cup of China - 11th
2009 - AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Junior - 6th
2008 - Junior Grand Prix Final, Goyang City - 2nd
2008 - Junior Grand Prix (Spain) - 1st
2008 - Junior Grand Prix (France) - 2nd
2008 - U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Junior - 8th
2008 - Junior Grand Prix Final, Gdansk - 3rd
2007 - Junior Grand Prix (Croatia) - 3rd
2007 - Junior Grand Prix (United States) - 1st
2007 - State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice - 1st
2007 - Eastern Sectional, Novice - 1st
2007 - South Atlantic Regional, Novice - 2nd
2006 - North American Challenge Skate, Novice - 1st
2006 - State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice - 7th
2006 - Eastern Sectional, Novice - 3rd
2006 - South Atlantic Regional, Novice - 2nd
2005 - U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate - 2nd
2005 - South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate - 1st
2004 - U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate - 16th
2004 - South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate - 3rd
2003 - South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate - 5th
2002 - South Atlantic Regional, Juvenile - 2nd