Morisi Kvitelashvili

Morisi Kvitelashvili was born on March 17, 1995, in Moscow, Russia. Both of his parents are originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, with his mother being a former figure skater. He started learning to skate in 2000, initially training at CSKA Moscow under Elena Proskurina. Kvitelashvili competed for Russia in his early career, making his junior international debut at the 2012 NRW Trophy where he won a junior bronze medal. He then progressed to the ISU Junior Grand Prix, earning a bronze medal at the JGP event in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in 2013.

Kvitelashvili transitioned to competing for Georgia in 2016. This shift marked a significant turning point in his career, leading to numerous notable achievements for Georgian figure skating. In 2017, he secured Georgia’s spot in the men’s event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where he served as the country’s flag-bearer and finished twenty-fourth. He continued to build on this success, earning a silver medal at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, which was his first Grand Prix medal. His career further advanced with a bronze medal at the 2020 European Championships, marking him as the first Georgian man to achieve this distinction.

A key milestone in his career came at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup, where he secured his first Grand Prix gold medal, becoming the first Georgian skater to win an ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event. He represented Georgia at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where he placed tenth in the men’s singles event and sixth in the team event. He then achieved a career-best fourth-place finish at the 2022 World Championships. Kvitelashvili retired from competitive skating on June 5, 2023, but returned in April 2025 to compete for Team Georgia at the World Team Trophy.