Mario-Rafael Ionian Explained

Mario-Rafael Ionian
Country:	Austria
Birth Date:	14 October 1990
Birth Place:	Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria
Coach:	Radu Ionian, Uwe Kagelmann
Formercoach:	Birgit Nasheim, Elena Romanova
Choreographer:	Sorina Mladin, Claudia Koll
Skating Club:	ESF Feldkirch
Beganskating:	1995
Combined Total:	160.57
Combined Date:	2016 Europeans
Sp Score:	54.16
Sp Date:	2016 Europeans
Fs Score:	106.41
Fs Date:	2016 Europeans

Mario-Rafael Ionian (born 14 October 1990) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater who competed in men's singles. He is a three-time Austrian national champion and the 2012 Golden Bear of Zagreb champion. He competed at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, and at the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, but was eliminated after the short program at both events. He qualified for the free skate at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.

His brother, Simon-Gabriel Ionian, is also a competitive skater.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2016-17 ^[1]	Mr. Bojangles performed by Robbie Williams Mr. Pin Stripe Suit by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	The Mask (soundtrack)
2015–16	Mr. Bojangles Mr. Pinstripe Suit	Vabanque
2009–10	Brazil	Gangs of New York
2008–09	L'Enfant Pur	Gangs of New York