Marilena Kitromilis

Marilena Kitromilis (born October 15, 2004) is a Cypriot-American figure skater who represents Cyprus in women's singles skating. She is the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International champion. She is the first Cypriot figure skater to win an ISU-sanctioned international competition. Kitromilis also made history by being the first Cypriot figure skater to compete at an ISU Grand Prix event (2022 Skate America).

Personal life Kitromilis was born on October 15, 2004, to her Cypriot mother, Maria Kitromilis, and American father, William Adams. She has a twin brother, Mikhail. Though born and raised in the United States, Kitromilis is of Cypriot descent. She traveled to Cyprus multiple times throughout her childhood to spend summers with the families of her grandfather's siblings and many cousins. Her maternal grandfather was born and raised in Karavas, Cyprus. She enjoys reading books of various genres in her free time.

Career Early years Kitromilis started skating on ponds with her mother and twin brother at the age of two and half. She began learn-to-skate classes at four years old and quickly progressed to private lessons. She competed domestically in the United States at the juvenile through novice levels before transitioning to represent Cyprus, internationally, in advance of the 2020–21 season. After finishing ninth at the 2022 U.S. Classic, Kitromilis made her Grand Prix debut at 2022 Skate America. Despite the pain in her knee, she competed and finished eleventh. Kitromilis then competed at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup and the 2022 CS Golden Spin before going to Latvia for the 2022 Latvia Trophy, where she placed third overall.

At the 2023 European Championships, she finished in eighteenth place after the SP after a misstep in her footwork. She placed thirteenth overall after the free skate, where she was in tenth place with a season's best score. A week later, Kitromilis competed at the 2023 Bavarian Open, where she placed third overall. She also changed coaches to Sergei Komolov and relocated to Dubai for training. Going into the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Kitromilis faced difficulties training with her ongoing knee injury going into Worlds and came in thirty-first overall, which was not enough to reach the free skate. At the end of the season, she ranked 46th in the ISU season's world ranking for women.

2023–24 season Kitromilis did not compete this season. She entered the 2023 Golden Spin of Zagreb, but she withdrew in November. In February 2024, she underwent surgery for her knee injury.

2024–25 season Kitromilis changed coaches to Andrei Lutai and began training in Sofia, Bulgaria. The following month, it was announced that Kitromilis had relocated to Sofia, Bulgaria to train under coaches, Andrei and Ina Lutai.

Going to compete at the 2025 Bellu Memorial, Kritromilis finished the event in fifth place. She then went on to place twelfth at the 2025 Sonja Henie Trophy and win gold at the 2025 Black Sea Ice Cup.

In January, she placed 7th at the Sofia Trophy. The following month, she competed the short program segment at Skate Berlin International before withdrawing from the free skate segment.

Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2025–2026

N'iniste pas T'es où Melodramma (Live From Teatro Del Silenzio)

by Andrea Bocelli 2024–2025