Frosti Zernow

Michael "Frosti" Zernow is a contestant from .
Frosti was one of the strongest challenge competitors on the ill-fated Zhan Hu tribe. After a tribe switch, he managed to ingratiate himself with the dominant Fei Long Alliance, which protected him for the first two post-merge Tribal Councils. However, the Fei Long Alliance soon identified him as a major threat and hastily voted him out at the final eight.
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
Originally from Traverse City, Michigan (he attended Central High School there), Michael "Frosti" Zernow is currently a film student at Columbia College in Chicago (he's in his junior year). Half Japanese/half Russian, Zernow has been practicing Parkour and free-running for over five years and has been hired as a traceur (a practitioner of Parkour) and free-runner in television, advertisements and corporate events, including one of Madonna's world tours. (Parkour is essentially making the environment into an obstacle course. Through running jumping, or climbing, all obstacles can be overcome and all destinations are reachable. Free-running takes the movements of Parkour and adds style and flair. Think along the lines of urban gymnastics and building break dancing).
In high school, Zernow was captain of the wrestling and track teams. In addition, he practiced Aikido, a form of martial art that both his parents teach. While still in high school, he was suspended for a day because he dressed up like a Ninja and climbed on the roof of the school.
Zernow describes himself as creative, dynamic and determined. His hobbies include art, social philosophy and skateboarding. He recently returned from a trip to Hong Kong, where he hiked up a mountain with friends wearing three-dollar sandals.
Zernow currently resides in Chicago. His birth date is February 15, 1987.http://web.archive.org/web/20230322025848/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20281/
==Survivor==
Frosti started on the Zhan Hu tribe. When Zhan Hu lost the first two Immunity Challenges, he joined his tribe in voting out Chicken Morris and Ashley Massaro. On Day 12, he voted with the majority of his tribe in ousting Dave Cruser.
After the tribe switch on Day 13, Frosti and fellow Zhan Hu tribemate Sherea Lloyd were switched to Fei Long. When he caught Todd Herzog and Amanda Kimmel finding the Fei Long Hidden Immunity Idol, he joined the Fei Long Alliance and helped them vote out Sherea on Day 18.
Even though he was an original Zhan Hu member, Frosti decided to stay with the Fei Long Alliance at the merge. He won the first individual Immunity Challenge and voted with his alliance to eliminate former tribemate Jaime Dugan. He continued to vote with his alliance to blindside Jean-Robert Bellande. Despite members of the opposite alliance still being in the game, Frosti was voted out on Day 27 due to his closeness with Courtney Yates.
At Final Tribal Council, Frosti first focused on Todd, commenting his mixed feelings towards the flight attendant and asking why he deserved a vote from Frosti. Todd admitted that he initially befriended Frosti to place him on the jury but developed a genuine bond with him, and he apologized for his lies. Frosti then turned to Courtney, pointing out that she surprised him by lying and backstabbing him, unlike Amanda or Todd, and she told him that she would alert him if he was being targeted unprovoked. Courtney told him that, during the frenzy of the vote, people were focusing on her, and she couldn't alert him nor prevent his elimination. Courtney also noted that she did not befriend Frosti for the sake of having a "pocket juror". When the vote came, Frosti voted for Todd to be the Sole Survivor, who won a 4-2-1 vote.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out	Result
1 	rowspan=7 	Dragon Dance 	Reward/Immunity	No 	
2 	Chinese Checkers 	Reward 	No 	 	
2 	Gatecrasher 	Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Clear the Deck 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	Blade Runner 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Great Balls of Fire 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Warrior's Duel 	Immunity 	No 	 	
colspan=6 	 	 	 	 	
5 	rowspan=3 	Plunge, Pull, Pop	Immunity 	No 	
6 	Search and Decode 	Reward 	No 	 	
6 	Survivor Smorgasbord 	Immunity 	No 	 	
colspan="6"	 	 	 	 	
7 	rowspan=5 	Memory Feast 	Immunity 	 	
8 	The Bucket Stops Here 	Reward 	 	 	
8 	Dragon Rider 	Immunity 	 	 	
9 	Drum Roll 	Reward 	 	 	
9 	Chinese Zodiac Symbols	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Frosti'sVotes	Voted AgainstFrosti
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6 	 	
7 	 	
8 	 	
9 	 	
 	 	
Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2" 	
</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
* Competing in G4's American Ninja Warrior 3, Frosti qualified, unlike Ozzy Lusth who did not qualify in a previous season. He managed to qualify in the top 15 in semi finals giving him a spot for Boot Camp. However, he had to forfeit his spot in the Boot Camp round due to an injury during practice sessions.
* Frosti later appeared in G4's Jump City: Seattle.
* Frosti then competed in American Ninja Warrior 4 in the south west region and made it to Las Vegas where he failed on the jumping spider.
* In 2014, Frosti was hired by to be a part of the team of the game.http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/17/ubisoft-hires-chief-parkour-officer-for-assassins-creed
* In 2016, Frosti was in a Mountain Dew commercial with NBA stars Jimmy Butler, Julius Randle, and Russell Westbrook.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb2j088jIQI
==Trivia==
* Frosti is the youngest contestant to compete on .
** Frosti is the first contestant under the age of 21 years to compete on .
* Frosti and James Clement are the only castaways of China to participate in the tribe switch and reach the merge.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Male Contestants
Category:Asian-American Contestants
Category:Youngest Contestants
Category:China Contestants
Category:China Jury Members
Category:Zhan Hu Tribe
Category:Hae Da Fung Tribe
Category:8th Place
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Contestants
Category:Survivor: China
Category:1987 births
Category:Living people