Igor Macypura
| Igor Macypura | |
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 Macypura in 2008. | |
| Personal information | |
| Alternative names |
Ihor Matsypura Igor Matsipura |
| Country represented | Slovakia |
| Born |
10 April 1985 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Home town | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Residence | Artesia, California |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Former coach | Karen Oppegard-Kwan, Christine Binder, Eva Križková, Dalilah Sappenfield, Rashid Kadyrkaev, |
| Former choreographer | Karen Oppegard-Kwan, Ivan Dinev, Oleg Ovsiannikov |
| Skating club | SKP Bratislava |
| Began skating | 1989 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
174.94 2007 Worlds |
| Short program |
61.58 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard |
| Free skate |
115.03 2008 Skate America |
Igor Macypura (Ukrainian: Ігор Маципура: Ihor Matsypura or Igor Matsipura; born 10 April 1985) is a Ukrainian figure skater who competed internationally for Slovakia. He is the 2005–08 Slovak national champion.
Personal life
Macypura was born in the Soviet Union. He moved to the United States at an early age.[1]
Career
Macypura competed at the national level in the United States, competing twice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. During his time in the US, he represented the Peninsula Skating Club.[2] He competed at the 2004 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the junior level. He won the short program, but placed ninth in the free skate to place eighth overall.
Macypura competed at the 2005 Slovak Championships and won the national title. He began representing Slovakia internationally in the 2005–06 season. At the 2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial, the last Olympic qualifying competition, he placed 8th and qualified a spot to the Olympics.[3] However, the spot was not filled.
In the 2006–07 season, he won the bronze medal at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2009–2010 [1] |
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| 2008–2009 [4] |
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| 2007–2008 |
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| 2006–2007 |
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| 2005–2006 |
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Competitive highlights
| Results[5] | ||||||||||
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| International | ||||||||||
| Event | 2000–01 (USA) |
2001–02 (USA) |
2002–03 (USA) |
2003–04 (USA) |
2004–05 (SVK) |
2005–06 (SVK) |
2006–07 (SVK) |
2007–08 (SVK) |
2008–09 (SVK) |
2009–10 (SVK) |
| World Champ. | 27th | 21st | 21st | 24th | ||||||
| European Champ. | 30th | 17th | 33rd | 16th | ||||||
| GP Bompard | 10th | |||||||||
| GP Skate America | 9th | 12th | ||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 3rd | |||||||||
| Karl Schäfer | 8th | 9th | 6th | |||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 9th | 4th | 13th | |||||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 10th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | ||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||
| National | ||||||||||
| Slovak Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 3rd N. | 8th J. | ||||||||
| Pacific Coast Sect. | 7th J. | 6th J. | 2nd J. | |||||||
| Central Pacific Reg. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | 2nd J. | |||||||
| GP = Grand Prix; Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Igor MACYPURA: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
- ↑ http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=21005
- ↑ http://www.trymysport.co.uk/sports_news/ice_skating_news/2005/oct05/karl_schafer_vienna.htm
- ↑ "Igor MACYPURA: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Igor MACYPURA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
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