Maksym Spodyriev

Maksym Spodyriev
Personal information
Native name Максим Сподирєв
Country represented Poland
Former country(ies) represented Ukraine
Born 29 December 1993
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Residence Toruń, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner Natalia Kaliszek
Former partner Daria Korotitskaia, Veronika Sharapova
Coach Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka, Anastasia Vykhodtseva
Former coach Halyna Churilova, Mariana Kozlova, Yulia Biletska
Choreographer Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka
Former choreographer Larysa Fedorova
Skating club MKS Axel Toruń
Former skating club Spartak Kharkiv
Training locations Toruń
Former training locations Kharkiv
Began skating 1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 131.13
2015 Europeans
Short dance 51.69
2015 Europeans
Free dance 79.44
2015 Europeans

Maksym Spodyriev (Ukrainian: Максим Сподирєв;[1] born 29 December 1993) is a Ukrainian ice dancer. In 2014, he began competing for Poland with Natalia Kaliszek. They are the 2015 Polish national champions.

Personal life

Maksym Spodyriev was born on 29 December 1993 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[2] He moved to Toruń, Poland in 2014.

Career

Early career

Spodyriev skated with Veronika Sharapova early in his career. In 2011, he teamed up with Russian-born ice dancer Daria Korotitskaia, with whom he competed internationally for Ukraine. Coached by Halyna Churilova and Mariana Kozlova in Kharkiv, they appeared at four ISU Junior Grand Prix events, placing as high as fourth. They parted ways at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Partnership with Kaliszek

In 2014, Spodyriev began skating with Natalia Kaliszek for Poland, coached by Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka in Toruń. The two made their international debut at the Volvo Open Cup, where they took the junior silver medal. Switching to the senior level, they placed sixth at an ISU Challenger Series event, the Warsaw Cup, before winning gold at the Santa Claus Cup. Kaliszek/Spodyriev won the Polish national title at the 2015 Four Nationals and took bronze at the MNNT Cup. They were named in Poland's team to the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden and placed 15th in the short dance, earning qualification to the free dance.

Programs

With Kaliszek

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
[2]

With Korotitskaia

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[3]
2012–2013
[4]
  • Paxi Ni Ngongo
    (from Don Juan musical)

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Kaliszek for Poland

International[5]
Event 2014–15
World Championships TBD
European Championships 14th
CS Warsaw Cup 6th
MNNT Cup 3rd
Santa Claus Cup 1st
International: Junior[5]
World Junior Champ. 7th
Volvo Open Cup 2nd J.
National[5]
Polish Championships 1st
J. = Junior level

With Korotitskaia for Ukraine

International[6]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
JGP Czech Republic 8th
JGP France 4th
JGP Latvia 6th
JGP Slovenia 5th
Ice Star 2nd J.
NRW Trophy 9th J. 16th J.
Santa Claus Cup 3rd J.
National[6]
Ukrainian Championships 3rd
J. = Junior level

References

  1. ↑ "У Києві фінішував юніорський чемпіонат України з фігурного катання" [Ukrainian Junior Figure Skating Championships in Kiev have ended] (in Ukrainian). National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksim SPODIREV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Daria KOROTITSKAIA / Maksim SPODIREV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Daria KOROTITSKAIA / Maksim SPODIREV: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Competition Results: Natalia KALISZEK / Maksim SPODIREV". International Skating Union.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Competition Results: Daria KOROTITSKAIA / Maksim SPODIREV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.

External links

Media related to Maksym Spodyriev at Wikimedia Commons