Maxim Kurdyukov
| Maxim Kurdyukov | |
|---|---|
 Kurdyukov with Petaikina in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Maxim Andreyevich Kurdyukov |
| Former country(ies) represented | Russia |
| Born |
28 September 1990 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Partner | Brianna de la Mora |
| Former partner | Kristina Astakhova, Ekaterina Petaikina, Alexandra Malakhova, Kosareva, Katasonova |
| Former coach | Sergei Dobroskokov |
| Former choreographer | A. Zhelezniakov |
| Skating club | Texas Gulf Coast FSC |
| Former skating club | SDUSSHOR 37 |
| Training locations | Sugar Land, Texas |
| Former training locations | Moscow |
| Began skating | 2000 |
Maxim Andreyevich Kurdyukov (Russian: Максим Андреевич Курдюков; born 28 September 1990) is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Ekaterina Petaikina, he placed 6th at the 2012 Junior Worlds and is the 2012 Russian Junior silver medalist.
Career
In Russia
Early in his pairs career, Kurdyukov competed with Ekaterina Petaikina. They made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in 2009. In the 2011–12 JGP season, the pair finished fourth in Latvia and won bronze in Austria. Their results qualified them for the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fourth. Petaikina/Kurdyukov took the silver medal at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships and were sent to the 2012 World Junior Championships where they finished sixth. They parted ways in May 2012.
Later in 2012, Kurdyukov teamed up with Kristina Astakhova. Their partnership lasted two seasons.
In the United States
In 2015, he teamed up with U.S. skater Brianna de la Mora, with whom he trains at Texas Gulf Coast FSC in Sugar Land, Texas. They finished 8th at the 2016 U.S. Championships.
Programs
With Astakhova
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–2014 |
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With Petaikina
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
With de la Mora
| National | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2015–16 |
| U.S. Championships | 8th |
| Midwestern Sectionals | 2nd |
With Astakhova
| International[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| Ice Star | 1st | |
| National[3] | ||
| Russian Championships | 10th | 9th |
With Petaikina
| International[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
| World Junior Champ. | 6th | ||
| JGP Final | 4th | ||
| JGP Austria | 3rd | ||
| JGP Czech Republic | 5th | ||
| JGP Germany | 6th | ||
| JGP Latvia | 4th | ||
| National[3] | |||
| Russian Championships | 7th | 8th | 7th |
| Russian Junior Champ. | 2nd | ||
| JGP: Junior Grand Prix | |||
References
- ↑ "Ekaterina PETAIKINA / Maxim KURDYUKOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Kristina ASTAKHOVA / Maxim KURDYUKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Максим Андреевич Курдюков" [Maxim Andreyevich Kurdyukov] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Ekaterina PETAIKINA / Maxim KURDYUKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014.
External links
Media related to Maxim Kurdyukov at Wikimedia Commons
- Kristina Astakhova / Maxim Kurdyukov at the International Skating Union
- Ekaterina Petaikina / Maxim Kurdyukov at the International Skating Union