Irakli Maysuradze

Irakli Maysuradze
Maysuradze in 2018
Personal information
Native name ირაკლი მაისურაძე
Country represented Georgia
Born (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000
Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Coach Sergei Davydov
Former coach Rafael Arutyunyan, Vera Arutyunyan, Vladimir Kotin
Choreographer Vakhtang Murvanidze, Sergei Verbillo
Former choreographer Nadia Kanaeva, Viktoria Vondarenko
Skating club CSKA Moscow
Former skating club RAF Ice Castle
Tchaikovskaia's Skate SC
Training locations Moscow, Russia
Former training locations Artesia, California, USA
Began skating 2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 191.22
2018 European Championships
Short program 66.67
2017 JGP Minsk Arena Cup
Free skate 127.53
2018 European Championships

Irakli Maysuradze (Georgian: ირაკლი მაისურაძე; born 24 May 2000) is a Georgian figure skater. He has won two senior international medals and competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships, finishing within the top twelve at the 2018 Junior Worlds.

Personal life

Maysuradze was born on 24 May 2000 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He moved to Moscow, Russia, when he was four years old.[1]

Career

2014–2015 season

Maysuradze debuted on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in the 2014–2015 season. In January 2015, he finished fifth at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Dornbirn, Austria. In March, he qualified for the final segment at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia by placing 24th in the short program. After placing 16th in the free skate, he rose to 18th overall. Vladimir Kotin and Sergei Davydov coached him in Moscow, Russia, until the end of the season.[2][3]

2015–2016 season

During the 2015–2016 season, Maysuradze was coached by Rafael Arutyunyan and Vera Arutyunyan in Artesia, California.[4] He qualified for the free skate at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, placing 24th in both segments and overall.

2016–2017 season

In 2016–2017, Maysuradze was coached by Sergei Davydov in Moscow.[5] Returning to the JGP series, he placed 6th in Saransk, Russia, and 7th in Tallinn, Estonia. In November, he stepped onto his first senior international podium, winning silver at Ice Star in Belarus. The following month, he took silver at the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary.

2017–2018 season

Maysuradze remained in Moscow but changed coaches, joining Svetlana Sokolovskaia.[6] During the season, he qualified to the free skate at two ISU Championships. At the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, he finished 17th overall after placing 18th in the short and 15th in the free. At the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia (Bulgaria), he placed 9th in the short, 15th in the free, and 12th overall.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[6]
2016–2017
[5]
2014–2016
[4][2]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Europeans17th
CS Golden Spin12th
Ice Star2nd
Santa Claus Cup2nd
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds18th24th35th12th
JGP Estonia7th
JGP Japan11th
JGP Poland13th
JGP Russia6th
JGP Slovenia13th
JGP Spain20th
EYOF5th
Ice Star3rd
Crystal Skate (RU)3rd
National[7]
Georgian Champ.2nd
J = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "Irakli MAYSURADZE: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Irakli MAYSURADZE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ираклий Зазаевич Майсурадзе" [Irakli Zazaevich Maysuradze]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Irakli MAYSURADZE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Irakli MAYSURADZE: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Irakli MAYSURADZE: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Irakli MAYSURADZE". International Skating Union.
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