Maksym Spodyriev

Maksym Spodyriev
Kaliszek and Spodyriev in 2018
Personal information
Native name Максим Сподирєв
Country represented  Poland
Former country(ies) represented  Ukraine (until 2014)
Born (1993-12-29) 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 168.58
2017 CS Tallinn Trophy
Short dance 67.94
2017 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free dance 100.64
2017 CS Tallinn Trophy

Maksym Spodyriev (Ukrainian: Максим Сподирєв;[1] born 29 December 1993) is a Ukrainian ice dancer, representing Poland since 2014. With his skating partner, Natalia Kaliszek, he has won three medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy, and three Polish national titles. They have competed in the final segment at six ISU Championships, placing in the top ten at the 2015 Junior Worlds and 2017 Europeans. Spodyriev skated for Ukraine earlier in his career.

Personal life

Maksym Spodyriev was born on 29 December 1993 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[2] He moved to Toruń, Poland in 2014. He was granted Polish citizenship in 2016.[3]

Early career

Spodyriev began learning to skate in 1998.[2] He switched from singles to ice dancing when he was fourteen years old.[4] Following a partnership with Veronika Sharapova, he teamed up with Russian-born ice dancer Daria Korotitskaia in 2011. The two 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, before parting ways at the end of the 2013–2014 season.

Partnership with Kaliszek

2014–2015 season

In 2014, Spodyriev began competing with Polish ice dancer Natalia Kaliszek for Poland, coached by Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka in Toruń.[5] 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 a Challenger Series (CS) event, the Warsaw Cup, before winning gold at the Santa Claus Cup. They won the Polish national title at the Four Nationals in December 2014 and took bronze the following month at the MNNT Cup.

Kaliszek/Spodyriev were selected to represent Poland at the European Championships, held in late January 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden. Ranked 15th in the short dance, they qualified to the free dance, where they placed 14th and rose to 14th overall. In early March, they made their second and final appearance on the junior level, competing at the World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia; they placed 10th in the short dance, 6th in the free dance, and 7th overall. Later in March, they traveled to Shanghai, China for the World Championships, but were eliminated after placing 24th in the short dance.

2015–2016 season

Spodyriev with Natalia Kaliszek in the free dance at the 2016 European Championships

Kaliszek/Spodyriev competed in three 2015–16 Challenger Series competitions. After placing 7th at the Nebelhorn Trophy, they won bronze at the Mordovian Ornament and silver at the Warsaw Cup. They finished third in the Challenger Series ranking.[6]

Kaliszek/Spodyriev placed 11th at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, having ranked 11th in both segments. At the 2016 World Championships in Boston, they placed 14th in the short dance, 16th in the free dance, and 16th overall. At the end of May 2016, it was announced that the International Skating Union had chosen the foxtrot portion of their short dance to become a pattern dance.[3]

2016–2017 season

Starting their season on the Challenger Series, Kaliszek/Spodyriev placed 4th at the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial and 5th at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, in early October. During training in early November, they had a fall, related to poor rink conditions in Toruń, that resulted in her blade cutting two of his fingers.[7] Later in the same month, they debuted on the Grand Prix series, having received invitations to two events.[8] The duo finished 5th at the 2016 Cup of China and 7th at the 2016 NHK Trophy.

In January 2017, Kaliszek/Spodyriev finished 8th at the European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In March, they placed 15th in the short, 13th in the free, and 14th overall at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Due to their result, Poland qualified a spot in the ice dancing event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

2017–2018 season

Kaliszek/Spodyriev won gold at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy.

Programs

With Kaliszek

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[9]
2016–2017
[2]
  • Blues: Back to the Dirty Town
    by Blues Mystery
  • Hip hop: Sax
    by Fleur East
2015–2016
[10]
  • Waltz: Rain Waltz
    by Frederic Chopin
  • Foxtrot: Tea For Two
  • Crystallize
2014–2015
[5]

With Korotitskaia

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[11]
2012–2013
[12]
  • Paxi Ni Ngongo
    (from Don Juan musical)

Competitive highlights

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

With Kaliszek for Poland

International[13]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Olympics14th
Worlds24th16th14th17th
Europeans14th11th8th10th
GP Cup of China5th
GP France8th
GP NHK Trophy7th
GP Rostelecom CupTBD
GP Skate AmericaTBD
GP Skate Canada9th
CS Finlandia5th10th
CS Mordovian3rd
CS Nebelhorn7th8th
CS Nepela4th
CS Tallinn Trophy1st
CS Warsaw Cup6th2nd
MNNT Cup3rd1st1st
Open d'Andorra2nd
Santa Claus Cup1st3rd
International: Junior[13]
Junior Worlds7th
Volvo Open Cup2nd J
National[13]
Polish Champ.1st1st1st1st
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

With Korotitskaia for Ukraine

International[14]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
JGP Czech Republic8th
JGP France4th
JGP Latvia6th
JGP Slovenia5th
Ice Star2nd J
NRW Trophy9th J16th J
Santa Claus Cup3rd J
National[14]
Ukrainian Champ.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. 1 2 3 "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksym SPODYRIEV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Taniec polskich łyżwiarzy doceniony przez światową federację" [Polish skaters' dance recognized by world federation]. Polish Press Agency (in Polish). eurosport.onet.pl. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Q & A with Poland's Kaliszek & Spodyriev". ice-dance.com. 24 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksim SPODIREV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Ice Dance". International Skating Union.
  7. ↑ Kalemba, Tomasz (5 November 2016). "O krok od tragedii, fatalny wypadek polskiej pary tanecznej" [Polish dancers in serious accident]. Eurosport.Onet.pl (in Polish).
  8. ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2016/17: Ice Dance" (PDF). 30 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksym SPODYRIEV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksim SPODIREV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Daria KOROTITSKAIA / Maksim SPODIREV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Daria KOROTITSKAIA / Maksim SPODIREV: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Natalia KALISZEK / Maksym SPODYRIEV". International Skating Union.
  14. 1 2 "Competition Results: Daria KOROTITSKAIA / Maksim SPODIREV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.

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