Natalia Kaliszek

Natalia Kaliszek
Kaliszek and Spodyriev in 2018
Personal information
Country represented  Poland
Born (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996
Toruń, Poland
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Maksym Spodyriev
Former partner Yaroslav Kurbakov
Michał Kaliszek
Coach Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka
Anastasia Vykhodtseva
Former coach Dorota Siudek
Mariusz Siudek
G. Dybinska
V. Belousowski
E. Gres
Choreographer Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka
Former choreographer Vladimir Czeryszew
Valerie Saurette
Skating club MKS Axel Toruń
Training locations Toruń
Began skating 2000
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

Natalia Kaliszek (pronounced [naˈtalja kaˈliʂɛk]; born 17 May 1996) is a Polish ice dancer. With her skating partner, Maksym Spodyriev, she 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.

Personal life

Natalia Kaliszek was born on 17 May 1996 in Toruń, Poland.[1] She has two siblings, Michał and Anna, both of whom have competed in figure skating.

Early career

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

Natalia Kaliszek competed in ladies' singles as a child. In 2007, she teamed up with her brother, Michał Kaliszek, to compete in pair skating. In 2009, they appeared at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events, placing 13th and 18th.

In 2010, the two switched to ice dancing at the suggestion of Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka.[2] In the 2011–2012 season, the Kaliszeks received two JGP assignments, finishing 11th at both, and debuted on the senior level at the Pavel Roman Memorial, where they placed fifth. They were sent to the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus but were eliminated after the preliminary round. They trained in Toruń[3] and ended their partnership after the 2012–2013 season.[4]

In 2013, Kaliszek teamed up with Russian ice dancer Yaroslav Kurbakov. The two were coached by Nowak-Trębacka and represented Poland. They placed 9th and 13th at their JGP assignments and second at the Polish Junior Championships. They parted ways at the end of the season.

Partnership with Spodyriev

2014–2015 season

In 2014, Kaliszek began competing with Ukrainian ice dancer Maksym Spodyriev for Poland, coached by 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

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.[7]

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.[8] Later in the same month, they debuted on the Grand Prix series, having received invitations to two events.[9] 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 Spodyriev

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[10]
2016–2017
[1]
  • Blues: Back to the Dirty Town
    by Blues Mystery
  • Hip hop: Sax
    by Fleur East
2015–2016
[11]
  • Waltz: Rain Waltz
    by Frederic Chopin
  • Foxtrot: Tea For Two
  • Crystallize
2014–2015
[5]

With Kurbakov

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[12]

With Michał Kaliszek

Season Short dance Free dance
2011–2012
[3]
Short program Free skating
2009–2010
[13]
    2008–2009

      Competitive highlights

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

      With Spodyriev

      International[14]
      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[14]
      Junior Worlds7th
      Volvo Open Cup2nd J
      National[14]
      Polish Champ.1st1st1st1st
      J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

      With Kurbakov

      International[15]
      Event 2013–14
      JGP Czech Republic13th
      JGP Poland9th
      Ice Star3rd J
      MNNT Cup2nd J
      Santa Claus Cup3rd J
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      Polish Championships2nd J
      J = Junior level

      With Michał Kaliszek

      Ice dancing

      International[4]
      Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
      NRW Trophy12th
      Pavel Roman Memorial5th
      Nestle Cup4th
      International: Junior[4]
      World Junior Champ.28th
      JGP Estonia11th
      JGP Poland11th
      National[4]
      Polish Champ.2nd J2nd3rd
      J = Junior level

      Pair skating

      International[4][16]
      Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
      JGP Germany18th
      JGP Poland13th
      Ice Challenge4th J
      Nestle Cup1st N3rd J2nd J
      Warsaw Cup3rd N3rd J
      Nebelhorn Trophy1st N
      NRW Trophy3rd N
      National or regional[4]
      Polish Champ.4th
      Polish Junior Champ.1st N*1st3rd
      Polish Youth Olympics1st J
      Mazovia Cup1st N1st J2nd J
      International Czech Champ.2nd J
      Levels: J = Junior; N = Novice
      * Competed unofficially.

      References

      1. 1 2 "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksym SPODYRIEV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017.
      2. ↑ "Q & A with Poland's Kaliszek & Spodyriev". ice-dance.com. 24 March 2017.
      3. 1 2 "Natalia KALISZEK / Michal KALISZEK: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012.
      4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Competition Results: Natalia KALISZEK / Michal KALISZEK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.
      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. ↑ "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.
      8. ↑ Kalemba, Tomasz (5 November 2016). "O krok od tragedii, fatalny wypadek polskiej pary tanecznej" [Polish dancers in serious accident]. Eurosport.Onet.pl (in Polish).
      9. ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2016/17: Ice Dance" (PDF). 30 June 2016.
      10. ↑ "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksym SPODYRIEV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
      11. ↑ "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksim SPODIREV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
      12. ↑ "Natalia KALISZEK / Yaroslav KURBAKOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
      13. ↑ "Natalia KALISZEK / Michal KALISZEK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009.
      14. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Natalia KALISZEK / Maksym SPODYRIEV". International Skating Union.
      15. ↑ "Competition Results: Natalia KALISZEK / Yaroslav KURBAKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.
      16. ↑ "Natalia Kaliszek / Michał Kaliszek (Pair skating)". tracings.net.

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