Maciej Cieplucha

Maciej Cieplucha (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmat͡ɕɛj t͡ɕɛˈpluxa]; born 3 August 1988) is a Polish former competitive figure skater. He is the 2011 Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist, a two-time Warsaw Cup bronze medalist, and a three-time Polish national champion (2010, 2012, 2014). He has qualified three times for the free skate at the European Championships—in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Maciej Cieplucha
Cieplucha in 2011
Personal information
Country representedPoland
Born (1988-08-03) 3 August 1988
Łódź, Poland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
CoachScott Davis, Jeff Langdon
Former coachWłodzimierz Brajczewski, Mirosława Brajczewska
ChoreographerMark Pillay, Tom Dickson
Former choreographerSergei Petukhov, Alexei Gorshkov, Jurek Gesikowski
Skating clubLTF Łódź
Training locationsCalgary
Former training locationsŁódź
Began skating1993
ISU personal best scores
Combined total179.24
2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program65.84
2014 Europeans
Free skate126.50
2012 Worlds

Career

Cieplucha began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2003. He won the Polish national junior title in the 2004–05 season. In 2006–07, Cieplucha made his international senior debut at the 2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial and also appeared as a senior at the Polish Championships, but competed mostly on the junior level internationally until the end of the 2007–08 season. He competed twice at the World Junior Championships, finishing 20th in 2007 and 24th in 2008.

In the 2009–10 season, Cieplucha won the Polish national senior title for the first time and was given his European Championship debut. He missed qualifying for the free skate by one spot. He was also assigned to his first senior World Championships and finished 35th.

Cieplucha trained in Łódź, Poland with coaches Włodzimierz Brajczewski and Mirosława Brajczewska until July 2010 when he moved to Calgary, Alberta to be coached by Scott Davis and Jeff Langdon.[1][2] In Canada, he trained at the Calalta Figure Skating Club.

Cieplucha qualified for the free skate at the 2012 European Championships and again at the 2013 European Championships but was one spot away from reaching the free skate at both the 2013 World Championships and 2014 World Championships.

In the 2013–14 season, Cieplucha placed 11th at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, an Olympic qualifier, and became the first alternate for the men's event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. At the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, he achieved a personal best short program score, 65.84 points, and qualified for the free skate.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[3]
  • Ragtime (soundtrack)
    choreo. by Tom Dickson
2012–2013
[4]
  • Blues
2011–2012
[5]
2010–2011
[2]
2009–2010
[1]
2006–2008
[6][7]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[8]
Event 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Worlds35th25th25th22nd
Europeans21st25th19th19th19th
Challenge Cup6th
Finlandia Trophy10th9th3rd7th
Golden Spin6th6th
Schäfer Memorial16th
Nebelhorn Trophy19th10th10th17th11th
Nepela Memorial4th10th
Warsaw Cup3rd3rd
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds20th24th
JGP Andorra9th
JGP Austria16th
JGP Croatia15th
JGP Czech Rep.23rd
JGP Germany11th
JGP Netherlands14th
JGP Poland20th
JGP Romania12th
Copenhagen1st J
EYOF9th J
Warsaw Cup7th J1st J
National[8]
Polish Champ.1st J2nd J4th3rd1st2nd1st1st
J: Junior level

References
  1. "Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010.
  2. "Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011.
  3. "Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  4. "Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013.
  5. "Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012.
  6. "Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008.
  7. "Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007.
  8. "Competition Results: Maciej CIEPLUCHA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.
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