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Volvo Open Cup
Volvo Open Cup is a figure skating competition held in Riga, Latvia. It was part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. The competition may include men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing at various levels. The event is sometimes held three times in a year, usually January, May, and November. Some editions attract higher-profile competitors than others. Senior medalists CS: ISU Challenger Series The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions. Established by the International Skating Union in the 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. ... Men Women Pairs Ice dance Junior medalists Men Women Pairs Ice dancing Advanced novice medalists Boys Girls Pairs Ice dancing References External links Kristal Ice Skating Club competitions {{ISU Challenger Series ISU Challenger Series International figure skating com ...
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Figure Skating Competition
A figure skating competition is a judged sports competition in figure skating. Types of figure skating competitions International International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) are governed by the union's rules. Skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations. * ISU Championships: World Figure Skating Championships, World, European Figure Skating Championships, European, Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Four Continents, and World Junior Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Championships, as well as the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships, World Synchronized Skating Championships. * Figure skating at the Olympic Games * Senior invitational international competitions, such as the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. * ISU Challenger Series such as Nebelhorn Trophy, Ondrej Nepela Memorial, and Finlandia Trophy, started in the 2014–15 figure skating season, 2014-15 season. ISU decided to support a restr ...
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Martin Rappe
Martin Rappe (born 10 July 1993) is a German former figure skater. He is the 2014 CS Ice Challenge bronze medalist, 2014 Hellmut Seibt Memorial champion, 2012 Bavarian Open silver medalist, and 2012 German national bronze medalist. He competed at the 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... and 2013 World Junior Championships, placing 11th both times. Programs Results ''CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix'' References 2010 German Junior Men's Figure Skating Championships2009 German Junior Men's Figure Skating Championships2008 German Junior Men's Figure Skating Championships2007 German Junior Men's Figure Skating Championships2006 German Youth Men's Figure Skating Championships External links * at Tracings {{DEFAULTSORT:Rappe, Martin Germ ...
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Nika Egadze
Nika Egadze ( ka, ნიკა ეგაძე; born 2 April 2002) is a Georgian figure skater. He is the 2021 CS Cup of Austria champion and the 2021 Volvo Open Cup bronze medalist. On the junior level, he is the 2017 European Youth Olympic bronze medalist and competed in the final segment at the 2020 World Junior Championships. Personal life Egadze was born on 2 April 2002 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Programs Competitive highlights ''GP: Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ...; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix'' Detailed results ''ISU Personal best in bold.'' Senior-level results Junior-level results References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Egadze, Nika 2002 births Living people Male single skaters from Georg ...
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Aleksandr Selevko
Aleksandr Selevko (born 23 May 2001) is an Estonian figure skater. He is the 2017 Egna Spring Trophy bronze medalist, the 2019 Nordics bronze medalist, and a three-time Estonian national champion (2020–22). He has competed in the final segment at five ISU Championships – two World Junior Championships (2016, 2020), two European Championships (2019, 2020) and once at World Figure Skating Championships (2021). He is the older brother of Mihhail Selevko, who also represents Estonia internationally in figure skating. Career At the 2021 World Championships, Selevko placed 24th in the short program, 15th in the free skate, and 16th overall. As a result of his placement, Estonia earned an Olympic spot in men's singles. Selevko was nominated to represent Estonia at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He dislocated his shoulder in training a couple of days before the short program of the men's event. He managed to compete but finished twenty-eighth in the segment and did not advance t ...
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Irakli Maysuradze
Irakli Maysuradze ( ka, ირაკლი მაისურაძე; born 24 May 2000) is a Georgian figure skater. He has won four senior international medals and competed in the final segment at six ISU Championships. Personal life Maysuradze was born on 24 May 2000 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He moved to Moscow, Russia, when he was four years old. 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. 2015–2016 season During the 2015–2016 season, Maysuradze was coached by Rafael Arutyunyan and Vera Arutyunyan in Artesia, ...
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Artem Kovalev
Artem Sergeevich Kovalev (russian: Артём Сергеевич Ковалёв; born 27 June 2003) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2019 CS Ice Star silver medalist and the 2019 Volvo Open Cup champion. Programs Competitive highlights ''GP: Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ...; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix'' References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovalev, Artem 2003 births Living people Russian male figure skaters Figure skaters from Moscow ...
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Ivan Shmuratko
Ivan Oleksiyovych Shmuratko ( uk, Іван Олексійович Шмуратко, born December 21, 2001) is a Ukrainian figure skater. On the senior level is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup bronze medalist, 2018 Bosphorus Cup silver medalist, and four-time Ukrainian national champion (2019–22). On the junior level, he is the 2019 JGP Italy bronze medalist. He has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships. Earlier in his career, he won silver in the team event at the 2016 Youth Olympics. Career Early years Shmuratko started learning to skate in 2006. In the 2014–15 season, he won bronze at the Ukrainian Junior Championships. 2015–16 season Coached by Vira Volpova in Kyiv, Shmuratko won two junior international medals, gold at Ice Star and silver at the Santa Claus Cup. Competing on the senior level, he finished 4th at the Ukrainian national championships. He was named in Ukraine's team to the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer. In Norway, he placed ...
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Mark Gorodnitsky
Mark Gorodnitsky (born March 23, 2001) is an Israeli figure skater. He is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist and a two-time Israeli national champion (2019, 2021). He has competed in the final segment at three World Junior Championships (2017–2019). His best result, 14th, came at the 2018 edition. Personal life Gorodnitsky was born on March 23, 2001, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. His sister, Maya, has also competed in figure skating. Career Gorodnitsky began learning to skate in 2005. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in October 2015, in Croatia. In February, he competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Norway and finished 13th. He did not advance to the free skate at the 2016 World Junior Championships, held a month later in Debrecen, Hungary. He was eliminated after the short at the 2017 European Championships but qualified to the free and finished 22nd overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. He placed 18th in th ...
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Vladimir Litvintsev
Vladimir Andreyevich Litvintsev (russian: Владимир Андреевич Литвинцев; born 18 February 2001) is a Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater who represents Azerbaijan in men's singles. He is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup champion, the 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup champion, and the 2018 Ice Star silver medalist. Litvintsev represented Azerbaijan at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished 18th overall. Personal life Litvintsev was born on 18 February 2001 in Ukhta in the Komi Republic in Russia. His family moved to Moscow when he was nine. In 2020, Litvintsev began his studies at the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture. His biggest inspirations from the world of figure skating are Guillaume Cizeron, Patrick Chan, and Nathan Chen. Besides skating, Litvintsev is passionate about music; he is a beatmaker and also learning to play the piano. Career Early years Litvintsev began learning to skate in 2004 as a three-year-old. At that time, he was training together ...
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Phillip Harris
Phillip Harris (born 29 September 1989) is a British former figure skater. He is a three-time British national champion (2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2017–2018) and has qualified for the free skate at four ISU Championships. Career Early career Harris began skating in Blackpool at the age of eleven, in 2000. After winning the British junior title in January 2008, he relocated to Coventry and began to be coached by Yuri Bureiko. Harris never competed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. He made his senior international debut at the 2009 NRW Trophy, placing 19th. In the 2010–2011 season, he stepped onto the British national podium for the first time, taking the bronze medal. He repeated as the bronze medalist in the 2011–2012 season, finished fourth in 2012–2013, and withdrew in the 2013–2014 Olympic season. He landed the triple Axel jump for the first time in 2013. In 2014, he began working as a coach to cover his expenses. 2014–2015 season Harris competed ...
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Maurizio Zandron
Maurizio Zandron (born 15 November 1992) is an Italian-born figure skater who currently competes for Austria; he previously represented Italy until 2018. He is the winner of several medals in international competition, including gold at the 2016 Denkova-Staviski Cup, 2018 Bavarian Open, and 2018 Sofia Trophy. Additionally, Zandron is a three-time Austrian national champion (2019–21). Personal life Maurizio Zandron was born on 15 November 1992 in Bolzano, Italy. He has an economics degree from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. Owing to his maternal great-grandmother's roots, he obtained Austrian citizenship in July 2018. His brother, Marco, competes in pair skating for Spain. Career Early years Zandron began learning to skate in 2000. His early coaches included Melita Dona and Gabriele Minchio. His ISU Junior Grand Prix debut came in 2007. He made his first senior international appearance in early April 2010 at the Triglav Trophy. By the 2010–2011 s ...
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Ivan Righini
Ivan Righini, previously Ivan Vadimovich Bariev (russian: Иван Вадимович Бариев, born 16 April 1991) is a retired Italian competitive figure skater and current chorographer. He is a two-time Bavarian Open champion and a four-time Italian national champion. He has reached the free skate at four ISU Championships, achieving his best result, sixth, at the 2016 Europeans. Competed for Russia as Ivan Bariev, he won four silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, two Russian junior national titles, and bronze at the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb. Personal life Ivan Bariev was born on 16 April 1991 in Moscow, Russia. In 2013, he adopted his mother's former surname, Righini. In addition to Russian, he also holds Italian citizenship. His brother, Filip, is ten years younger. Career Early career Bariev began learning to skate in 1994. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2007, winning silver medals in Romania and Croatia. In ...
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