Igor Macypura

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Igor Macypura
Igor MACYPURA TEB 2008.jpg
Macypura in 2008.
Native nameІгор Маципура
Born (1985-04-10) 10 April 1985 (age 39)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Discipline Men's singles
Began skating1989
Retired2010
Medal record
Representing Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Slovak Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Ružomberok Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Liberec Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Trenčín Singles

Igor Macypura [a] (born April 10, 1985) is a figure skater who competed internationally for Slovakia. He is the 2008 Triglav Trophy silver medalist, the 2008 International Cup of Nice bronze medalist, the 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, and a three-time Slovak national champion. He qualified to the free skate at five ISU Championships.

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Personal life

Macypura was born on 10 April 1985 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He moved to the United States at an early age. [1]

Career

Macypura appeared twice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, representing the Peninsula Skating Club. [2] Competing on the junior level at the 2004 U.S. Championships, he won the short program but placed ninth in the free skate to finish eighth overall.

Macypura competed at the 2005 Slovak Championships and won the national title. He began representing Slovakia internationally in the 2005–06 season. At the 2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial, the last Olympic qualifying competition, he placed 8th and qualified a spot to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. [3] However, the Slovak Olympic Committee decided not to send him. [4]

Macypura won the bronze medal at the 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial, silver at the 2008 Triglav Trophy, and bronze at the 2008 International Cup of Nice. He appeared at three Grand Prix events – 2008 Skate America, 2008 Trophee Eric Bompard, and 2009 Skate America. He also competed at four European and four World Championships, qualifying to the free skate five times – at the 2007 Europeans in Warsaw, 2007 Worlds in Tokyo, 2008 Worlds in Gothenburg, 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, and 2009 Worlds in Los Angeles.

Macypura finished second to Peter Reitmayer in a Slovak internal competition to determine the skater who would compete at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. [5]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2009–10
[1]
2008–09
[6]
  • Street Passions
    by Didulya
  • Spring
    by Loreat
2007–08
[7]
  • Street Passions
    by Didulya
  • Spring
    by Loreat
2006–07
[8]
2005–06
[9]
  • The Rock
    by Nick Glennie-Smith

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix

Single skating (for Slovakia)

International [10]
Event04–0505–0606–0707–08 08–09 09–10
World Champ. 27th21st21st24th
European Champ. 30th17th33rd16th
GP Bompard 10th
GP Skate America 9th12th
Cup of Nice 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 9th4th13th
Nepela Memorial 10th3rd6th6th
Schäfer Memorial 8th9th6th
Triglav Trophy 2nd
National [10]
Slovak Champ. 1st1st1st

Single skating (for the United States)

National
Event03–04
U.S. Championships 8th J

Notes

  1. Ukrainian: Ігор Маципура, romanized: Ihor Matsypura

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