| Mark Pillay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 or 1979 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Retired | 2001 |
Mark Pillay (born 1978 or 1979) [1] is a Canadian figure skating choreographer and former competitive men's singles figure skater.
| Mark Pillay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 or 1979 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Retired | 2001 |
Mark Pillay (born 1978 or 1979) [1] is a Canadian figure skating choreographer and former competitive men's singles figure skater.
Pillay was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to a British mother and South African father. He began figure skating after being encouraged by a childhood friend to give it a try. He was initially coached by Betty Calvert and Dale Hazell, before eventually relocating to Calgary, Alberta to be coached by Sharon Lariviere and later Vancouver, British Columbia to train under Joanne McLeod. [1] He qualified for the 2001 Canadian Championships, where he finished twenty-seventh.
Following the event, Pillay retired from competitive figure skating and began attending Simon Fraser University, where he studied dance. [2] He began working as a figure skating choreographer in 2002. [3] [1] Pillay has worked with figure skaters from several different countries and regularly holds seminars and training camps for skaters to attend. [3] [4] [5] He currently resides in Vancouver. [6]
Figure skaters that Pillay has worked with over the years include:
Johanna Allik [7] [8] Larkyn Austman [9] [8] Hayleigh Bell / Rudi Swiegers [10] Emily Bausback [11] [8] 
Alexander Bjelde [12] [8] Katherine Bobak / Ian Beharry [13] [8] 
Karen Chen [14] [8] 
Ioulia Chtchetinina / Michał Woźniak [15] Maciej Cieplucha [16] [8] Richard Dornbush [17] [18] [8] Liam Firus [19] [8] Mitchell Gordon [20] [8] Olivia Gran [21] Minami Hanashiro [22] [8] Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert [23] [8] Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin [24] Tomoki Hiwatashi [25] [26] Kai Jagoda [27] [8] Brittany Jones / Ian Beharry [28] [8] Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan [29] [8] 
Brendan Kerry [30] [8] 
Ronald Lam [31] [8] Kelly Ann Laurin / Loucas Éthier [32] Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers [33] 
Amy Lin [34] [8] 
Brooke McIntosh / Marco Zandron [35] 
Natasha McKay [36] 
Andrea Montesinos Cantú [37] Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro [38] Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch [39] [1] [8] Gabrielle Noullet [40] [8] Shotaro Omori [41] [8] 
Beata Papp [42] [8] Bela Papp [43] [8] Emmi Peltonen [44] [45] [8] Niina Petrõkina [46] [47] Tyler Pierce [48] Brita Paula Poder [49] [8] Aleksa Rakic [50] Shalena Rau / Phelan Simpson [51] [8] Kevin Reynolds [52] [8] Jenni Saarinen [53] Roman Sadovsky [54] [1] [8] Emmanuel Sandhu [55] [1] 
Sophia Schaller [56] [8] Sophia Schaller / Livio Mayr [57] Taylor Steele / Robert Schultz [58] Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay [59] [8] Thomas Stoll [60] [8] 
Anton Truve [61] [8] 
Michel Tsiba [62] [8] Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert [63] [6] Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave [64] [8] Angela Wang [65] [8] Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer [66] [2] | National [67] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2000–01 |
| Canadian Championships | 27th |
Florian Just is a German former competitive pair skater. With Mari Vartmann, he won four senior international medals and finished seventh at two European Championships. He also won four international medals with Katharina Gierok.
Mari-Doris Vartmann is a German pair skater. With Ruben Blommaert, she won four ISU Challenger Series medals. With Aaron Van Cleave, she is the 2015 German national champion, the 2011 NRW Trophy champion, and 2010 Warsaw Cup champion.
Bruno Marcotte is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor in pairs. He is the 1993 World Junior bronze medallist with Isabelle Coulombe and the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy champion with Valérie Marcoux.
Cathy Reed is a retired American-born Japanese ice dancer. With her brother Chris Reed, she is a seven-time Japanese national champion.
Ondřej Hotárek is a Czech-Italian pair skater and coach who began competing for Italy in 2006. He competed with Valentina Marchei until the end of their partnership in 2018. With former partner Stefania Berton, he is the 2013 European bronze medalist, the 2013 Skate Canada International champion, and a three-time Italian national champion. Berton/Hotárek are the first Italian pair skaters to win European and Grand Prix medals.
Zoe Jones is a retired British figure skater. She is a two-time British national champion in ladies' singles. She reached the free skate at three ISU Championships and qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympics, but could not compete because of injury. As a pairs skater with Christopher Boyadji, she is a four-time national champion (2017–2020).
Alexander Alexandrovich Majorov is a Swedish retired figure skater. He is the 2017 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, the 2011 World Junior bronze medalist, a five-time Nordic champion, and a four-time Swedish national champion. His best finish at the European Championships is 6th (2013). He was 14th at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Damon Allen is an American former competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach and choreographer. He is the 1992 World Junior bronze medalist and a two-time Winter Universiade silver medalist. In July 2014, he married Enrique Viveros in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Rostislav Alexandrovich Sinitsyn is an ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. With his wife Natalia Karamyševa (Karamysheva), Sinicyn is the 1978 and 1980 Soviet national champion. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he works as a coach and choreographer and was naturalized as a Czech citizen.
Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov is a retired Russian pair skater. With partner Ksenia Stolbova, he is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2014 World silver medalist, a three-time European medalist, the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2013 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time World Junior medalist, and a three-time Russian national champion.
Aaron Van Cleave is a German pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Mari Vartmann for Germany. They won the 2015 German national title, the 2011 NRW Trophy, and 2010 Warsaw Cup. After they parted ways, he teamed up with Tatiana Domracheva.
Brittany Jones is a Canadian former pair skater. With Joshua Reagan, she is the 2016 U.S. International Classic champion. She finished in the top six at three World Junior Championships with earlier partners.
Ruben Blommaert is a retired Belgian-born German pair skater. With his skating partner, Alisa Efimova, he is the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo silver medalist.
Deniss Vasiļjevs is a Latvian figure skater. He is the 2022 European bronze medalist, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy silver medalist, a four-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and a six-time Latvian national champion.
The 2016–17 figure skating season began on July 1, 2016, and ended on June 30, 2017. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2017 European Championships, Four Continents Championships, World Junior Championships, and World Championships. They also competed at elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating at the Grand Prix Final, and the Challenger Series.
The 2017 European Figure Skating Championships were held 25–29 January 2017 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing.
Annika Maria Hocke is a German pair skater. With her skating partner, Robert Kunkel, she is the 2023 European bronze medalist, the 2023 Skate America champion, 2022 Grand Prix de France bronze medalist, and has won five medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy. They won two bronze medals on the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix series. Domestically they are the 2023 German national champions.
Minerva Fabienne Hase is a German pair skater. With her current partner, Nikita Volodin, she is the 2024 World bronze medalalist, the 2023–24 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time ISU Grand Prix gold medalist and two-time ISU Challenger Series medalist.
Nolan Seegert is a German retired pair skater. With his skating partner, Minerva Fabienne Hase, he was the 2019 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and three-time German national champion. The pair represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Robert Kunkel is a German pair skater. With his skating partner, Annika Hocke, he is the 2023 European bronze medalist, the 2023 Skate America champion, 2022 Grand Prix de France bronze medalist, and has won five medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy. Domestically they are the 2023 German national champions.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)