Maxine Weatherby

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Maxine Weatherby
Personal information
Born (2001-04-07) April 7, 2001 (age 24)
Changsha, China
Home town West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan (since 2024)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (2018–22)
Discipline Ice dance
PartnerOlexandr Kolosovskiy (since 2024)
Temirlan Yerzhanov (2018–22)
Coach Evgeni Platov
John Kerr
Skating clubSkating Club of Florida
Began skating2004
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Almaty Ice dance
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Almaty Ice dance
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Almaty Ice dance

Maxine Weatherby (born April 7, 2001) is an American ice dancer currently competing for Azerbaijan. Competing for Kazakhstan with her formerskating partner, Temirlan Yerzhanov, she is the 2020 Kazakhstani national champion and the 2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge bronze medalist. They competed in the final segment at the 2020 Four Continents Championships.

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Personal life

Weatherby was born on April 7, 2001, in Changsha, China. She was adopted at age 11 months by American parents from South Florida. [1] Weatherby works as a skating coach at Palm Beach Ice Works in West Palm Beach, where she also trains. [2]

Career

Early career

Weatherby began skating in 2004. She competed in ladies' singles for nine years before switching to pairs. [3] With Mickey Sinthawachiwa, she finished ninth in intermediate pairs at the 2014 U.S. Championships. [4] During the 2016–17 season, Weatherby and Jonathan Kim finished fourth in novice pairs at the Pacific Coast Sectionals to qualify for the 2017 U.S. Championships, but they withdrew and did not compete. [5] She switched to ice dance the following season with Dmitriy Bogomol as her partner. Weatherby/Bogomol finished seventh in novice dance at the 2018 U.S. Championships. [6] They competed at one event during the 2018–19 season, the 2018 Chesapeake Open, before splitting.

Weatherby teamed up with Temirlan Yerzhanov to represent his native Kazakhstan in July 2018. They had previously known each other while training in Coral Springs, Florida, and tried out on the suggestion of Weatherby's mother. [7] Weatherby/Yerzhanov train under Evgeni Platov in West Palm Beach and John Kerr in Pembroke Pines. [1] Although Weatherby represents Kazakhstan, the federation does not cover her expenses due to her being American by nationality. [8]

During their first season together in 2018–19, Weatherby/Yerzhanov won the silver medal at the 2019 Kazakhstani Championships behind Gaukhar Nauryzova / Boyisangur Datiev and finished eighth at the Bavarian Open.

2019–2020 season

Weatherby/Yerzhanov opened their season at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they placed 12th. They then finished eighth at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic. At the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge in October, Weatherby/Yerzhanov won their first international medal, bronze behind Germans Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck and Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron of France. They also earned the technical minimums to compete at the 2020 Four Continents Championships and 2020 World Championships. [9] After the event, Yerzhanov said he had always "dreamed of skating in Kazakhstan" and competing in front of his family. [1] Weatherby/Yerzhanov won the national title at the 2020 Kazakhstani Championships. [3]

At Four Continents, Weatherby/Yerzhanov were 16th in the rhythm dance and 15th in the free dance to finish 16th overall. The World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] During the ensuing lockdown, Weatherby/Yerzhanov trained separately for a time due to rinks being closed in Florida, before eventually meeting up to practice lifts off-ice. [8] [1]

2020–2021 season

There were limited opportunities to compete due to the pandemic. Weatherby/Yerzhanov planned to compete at the 2021 World Championships if they were not cancelled, [1] but were missing from the initial entry list.

Programs

With Yerzhanov
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2020–2021
[11]
2019–2020
[12]
2018–2019

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Oleksandr Kolosovskyi (for Azerbaijan)

Competition placements at senior level  [13]
Season 2024-25 2025-26
CS Denis Ten Memorial 14th
CS Trialeti Trophy 12th
CS Trophée Métropole Nice 18th
Denkova-Staviski Cup WD
EduSport Trophy 3rd
Lake Placid Ice Dance 18th
Santa Claus Cup 11th

Ice dance with Temirlan Yerzhanov (for Kazakhstan)

Competition placements at senior level  [13]
Season 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Four Continents Championships 16th
Kazakhstani Championships 2nd1st1st
CS U.S. Classic 8th
Bavarian Open 8th
Denis Ten Memorial 3rd
Lake Placid Ice Dance 12th

Detailed results

ISU Personal Bests highlighted in bold.

With Kolosovskyi for Azerbaijan

Results in the 2024–25 season   [14]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 3–5, 2024 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 1453.521580.6314134.15
Results in the 2025–26 season   [14]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
July 29–31, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg 2025 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 2042.881779.8118122.69
Oct 8–11, 2025 Flag of Georgia.svg 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy 1355.921086.7912142.71
Nov 7-9, 2025 Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2025 Denkova-Staviski Cup 1554.54--WD-

With Yerzhanov for Kazakhstan

2019–20 season
DateEvent RD FD Total
February 4–9, 2020 2020 Four Continents Championships 16
50.33		15
81.94		16
132.27
October 9–12, 2019 2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 3
60.49		3
95.68		3
156.17
September 17–22, 2019 2019 CS U.S. International Classic 9
46.93		8
78.32		8
125.25
Jul. 30 – Aug. 2, 2019 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 13
42.00		12
65.03		12
107.03
2018–19 season
DateEvent RD FD Total
February 5–10, 2019 2019 Bavarian Open 10
50.64		8
78.45		8
129.09

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  [15]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS132.27 2020 Four Continents Championships
Rhythm dance TSS50.332020 Four Continents Championships
TES28.542020 Four Continents Championships
PCS21.792020 Four Continents Championships
Free dance TSS81.942020 Four Continents Championships
TES47.262020 Four Continents Championships
PCS34.682020 Four Continents Championships

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Isger, Sonja (November 25, 2020). "Boca girl, Kazakhstan guy and a Russian coach: These ice dancers, training in West Palm, are eying Beijing Olympics". The Palm Beach Post .
  2. ↑ Kelley, Michelle (November 26, 2020). "Ice dance dreams in Florida: How I started figure skating in my fifties". The Palm Beach Post .
  3. 1 2 "Our Skating Coaches". Palm Beach Ice Works.
  4. ↑ "Maxine Weatherby & Mickey Sinthawachiwa". Stats on Ice.
  5. ↑ "Maxine Weatherby & Jonathan Kim". Stats on Ice.
  6. ↑ "South Florida figure skaters miss in Olympic bids; Altieri fourth in novice men at nationals". Sun-Sentinel . January 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ Boyd, Paxton (December 4, 2020). "Local ice skating duo training for 2022 Winter Olympics". CBS 12 News .
  8. 1 2 Trofimov, Alexander (April 22, 2020). "Темирлан Ержанов: Олимпиада - моя мечта!" [Temirlan Yerzhanov: The Olympics are my dream!]. Vremya (in Russian).
  9. ↑ Khassenkhanova, Galiya (October 16, 2019). "Kazakh figure skaters win bronze medal, secure spot in World Championship 2020". The Astana Times.
  10. ↑ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports .
  11. ↑ "Maxine WEATHERBY / Temirlan YERZHANOV: 2020/2021". International Skating Union.
  12. ↑ "Maxine WEATHERBY / Temirlan YERZHANOV: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020.
  13. 1 2 "KAZ–Maxine Weatherby/Temirlan Yerzhanov". SkatingScores.com.
  14. 1 2 "AZE-Maxine WEATHERBY/Oleksandr KOLOSOVSKI". skatingscores.com.
  15. ↑ "Couple Records Maxine Weatherby/Temirlan Yerzhanov (KAZ)". International Skating Union .
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