Maxine Weatherby | |
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Personal information | |
Former country(ies) represented | United States Kazakhstan |
Born | Changsha, China | April 7, 2001
Home town | West Palm Beach, Florida |
Residence | Boca Raton, Florida |
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Former partner | Temirlan Yerzhanov Dmitriy Bogomol Jonathan Kim Mickey Sinthawachiwa |
Coach | Evgeni Platov John Kerr |
Former coach | Tom Zakrajsek Christy Krall Laura Pizzelanti Vadim Naumov Evgenia Shishkova [1] |
Choreographer | Zhanna Palagina John Kerr |
Skating club | SC of Florida |
Former skating club | Los Angeles FSC Panthers FSC |
Training locations | West Palm Beach, Florida Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Former training locations | Coral Springs, Florida |
Began skating | 2004 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 132.27 2020 Four Continents |
Short dance | 50.33 2020 Four Continents |
Free dance | 81.94 2020 Four Continents |
Maxine Weatherby (born April 7, 2001) is an American ice dancer who competes for Kazakhstan. With her skating 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.
Weatherby was born on April 7, 2001, in Changsha, China. She was adopted at age 11 months by American parents from South Florida. [2] Weatherby works as a skating coach at Palm Beach Ice Works in West Palm Beach, where she also trains. [3]
Weatherby began skating in 2004. She competed in ladies' singles for nine years before switching to pairs. [1] 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. [2] 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.
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. [2] Weatherby/Yerzhanov won the national title at the 2020 Kazakhstani Championships. [1]
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] [2]
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, [2] but were missing from the initial entry list.
Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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2020–2021 [11] | ||
2019–2020 [12] |
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2018–2019 |
CS: Challenger Series. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.
International [13] | |||||
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Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21-22 | |
Worlds | C | WD | |||
Four Continents | 16th | C | |||
CS U.S. Classic | 8th | ||||
Bavarian Open | 8th | ||||
Denis Ten MC | 3rd | WD | |||
Lake Placid IDI | 12th | ||||
National [13] | |||||
Kazakhstani Champ. | 2nd | 1st | |||
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled |
National [14] | |||||
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Event | 2017–18 | ||||
U.S. Champ. | 7th N | ||||
Pacific Coast | 4th N | ||||
Levels: N = Novice |
National [5] | |||||
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Event | 2016–17 | ||||
Pacific Coast | 4th N | ||||
WD = Withdrew Levels: N = Novice |
National [4] | |||||
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Event | 2015–16 | ||||
U.S. Champ. | 9th I | ||||
Eastern | 3rd I | ||||
Levels: I = Intermediate |
ISU Personal Bests highlighted in bold.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
2019–20 season | ||||
Date | Event | 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 | ||||
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
February 5–10, 2019 | 2019 Bavarian Open | 10 50.64 | 8 78.45 | 8 129.09 |
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