Maxim Kurdyukov

Maxim Andreyevich Kurdyukov (Russian: Максим Андреевич Курдюков; born 28 September 1990) is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Ekaterina Petaikina, he placed 6th at the 2012 Junior Worlds and is the 2012 Russian Junior silver medalist.

Maxim Kurdyukov
Kurdyukov with Petaikina in 2011
Full nameMaxim Andreyevich Kurdyukov
Born (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
PartnerBrianna de la Mora
Skating clubTexas Gulf Coast FSC
Began skating2000

Career

In Russia

Early in his pairs career, Kurdyukov competed with Alexandra Malakhova. By the 2008–09 season, he was skating with Ekaterina Petaikina. They made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in 2009. In the 2011–12 JGP season, the pair finished fourth in Latvia and won bronze in Austria. Their results qualified them for the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fourth. Petaikina/Kurdyukov took the silver medal at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships and were sent to the 2012 World Junior Championships where they finished sixth. They parted ways in May 2012.

Later in 2012, Kurdyukov teamed up with Kristina Astakhova. Their partnership lasted two seasons.

In the United States

In 2015, he teamed up with U.S. skater Brianna de la Mora, with whom he trains at Texas Gulf Coast FSC in Sugar Land, Texas. They finished 8th at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

Programs

With Astakhova
Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014

With Petaikina
Season Short program Free skating
2011–2012
[1]

Competitive highlights

With de la Mora
National
Event 2015–16
U.S. Championships8th
Midwestern Sectionals2nd

With Astakhova
International[2]
Event 2012–13 2013–14
Ice Star1st
National[3]
Russian Championships10th9th

With Petaikina
International[4]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
World Junior Champ.6th
JGP Final4th
JGP Austria3rd
JGP Czech Republic5th
JGP Germany6th
JGP Latvia4th
National[3]
Russian Championships7th8th7th
Russian Junior Champ.10th4th4th2nd
JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Malakhova
National[3]
Event 2006–07
Russian Junior Championships9th

References
  1. "Ekaterina PETAIKINA / Maxim KURDYUKOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  2. "Competition Results: Kristina ASTAKHOVA / Maxim KURDYUKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
  3. "Максим Андреевич Курдюков" [Maxim Andreyevich Kurdyukov] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  4. "Competition Results: Ekaterina PETAIKINA / Maxim KURDYUKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014.

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