Natalia Kaliszek

Natalia Kaliszek

Natalia with Maksim Spodirev in the Long Dance at 2016 European Figure Skating Championships
Personal information
Country represented Poland
Born (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996
Toruń, Poland
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Maksym Spodyriev
Former partner Yaroslav Kurbakov, Michał Kaliszek
Coach Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka, Anastasia Vykhodtseva
Former coach Dorota Siudek, Mariusz Siudek, G. Dybinska, V. Belousowski, E. Gres
Choreographer Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka
Former choreographer Vladimir Czeryszew, Valerie Saurette
Skating club MKS Axel Toruń
Training locations Toruń
Began skating 2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 150.60
2015 Mordovian Ornament
Short dance 59.57
2016 Europeans
Free dance 91.16
2015 Mordovian Ornament

Natalia Kaliszek (pronounced [naˈtalja kaˈliʂɛk]; born 17 May 1996) is a Polish ice dancer. With partner Maksym Spodyriev, she has won two medals on the ISU Challenger Series and two Polish national titles.

Personal life

Natalia Kaliszek was born on 17 May 1996 in Toruń, Poland.[1] She has two siblings, Michał and Anna, both of whom have competed in figure skating.

Early career

Natalia Kaliszek competed in ladies' singles as a child. In 2007, she teamed up with her brother, Michał Kaliszek, to compete in pair skating. In 2009, they appeared at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events, placing 13th and 18th. In 2010, the two switched to ice dancing. In the 2011–12 season, the Kaliszeks received two JGP assignments, finishing 11th at both, and debuted on the senior level at the Pavel Roman Memorial, where they placed fifth. They were sent to the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus but were eliminated after the preliminary round. They were coached by Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka in Toruń[2] and ended their partnership after the 2012–13 season.[3]

In 2013, Kaliszek teamed up with Russian ice dancer Yaroslav Kurbakov. The two were coached by Nowak-Trębacka and represented Poland. They placed 9th and 13th at their JGP assignments and second at the Polish Junior Championships. They parted ways at the end of the season.

Partnership with Spodyriev

2014–15 season

In 2014, Kaliszek began competing with Ukrainian ice dancer Maksym Spodyriev for Poland, coached by Nowak-Trębacka in Toruń. The two made their international debut at the Volvo Open Cup, where they took the junior silver medal. Switching to the senior level, they placed sixth at an Challenger Series event, the Warsaw Cup, before winning gold at the Santa Claus Cup. They won the Polish national title at the Four Nationals in December 2014 and took bronze the following month at the MNNT Cup.

Kaliszek/Spodyriev were selected to represent Poland at the European Championships, held in late January 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden. Ranked 15th in the short dance, they qualified to the free dance, where they placed 14th and rose to 14th overall. In early March, they made their second and final appearance on the junior level, competing at the World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia; they placed 10th in the short dance, 6th in the free dance, and 7th overall. Later in March, they traveled to Shanghai, China for the World Championships, but were eliminated after placing 24th in the short dance.

2015–16 season

Kaliszek/Spodyriev competed in three 2015–16 Challenger Series competitions – after placing 7th at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy, they won bronze at the 2015 Mordovian Ornament and silver at the 2015 Warsaw Cup.

Programs

With Spodyriev

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–2016
[1]
  • Waltz: Rain Waltz
    by Frederic Chopin
  • Foxtrot: Tea For Two
  • Crystallize
2014–2015
[4]

With Kurbakov

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[5]

With Michał Kaliszek

Season Short dance Free dance
2011–2012
[2]
Short program Free skating
2009–2010
[6]
    2008–2009

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    With Spodyriev

    International[7]
    Event 2014–15 2015–16
    Worlds 24th 16th
    Europeans 14th 11th
    CS Mordovian Ornament 3rd
    CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7th
    CS Warsaw Cup 6th 2nd
    MNNT Cup 3rd 1st
    Open d'Andorra 2nd
    Santa Claus Cup 1st
    International: Junior[7]
    World Junior Champ. 7th
    Volvo Open Cup 2nd J.
    National[7]
    Polish Champ. 1st 1st
    J. = Junior level

    With Kurbakov

    International[8]
    Event 2013–14
    JGP Czech Republic 13th
    JGP Poland 9th
    Ice Star 3rd J.
    MNNT Cup 2nd J.
    Santa Claus Cup 3rd J.
    National[8]
    Polish Championships 2nd J.
    J. = Junior level

    With Michał Kaliszek

    Ice dancing

    International[3]
    Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
    NRW Trophy 12th
    Pavel Roman Memorial 5th
    Nestle Cup 4th
    International: Junior[3]
    World Junior Champ. 28th
    JGP Estonia 11th
    JGP Poland 11th
    National[3]
    Polish Champ. 2nd J. 2nd 3rd
    J. = Junior level

    Pair skating

    International[3][9]
    Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
    JGP Germany 18th
    JGP Poland 13th
    Ice Challenge 4th J.
    Nestle Cup 1st N. 3rd J. 2nd J.
    Warsaw Cup 3rd N. 3rd J.
    Nebelhorn Trophy 1st N.
    NRW Trophy 3rd N.
    National or regional[3]
    Polish Champ. 4th
    Polish Junior Champ. 1st N.* 1st 3rd
    Polish Youth Olympics 1st. J.
    Mazovia Cup 1st N. 1st J. 2nd J.
    International Czech Champ. 2nd J.
    Levels: J. = Junior; N. = Novice
    * Competed unofficially.

    References

    1. 1 2 "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksim SPODIREV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Natalia KALISZEK / Michal KALISZEK: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Competition Results: Natalia KALISZEK / Michal KALISZEK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.
    4. ↑ "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksim SPODIREV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
    5. ↑ "Natalia KALISZEK / Yaroslav KURBAKOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
    6. ↑ "Natalia KALISZEK / Michal KALISZEK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009.
    7. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Natalia KALISZEK / Maksim SPODIREV". International Skating Union.
    8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Natalia KALISZEK / Yaroslav KURBAKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.
    9. ↑ "Natalia Kaliszek / Michał Kaliszek (Pair skating)". tracings.net.

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