Igor Macypura
| Igor Macypura | |
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Macypura in 2008.
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| Personal information | |
| Alternative names | Ihor Matsypura Igor Matsipura |
| Country represented | Slovakia |
| Born |
10 April 1985 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Coach | Karen Oppegard-Kwan, Christine Binder, Eva Križková, Dalilah Sappenfield, Rashid Kadyrkaev, |
| Choreographer | Karen Oppegard-Kwan, Ivan Dinev, Oleg Ovsiannikov |
| Skating club | SKP Bratislava |
| Training locations | Artesia, California |
| Began skating | 1989 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 174.94 2007 Worlds |
| Short program | 61.58 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard |
| Free skate | 115.03 2008 Skate America |
Igor Macypura (Ukrainian: Ігор Маципура: Ihor Matsypura or Igor Matsipura; born 10 April 1985) is a Ukrainian figure skater who competed internationally for Slovakia. He is the 2008 Triglav Trophy silver medalist, the 2008 International Cup of Nice bronze medalist, the 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, and a three-time Slovak national champion. He qualified to the free skate at five ISU Championships.
Macypura was born on 10 April 1985 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He moved to the United States at an early age.
Macypura appeared twice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, representing the Peninsula Skating Club. Competing on the junior level at the 2004 U.S. Championships, he won the short program but placed ninth in the free skate to finish eighth overall.
Macypura competed at the 2005 Slovak Championships and won the national title. He began representing Slovakia internationally in the 2005–06 season. At the 2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial, the last Olympic qualifying competition, he placed 8th and qualified a spot to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. However, the Slovak Olympic Committee decided not to send him.
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