Maxim Staviski

Maxim Staviski
Maxim Staviski at the 2011 Worlds.
Personal information
Country represented	Bulgaria
Former country(ies) represented	Russia (until 1996)
Born	(1977-11-16) 16 November 1977 (age 39) Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Partner	Albena Denkova
Former partner	Anastasia Belova (RUS)
Former coach	Natalia Linichuk, Gennadi Karponosov, Alexei Gorshkov
Former choreographer	Sergei Petukhov, Natalia Linichuk
Skating club	SC Ice Dance Denkova/Staviski
Began skating	1981
Retired	2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	210.44 2003 Trophée Lalique
Comp. dance	41.05 2004 Skate Canada
Original dance	62.79 2005 Worlds
Free dance	108.03 2003 Trophée Lalique
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Representing  Bulgaria World Championships 2007 Tokyo Ice dancing 2006 Calgary Ice dancing 2004 Dortmund Ice dancing 2003 Washington, D.C. Ice dancing European Championships 2007 Warsaw Ice dancing 2004 Budapest Ice dancing 2003 Malmö Ice dancing Grand Prix Final 2006-2007 St. Petersburg Ice dancing 2004-2005 Beijing Ice dancing 2003-2004 Colorado Springs Ice dancing 2002-2003 St. Petersburg Ice dancing

Maxim Staviski (Bulgarian: Максим Стависки, born 16 November 1977) is a Russian-born naturalized Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiancée Albena Denkova, he is a two-time (2006–2007) World champion, a two-time (2003–2004) European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion. Denkova and Staviski are the first Bulgarians to medal at the World Figure Skating Championships.

Staviski began skating at the age of four because his parents wanted to improve his health. He was initially a singles skater but at the age of 11 or 12, he broke his leg and his jumping ability declined. His coach recommended him to Natalia Dubova's ice dancing group. He originally competed for Russia with Anastasia Belova, with whom he appeared as the third Russian team at the 1996 Junior Worlds but they split up at the end of the season. In 1996, Staviski had a successful tryout with Albena Denkova in Moscow and he moved to Sofia to compete for Bulgaria. They soon became a couple off-ice, as well. Staviski received Bulgarian citizenship, allowing him to compete with Denkova at the 1998 Olympics. In September 2000, Denkova / Staviski began dividing their time between Sofia and Odintsovo, near Moscow, Russia where they worked with coach Alexei Gorshkov and choreographer Sergei Petukhov.