Irakli Maysuradze ( ka, ირაკლი მაისურაძე; born 24 May 2000) is a Georgian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He has won four senior international medals and competed in the final segment at six ISU Championships.

Personal life

Maysuradze was born on 24 May 2000 in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

, Georgia. He moved to

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, Russia, when he was four years old.

Career

2014–2015 season

Maysuradze debuted on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in the 2014–2015 season. In January 2015, he finished fifth at the

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, Austria. In March, he qualified for the final segment at the 2015 World Junior Championships in

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, Estonia by placing 24th in the short program. After placing 16th in the free skate, he rose to 18th overall.

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and Sergei Davydov coached him in

, Russia, until the end of the season.

2015–2016 season

During the 2015–2016 season, Maysuradze was coached by

Rafael Arutyunyan Rafael Arutyunyan ( hy, Ռաֆայել Հարությունյան, ''Harutyunyan''; russian: Рафаэль Владимирович Арутюнян; born July 5, 1957) is an Armenian-American figure skating coach. He has coached in Armenia, Rus ...

and Vera Arutyunyan in

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. He qualified for the free skate at the 2016 World Junior Championships in

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, Hungary, placing 24th in both segments and overall.

2016–2017 season

In 2016–2017, Maysuradze was coached by Sergei Davydov in Moscow. Returning to the JGP series, he placed 6th in

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, Russia, and 7th in

, Estonia. In November, he stepped onto his first senior international podium, winning silver at

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in Belarus. The following month, he took silver at the

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in Hungary.

2017–2018 season

Maysuradze remained in Moscow but changed coaches, joining Svetlana Sokolovskaia. During the season, he qualified to the free skate at two ISU Championships. At the

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in Moscow, he finished 17th overall after placing 18th in the short and 15th in the free. At the 2018 World Junior Championships in

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(Bulgaria), he placed 9th in the short, 15th in the free, and 12th overall.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maysuradze, Irakli 2000 births Male single skaters from Georgia (country) Living people Sportspeople from Tbilisi Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia