Nicole Kuzmichová or Kuzmich (born October 8, 1997) is a Canadian former competitive

ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...

who competed with

Alexandr Sinicyn Alexandr Sinicyn (born 27 March 1996) is a Czech former competitive ice dancer. He and his skating partner, Nicole Kuzmichová, qualified for the free dance at the 2016 and 2017 World Junior Championships. Personal life Alexandr Sinicyn was b ...

for the

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. The two qualified for the free dance at the 2016 and 2017 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Nicole Kuzmich was born on October 8, 1997, in

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, Canada. As of January 2017, she has adopted Kuzmichová as her surname in competition, using the Czech feminine form.

Career

Early career

Kuzmich began learning to skate in 2000. She competed with Jay Tam on the pre-novice level in the 2010–11 season. Kuzmich teamed up with Jordan Hockley in June 2011. They appeared for Slovenia at the 2013 World Junior Championships in

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but were eliminated after placing 27th in the short dance.

Partnership with Sinicyn

In the spring of 2014, Kuzmich and

decided to form a partnership for the Czech Republic. Their international debut came in October 2014 on the

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(JGP) series; they finished 9th at both of their JGP assignments, in

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, Germany, and

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, Croatia. At the 2015 World Junior Championships in

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, Estonia, their short dance placement, 22nd, was not enough to qualify for the final segment. They were coached by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Jon Lane, and Natalia Karamysheva in

and

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. Kuzmichová/Sinicyn placed 7th at both of their 2015–16 JGP events, in

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, Slovakia, and

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, Austria. In March 2016, they competed in

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, Hungary, at their second World Junior Championships. The two placed 14th in the first segment and qualified for the free dance, where they placed 10th, lifting them to 11th overall. Competing in the 2016–17 JGP series, Kuzmichová/Sinicyn placed fourth in

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, France, and won the silver medal in

Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...

, Czech Republic.

Programs

With Sinicyn

With Hockley

Competitive highlights

''GP:

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

With Sinicyn for the Czech Republic

With Hockley for Slovenia

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuzmichova, Nicole 1997 births Canadian female ice dancers Czech female ice dancers Living people Figure skaters from Toronto Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade