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Maxim Zavozin 
Hoffmann & Zavozin in 2009Personal information Full name Maxim Igorevich Zavozin Country represented 
HungaryFormer country(ies) represented 
United StatesBorn March 2, 1985
MoscowHome town Ashburn, Virginia, U.S. Residence Budapest Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Partner Nóra Hoffmann Former partner Morgan Matthews
Stephanie EllisCoach Alexei Gorshkov
Sandor Nagy
Nikolai Morozov
Elena GaraninaChoreographer Sergei Petukhov
Nikolai MorozovSkating club Piruett S.E. Budapest Current training locations Odintsovo, Dmitrov, Budapest Began skating 1999 World standing 7 (As of 17 June 2011[update])[1] Season's bests 15 (2010–2011)[2]
21 (2009–2010)[3]ISU personal best scores Combined total 167.23
2010 OlympicsComp. dance 31.90
2010 OlympicsShort dance: 58.00
2011 European Figure Skating ChampionshipsFree dance 84.85
2010 Cup of RussiaMedal recordFigure skating Ice dancing Competitor for the United StatesOlympic Games Four Continents Championships Silver 2006 Colorado Springs Ice dancing World Junior Championships Gold 2005 Kitchener Ice dancing Bronze 2004 The Hague Ice dancing Maxim Igorevich Zavozin (Russian: Максим Игоревич Завозин; born March 2, 1985) is an ice dancer who has competed internationally for the United States and Hungary. He currently competes for Hungary with Nóra Hoffmann with whom he is the 2010 Cup of Russia silver medalist and the 2009 & 2010 Hungarian national champion.
With former partner Morgan Matthews, he competed for the United States and won the 2005 World Junior Championships.
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Personal life
Zavozin was born in Moscow, Russian SSR, Soviet Union. He is the son of ice dancers Elena Garanina and Igor Zavozin who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. He competed in ballroom dancing in Russia from the age of 7 to 11.[4]
Zavozin became a U.S. citizen on December 30, 2005.[5][6] He became a Hungarian citizen on 25 January 2010,[citation needed] just before the 2010 Winter Olympics.[7]
Career
Zavozin first stepped onto the ice at the age of four but did not practice regularly due to extensive traveling. He stopped skating when he was seven and returned to it at 13.[8]
Early in his career, Zavozin competed with partner Stephanie Ellis.[4] He began skating with Morgan Matthews in 2001. They were coached by his mother, Elena Garanina, and Valeriy Spiridonov in Sunrise, Florida.[4] The duo won gold medals on the junior level at the 2003 and 2004 U.S. Championships and went on to capture the 2005 World Junior title. After placing fifth at the 2007 U.S. Championships, Matthews and Zavozin announced the end of their partnership on February 26, 2007.[9]
Zavozin teamed up with Hungarian Nora Hoffman in September 2007 to compete for Hungary.[10] They had competed against each other at 2004 Junior Worlds.[11]
During the 2008–09 season, Hoffmann and Zavozin did not compete on the Grand Prix circuit but won the 2009 Hungarian national title and were given a berth to the 2009 European Championships. Despite Zavozin having a fever, they skated in the original dance at Europeans, but his condition worsened and they had to withdraw before the free dance.[11] They missed the 2009 World Championships due to a serious head injury to Hoffmann while training in the U.S. on March 4, 2009.[12]
During the 2009–10 season, Hoffmann and Zavozin missed the Grand Prix series. They competed at the 2010 European Championships where they placed 10th. They qualified for the 2010 Olympics where they finished 13th. At the 2010 World Championships, they finished in 10th.
In the 2010–11 season, Hoffmann and Zavozin made their first appearance together on the Grand Prix series. Their first event was 2010 Cup of China where they placed fourth. At 2010 Cup of Russia, they won silver, their first medal on the senior Grand Prix series. They finished third in both the short and free dance and set personal best scores in both. They competed at the 2011 European Championships where they finished 8th after receiving some low levels from the technical panel and a small stumble.[13] On March 30, 2011, Hoffmann was hospitalized.[14][15] Hoffmann and Zavozin had to withdraw from the 2011 World Championships.
Programs
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2010–2011 The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Skaters' Waltz
by Émile WaldteufelNagyidai Ciganok (Gypsy Witch)
soundtrack by ExperidanceOriginal dance 2009–2010 Competitive highlights
For Hungary
(with Hoffmann)
Event 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 Winter Olympic Games 13th World Championships 10th European Championships WD 10th 8th Hungarian Championships 1st 1st 1st Grand Prix Final 6th Cup of China 4th Cup of Russia 2nd Ice Challenge 1st Finlandia Trophy 2nd Nebelhorn Trophy 7th Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1st 1st Golden Spin of Zagreb WD - WD = Withdrawn
For the United States
(with Matthews)
Event 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 World Championships 16th World Junior Championships 11th 3rd 1st Four Continents Championships 2nd U.S. Championships 3rd N. 1st J. 1st J. 5th 4th 5th Cup of Russia 6th Skate America 4th Cup of China 5th Trophée Eric Bompard 4th Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd 1st Junior Grand Prix, France 1st Junior Grand Prix, USA 1st Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia 3rd Junior Grand Prix, Croatia 1st Junior Grand Prix, Italy 4th Junior Grand Prix, Canada 3rd - N = Novice level; J = Junior level
(with Ellis)
Event 2000–2001 U.S. Championships 12th N. - N = Novice level
References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. June 17, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsdance.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. March 26, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ a b c Mittan, Barry (January 26, 2003). "Matthews and Zavozin Make Quick Impact on Dance Scene". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2002/012603.shtml. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Tanith Belbin and Maxim Zavozin Become U.S. Citizens". U.S. Figure Skating. December 31, 2005. http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=32490&type=news. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Duff; Andrew W. Lehren (June 15, 2008). "Swapping Passports in Pursuit of Olympic Medals". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/sports/olympics/15citizen.html?pagewanted=print. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ "Vancouver 2010 - Press Release" (PDF). Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság. http://www.mob.hu/engine.aspx?page=vancouver_team. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin at the International Skating Union
- ^ "Ice Dancers Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin Announce End of Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. February 26, 2007. http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=37768. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Hoffmann & Zavozin at the International Skating Union
- ^ a b Bod, Titanilla (2009). "Nóra Hoffmann – haunted by bad luck". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/interviews/2009hoffmann.html. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Bőd, Titanilla (2010). "Nóra Hoffmann: "We’ve gone through really tough times"". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/interviews/2010norahoffman.html. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Bod, Titanilla (May 5, 2011). "Nóra Hoffmann and Maxim Zavozin: "We like to explore ourselves"". Absolute Skating. http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2011hoffmannzavozin. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ Shibanov, Serafim (March 30, 2011). "Венгерская фигуристка госпитализирована в Москве [Hungarian figure skater hospitalized in Moscow]" (in Russian). infox.ru. http://www.infox.ru/sport/winter/2011/03/30/Vyengyerskaya_figuri.phtml. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ "Elbagatellizálta Hoffmann betegségét a korcsolyaszövetség [Hoffmann illness]" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. April 1, 2011. http://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeb/teli/20110401-hoffmann-nora-egy-hete-korhazban-van-kerdeses-vbindulasa.html. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
External links
- Nora Hoffmann & Maxim Zavozin at the International Skating Union
- "Nora Hoffmann & Maxim Zavozin". IceNetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39575&mode=P.
- Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin at the United States Figure Skating Association
Junior Grand Prix Final champions in figure skating – Ice dancing 1997: Federica Faiella & Luciano Milo • 1998: Jamie Silverstein & Justin Pekarek • 1999: Natalia Romanyta & Daniil Barantsev • 2000: Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto • 2001: Elena Khaliavina & Maxim Shabalin • 2002: Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin • 2003: Nóra Hoffmann & Attila Elek • 2004: Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin • 2005: Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir • 2006: Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell • 2007: Maria Monko & Ilia Tkachenko • 2008: Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlein • 2009: Ksenia Monko & Kirill Khaliavin • 2010: Ksenia Monko & Kirill Khaliavin
Categories:- 1985 births
- American ice dancers
- Hungarian ice dancers
- Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of Hungary
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Moscow
- Russian emigrants to the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Naturalized citizens of Hungary
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