Nicole Kuzmich

Nicole Kuzmich
Personal information
Country represented Czech Republic
Former country(ies) represented Slovenia
Born (1997-10-08) October 8, 1997
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Partner Alexandr Sinicyn
Former partner Jordan Hockley
Jay Tam
Coach Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Jon Lane, Natalia Karamysheva
Choreographer Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Rostislav Sinicyn
Skating club Scarboro FSC
Training locations Toronto
Began skating 2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 142.69
2016 JGP Czech Skate
Short dance 55.59
2016 JGP Czech Skate
Free dance 87.10
2016 JGP Czech Skate

Nicole Kuzmich (born October 8, 1997) is a Canadian ice dancer who competes with Alexandr Sinicyn for the Czech Republic. The two qualified for the free dance at the 2016 World Junior Championships.

Career

Early career

Kuzmich began learning to skate in 2000.[1] She competed with Jay Tam on the pre-novice level in the 2010–11 season.[2]

Kuzmich teamed up with Jordan Hockley in June 2011.[3] They appeared for Slovenia at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan but were eliminated after placing 27th in the short dance.

Partnership with Sinicyn

In the spring of 2014, Kuzmich and Alexandr Sinicyn decided to form a partnership for the Czech Republic.[4] Their international debut came in October 2014 on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series; they finished 9th at both of their JGP assignments, in Dresden, Germany, and Zagreb, Croatia. At the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, 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 Toronto and Oberstdorf.[4]

Kuzmich/Sinicyn placed 7th at both of their 2015–16 JGP events, in Bratislava, Slovakia, and Linz, Austria. In March 2016, they competed in Debrecen, 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.[5]

Competing in the 2016–17 JGP series, Kuzmich/Sinicyn placed fourth in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, and won the silver medal in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Programs

With Sinicyn

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–17
[1]
  • The Sleeping Girl
    by Charlie Chaplin
  • One A.M.
    by Charlie Chaplin
  • The Ballet
    by Charlie Chaplin
2015–16
[6]
  • Crazy Woman
    by Magic Slim
  • One Good Reason
    by Dem Brooklyn Brothers
2014–15
[4]
  • Samba: Welcome to Brazil
    by Club des Belugas & Papa Cobana
  • Rhumba: Cuba
    by Roni Benise
  • Samba: Welcome to Brazil
    by Club des Belugas & Papa Cobana

With Hockley

Season Short dance Free dance
2012–13
[7][8]
2011–12
[2]
  • Little Drop of Poison
  • Romance in the Dark

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Sinicyn for the Czech Republic

International[5]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Junior Worlds 22nd 11th
JGP Austria 7th
JGP Croatia 9th
JGP Czech Rep. 2nd
JGP France 4th
JGP Germany 9th
JGP Slovakia 7th
Bavarian Open 2nd J 3rd J
Pavel Roman 1st J 1st J
National[5]
Czech Champ. 1st J 1st J
J: Junior level
TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew

With Hockley for Slovenia

International[9]
Event 2011–12 2012–13
World Junior Champ. 27th
Bavarian Open 15th J
National[9][7]
Canadian Champ. 10th J 14th J
Skate Canada Challenge 13th J 11th J
J: Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "Nicole KUZMICH / Alexandr SINICYN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. 1 2 "2012 Canadian National Championships". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nicole Kuzmich and Jordan Hockley". icedanceelite.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Nicole KUZMICH / Alexandr SINICYN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Nicole KUZMICH / Alexandr SINICYN". International Skating Union.
  6. ↑ "Nicole KUZMICH / Alexandr SINICYN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "2013 Canadian National Championships". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Nicole KUZMICH / Jordan HOCKLEY: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Nicole KUZMICH / Jordan HOCKLEY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016.

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