Márk Magyar (born 28 April 1990) is a retired Hungarian pair skater, With Ioulia Chtchetinina, he is a three-time Hungarian national champion (2020–22). With his former skating partner, Darja Beklemiscseva, he won bronze at the 2017 Bavarian Open and competed at the 2017 World Championships. Earlier in his career, he skated with Anna Khnychenkova and Anna Marie Pearce, competing in the final segment at three ISU Championships.
| Márk Magyar | |
|---|---|
 Magyar in 2008 | |
| Born | 28 April 1990 Budapest, Hungary |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Coach | Dmitri Savin |
| Skating club | UTE Budapest |
| Began skating | 1998 |
| Retired | March 2022 |
Career
editEarly years
editMagyar began learning to skate in 1998.[1] Competing in men's singles, he placed second to Tigran Vardanjan at the 2008 Hungarian Championships.
Partnership with Khnychenkova
editIn 2009, Magyar teamed up with Ukraine's Anna Khnychenkova to compete in pair skating for Hungary. In the 2009–2010 season, the pair trained under Viacheslav Tkachenko in Budapest.[2] They placed 15th at their first international event – the World Junior Championships, held in March 2010 in The Hague, Netherlands.
In the 2010–2011 season, Khnychenkova/Magyar trained in Toruń, Poland, and Budapest, Hungary, coached by Dorota Siudek and Mariusz Siudek.[3] They placed 7th at a senior Grand Prix event, the Trophée Éric Bompard in November 2010. In March 2011, they finished 13th at the World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea; it was their final competition as a pair.
Partnership with Foucher
editMagyar had a brief partnership with France's Camille Foucher. The pair skated for Hungary at two international events in February 2013; they placed 6th at the Bavarian Open and 7th at the International Challenge Cup.
Partnership with Pearce
editAround 2015, Magyar decided to compete for Hungary with Anna Marie Pearce from the United States. The pair's international debut came in October 2015; they placed 7th at the CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy and then 6th at the International Cup of Nice. In January 2016, they placed 14th at the European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Pearce/Magyar were coached by Stefania Berton and Rockne Brubaker in Geneva, Illinois.[4]
Partnership with Beklemiscseva
editAround 2016, Magyar and Russia's Darja Beklemiscseva decided to compete together for Hungary. Making their international debut, they won the bronze medal at the Bavarian Open in February 2017. In March, they placed 24th in the short program at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Trudy Oltmanns coached the pair in Shakopee, Minnesota until the end of the season.[5]
For the 2017–2018 season, Beklemiscseva/Magyar decided to train with Robin Szolkowy, Maylin Wende, and Daniel Wende in Oberstdorf, Germany, and Zürich, Switzerland. The pair placed 8th at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy and 16th at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.
Partnership with Kashitsyna
editIn 2017 Magyar teamed up with Elizaveta Kashitsyna from Russia. In their one season together they placed twenty-eighth at the 2018 World Championships.[6]
Partnership with Chtchetinina
editMagyar formed a new partnership with Ioulia Chtchetinina, a Russian who had previously competed for Switzerland. Chtchetinina/Magyar debuted on the Challenger series with an eighth-place finish at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy before coming fifth at the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and winning the Hungarian national title. They were tenth in their European Championship debut, and were scheduled to make their World Championship debut in Montreal before the championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]
In the pandemic-affected 2020–21 season, Chtchetinina/Magyar made their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, finishing in seventh. Hungarian champions again, they went on to win a bronze medal at the International Challenge Cup before finishing fourteenth at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm. This result qualified a berth for Hungary at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[7][9]
Beginning the Olympic season on the Challenger series, Chtchetinina/Magyar were eighth at the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge before winning a bronze medal at the Budapest Trophy. Assigned to two Grand Prix events, they finished sixth at both the 2021 Internationaux de France and the 2021 Rostelecom Cup. After a third consecutive Hungarian national title, they were sixth at the 2022 European Championships.[7] Chtchetinina/Magyar were named to the Hungarian Olympic team. Unfortunately, days before the beginning of the Olympic pairs event, Magyar tested positive for COVID-19, and as a result, the team had to withdraw. Magyar lamented that "the work of a lifetime is gone."[10] Shortly after, Magyar announced his retirement from figure skating.[11]
Programs
editWith Chtchetinina
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 [12] |
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| 2020–2021 [13] |
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| 2019–2020 [14] |
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With Kashitsyna
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 [15] |
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With Beklemiscseva
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 [1] |
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| 2016–2017 [5] |
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With Pearce
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 [4] |
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With Khnychenkova
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 [3] |
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| 2009–2010 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Chtchetinina
edit| International[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| Olympics | WD | ||
| Worlds | C | 14th | |
| Europeans | 10th | 6th | |
| GP France | 6th | ||
| GP Rostelecom | 7th | 6th | |
| CS Finlandia | 8th | ||
| CS Golden Spin | 5th | ||
| Budapest Trophy | 3rd | ||
| Challenge Cup | 4th | 3rd | |
| Denis Ten Mem. | 8th | ||
| Icelab Intl. Cup | 4th | ||
| National[7] | |||
| Hungarian Champs | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| TBD = Assigned; C = Event cancelled | |||
With Kashitsyna
edit| International[6] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 17–18 | |
| World Championships | 28th | |
| International Challenge Cup | 6th | |
With Beklemiscseva
edit| International[16] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| World Championships | 24th | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 8th | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 16th | |
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | |
| International Challenge Cup | 1st | |
| WD = Withdrew | ||
With Pearce
edit| International[17] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 15–16 |
| European Championships | 14th |
| CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 7th |
| CS International Cup of Nice | 6th |
| National[17] | |
| Hungarian Championships | 1st |
With Foucher
edit| International[18] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 12–13 |
| Bavarian Open | 6th |
| International Challenge Cup | 7th |
With Khnychenkova
edit| International[19] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 09–10 | 10–11 |
| GP Trophée Bompard | 7th | |
| International: Junior[19] | ||
| World Junior Championships | 15th | 13th |
| JGP Austria | 15th | |
| National[19] | ||
| Hungarian Championships | 1st J | |
| J = Junior level | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Darja BEKLEMISCSEVA / Mark MAGYAR: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Anna KHNYCHENKOVA / Mark MAGYAR: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Anna KHNYCHENKOVA / Mark MAGYAR: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Anna Marie PEARCE / Mark MAGYAR: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Darja BEKLEMISCSEVA / Mark MAGYAR: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Elizaveta KASHITSYNA / Mark MAGYAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Competition Results: Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Mark MAGYAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Communication No. 2388". International Skating Union. April 1, 2021.
- ^ Németh, Balázs (February 20, 2022). ""The work of a lifetime is gone" – a heartbreaking story of a Hungarian figure skater". Daily News Hungary.
- ^ "Magyar Márk befejezte pályafutását" [Márk Magyar finished his career] (in Hungarian). March 29, 2022.
- ^ "Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Mark MAGYAR: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Mark MAGYAR: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Mark MAGYAR: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Elizaveta KASHITSYNA / Mark MAGYAR: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Competition Results: Darja BEKLEMISCSEVA / Mark MAGYAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Anna Marie PEARCE / Mark MAGYAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Competition Results: Camille FOUCHER / Mark MAGYAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Anna KHNYCHENKOVA / Mark MAGYAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
External links
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