Mark Gorodnitsky

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Mark Gorodnitsky
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Mark Gorodnitsky at 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
Country representedIsrael Israel
Born (2001-03-23) March 23, 2001 (age 20)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Home townRichmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
CoachAndrei Berezintsev, Inga Zusev
ChoreographerAndrei Berezintsev
Skating clubIce Holon Israel
Training locationsRichmond Hill, Ontario
Began skating2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total206.83
2020 Europeans
Short program76.20
2020 Europeans
Free skate137.96
2021 CS Golden Spin

Mark Gorodnitsky (born March 23, 2001) is an Israeli figure skater. He is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist and a two-time Israeli national champion (2019, 2021). He has competed in the final segment at three World Junior Championships (2017–2019). His best result, 14th, came at the 2018 edition.

Personal life[]

Gorodnitsky was born on March 23, 2001, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. His sister, Maya, has also competed in figure skating.[1]

Career[]

Gorodnitsky began learning to skate in 2005.[1] He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in October 2015, in Croatia. In February, he competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Norway and finished 13th. He did not advance to the free skate at the 2016 World Junior Championships, held a month later in Debrecen, Hungary.

He was eliminated after the short at the 2017 European Championships but qualified to the free and finished 22nd overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. He placed 18th in the short, 14th in the free, and 14th overall at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

In November 2018, Gorodnitsky won his first senior international medal, taking silver at the Volvo Open Cup. He ranked 15th in the short, 18th in the free, and 17th overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

In December 2019, he won the Israel national senior title.

Gorodnitsky was assigned to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Programs[]

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[1]
  • Stop It (I Like It)
    by Rick Guard
    choreo. by Andrei Berezintsev
2018–2019
[3]
  • Quando l'amore diventa poesia
    by Mogol, Piero Soffici
    performed by Il Volo
    choreo. by Andrei Berezintsev
2017–2018
[4]
  • Diego, libre dans sa tête
    by Michel Berger
    performed by Johnny Hallyday Band
    choreo. by Andrei Berezintsev
  • Per Te
    performed by Josh Groban
    choreo. by Andrei Berezintsev
2016–2017
[5]
  • Puttin' On the Pin-Stripe Remix A
    by Chris Walden, Mark Kilian
    choreo. by Andrei Berezintsev
2015–2016
[6]
  • Megapolis
    by Evgeni Sokolovski
    performed by Bel Suono
    choreo. by Andrei Berezintsev
  • Lonely Heart
    by Evgeni Sokolovski
    performed by Bel Suono
    choreo. by Andrei Berezintsev

Competitive highlights[]

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
Europeans 30th 17th
GP Skate Canada C
CS Autumn Classic 9th 9th 7th
CS Golden Spin 12th 15th
CS Warsaw Cup 20th
Challenge Cup WD 4th
Cranberry Cup 11th
Denis Ten MC 5th
Santa Claus Cup 6th
U.S. Classic 8th
Volvo Open Cup 2nd
International: Junior[7][8]
Junior Worlds 34th 22nd 14th 17th 21st
Youth Olympics 13th
JGP Austria 5th 7th
JGP Croatia 20th 7th
JGP France 5th
JGP Germany 15th
JGP Japan 10th
JGP Poland 10th
JGP Slovenia 6th
Autumn Classic 2nd
Golden Spin 1st
Open Ice Mall 2nd
National[7]
Israeli Champ. 3rd 1st J 3rd 1st 1st
J = Junior level
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Canceled

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Mark GORODNITSKY: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports. October 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mark GORODNITSKY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mark GORODNITSKY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mark GORODNITSKY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Mark GORODNITSKY: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Mark GORODNITSKY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Mark GORODNITSKY". rinkresults.com.

External links[]

Media related to Mark Gorodnitsky at Wikimedia Commons

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