Maciej Cieplucha

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Maciej Cieplucha

|image= European 2011 Maciej CIEPLUCHA.jpg

|caption= Cieplucha in 2011

|country= Poland

|fullname=

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1988|8|3|df=y}}

|birth_place= Łódź, Poland

|hometown=

|residence=

|height= {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

|coach= Scott Davis, Jeff Langdon

|formercoach= Włodzimierz Brajczewski, Mirosława Brajczewska

|choreographer= Mark Pillay, Tom Dickson

|formerchoreographer= Sergei Petukhov, Alexei Gorshkov, Jurek Gesikowski

|skating club= LTF Łódź

|currenttraininglocations= Calgary

|formertraininglocations= Łódź

|beganskating= 1993

|retired=

| discipline = Men's singles

|medalrecord = {{Figure skating infobox medals|nationals=Polish

|NC = {{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Polish|2010|Cieszyn|m}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Polish|2012|Ostrava|m}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Polish|2014|Bratislava|m}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Polish|2011|Žilina|m}}{{FS medal|b|NC|nationals=Polish|2008|Oświęcim|m}}

}}

Maciej Cieplucha (Polish pronunciation: {{IPAc-pl|'|m|a|ci|e|j|-|ci|e|'|p|l|u|ch|a}}; born 3 August 1988) is a Polish former competitive figure skater. He is the 2011 Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist, a two-time Warsaw Cup bronze medalist, and a three-time Polish national champion (2010, 2012, 2014). He has qualified three times for the free skate at the European Championships—in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Career

Cieplucha began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2003. He won the Polish national junior title in the 2004–05 season. In 2006–07, Cieplucha made his international senior debut at the 2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial and also appeared as a senior at the Polish Championships, but competed mostly on the junior level internationally until the end of the 2007–08 season. He competed twice at the World Junior Championships, finishing 20th in 2007 and 24th in 2008.

In the 2009–10 season, Cieplucha won the Polish national senior title for the first time and was given his European Championship debut. He missed qualifying for the free skate by one spot. He was also assigned to his first senior World Championships and finished 35th.

Cieplucha trained in Łódź, Poland with coaches Włodzimierz Brajczewski and Mirosława Brajczewska until July 2010 when he moved to Calgary, Alberta to be coached by Scott Davis and Jeff Langdon. In Canada, he trained at the Calalta Figure Skating Club.

Cieplucha qualified for the free skate at the 2012 European Championships and again at the 2013 European Championships but was one spot away from reaching the free skate at both the 2013 World Championships and 2014 World Championships.

In the 2013–14 season, Cieplucha placed 11th at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, an Olympic qualifier, and became the first alternate for the men's event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. At the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, he achieved a personal best short program score, 65.84 points, and qualified for the free skate.

Programs

Season ! Short program ! Free skating
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
2013–2014 \| The Barber of Seville {{small\| by Gioachino Rossini choreo. by Mark Pillay }} \| Ragtime (soundtrack) {{small\| choreo. by Tom Dickson }}
2012–2013 \| Blues \| Cinema Paradiso {{small\| by Ennio Morricone }}
2011–2012 \| Foxtrot {{small\| by Fanfare Ciocărlia }} Dusty Road {{small\| from Iag Bari by Fanfare Ciocărlia }} Moliendo Cafe {{small\| from Iag Bari by Fanfare Ciocărlia }} \| Brazil (1985 film) {{small\| by Michael Kamen }} The Morning After Truck Drive Central Services Escape No Escape
2010–2011 \| For Lisa {{small\| (adaptation of "Für Elise" by Ludwig van Beethoven) }} \| Spartacus {{small\| by Aram Khachaturian }}
2009–2010 \| El Tango de Roxanne {{small\| (from Moulin Rouge!) }} \| Passion {{small\| (from The Last Temptation of Christ) by Peter Gabriel }}
2006–2008 \| Smuga Cienia {{small\| by Wojciech Kilar }} \| Scott and Fran's Paso Doble {{small\| (from Strictly Ballroom) by David Hirschfelder }} Gypsy Flame {{small\| by Armik }} Scott and Fran's Paso Doble

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! {{tooltip\|03–04\|2003–04}} ! 04–05 ! 05–06 ! 06–07 ! 07–08 ! 08–09 ! 09–10 ! 10–11 ! 11–12 ! 12–13 ! 13–14
align=left \| Worlds							35th		25th	25th	22nd
align=left \| Europeans							21st	25th	19th	19th	19th
align=left \| Challenge Cup						6th
align=left \| Finlandia Trophy						10th		9th	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd		7th
align=left \| Golden Spin								6th	6th
align=left \| Schäfer Memorial				16th
align=left \| Nebelhorn Trophy						19th	10th	10th		17th	11th
align=left \| Nepela Memorial							4th		10th
align=left \| Warsaw Cup										bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center \| International: Junior
align=left \| Junior Worlds				20th	24th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Andorra			9th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Austria					16th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Croatia			15th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Czech Rep.	23rd
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Germany					11th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Netherlands				14th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Poland	20th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Romania				12th
align=left \| Copenhagen			bgcolor=gold \| 1st J
align=left \| EYOF			9th J
align=left \| Warsaw Cup	7th J		bgcolor=gold \| 1st J
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center \| National
align=left \| Polish Champ.		bgcolor=gold \| 1st J	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd J	4th	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd		bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		bgcolor=gold \| 1st
colspan=12 align=center \| J: Junior level

References

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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00007079.htm |title= Competition Results: Maciej CIEPLUCHA |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140420191716/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00007079.htm |archivedate= 20 April 2014 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007079.htm |title= Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2006/2007 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070517135126/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007079.htm |archivedate= 17 May 2007 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007079.htm |title= Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2007/2008 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080529214949/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007079.htm |archivedate= 29 May 2008 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007079.htm |title= Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100329125132/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007079.htm |archivedate= 29 March 2010 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007079.htm |title= Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2010/2011 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110905165636/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007079.htm |archivedate= 5 September 2011 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007079.htm |title= Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120330060249/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007079.htm |archivedate= 30 March 2012 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007079.htm |title= Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130823162836/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007079.htm |archivedate= 23 August 2013 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007079.htm |title=Maciej CIEPLUCHA: 2013/2014 |publisher=International Skating Union |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622002344/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007079.htm |archivedate=22 June 2014 |url-status=dead }}

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External links

{{isu name | id=00007079 | name=Maciej Cieplucha}}
[http://tracings.net/ciep-maci.html Maciej Cieplucha] at Tracings

Category:Polish male single skaters

Category:Living people

Category:1988 births

Category:Figure skaters from Łódź

Category:21st-century Polish sportsmen

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! {{tooltip\|03–04\|2003–04}} ! 04–05 ! 05–06 ! 06–07 ! 07–08 ! 08–09 ! 09–10 ! 10–11 ! 11–12 ! 12–13 ! 13–14
align=left \| Worlds							35th		25th	25th	22nd
align=left \| Europeans							21st	25th	19th	19th	19th
align=left \| Challenge Cup						6th
align=left \| Finlandia Trophy						10th		9th	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd		7th
align=left \| Golden Spin								6th	6th
align=left \| Schäfer Memorial				16th
align=left \| Nebelhorn Trophy						19th	10th	10th		17th	11th
align=left \| Nepela Memorial							4th		10th
align=left \| Warsaw Cup										bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center \| International: Junior
align=left \| Junior Worlds				20th	24th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Andorra			9th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Austria					16th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Croatia			15th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Czech Rep.	23rd
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Germany					11th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Netherlands				14th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Poland	20th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Romania				12th
align=left \| Copenhagen			bgcolor=gold \| 1st J
align=left \| EYOF			9th J
align=left \| Warsaw Cup	7th J		bgcolor=gold \| 1st J
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center \| National
align=left \| Polish Champ.		bgcolor=gold \| 1st J	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd J	4th	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd		bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		bgcolor=gold \| 1st
colspan=12 align=center \| J: Junior level