Maxine Weatherby

American-Kazakhstani ice dancer

Maxine Weatherby

Born|  (2001-04-07) April 7, 2001 (age 24)
Changsha, China
Hometown| West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Height| 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country|  Azerbaijan (since 2024)
Kazakhstan (2018–22)
Discipline| Ice dance
Partner| Olexandr Kolosovskiy (since 2024)
Temirlan Yerzhanov (2018–22)
Coach| Evgeni Platov
John Kerr
Skating club| Skating Club of Florida
Began skating| 2004
| Representing  Kazakhstan

Kazakhstani Championships
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| 2021 Almaty | Ice dance

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| 2019 Almaty | Ice dance

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Maxine Weatherby (born April 7, 2001) is an American ice dancer. Competing for Kazakhstan with her skating partner, Temirlan Yerzhanov, she is the 2020 Kazakhstani national champion and the 2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge bronze medalist. They competed in the final segment at the 2020 Four Continents Championships.

## Personal life

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Weatherby was born on April 7, 2001, in Changsha, China. She was adopted at age 11 months by American parents from South Florida.[1] Weatherby works as a skating coach at Palm Beach Ice Works in West Palm Beach, where she also trains.[2]

## Career

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### Early career

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Weatherby began skating in 2004. She competed in ladies' singles for nine years before switching to pairs.[3] With Mickey Sinthawachiwa, she finished ninth in intermediate pairs at the 2014 U.S. Championships.[4] During the 2016–17 season, Weatherby and Jonathan Kim finished fourth in novice pairs at the Pacific Coast Sectionals to qualify for the 2017 U.S. Championships, but they withdrew and did not compete.[5] She switched to ice dance the following season with Dmitriy Bogomol as her partner. Weatherby/Bogomol finished seventh in novice dance at the 2018 U.S. Championships.[6] They competed at one event during the 2018–19 season, the 2018 Chesapeake Open, before splitting.

Weatherby teamed up with Temirlan Yerzhanov to represent his native Kazakhstan in July 2018. They had previously known each other while training in Coral Springs, Florida, and tried out on the suggestion of Weatherby's mother.[7] Weatherby/Yerzhanov train under Evgeni Platov in West Palm Beach and John Kerr in Pembroke Pines.[1] Although Weatherby represents Kazakhstan, the federation does not cover her expenses due to her being American by nationality.[8]

During their first season together in 2018–19, Weatherby/Yerzhanov won the silver medal at the 2019 Kazakhstani Championships behind Gaukhar Nauryzova / Boyisangur Datiev and finished eighth at the Bavarian Open.

### 2019–2020 season

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Weatherby/Yerzhanov opened their season at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they placed 12th. They then finished eighth at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic. At the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge in October, Weatherby/Yerzhanov won their first international medal, bronze behind Germans Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck and Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron of France. They also earned the technical minimums to compete at the 2020 Four Continents Championships and 2020 World Championships.[9] After the event, Yerzhanov said he had always "dreamed of skating in Kazakhstan" and competing in front of his family.[1] Weatherby/Yerzhanov won the national title at the 2020 Kazakhstani Championships.[3]

At Four Continents, Weatherby/Yerzhanov were 16th in the rhythm dance and 15th in the free dance to finish 16th overall. The World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] During the ensuing lockdown, Weatherby/Yerzhanov trained separately for a time due to rinks being closed in Florida, before eventually meeting up to practice lifts off-ice.[8][1]

### 2020–2021 season

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There were limited opportunities to compete due to the pandemic. Weatherby/Yerzhanov planned to compete at the 2021 World Championships if they were not cancelled,[1] but were missing from the initial entry list.

## Programs

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With Yerzhanov
Season  | Rhythm dance | Free dance

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2020–2021
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2019–2020
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* Quickstep: Hot Honey Rag
(from Chicago)
by John Kander
* Blues: Bei Mir Bistu Shein
by Jacob Jacobs, Sholom Secunda
performed by Swing Kids
* Quickstep: Bei Mir Bistu Shein
choreo. by Zhanna Palagina

* Halo
by Beyoncé
performed by Madilyn Bailey
* Torn
by Nathan Lanier
choreo. by John Kerr

2018–2019  |  |

## Competitive highlights

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* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

### Ice dance with Oleksandr Kolosovskyi (for Azerbaijan)

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Competition placements at senior level [13] Season  |  2024-25

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CS Denis Ten Memorial | 14th
CS Trophée Métropole Nice | TBD

### Ice dance with Temirlan Yerzhanov (for Kazakhstan)

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Competition placements at senior level [13] Season  |  2018–19 |  2019–20 |  2020–21 |  2021–22

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Four Continents Championships |  | 16th  |  |
Kazakhstani Championships |  | 2nd  | 1st  | 1st
CS U.S. Classic |  | 8th  |  |
Bavarian Open | 8th  |  |  |
Denis Ten Memorial |  | 3rd  |  |
Lake Placid Ice Dance |  | 12th  |  |

## Detailed results

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ISU Personal Bests highlighted in bold.

### With Kolosovskyi for Azerbaijan

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Results in the 2024–25 season [14] Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total

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P | Score  | P | Score  | P | Score
Oct 3–5, 2024  |  2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 14  | 53.52  | 15  | 80.63  | 14  | 134.15

### With Yerzhanov for Kazakhstan

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2019–20 season

Date  | Event  | RD | FD | Total
February 4–9, 2020  | 2020 Four Continents Championships | 16
50.33 | 15
81.94 | 16
132.27
October 9–12, 2019  | 2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 3
60.49  | 3
95.68  | 3
156.17
September 17–22, 2019  | 2019 CS U.S. International Classic | 9
46.93  | 8
78.32  | 8
125.25
Jul. 30 – Aug. 2, 2019  | 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International | 13
42.00  | 12
65.03  | 12
107.03
2018–19 season
Date  | Event  | RD | FD | Total
February 5–10, 2019  | 2019 Bavarian Open | 10
50.64  | 8
78.45  | 8
129.09

## Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [15] Segment  | Type  | Score  | Event

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Total  | TSS | 132.27 | 2020 Four Continents Championships
Rhythm dance | TSS | 50.33 | 2020 Four Continents Championships
TES | 28.54 | 2020 Four Continents Championships
PCS | 21.79 | 2020 Four Continents Championships
Free dance | TSS | 81.94 | 2020 Four Continents Championships
TES | 47.26 | 2020 Four Continents Championships
PCS | 34.68 | 2020 Four Continents Championships

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Isger, Sonja (November 25, 2020). "Boca girl, Kazakhstan guy and a Russian coach: These ice dancers, training in West Palm, are eying Beijing Olympics". The Palm Beach Post.
2. ^ Kelley, Michelle (November 26, 2020). "Ice dance dreams in Florida: How I started figure skating in my fifties". The Palm Beach Post.
3. ^ a b "Our Skating Coaches". Palm Beach Ice Works.
4. ^ "Maxine Weatherby & Mickey Sinthawachiwa". Stats on Ice.
5. ^ "Maxine Weatherby & Jonathan Kim". Stats on Ice.
6. ^ "South Florida figure skaters miss in Olympic bids; Altieri fourth in novice men at nationals". Sun-Sentinel. January 8, 2018.
7. ^ Boyd, Paxton (December 4, 2020). "Local ice skating duo training for 2022 Winter Olympics". CBS 12 News.
8. ^ a b Trofimov, Alexander (April 22, 2020). "Темирлан Ержанов: Олимпиада - моя мечта!" [Temirlan Yerzhanov: The Olympics are my dream!]. Vremya (in Russian).
9. ^ Khassenkhanova, Galiya (October 16, 2019). "Kazakh figure skaters win bronze medal, secure spot in World Championship 2020". The Astana Times.
10. ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
11. ^ "Maxine WEATHERBY / Temirlan YERZHANOV: 2020/2021". International Skating Union.
12. ^ "Maxine WEATHERBY / Temirlan YERZHANOV: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020.
13. ^ a b "KAZ–Maxine Weatherby/Temirlan Yerzhanov". SkatingScores.com.
14. ^ "AZE-Maxine WEATHERBY/Oleksandr KOLOSOVSKI". skatingscores.com.
15. ^ "Couple Records Maxine Weatherby/Temirlan Yerzhanov (KAZ)". International Skating Union.

## External links

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* Maxine WEATHERBY / Temirlan YERZHANOV at the International Skating Union
* Maxine Weatherby on Instagram

*[P]: Placement