Vladyslav Oleksandrovych Pikhovych (Ukrainian: Владислав Олександрович Піхович; born 11 August 1996) is a Ukrainian former figure skater. He represented Ukraine at the 2017 Winter Universiade.[1] Master of Sports of Ukraine (2019).[2]
| Vladyslav Pikhovych | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Владислав Олександрович Піхович |
| Born | 11 August 1996 Dnipro, Ukraine |
| Hometown | Dnipro, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Skating club | MDUSSH "Ukraine" Dnipro |
| Began skating | 2005 |
| Retired | 2019 |
Personal life
editVladyslav Pikhovych was born in Dnipro. In addition to the figure skating school, Pikhovich trained at the theater on ice "Crystal" from 2005 to 2007. Received a bachelor's degree at the Ukrainian University of Customs and Finance in 2017. Received a master's degree at the Zaporizhzhya National Technical University in 2019. In his spare time he is engaged in coaching. In 2019, he retired and began his professional career. Joined Holiday on Ice show in 2019.[3] Joined Royal Caribbean International in 2022.
Skating career
editEarly years
editVladyslav Pikhovych began skating at a relatively late age of 8 years in 2005. Until 2015, he trained in Dnipro and participated only in national competitions. Since 2015, began training in Kryvyi Rih.
2016–2017 season
editPikhovych placed the 5th place in the national championship, however among students participants he was 2nd, which allowed him to be selected to the Ukraine national student team in the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
In the 2017 Winter Universiade, he placed 34th place. He represented the Ukrainian University of Customs and Finance.
After the Universiade, Pikhovych began to training in Dnipro again.
2018–2019 season
editPikhovych placed the 7th place in the national championship, however among students participants he was 1st, which would allowed him to be selected to the Ukraine national student team in the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine objected to the participation of Ukrainian athletes in any sports competitions in Russia. Thus Pikhovych was unable to take part in the Universiade a second time.
In the 2019 Cup of Ukraine in Odesa, Pikhovych placed 2nd place. This result allowed him to receive the title Master of Sports of Ukraine.
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2018–19 |
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| 2014–18 |
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Competitive highlights
edit| International[4] | |||||||||||
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| Event | 07-08 | 08-09 | 09-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | 12-13 | 14-15 | 15-16 | 16-17 | 17-18 | 18-19 |
| Winter Universiade | 34th | B[5] | |||||||||
| National[6] | |||||||||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 5th | WD | 8th | 5th | WD | 7th | |||||
| Ukrainian Jr. Champ. | 9th | 8th | |||||||||
| Ukrainian Youth Champ. | 12th | 11th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | |||||
| Cup of Ukraine | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Українська федерація фігурного катання на ковзанах: Між Остравою та Хельсінкі". Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Дніпрянин Владислав Піхович став призером кубка України з фігурного катання". Dnipro Town Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Holiday on Ice SUPERNOVA Cast & Creative". Holiday on Ice. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Міністерство освіти і науки України Комітет з фізичного виховання та спорту: ВОНИ ЗАХИЩАТИМУТЬ СПОРТИВНУ ЧЕСТЬ УКРАЇНИ НА ЗИМОВІЙ УНІВЕРСІАДІ-2017: ФІГУРНЕ КАТАННЯ НА КОВЗАНАХ". Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Committee for Physical Education and Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Українська збірна не братиме участі в ХХІХ зимовій Всесвітній Універсіаді". Committee on Physical Education and Sport of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Українська федерація фігурного катання на ковзанах: UKRAINIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017". Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2016.