Maxim Staviski

Maxim Stawiski (Russian: Максим Ставийский, Bulgarian: Максим Стависки; born November 16, 1977 in Rostov-on- Don, Soviet Union ) is a former Bulgarian figure skaters, who started ice dancing.

Figure skating career

Stawiski began at the age of four years with the figure skating, because his parents wanted to improve his health. Until he broke at the age of eleven years, a leg and therefore eased his jumping ability, he was a loner. Then his coach advised him to go to Eistanzgruppe of Natalia Dubova. His first Eistanzpartnerin was Anastasia Belova. With her he went to Russia at the Junior World Cup in 1996 and finished ninth. At the end of the season separated the ice dance.

Stawiskis new Eistanzpartnerin was after a successful trial, the Bulgarian Albena Denkowa. Stawiski went with her to Sofia and became citizens of Bulgaria. Even off the ice were Stawiski and Denkowa a couple. In 1997, she debuted already at world and European championships. From 2000, they divided their time between training Sofia and Odintsovo. In Odintsovo they worked together with Alexander Gorshkov and choreographer Sergei Petukhov. A pneumonia in Stawiski prevented to participate in the European Championship 2000. During the World Cup a little later Denkowa the leg was ripped open by Peter Tschernyschews ice and severed two tendons as well as a muscle. After Denkowa had to ask if Tschernyschews insurance could pay for the damage, they were unloaded from the Grand Prix Skate America competition. 2001 both had to fight before the European Championship with a flu, also swelled Denkowas leg due to the injury suffered in the previous year again. Nevertheless, they reached the eighth place her until then best result in an international championship. Your first medals they won in 2003, when they were in Malmo Vice - European Champion and World bronze medalist in Washington. They were the first medals for Bulgaria at World and European Championships in figure skating. 2004 won Stawiski and Denkowa at the European Championships in Budapest again the silver medal and were in Dortmund Vice World Champion. Previously, she had already won with victories at Skate Canada, NHK Trophy and the Trophée Lalique all of their Grand Prix competitions and became the Grand Prix Final Second.

After the fifth place at the World Championship in 2005 and Stawiski Denkowa ended the cooperation with Gorshkov and went to Delaware to train with Natalia and Gennadi Linitschuk Karponossow. In 2006 she won the World Cup in Calgary. In 2007, she won the bronze medal at the European Championship and defended their championship title in Tokyo. Previously, she had won the Grand Prix Final after victories at Skate America and Trophée Eric Bompard for the first time. After the season they finished their careers on indictment against Stawiski. A medal win at the Olympics could not. In 1998, she was 18, in 2002 and 2006 Seventh Fifth.

Car accident and charges

In August 2007, caused Stawiski near the Ropotamo on the road between Burgas and Primorsko in a drunken state in a traffic accident in which a 24 - year-old man died and his 18 -year-old fiancee is in a coma ever since. Stawiski had 1.1 per mille of alcohol in the blood, are allowed in Bulgaria 0.5 per thousand. His car collided with the victim at a speed of 100 km / h A few minutes earlier Stawiski had been cautioned by the police for speeding. In January 2008 he was sentenced to probation for manslaughter and Trunkenkeit at the wheel for two years in prison. It must also be paid to the families of the victims a total of 190,000 leva compensation.

Coaching career

Denkowa and Stawiski worked in 2009 as a choreographer for Brian Joubert. Stawiski also worked with Martinelli ski goose China and Alexander Gazsi. The couple has a figure skating school in Sofia.

Personal

Stawiski and Denkowa are engaged since 2007. 2011 was their son into the world.

Results

Ice Dancing

( with Albena Denkowa )

Z = Withdrawn

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