Kyrylo Marsak
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| Full name | Kyrylo Andriyovych Marsak | ||||||||||||||
| Native name | Кирило Андрійович Марсак | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 2004 Kherson, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Alina Mayer-Virtanen Oleksandr Tumanovskyi | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Leader Kyiv | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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Kyrylo Andriyovych Marsak (Ukrainian: Кирило Андрійович Марсак; born 7 September 2004) is a Ukrainian figure skater. He is the two-time Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, a two-time Volvo Open Cup medalist (gold in 2024, bronze in 2022), 2023 Bavarian Open bronze medalist, and a three-time Ukrainian national champion (2023-25).
Personal life
Marsak was born in Kherson, Ukraine and grew up in Kyiv.[1] He has a sister, Yelyzaveta Marsak, that is six years older. She is a figure skating coach based in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and owns the figure skating school “On Ice with Elizabeth.” Lisa organises masterclasses and skating camps together with other Ukrainian athletes for skaters of all levels.[2]
Marsak is currently a student at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.[3]
In summer 2022, Marsak moved from Kyiv to Laukaa, Finland following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4][5] Additionally, his father is currently serving in the war.[6]
Career
Early years
Marsak began learning to skate in 2009.[1] In the 2018–19 season, he made his first appearance at the senior-level Ukrainian Championships.[7]
2021–22 season
For most of the season, Marsak trained in Kyiv, coached by Dmytro Shkidchenko.[8] On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a massive invasion of Ukraine. At the time, Marsak was 17 and living with his family in Kyiv. He initially remained in Ukraine but "not one day went by where there were no explosions." After three weeks, he fled with his sister to Poland.[2]
In April, Marsak placed thirty-third at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[7]
2022–23 season
After spending some time in Latvia,[9] Marsak went to Finland in June 2022 for a training camp led by Alina Mayer-Virtanen.[2] In response to an appeal from the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation, she and her husband, Valtter Virtanen, decided to help Marsak prepare for the season. In August, he began training at the couple's skating club, the Peurunka Skating Academy in Laukaa.[9][10] Shkidchenko remained in Ukraine but continued to guide Marsak via Viber.[2]
In September, Marsak placed ninth at the ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Latvia. He made his senior international debut in October, at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy. His first senior international medals, both bronze, came the following month, at the Volvo Open Cup in Latvia and the Tallinn Trophy in Estonia.[7]
In January, Ukraine named Marsak to replace the injured Ivan Shmuratko at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland. He qualified to the final segment in seventeenth place after the short program, where he scored a personal best.[11] Marsak placed twenty-second in the free skate and finished twenty-first overall. The day of the free program, Marsak had learned that his coach, Dmitri Shkidchenko had passed away.[12]
He went on to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta, where he finished fifteenth, scoring personal bests in the free skate and combined total segments of the competition.[7]
Marsak made his World Championship debut at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, where he placed twenty-fifth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition despite delivering a solid program. He closed his season by winning the gold medal at the 2023 Ukrainian Championships.[7]
2023–24 season
Marsak began the season with a Junior Grand Prix appearance, coming fourteenth at the 2023 JGP Turkey. He then competed on the 2023-24 ISU Challenger Series, finishing fifteenth at the 2023 Finlandia Trophy, eleventh at the 2023 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, and fifteenth at the 2023 Warsaw Cup.[7][13]
Marsak went on to win bronze at the 2023 Tallinn Trophy and gold on the junior level of the 2024 Volvo Open Cup.[7] At the 2024 Bavarian Open and the 2024 Tallink Cup, Marsak finished eleventh and fourth at these events.[7][13]
Selected to compete at the 2024 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, Marsak placed twenty-third. He closed his season by winning his second consecutive national title at the 2024 Ukrainian Championships.[7]
2024–25 season
Marsak opened the season by finishing sixth at the 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. He followed this up by winning gold at the 2024 Volvo Open Cup. Continuing to compete on the 2024-25 ISU Challenger Series, he placed fifteenth at the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy and fifth at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup.[13]
In January, Marsak competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy. He placed twenty-fifth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment. The following month, he competed at the Road to 26 Trophy, a test event for the 2026 Winter Olympics, finishing in eighth place.[13]
Marsak subsequently closed the season by competing at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He placed thirty-third in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment.[13] In an interview following his performance, he shared, "I am so disappointed. Trainings went so well, I’m physically ready, but I don’t know, something is wrong mentally, and it’s really, really frustrating. I do keep going because I love this sport. Now I will prepare for the qualifier. I just love figure skating, I follow every competition. I also enjoy teaching the little kids in Finland, where I train right now. And I just love every aspect of figure skating, but right now, it’s really, really frustrating."[6]
Programs
Competitive highlights
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
| Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 25th | 33rd | |||||
| European Championships | 21st | ||||||
| Ukrainian Championships | 8th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | 11th | 6th | |||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 18th | 15th | |||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 3rd | 3rd | 15th | ||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 18th | 15th | 5th | ||||
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | 11th | |||||
| Road to 26 Trophy | 8th | ||||||
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 4th | ||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | 1st | |||||
| Winter University Games | 25th |
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 33rd | 15th | 23rd |
| Ukrainian Championships | 1st | ||
| JGP Latvia | 9th | ||
| JGP Turkey | 14th | ||
| European Youth Olympic Festival | 15th | ||
| Jégvirág Cup | 3rd | ||
| Latvia Trophy | 1st | ||
| Petrenko Cup | 4th | ||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st |
Detailed results
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 209.28 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| Short program | TSS | 72.31 | 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| TES | 38.82 | 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| PCS | 33.49 | 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| Free skating | TSS | 146.95 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| TES | 77.35 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| PCS | 69.60 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
Senior level
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 3–5, 2024 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 10 | 62.33 | 5 | 146.95 | 6 | 209.28 |
| Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2024 | 2024 Volvo Open Cup | 1 | 74.96 | 1 | 146.91 | 1 | 221.87 |
| Nov 11–17, 2024 | 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy | 14 | 64.28 | 15 | 120.48 | 15 | 184.76 |
| Nov 20–24, 2024 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup | 8 | 64.72 | 3 | 140.66 | 5 | 205.38 |
| Jan 16–18, 2025 | 2025 Winter World University Games | 25 | 55.58 | — | — | 25 | 55.58 |
| Feb 18–20, 2025 | Road to 26 Trophy | 6 | 75.31 | 10 | 122.02 | 8 | 197.33 |
| Mar 25–30, 2025 | 2025 World Championships | 33 | 64.37 | — | — | 33 | 64.37 |
| 2023–24 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 21–24, 2023 | 2023 Tallinn Trophy | 1 68.01 |
3 125.22 |
3 193.23 |
| November 16–19, 2023 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup | 15 62.79 |
16 121.36 |
15 184.15 |
| November 2–5, 2023 | 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 5 72.31 |
13 100.33 |
11 172.64 |
| October 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 12 67.90 |
16 97.85 |
15 165.75 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 8–9, 2023 | 2023 Ukrainian Championships | 1 77.32 |
1 133.14 |
1 210.46 |
| March 22–25, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 25 68.60 |
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25 68.60 |
| January 31–February 5, 2023 | 2023 Bavarian Open | 3 68.24 |
3 122.65 |
3 190.89 |
| January 23–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 17 70.41 |
22 111.57 |
21 181.98 |
| November 24–27, 2022 | 2022 Tallinn Trophy | 1 65.01 |
3 116.06 |
3 181.07 |
| November 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 20 59.36 |
17 120.61 |
18 179.97 |
| November 3–4, 2022 | 2022 Volvo Open | 3 66.02 |
3 128.03 |
3 194.05 |
| October 5–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 16 62.09 |
19 90.07 |
18 152.16 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 7–8, 2021 | 2022 Ukrainian Championships | 2 63.20 |
4 118.70 |
3 181.90 |
Junior level
| 2023–24 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 26–March 3, 2024 | 2024 World Junior Championships | 18 64.29 |
22 116.13 |
23 180.42 |
| January 30–February 4, 2024 | 2024 Bavarian Open | 11 63.79 |
10 123.27 |
11 187.06 |
| January 18–21, 2024 | 2024 Volvo Open Cup | 3 63.24 |
1 123.71 |
1 186.95 |
| September 6–8, 2023 | 2023 JGP Turkey | 21 47.08 |
10 112.91 |
14 159.99 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 27–March 5, 2023 | 2023 World Junior Championships | 15 65.55 |
15 126.10 |
15 191.65 |
| December 16–18, 2022 | 2022 Latvia Trophy | 1 63.81 |
1 121.66 |
1 185.47 |
| September 7–10, 2022 | 2022 JGP Latvia | 8 58.94 |
9 115.16 |
9 174.10 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 13–17, 2022 | 2022 World Junior Championships | 33 44.71 |
– | 33 44.71 |
| February 11–13, 2022 | 2022 Jégvirág Cup | 3 50.92 |
3 88.21 |
3 139.13 |
| January 31–February 5, 2022 | 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival | 10 50.89 |
16 75.57 |
15 126.46 |
| January 25–27, 2022 | 2022 Ukrainian Junior Championships | 1 65.42 |
1 125.83 |
1 191.25 |
| October 20–23, 2021 | 2021 Petrenko Cup | 1 61.93 |
5 88.77 |
4 150.70 |
References
- ^ a b c "Kyrylo MARSAK: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Slater, Paula (25 August 2022). "Kyrylo Marsak finds 'the force' in Finland". goldenskate.com.
- ^ "Фігурне катання, гірськолижний спорт і фристайл: склад збірної України на Всесвітній зимовій Універсіаді". Sportmon. Sportmon. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Koskiniemi, Emmi (11 August 2022). "Suomessa harjoitteleva ukrainalainen Kyrylo Marsak: "Haluan näyttää parhaani tällä kaudella"". skatingfinland.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022.
- ^ Pusa, Ari (7 October 2022). "Ukrainalainen Kyrylo, 17, tiesi Suomesta vain yhden asian paetessaan sotaa – kertoo nyt, pitikö mielikuva paikkansa" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Kyrylo Marsak 🇺🇦 64.37". X. Golden Skate. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Competition Results: Kyrylo MARSAK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Kyrylo MARSAK: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022.
- ^ a b Koskiniemi, Emmi (11 August 2022). "Suomessa harjoitteleva ukrainalainen Kyrylo Marsak: "Haluan näyttää parhaani tällä kaudella"". skatingfinland.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022.
- ^ Pusa, Ari (7 October 2022). "Ukrainalainen Kyrylo, 17, tiesi Suomesta vain yhden asian paetessaan sotaa – kertoo nyt, pitikö mielikuva paikkansa" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.
- ^ "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2023 - Men".
- ^ Marsak, Kyrylo. "Dmitri". Instagram. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "UKR–Kyrylo Marsak". SkatingScores.
- ^ "Kyrylo MARSAK: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024.
- ^ ukrfsf.org.ua (2024-04-14). "Кирило Марсак: у цьому сезоні я отримав важливі уроки". Українська федерація фігурного катання на ковзанах (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Kyrylo MARSAK: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023.
External links
- Kyrylo Marsak at the International Skating Union
- Kyrylo Marsak at SkatingScores
- Kyrylo Marsak on Instagram