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{{short description|Ukrainian figure skater|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Igor Macypura
|image= Igor MACYPURA TEB 2008.jpg
|caption= Macypura in 2008.
|fullname= 
|country= {{SVK}}
|native_name_lang= uk
|native_name= Ігор Маципура
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1985|4|10|df=y}}
|birth_place= [[Kiev]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] (now [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]])
|height= {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}}
|beganskating= 1989
|retired= 2010
|discipline = [[Single skating|Men's singles]]
|medalrecord = {{Figure skating infobox medals|nationals=Slovak|country={{SVK}}
|NC = {{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Slovak|2005|Ružomberok|m}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Slovak|2007|Liberec|m}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Slovak|2008|Trenčín|m}}
}}
}}

'''Igor Macypura'''{{efn|{{langx|uk|Ігор Маципура|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Ihor Matsypura}}}}}} (born April 10, 1985) is a [[figure skater]] who competed internationally for [[Slovakia]]. He is the [[2008 Triglav Trophy]] silver medalist, the [[2008 International Cup of Nice]] bronze medalist, the [[2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial]] bronze medalist, and a three-time [[Slovak Figure Skating Championships|Slovak national]] champion. He qualified to the free skate at five [[ISU Figure Skating Championships|ISU Championships]].

==Personal life==
Macypura was born on 10 April 1985 in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], Soviet Union. He moved to the [[United States]] at an early age.<ref name=ISU-0910/>

==Career==
Macypura appeared twice at the [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships]], representing the Peninsula Skating Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=21005 |title=Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating |publisher=Usfigureskating.org |accessdate=2015-09-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618081508/http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=21005 |archivedate=2012-06-18 }}</ref> Competing on the junior level at the [[2004 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2004 U.S. Championships]], he won the short program but placed ninth in the free skate to finish eighth overall.

Macypura competed at the 2005 Slovak Championships and won the national title. He began representing [[Slovakia]] internationally in the 2005–06 season. At the [[2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial]], the last Olympic qualifying competition, he placed 8th and qualified a spot to the [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]].<ref>[http://www.trymysport.co.uk/sports_news/ice_skating_news/2005/oct05/karl_schafer_vienna.htm]{{dead link|date=September 2015}}</ref> However, the [[Slovak Olympic Committee]] decided not to send him.<ref name=SITA060127/>

Macypura won the bronze medal at the [[2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial]], silver at the [[2008 Triglav Trophy]], and bronze at the [[2008 International Cup of Nice]]. He appeared at three [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]] events – [[2008 Skate America]], [[2008 Trophee Eric Bompard]], and [[2009 Skate America]]. He also competed at four European and four World Championships, qualifying to the free skate five times – at the [[2007 European Figure Skating Championships|2007 Europeans]] in [[Warsaw]], [[2007 World Figure Skating Championships|2007 Worlds]] in [[Tokyo]], [[2008 World Figure Skating Championships|2008 Worlds]] in [[Gothenburg]], [[2009 European Figure Skating Championships|2009 Europeans]] in [[Helsinki]], and [[2009 World Figure Skating Championships|2009 Worlds]] in [[Los Angeles]].

Macypura finished second to [[Peter Reitmayer]] in a Slovak internal competition to determine the skater who would compete at the [[2009 Nebelhorn Trophy]], the final qualifying opportunity for the [[Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]].<ref name=TASR090902/>

== Programs ==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
|-
! 2009–10 <br> <ref name=ISU-0910/>
|
* Blues for Klook <br>{{small| by [[Eddy Louiss]] }}
|
* [[The Passion of the Christ (soundtrack)|The Passion of the Christ]]
* Planet Earth
|-
! 2007–09 <br> <ref name=ISU-0708/><ref name=ISU-0809/>
|
* Street Passions <br>{{small| by Didulya }}
|
* Spring <br>{{small| by Loreat }}
|-
! 2006–07 <br> <ref name=ISU-0607/>
|
* [[Carmina Burana (Orff)|Carmina Burana]] <br>{{small| by [[Carl Orff]] }}
| rowspan=2 |
* [[The Rock (film)|The Rock]] <br>{{small| by [[Nick Glennie-Smith]] }}
|-
! 2005–06 <br> <ref name=ISU-0506/>
|
* [[The Matrix]]
|}

==Competitive highlights==
''GP: [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]]''

=== Single skating (for Slovakia) ===
{|  class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-IM/>
|-
! Event
! {{tooltip|04–05|2004–05}}
! 05–06
! 06–07
! 07–08
! [[2008–09 figure skating season|08–09]]
! [[2009–10 figure skating season|09–10]]
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Champ.]] || || 27th || 21st || 21st || 24th ||
|-
| align=left | [[European Figure Skating Championships|European Champ.]] || || 30th || 17th || 33rd || 16th ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Trophée Éric Bompard|Bompard]] || || || || || 10th ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate America]] || || || || || 9th || 12th
|-
| align=left | [[International Cup of Nice|Cup of Nice]] || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd ||
|-
| align=left | [[Nebelhorn Trophy]] || || || 9th || 4th || 13th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Nepela Memorial]]  || || 10th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 6th || 6th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Schäfer Memorial]]  || || 8th || 9th || || 6th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Triglav Trophy]] || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-IM/>
|-
| align=left | [[Slovak Figure Skating Championships|Slovak Champ.]] || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || ||
|}

=== Single skating (for the United States) ===
{|  class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National
|-
! Event
! 03–04
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] || 8th J
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em|refs=

<ref name=ISU-IM>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00008194.htm |title= Competition Results: Igor MACYPURA |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140422082433/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00008194.htm |archivedate= 22 April 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0506>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008194.htm |title= Igor MACYPURA: 2005/2006 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060513185137/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008194.htm |archivedate= 13 May 2006 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0607>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008194.htm |title= Igor MACYPURA: 2006/2007 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070527221147/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008194.htm |archivedate= 27 May 2007 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0708>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008194.htm |title= Igor MACYPURA: 2007/2008 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080529222135/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008194.htm |archivedate= 29 May 2008 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0809>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008194.htm |title= Igor MACYPURA: 2008/2009 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090528100048/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008194.htm |archivedate= 28 May 2009 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0910>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008194.htm |title=Igor MACYPURA: 2009/2010 |publisher=International Skating Union |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204073351/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008194.htm |archivedate=4 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=SITA060127>{{cite news |url= https://www.olympic.sk/sportove-aktuality/do-turina-rekordna-vyprava-sr-za-zlato-1-milion-sk |title= Do Turína rekordná výprava SR, za zlato 1 milión Sk |language= Slovak |trans-title=Record expedition to Turin |work=SITA |publisher=[[Slovak Olympic Committee]] |date= 27 January 2006 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161018050936/https://www.olympic.sk/sportove-aktuality/do-turina-rekordna-vyprava-sr-za-zlato-1-milion-sk |archivedate= 18 October 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=TASR090902>{{cite news |url= http://www.olympic.sk/sportove-aktuality/11108-reitmayer-vyhral-suboj-trojice-krasokoruliarov-sr-ide-na-olympijsku-kvalifikaciu.html |title= Reitmayer vyhral súboj trojice krasokorčuliarov SR, ide na olympijskú kvalifikáciu |language= Slovak |trans-title=Reitmayer wins Slovak competition, will compete at Olympic qualifier |work= [[News Agency of the Slovak Republic]] |publisher=[[Slovak Olympic Committee]] |date= 2 September 2009 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120525081231/http://www.olympic.sk/sportove-aktuality/11108-reitmayer-vyhral-suboj-trojice-krasokoruliarov-sr-ide-na-olympijsku-kvalifikaciu.html |archivedate= 25 May 2012 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Igor Macypura}}
* {{isu name | id=00008194 | name=Igor Macypura}}

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