Dylan Moscovitch

Moore-Towers and Moscovitch in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Dylan David Moscovitch
Born	(1984-09-23)September 23, 1984 (age 41) Toronto,Ontario
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Coach	Lee Barkell,Bryce Davison,Tracy Wilson
Skating club	Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Began skating	1987
Retired	April 10, 2018
Medal record
Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Team Four Continents Championships 2013 Osaka Pairs 2017 Gangneung Pairs Canadian Championships 2011 Victoria Pairs 2013 Mississauga Pairs 2014 Ottawa Pairs 2015 Kingston Pairs 2017 Ottawa Pairs 2016 Halifax Pairs

Dylan David Moscovitch (born 23 September 1984) is a retired Canadianpair skater. He competed withLiubov Ilyushechkina from 2014 to 2018. They were the2017 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time bronze medalists on theGrand Prix series, and three-timeCanadian national medalists (silver in 2015 and 2017, bronze in 2016).

With former partnerKirsten Moore-Towers, he was the2013 Four Continents silver medalist,2014 Olympic team event silver medalist, and 2011Canadian national champion.

Dylan David^[1] Moscovitch was born 23 September 1984 inToronto,Ontario.^[2] He isJewish.^[3][4] His mother is a midwife from South Africa, his father is an engineer designer fromMontreal,^[5] and one of his grandfathers is from Romania.^[6] He has two younger sisters, Natasha and Kyra, and a younger brother, Mischa.^[5] He is a master of and teachesKrav Maga. He is an alumnus ofBirthright Israel.^[7][8]

As of 2021, Moscovitch was engaged to Canadian tennis playerSharon Fichman.^[9]

Moscovitch first stepped onto the ice at the age of 13 months, at an outdoor rink, and then took lessons at the West Toronto Skating Club.^[10][11] Early in his career, he was coached byPaul Wirtz at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.^[12]

Moscovitch beganpair skating in June 2003, partnering his nine-year-old sister, Kyra.^[10] He also continued to compete insingles.^[12] Paul Wirtz and assistant coachesKris Wirtz andKristy Sargeant-Wirtz worked with the Moscovitches until January 2006, when the pair joined Lee Barkell inBarrie, Ontario.^[10][13] Kyra Moscovitch retired from competition after being diagnosed withscoliosis in October 2008.^[3]

In February 2009,^[14] Moscovitch teamed withKirsten Moore-Towers, who had trained at the same rink for several years.^[5]Kris Wirtz andKristy Sargeant-Wirtz coached the pair at the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club inWaterloo, Ontario.^[15][16]

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch debuted on theGrand Prix series at the2009 Skate Canada International, placing sixth. They came fifth at the2010 Canadian Championships, and thus did not qualify for the Canadian teams for the2010 Winter Olympics and2010 World Championships. They were instead sent to the2010 Four Continents Championships inJeonju,South Korea, where they placed ninth.

The pair initially received oneGrand Prix assignment, the2010 Skate America, but received a second, the2010 Skate Canada International, afterJessica Dube /Bryce Davison withdrew.^[17] They won silver at both events and qualified for theGrand Prix Final, where they finished sixth.

At the2011 Canadian Championships, Moore-Towers/Moscovitch placed first in both programs to win the Canadian national title, 16.29 points ahead of silver medalistsMeagan Duhamel /Eric Radford.^[18] At the2011 Four Continents Championships they placed fifth overall, after coming fifth in the short program and winning a small bronze medal for coming third in the free skate. In their debut at the2011 World Championships, they placed eighth.

Assigned to twoGrand Prix events, Moore-Towers/Moscovitch won bronze at both the2011 Skate America and the2011 Cup of China. At the2012 Canadian Championships they placed third in the short program and fourth in the free skate, finishing off the podium in fourth despite being the defending champions. Moore-Towers fell on their three-jump combination, and both fell while exiting a lift, resulting in three fall deductions accrued during the free skate. She commented afterward: "I still love figure skating."^[19]

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch began the season at the2012 U.S. Classic, where they won the gold medal. They came fourth at their firstGrand Prix assignment, the2012 Cup of China, but went on to win silver at the2012 NHK Trophy. These results qualified them for theGrand Prix Final for the second time, where they finished fifth.

At the2013 Canadian Championships, they placed second in both programs to win the silver medal, behind Duhamel/Radford. At the2013 Four Continents Championships inOsaka,Japan, they placed second in the first program and first in the free skate, again winning the silver medal behind Duhamel/Radford. Moore-Towers' fall on a throw triple loop prevented them from winning the title outright, which she called "a bit unfortunate."^[20] This was the team's first (and only, as it would turn out) medal at a major international competition.

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch ended the season at the2013 World Championships inLondon, Ontario, where they placed fourth after coming fifth in both segments.

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch won their third gold at2013 U.S. Classic, before turning to theGrand Prix series. They won a silver medal at the2013 Skate America and bronze at the2013 Rostelecom Cup, which qualified them for their thirdGrand Prix Final, where they again came sixth.

They won another silver medal at the2014 Canadian Championships, and were named to the Canadian team for the2014 Winter Olympics. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch were part of the Canadian team for theteam event inSochi, performing the pairs free skate portion, where they came second. Canada won the silver medal overall.^[7] In thepairs event, they came sixth in the short program and fifth in the free skate, to finish fifth overall.

In their final event together, the2014 World Championships inSaitama,Japan, they were sixth after the short program, but came third in the free skate, winning a bronze small medal and finishing in fourth place overall for the second straight year. Moore-Towers and Moscovitch announced the end of their partnership on April 30, 2014, stating that they had different goals.^[21]

Moscovitch contacted Russian skaterLiubov Ilyushechkina and arranged a tryout, which took place inDetroit in mid-May 2014.^[22] On June 3, 2014, a news report stated that they had decided to form a partnership coached byLee Barkell andBryce Davison at theToronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.^[23] The pair continued training in Detroit until Ilyushechkina received a Canadian visa, in late June.^[24] Moscovitch stated, "We have different lifts and different throw and twist techniques. [...] We are still ironing everything out to see what works best for both of us as a team."^[24]

Ilyushechkina/Moscovitch started their career together by winning anISU Challenger Series (CS) event, the 2014Warsaw Cup. After winning the 2014 Skate Canada Challenge, they qualified for the2015 Canadian Championships where they were awarded the silver medal behind defending championsMeagan Duhamel /Eric Radford. They were named in Canada's team to the2015 Four Continents, where they finished seventh, and the2015 World Championships, where they came in thirteenth.^[25]

Ilyushechkina/Moscovitch's first assignment of the2015–16 season was the2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy, a CS event, where they finished fourth. They received two Grand Prix assignments, the2015 Cup of China and2015 NHK Trophy,^[26] where they respectively placed seventh and fifth. They won the bronze medal at the2016 Canadian Championships.

In February, Ilyushechkina/Moscovitch placed fifth at the2016 Four Continents Championships inTaipei, having ranked fifth in both segments. In April, they finished seventh at the2016 World Championships inBoston after placing eighth in the short program and sixth in the free skate.

Starting their season on theChallenger Series, Ilyushechkina/Moscovitch won silver at the2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. In October 2016, they stepped onto their first Grand Prix podium, receiving bronze at the2016 Skate Canada International. The following month, they won bronze at another Grand Prix event, the2016 Cup of China.

In January 2017, the pair obtained silver at theCanadian Championships. In February, they won the bronze medal at the2017 Four Continents Championships inGangneung, South Korea. They reached a career-best sixth place at the2017 World Championships inHelsinki, Finland. Their placement combined with the seven-place finish of Duhamel/Radford guaranteed Canada three spots at the2018 Winter Olympics.^[27]

Ilyushechkina became a Canadian citizen in September 2017, which was necessary to qualify to attend to the Olympics.^[27] The pair began the season at the2017 CS Finlandia Trophy, where they finished in fourth place. They finished sixth at the2017 Skate Canada International and fourth at the2017 Internationaux de France.

Three weeks before the2018 Canadian Championships, the outcome of which would decide the composition of theCanadian Olympic team, Moscovitch suffered an accident where a door fell on him, leading to facial and hand lacerations, an injured hand, and a concussion, with the recovery diminishing his preparation time.^[28][29] As a result, Ilyushechkina/Moscovitch made errors in the free program, with Moscovitch stepping out of their side-by-side triple toe loop jump, and placed fourth in the competition.^[30] As a result, they were instead sent to the2018 Four Continents Championships, where they also finished fourth. This would prove to be their last event together, as Moscovitch announced his retirement afterward.^[31]

GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix

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