Angela Maxwell
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Angela Yuka' Maxwell is an American
figure skater. She is the 2008 U.S. Junior Silver Medalist
and the 2007 U.S. Novice Champion
.
. She lived and trained in Dallas, Texas
from the beginning of her career until 2008. In 2008, she moved to Hackensack, New Jersey
to train.
Maxwell is Japanese-American. Her mother is of Japanese descent and her father is of European descent.
In the 2003-2004 season, Maxwell won the Southwestern Regional Championships on the Juvenile level to qualify for the 2004 U.S. Junior Championships, which are the national championships in the United States for Juvenile and Intermediate level skaters. She placed 11th at the 2004 Junior Nationals.
The following season, she moved up to the Intermediate level. She won the silver medal at the 2005 Southwestern Regionals and qualified for the 2005 U.S. Junior Championships. She placed fourth at that competition and won the pewter medal.
In the 2005-2006 season, Maxwell moved up to the novice level. She won the silver medal at the 2006 Southwestern Regionals behind Alexe Gilles
and qualified for the 2006 Midwestern Sectional Championships. She won the silver medal at that competition behind Rhiana Brammeier, which qualified her for the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships. At the 2006 Nationals, Maxwell placed 11th.
She remained on the novice level for the 2006-2007 season. Maxwell won both her regional and sectional competitions to qualify for the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
. She won the 2007 U.S. Novice national title. After her novice win, she was invited to skate at the exhibition. Maxwell performed an exhibition to the music of Jock Jams
and performed two backflips on the ice. After Nationals, Maxwell competed at the International Challenge Cup on the novice level and won the competition. It was her first international competition.
In the 2007-2008 season, Maxwell moved up to the Junior level. She was assigned to the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid, New York
, which was the first event of the series. At that event, she won the bronze medal. Maxwell performed a backflip on the ice on her way to accepting the bronze medal. She was part of a US sweep at that competition of the ladies podium along with gold medalist Mirai Nagasu
and silver medalist Alexe Gilles
.
Her bronze medal put her in a position to potentially qualify for the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final. However, Maxwell was not assigned to a second event and was not able to attempt to qualify for the Final.
Because she did not qualify for the Final, Maxwell had to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships through regionals and sectionals. She won the silver medal at the Southwestern Regionals on the junior level behind Chaochih Liu. She won the Midwestern Sectionals. At Nationals, Maxwell won the silver medal behind Alexe Gilles. Maxwell was the second alternate to the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
.
Maxwell began the 2008-2009 season at the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix
event in Ostrava
, Czech Republic
, and won the silver medal. She then competed at the Junior Grand Prix Sheffield
in England
, where she took the bronze. She, thus, qualified for the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where she finished 5th overall. She competed for the first time as a senior at the 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships
, where she finished in 8th place.
Maxwell began the 2009-2010 season on the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix series. At her first event, in Hungary, she won the silver medal. She went on to the event in Germany, where she won a second silver medal, and doing so, qualified for the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.
She changed coaches following that season. Maxwell was coached to the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
by Alexey Letov. Her programs that season were choreographed by Olga Ganicheva.
Maxwell began being coached by Natalia Mishkutenok
in 2007. Mishkutenok coached her through that season. After the 2007-2008 season, Maxwell relocated from Dallas, Texas and changed coaches to Olga Orlova
in Hackensack
, New Jersey
. Maxwell also retained Robin Wagner as her choreographer.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
figure skater. She is the 2008 U.S. Junior Silver Medalist
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...
and the 2007 U.S. Novice Champion
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...
.
Personal life
Angela Maxwell was born in Arlington, TexasArlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...
. She lived and trained in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
from the beginning of her career until 2008. In 2008, she moved to Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
to train.
Maxwell is Japanese-American. Her mother is of Japanese descent and her father is of European descent.
Career
Angela Maxwell began skating at age six. She first performed a backflip on ice at age nine.In the 2003-2004 season, Maxwell won the Southwestern Regional Championships on the Juvenile level to qualify for the 2004 U.S. Junior Championships, which are the national championships in the United States for Juvenile and Intermediate level skaters. She placed 11th at the 2004 Junior Nationals.
The following season, she moved up to the Intermediate level. She won the silver medal at the 2005 Southwestern Regionals and qualified for the 2005 U.S. Junior Championships. She placed fourth at that competition and won the pewter medal.
In the 2005-2006 season, Maxwell moved up to the novice level. She won the silver medal at the 2006 Southwestern Regionals behind Alexe Gilles
Alexe Gilles
Alexe Gilles is an American figure skater. She is the 2008 U.S. Junior Champion and the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist., she was ranked 31st in the world by the International Skating Union ....
and qualified for the 2006 Midwestern Sectional Championships. She won the silver medal at that competition behind Rhiana Brammeier, which qualified her for the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships. At the 2006 Nationals, Maxwell placed 11th.
She remained on the novice level for the 2006-2007 season. Maxwell won both her regional and sectional competitions to qualify for the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. In addition to determining the national champions, the event is used to determine the U.S. teams for the World Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Figure...
. She won the 2007 U.S. Novice national title. After her novice win, she was invited to skate at the exhibition. Maxwell performed an exhibition to the music of Jock Jams
Jock Jams
Jock Jams is a series of compilation albums released by Tommy Boy Records.It featured music from the mid-1990s that mainly consisted of classic 1980s and 1990s dance music...
and performed two backflips on the ice. After Nationals, Maxwell competed at the International Challenge Cup on the novice level and won the competition. It was her first international competition.
In the 2007-2008 season, Maxwell moved up to the Junior level. She was assigned to the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, which was the first event of the series. At that event, she won the bronze medal. Maxwell performed a backflip on the ice on her way to accepting the bronze medal. She was part of a US sweep at that competition of the ladies podium along with gold medalist Mirai Nagasu
Mirai Nagasu
Mirai Aileen Nagasu , born April 16, 1993 is an American figure skater. She is the 2008 U.S. national champion, 2010 U.S. silver medalist, 2011 Four Continents bronze medalist, and 2007–2008 Junior Grand Prix Final champion....
and silver medalist Alexe Gilles
Alexe Gilles
Alexe Gilles is an American figure skater. She is the 2008 U.S. Junior Champion and the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist., she was ranked 31st in the world by the International Skating Union ....
.
Her bronze medal put her in a position to potentially qualify for the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final. However, Maxwell was not assigned to a second event and was not able to attempt to qualify for the Final.
Because she did not qualify for the Final, Maxwell had to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships through regionals and sectionals. She won the silver medal at the Southwestern Regionals on the junior level behind Chaochih Liu. She won the Midwestern Sectionals. At Nationals, Maxwell won the silver medal behind Alexe Gilles. Maxwell was the second alternate to the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2007/2008 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior...
.
Maxwell began the 2008-2009 season at the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix
2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level...
event in Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, and won the silver medal. She then competed at the Junior Grand Prix Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, where she took the bronze. She, thus, qualified for the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where she finished 5th overall. She competed for the first time as a senior at the 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships
2009 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships were the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2008-2009 figure skating season. They were a national championship to determine the national champions of the United States. In addition to determining the national champions, the event...
, where she finished in 8th place.
Maxwell began the 2009-2010 season on the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix series. At her first event, in Hungary, she won the silver medal. She went on to the event in Germany, where she won a second silver medal, and doing so, qualified for the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.
Coaching changes
Maxwell was coached to the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships by Cheryl Pascarelli. Her programs that season were choreographed by Evgueni Nemirovskii and Scott Brown.She changed coaches following that season. Maxwell was coached to the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. In addition to determining the national champions, the event is used to determine the U.S. teams for the World Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Figure...
by Alexey Letov. Her programs that season were choreographed by Olga Ganicheva.
Maxwell began being coached by Natalia Mishkutenok
Natalia Mishkutenok
Natalia Yevgenievna Mishkutenok is a retired Russian pair skater who now works as a coach. With former partner Artur Dmitriev, she is the 1992 Olympic Champion.-Biography:...
in 2007. Mishkutenok coached her through that season. After the 2007-2008 season, Maxwell relocated from Dallas, Texas and changed coaches to Olga Orlova
Olga Orlova (Russian figure skater)
Olga Orlova is a Russian ice dancer. With former partner Maxim Bolotin, she won three silver medals on the Junior Grand Prix and qualified for the 2003-2004 Junior Grand Prix Final. When that partnership ended, she teamed up with Vitali Novikov and placed 6th at the 2005 Cup of Russia.In 2009, she...
in Hackensack
Hackensack
-Communities:*Hackensack, Minnesota*Hackensack, New Jersey*South Hackensack, New Jersey*New Hackensack, New York-Train stations:*New Bridge Landing *Anderson Street in Haceknsack, New Jersey...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. Maxwell also retained Robin Wagner as her choreographer.
Programs
| Season | Short Program | Free Skating | Exhibition |
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| 2009-2010 | Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre) La Revancha del Tango La Revancha del Tango is the debut album of Gotan Project, released in 2001. In October 2010 the album was certified Gold by the BPI for sales of 100,000+ in the UK.-Track listing:# "Queremos Paz" – 5:15# "Época" – 4:28... by Gotan Project Gotan Project Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal , Eduardo Makaroff , and Christoph H. Müller .-History:... Libertango Libertango Libertango is a composition by tango composer Ástor Piazzolla, recorded and published in 1974.The title is a portmanteau merging "Libertad" and "Tango", symbolizing Piazzolla's break from Classical Tango to Tango Nuevo.... by Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music... |
Nostradamus by Maksim Mrvica Maksim Mrvica Maksim Mrvica is a Croatian pianist. He plays classical crossover music.- History :Mrvica was born in Šibenik, Croatia. He took up piano lessons from the age of nine from Marija Sekso and gave his first public performance in the same year. Just three years later he gave his first concert... Vampire Knight Guilty from Vampire Knight Vampire Knight is a shōjo manga and anime series written by Matsuri Hino. The series premiered in the January 2005 issue of LaLa magazine and is still on-going. Chapters are collected and published in collected volumes by Hakusensha, with eleven volumes currently released in Japan. The manga series is licensed in... soundtrack by Haketa Takefumi |
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| 2008-2009 | What Hands Can Do? by Beatsucht, Florian Lakenmacher and David Paulicke Waltz Masquerade by Aram Khatchaturian performed by the London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:... |
Inuyasha Themes from Inuyasha InuYasha , also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008... by Kaoru Wada Kaoru Wada is a Japanese music composer, music arranger, conductor, music orchestrator and pianist from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. He studied at the Tokyo College of Music. He is popularly known for his work on anime soundtracks. He became known to the West through his work on 3x3 Eyes and Battle... |
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| 2007-2008 | Take Five Take Five "Take Five" is a jazz piece written by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studios in New York City on June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959, this piece became one of the group's best-known records, famous for its... by Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck David Warren "Dave" Brubeck is an American jazz pianist. He has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranges from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills... |
Finding Nemo Finding Nemo Finding Nemo is a 2003 American comi-drama animated film written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar. It tells the story of the overly protective clownfish Marlin who, along with a regal tang called Dory , searches for his abducted son Nemo... Selections by Thomas Newman Thomas Newman Thomas Montgomery Newman is an American composer and conductor, best known for his many film scores. He is one of the more respected and recognized composers for modern film and has scored over fifty feature films in a career which spans nearly three decades.Newman has received a total of ten... , Robbie Williams Robbie Williams Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams... Antonio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within... , Bernard Herrmann Bernard Herrmann Bernard Herrmann was an American composer noted for his work in motion pictures.An Academy Award-winner , Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo... and Bob Bain |
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| 2006-2007 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film) Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a 2005 American romantic comedy action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. The original music score was composed by John Powell... by John Powell John Powell John Powell is a British composer, best known for his scores to motion pictures. He has been based in the United States since 1997 and has composed the scores to over fifty feature films. He rose to fame in the late 1990s and 2000s, scoring numerous animated films, and collaborating with... Flamenco |
Children of Dune by Brian Tyler Brian Tyler (composer) Brian Tyler is an American composer, producer, conductor, and film producer most known for his scores of Eagle Eye, The Expendables, Battle: Los Angeles, The Final Destination, Rambo, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, and Final Destination 5. Tyler is a symphonic conductor and conducts his own scores.... |
Jock Jams Jock Jams Jock Jams is a series of compilation albums released by Tommy Boy Records.It featured music from the mid-1990s that mainly consisted of classic 1980s and 1990s dance music... Disco Music Medley |
| 2005-2006 | Shout & Feel It Swing Kids (soundtrack) Swing Kids: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack from the 1993 film Swing Kids. The album combines swing music featured in the film with the film's original score by James Horner .-Track listing:... by Benny Goodman Benny Goodman Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America... |
The Red Poppy The Red Poppy The Red Poppy or sometimes The Red Flower is a ballet in three acts and an apotheosis; score written by Reinhold Glière and a scenario by Mikhail Kurilko. This ballet was created in 1927 as the first Soviet ballet with a modern revolutionary theme.... by Reinhold Glière Reinhold Glière Reinhold Moritzevich Glière was a Russian and Soviet composer of German–Polish descent.- Biography :Glière was born in Kiev, Ukraine... |
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| 2004-2005 | Chopsticks Chopsticks (music) "Chopsticks" is a simple, extremely well known waltz for the piano. It was written in 1877 by the British composer Euphemia Allen under the pseudonym Arthur de Lulli... by Euphemia Allen Euphemia Allen Euphemia Allen was a British composer. She composed the tune Chopsticks in 1877 under the pseudonym Arthur de Lulli.- External links :... |
Miss Saigon Miss Saigon Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover... by Claude-Michel Schönberg Claude-Michel Schönberg Claude-Michel Schönberg is a French record producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and musical theatre composer, best known for his collaborations with the lyricist Alain Boublil.These include the musicals:... |
Competitive highlights
| Event | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 |
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| U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters... |
11th N. | 1st N. | 2nd J. | 8th | |
| Junior Grand Prix Final 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level... |
5th | 6th | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level... |
3rd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level... |
2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, USA 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters... |
3rd | ||||
| International Challenge Cup International Challenge Cup The International Challenge Cup is an annual figure skating competition held in the spring... |
1st N. | ||||
| Midwestern Sectionals Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating.Skaters compete in three levels: Senior, Junior, and Novice. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies singles, Men's singles, Pairs, and Ice dance. Medals are... |
2nd N. | 1st N. | 1st J. | ||
| Southwestern Regionals | 2nd N. | 1st N. | 2nd J. |
- N = Novice level; J = Junior level