Fleur Maxwell

Fleur Maxwell
Fleur Maxwell (left) at the 2013 Ukrainian Open
Born (1988-08-05) 5 August 1988 (age 36)
Dudelange, Luxembourg
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryLuxembourg
CoachIrina Derbina-Karotom, Igor Lukanin, Vitaliy Danylchenko
Skating clubCercle de Patinage Remich
Began skating1998
Retired2017

Fleur Maxwell (born 5 August 1988) is a Luxembourgish former figure skater. She has won nine senior international medals. She reached the free skate at the 2006 Winter Olympics and at six ISU Championships, achieving her highest result, 14th, at the 2005 European Championships.

Career

Maxwell started skating at the age of nine.[2] She debuted on the junior international level in the 2002–03 season. Ranked 32nd at the 2003 World Junior Championships, she placed 18th the following year in The Hague, Netherlands.

Maxwell won the silver medal at the 2004 International Challenge Cup, her senior international debut. Her first senior ISU Championship was the 2005 European Championships in Turin, Italy. She finished 14th at the event and then 29th at the 2005 World Championships. At the Karl Schäfer Memorial in October 2005, Maxwell won the bronze medal and qualified to compete at the Olympics in Turin. As the only Luxembourg competitor at the 2006 Winter Olympics, she was the flag bearer for her country. Placing 21st in the short program, she qualified for the free skate and finished 24th overall in ladies' singles. She then retired from competitive skating.

Maxwell returned to competition in the 2009–10 season.[3] She did not qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver or the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but won medals at the Istanbul Cup, Slovenia Open, Ukrainian Open, Denkova-Staviski Cup, and NRW Trophy.

Asteroid 255019 Fleurmaxwell, discovered by astronomer Matt Dawson in 2005, was named in her honor, [4] and she is currently the only Luxembourgian Olympian to have an asteroid named after them. [5] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 July 2011 (M.P.C. 75550).[6]

Programs

Maxwell in 2012
Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[7]
2015–2016
[7]
2013–2015
[8][9]
2012–2013
[10]
  • With or Without You
    by U2
    performed by 2Cellos
2011–2012
[11]
  • Santa Maria (Del Buen Aire)
    by Gotan Project
  • Assassin's Tango
    (from Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
    by John Powell
  • PA Bailar
    by Dajo Tondo
2010–2011
[12]
  • Nothing Else Matters
    by Metallica
2009–2010
[13]
  • Khorobushko
    by Bond
  • Peer Gynt Suite
    by Edvard Grieg
2005–2006
[14]
2004–2005
[15][16]
2003–2004
[17]
  • In the Mood for Love
    by Shigeru Umebayashi
2002–2003
[18]

Results

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

International[19]
Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Olympics 24th
Worlds 29th 33rd 37th
Europeans 14th 25th 34th 22nd 25th 24th 33rd 20th 18th
GP Bompard 10th
CS Finlandia 8th
CS Nebelhorn 8th
CS Tallinn Trophy 18th
CS U.S. Classic 8th
Bavarian Open 24th 9th
Challenge Cup 2nd 10th 15th
Cup of Nice 23rd 9th 10th
DS Cup 2nd
Dubai Golden Cup 1st
Finlandia 9th
Gardena 4th
Golden Spin WD 10th 7th 12th
Istanbul Cup 2nd
Karl Schäfer 3rd
Nebelhorn 24th 15th 15th
NRW Trophy 12th 21st 19th 2nd 14th
Merano Cup 9th
Ondrej Nepela 6th
Printemps 15th 7th
Santa Claus Cup 3rd
Seibt Memorial 7th 16th 8th
Slovenia Open 3rd
Sportland Trophy 7th
Tallinn Trophy 4th
Ukrainian Open 3rd
Warsaw Cup 4th 6th
International: Junior[19]
Junior Worlds 32nd 18th
JGP China 12th
JGP Croatia 10th
JGP France 8th 8th
JGP Germany 9th
Copenhagen 3rd
Golden Bear 2nd
National[19]
Luxembourg 2nd 1st 1st 1st
Luxem. Junior 1st 1st
WD = Withdrew

Career post-retirement

Since retiring permanently from competition in 2017,[20] Maxwell has focused on building a successful and high profile career in personal training. Her brand - BodyByFleur - claims to be a 'transformational full body fitness method', and has built a substantial social media following, with 14,000 followers on Instagram.[21]

Personal life

Maxwell is of Australian and Danish descent,[22] and was raised in Luxembourg. Her parents worked as European Civil Servants.[23] The sociologist Claire Maxwell is her eldest sister, and they both attended the European School of Luxembourg. Due to her intense career as a professional figure skater, she often underwent a special program in high-school allowing her to attend classes from Monday to Wednesday, and was let free for the remaining two days, but had to make up for what she missed on her own. Her training was from Wednesday to Sunday, often having to travel between Paris and Charleville-Mézières to train in different locations.[24]

She married in September 2022[25] and is currently living in New York City.

References

  1. ^ http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-130267-131575-nav-list,00.html ISU Communication 1629
  2. ^ "ISU : World Standings". isu.org. 21 February 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ Vernon, Nadin (24 May 2010). "Fleur Maxwell: "I have come back to skating a much fuller person"". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  4. ^ "255019 Fleurmaxwell (2005 TN52)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Olympians With Asteroids Named After Them (60)". Olympedia. 2006–2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Fleur MAXWELL: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Fleur MAXWELL: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Fleur MAXWELL: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Fleur MAXWELL: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Fleur MAXWELL: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Fleur MAXWELL: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
  13. ^ "Fleur MAXWELL: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010.
  14. ^ "Fleur MAXWELL: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2006.
  15. ^ "Fleur MAXWELL: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 August 2005.
  16. ^ Mittan, Barry (13 February 2005). "The Flower of Luxembourg". Skate Today.
  17. ^ "Fleur MAXWELL: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004.
  18. ^ "Fleur MAXWELL: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 June 2003.
  19. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Fleur MAXWELL". International Skating Union.
  20. ^ "Body By Fleur". Body by Fleur.
  21. ^ "Body By Fleur Instagram". Instagram.
  22. ^ Romain Haas (17 March 2023). "Fleur Maxwell : «Porter le drapeau aux JO, une immense fierté»". Le Quotidien (in French).
  23. ^ Marcel Tockert (13 October 2017). "Le devenir européen de la Ville de Luxembourg" (PDF). VDL Ville de Luxembourg (in French).
  24. ^ Pascal Gillen (13 December 2017). "Fleur Maxwell: Zwischen Schule und Olympia". Tageblatt (in German).
  25. ^ "Fleur Maxwell makes her marriage official". Instagram. 22 September 2022.

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