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Ivan Evgenyevich Desyatov (Иван Евгеньевич Десятов; born February 6, 2001) is Russian ice dancer who currently competes for the United States. With his current skating partner, Isabella Flores, he is the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist.

Personal life
Desyatov was born on February 6, 2001 in Moscow, Russia. He has a brother, Valentin. Desyatov graduated from high school in Odintsovo, Russia in 2019.

Career
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine prompted the International Skating Union to exclude athletes representing Russia and Belarus from international competition indefinitely as of March 1, 2022, effectively halting Andreeva/Desyatov's career. The team split after eight years together and, encouraged by his older brother, Desyatov left Belarus, flying to the United States in April with only a loose plan for his future there in place. He ended up in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the Thunderbirds Figure Skating Club, training under former Russian ice dancer Elena Dostatni.

2022–23 season: Debut of Flores/Desyatov
The two skaters tried out and skated together for several months before officially committing to a partnership, having both recently gone through major periods of transition. Flores/Desyatov confirmed their partnership for the U.S. in June 2022.

Flores/Desyatov were initially unable to compete internationally for the U.S. as Desyatov was still awaiting release from the Skating Union of Belarus. They qualified to the 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships by placing second in the senior ice dance category at the 2023 Eastern Sectional Championships. Flores/Desyatov finished 10th at the U.S. Championships in late January 2023.

Negotiations for Desyatov's release from Belarus began at the end of the 2022–23 season. The process proved more complicated and financially burdensome than the team initially expected, as the Belarusian federation requested $25,000 USD in restitution for Desyatov's training expenses incurred during the season prior. Flores and Desyatov were able to crowdfund the majority of the cost requested, and Flores announced their success in securing Desyatov's release on July 16, 2023.

2023–24 season
Flores/Desyatov opened their season late, debuting on the ISU Challenger Series at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb in early December. They placed third in the rhythm dance and climbed to second in the free dance, ultimately finishing third overall behind Lithuanian champions Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius and American compatriots Emilea Zingas / Vadym Kolesnik.

Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series, JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Personal life
Kazimov was born on 12 March 2000 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He and his family immigrated to Germany in 2012. Kazimov has his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

Early years
Kazimov began learning how to skate in 2006 in his native Saint Petersburg. He trained as a single skater under Valentina Chebotareva and Olga Ivanova until he was 11, at which point he was encouraged to pursue ice dance. Kazimov and his family emigrated from Russia to Germany in 2012, and there he took up the sport with his first competitive partner, Diana Scheidt. Scheidt/Kazimov competed as advanced novices both internationally and domestically during the 2014–15 season before splitting during the first half of 2015.

2022–23 season: Debut of Val/Kazimov
Lopusova/Kazimov split in August 2022, despite having prepared for the upcoming 2022–23 season. Kazimov connected with his current skating partner, Sofía Val, through their now coach, Sara Hurtado, and the skaters convened in Madrid for a five day tryout period in September. They elected to team up for Val's native Spain not long after, and Kazimov relocated to Madrid to train under Hurtado and her former skating partner, Kirill Khaliavin.

The new team was ineligible to compete internationally until January 2023 when Kazimov received his release from the German Figure Skating Federation. Val/Kazimov debuted at the 2023 Challenge Cup at the end of February where they placed sixth of 14 and secured their technical minimum scores to be eligible to compete at the 2023 World Championships.

Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Personal life
Woźniak was born on 1 July 1999 in Katowice, Poland. As of 2023, Woźniak is a law student at the University of Silesia in Katowice. In his free time, he enjoys reading and road cycling.

Early years and single skating career
Woźniak began learning how to skate in 2005. He trained as a single skater in his native Poland up until 2019. While Woźniak never competed in the senior ranks internationally, he did receive a handful of junior international assignments over the course of his singles career, including two ISU Junior Grand Prix events. Notably, he won the Polish Junior Championships in 2016. Woźniak's coach, Iwona Mydlarz-Chruścińska, attempted to convince him to switch to a paired discipline — namely ice dance given his height and musicality — for several seasons before he ultimately chose to pursue pairs.

2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons: Partnership with Hernik
Woźniak teamed up with his first partner, Anna Hernik, in 2020, coached by Mateusz Chruściński. Both new to pair skating, the duo learned the basics of the discipline together, eventually building to throw triple jumps and a double twist. Hernik/Woźniak entered the 2021 Four Nationals Championships, the shared national championship event for the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, but withdrew after the short program.

Hernik/Woźniak made their international debut at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying event to the 2022 Winter Olympics. The couple finished last at the event, suffering a frightening error during the free skate where Hernik fell head first out of a lift and onto the ice. While the team did eventually return for the 2022 Four Nationals Championships where they won the Polish national title, Hernik ultimately made the decision to conclude her competitive career.

2023–24 season: Debut of Chtchetinina/Woźniak
Woźniak faced challenges in finding a new skating partner following the conclusion of his collaboration with Hernik. His search was initially hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic and later by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. With limited options internationally, he decided to explore possibilities within his home country. However, tryouts with young skater Wiktoria Pacha and returning veteran Ola Malinkiewicz proved unsuccessful. Eventually, Woźniak connected with Swiss-Hungarian skater Ioulia Chtchetinina, who was in search of a new partner after parting ways with Mark Magyar. Despite differences in their levels of experience in the discipline, Chtchetinina agreed to a tryout. The official announcement of their partnership for Poland took place in August 2023.

Chtchetinina/Woźniak made their international debut at the 2023 Budapest Trophy where they finished fourth of four teams. They next competed at the 2023 Diamond Spin where they placed second between Italian teams Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini and Anna Valesi / Manuel Piazza. The team claimed their second international medal not long after with a bronze at the 2023 Warsaw Cup behind Georgians Anastasia Metelkina / Luka Berulava and Brits Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke Digby.

Personal life
Kazimov was born on 12 March 2000 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He and his family immigrated to Germany in 2012. Kazimov has his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

Early years
Kazimov began learning how to skate in 2006 in his native Saint Petersburg. He trained as a single skater under Valentina Chebotareva and Olga Ivanova until he was 11, at which point he was encouraged to pursue ice dance. Kazimov and his family emigrated from Russia to Germany in 2012, and there he took up the sport with his first competitive partner, Diana Scheidt. Scheidt/Kazimov competed as advanced novices both internationally and domestically during the 2014–15 season before splitting during the first half of 2015.

2022–23 season: Debut of Val/Kazimov
Lopusova/Kazimov split in August 2022, despite having prepared for the upcoming 2022–23 season. Kazimov connected with his current skating partner, Sofía Val, through their now coach, Sara Hurtado, and the skaters convened in Madrid for a five day tryout period in September. They elected to team up for Val's native Spain not long after, and Kazimov relocated to Madrid to train under Hurtado and her former skating partner, Kirill Khaliavin.

The new team was ineligible to compete internationally until January 2023 when Kazimov received his release from the German Figure Skating Federation. Val/Kazimov debuted at the 2023 Challenge Cup at the end of February where they placed sixth of 14 and secured their technical minimum scores to be eligible to compete at the 2023 World Championships.

Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Personal life
Mayr was born on 21 December 1997 in Salzburg, Austria.

2020–21 and 2021–22 season: Partnership with Choinard
Mayr teamed up with Canadian skater Chloe Choinard in the spring of 2020. Their partnership was immediately plagued by challenges as Canada went into precautionary lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic the day after their first day of training together. Misfortune continued into 2021 as Choinard tore her meniscus during a training session in preparation for their competitive debut in September, effectively ending their season before it began. The team chose to part ways months later, with Mayr seeking a new partner and Choinard transitioning to synchronized skating.

2022–23 season: Debut of Schaller/Mayr
Mayr teamed up with longtime Salzburg skating club-mate Sophia Schaller in May 2022 after a tryout session in Paris. He was initially interested in teaming up with Schaller in 2018 when he was first beginning his pairs career, but at the time, Schaller chose to prioritize her future in singles. The skaters attributed their ease adapting to skating together to their long-standing relationship, having known one another since childhood and trained at the same rink for many years. Schaller/Mayr chose to train under Violette Ivanoff, former Austrian champion Severin Kiefer, and Kiefer's sister Julia in Salzburg, with the door open to practice in Canada under Bruno Marcotte as convenient.

Personal life
Clerici was born on 7 March 2001 in Como, Italy. He has a brother, Tommaso.

Early years and single skating career
Clerici began learning how to skate in 2008. He trained as a single skater, competing internationally as an advanced novice and then a junior, through the end of the 2019–20 season, beyond which he would have aged out of junior eligibility. Over the course of his four-season junior singles career, Clerici won four medals in international competition and placed fourth at the 2019 Italian junior national championships, a career-best finish. At age 19, Clerici considered his prospects as a senior skater limited and contemplated retiring from competitive skating. His coach, Ondřej Hotárek, convinced him to try pair skating, and he was teamed with rink-mate Anna Valesi for the upcoming 2020–21 season.

2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons: Pairs career for Italy
Clerici's first partnership with Anna Valesi was short-lived, lasting only a season. Valesi/Clerici won the silver medal at the 2021 Italian Junior Championships before parting ways. Clerici next teamed up with Alyssa Montan for the 2021–22 season, and together Montan/Clerici competed at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events and won the 2022 Italian junior national title. The team placed eighth at the 2022 World Junior Championships but also ultimately split.

After the end of his partnership with Montan, Clerici again considered ending his skating career. However, in June 2022, Clerici was offered a try-out with Finnish skater Milania Väänänen, who was seeking a new partner after the unexpected end of her most recent pairing with Mikhail Akulov. Väänänen traveled to Italy where she and Clerici trained together for five days before deciding to team up for the coming season.

2022–23 season
The newly formed team of Väänänen/Clerici competed just once during the 2022–23 season, winning the 2023 Finnish national title in December 2022. They were ineligible to compete at the spring championship events as they had not attained their technical minimums through international competition in the fall.

2023–24 season: Debut of Väänänen/Clerici
Väänänen/Clerici began their season with the goal of attaining their ISU technical minimum scores to be eligible to compete at the 2024 European Championships and the 2024 World Championships. The team made short work of their ambition, attaining their minimums during their international debut at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy where they finished seventh. Following the event, Clerici commented, "We are really happy to have reached the technical point limits for the European Championship and the World Championship...Next we will focus on the levels and the quality of the elements in order to increase our points."

At their next event, the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy, Väänänen/Clerici were warmly received by a home audience. There, they placed sixth in the short program, and rose to fourth in the free skate with a new personal best score to finish just off the podium in fourth overall. The following week, the team competed at the 2023 Tayside Trophy where they won their first international medal, a bronze behind the Italian champions Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii and British home team Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke Digby.

Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix