Ivan Shmuratko

Ivan Oleksiyovych Shmuratko (Ukrainian: Іван Олексійович Шмуратко, born December 21, 2001) is a Ukrainian figure skater. On the senior level is the 2018 Volvo Open Cup bronze medalist, 2018 Bosphorus Cup silver medalist, and two-time Ukrainian national champion (2019–20). On the junior level he is the 2019 JGP Italy bronze medalist. He has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships. Earlier in his career, he won silver in the team event at the 2016 Youth Olympics.

Early years

Shmuratko started learning to skate in 2006. In the 2014–15 season, he won bronze at the Ukrainian Junior Championships.

2015–16 season

Coached by Vira Volpova in Kiev, Shmuratko won two junior international medals, gold at Ice Star and silver at the Santa Claus Cup. Competing on the senior level, he finished 4th at the Ukrainian national championships. He was named in Ukraine's team to the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer. In Norway he placed 14th in men's single skating and won a silver medal in the team event as a member of Team Future, which also included Diāna Ņikitina of Latvia, Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař of the Czech Republic, and Julia Wagret / Mathieu Couyras of France.

2018–19 season

Shmuratko opened his season on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 10th in Lithuania and 7th in Armenia. In November, making his senior international debut, he won bronze at the Volvo Open Cup in Latvia. The following month, he received medals at two senior events – silver at the Bosphorus Cup in Turkey and gold at the Ukrainian Championships. In January, he competed at his first ISU Championship, the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. He qualified to the final segment and placed 22nd overall. He also advanced to the free skate at the 2019 World Junior Championships, which took place in March in Zagreb. Ranked 13th in the short and 17th in the free, he finished 16th overall in Croatia.

JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix