Irakli Maysuradze (; born 24 May 2000) is a Georgian figure skater. He has won four senior international medals and competed in the final segment at six ISU Championships.
Personal life Maysuradze was born on 24 May 2000 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He moved to Moscow, Russia, when he was four years old.
Career 2014–2015 season Maysuradze debuted on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in the 2014–2015 season. In January 2015, he finished fifth at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Dornbirn, Austria. In March, he qualified for the final segment at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia by placing 24th in the short program. After placing 16th in the free skate, he rose to 18th overall. Vladimir Kotin and Sergei Davydov coached him in Moscow, Russia, until the end of the season.
2015–2016 season During the 2015–2016 season, Maysuradze was coached by Rafael Arutyunyan and Vera Arutyunyan in Artesia, California. He qualified for the free skate at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, placing 24th in both segments and overall.
2016–2017 season In 2016–2017, Maysuradze was coached by Sergei Davydov in Moscow. Returning to the JGP series, he placed 6th in Saransk, Russia, and 7th in Tallinn, Estonia. In November, he stepped onto his first senior international podium, winning silver at Ice Star in Belarus. The following month, he took silver at the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary.
2017–2018 season Maysuradze remained in Moscow but changed coaches, joining Svetlana Sokolovskaia. During the season, he qualified to the free skate at two ISU Championships. At the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, he finished 17th overall after placing 18th in the short and 15th in the free. At the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia (Bulgaria), he placed 9th in the short, 15th in the free, and 12th overall.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2019–2020 Fix You For My Help Cold Little Heart 2018–2019 Uptown Funk The Untouchables 2017–2018 Peter Gunn Theme Kiss The Sound of Silence 2016–2017 Black Betty Con te partirò 2014–2016 Lezginka Take Five Hit the Road Jack Tank (for Cowboy Bebop)
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 Europeans 17th 23rd 14th Rostelecom Cup WD Golden Spin 12th 9th WD Warsaw Cup 10th Bosphorus Cup 6th Golden Bear 1st Ice Star 2nd Santa Claus Cup 2nd Volvo Open 2nd 1st International: Junior Junior Worlds 18th 24th 35th 12th 7th Estonia 7th Japan 11th Poland 13th Russia 6th Slovenia 13th Spain 20th EYOF 5th Ice Star 3rd Crystal Skate (RU) 3rd National Georgian Champ. 2nd J = Junior level
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