{"id":37646,"date":"2024-10-13T02:48:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T06:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/?p=37646"},"modified":"2026-01-19T23:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T04:19:05","slug":"profile-daniela-ivanitskiy-matthew-sperry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/profile-daniela-ivanitskiy-matthew-sperry\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile &#8211; Daniela Ivanitskiy &amp; Matthew Sperry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"team-information\">TEAM INFORMATION:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<table style=\"width: 106.989%; border-collapse: collapse; height: 134px;\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Country:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.9147%; height: 19px;\">Finland (FIN)&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/profiles\/fi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/fi.png?fit=16%2C11&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"16,11\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/fi.png?fit=16%2C11&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" size-full wp-image-228\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/fi.png?resize=16%2C11&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"fi\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/profiles\/fi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/fi.png?fit=16%2C11&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"16,11\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/fi.png?fit=16%2C11&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/fi.png?fit=16%2C11&amp;ssl=1\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Level<\/span><\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.9147%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">Senior<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Club(s):<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.9147%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">Helsingin Luistelijat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Coach(es):<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.9147%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Natalia Deller, Adrienne Lenda, Renee Petkovski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 21px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Choreographer(s):<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.9147%; height: 21px; text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Training location:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.9147%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">Novi, MI (USA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 18px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Start Skating Together:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.9147%; height: 18px; text-align: left;\">2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" data-attachment-id=\"40527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/profile-daniela-ivanitskiy-matthew-sperry\/25kc-fd-is-4190-ivanitsky-sperry\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/25KC-FD-IS-4190-Ivanitsky-Sperry.jpg?fit=1080%2C639&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,639\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1757217379&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;254&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;12800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"25KC-FD-IS-4190-Ivanitsky-Sperry\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/25KC-FD-IS-4190-Ivanitsky-Sperry.jpg?fit=1024%2C606&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/25KC-FD-IS-4190-Ivanitsky-Sperry.jpg?resize=1024%2C606&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/25KC-FD-IS-4190-Ivanitsky-Sperry.jpg?resize=1024%2C606&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/25KC-FD-IS-4190-Ivanitsky-Sperry.jpg?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/25KC-FD-IS-4190-Ivanitsky-Sperry.jpg?resize=254%2C150&amp;ssl=1 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/25KC-FD-IS-4190-Ivanitsky-Sperry.jpg?resize=768%2C454&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/25KC-FD-IS-4190-Ivanitsky-Sperry.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"athlete-information\">ATHLETE INFORMATION:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"height: 113px; width: 108.969%; border-collapse: collapse;\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.4096%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.257%; height: 19px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">DANIELA IVANITSKIY<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">MATTHEW SPERRY<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.4096%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Birth date:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.257%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">March 15, 2004<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">September 1, 2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.4096%; height: 18px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Birth place:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.257%; height: 18px; text-align: left;\">Helsinki (FIN)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 18px; text-align: left;\">Falls Church, VA (USA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.4096%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Hometown:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.257%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">Helsinki (FIN)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">Falls Church, VA (USA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.4096%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Started skating:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.257%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.4096%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Former partner(s):<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.257%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">David Goldshteyn, Samu Kyyhkynen<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19px; text-align: left;\">Kristina Bland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-season\"><br>BY SEASON:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2025-2026\">2025-2026<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"program-music-results-1\">PROGRAM MUSIC &amp; RESULTS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>RD: &#8220;I&#8217;m Too Sexy,&#8221; &#8220;Turn Me On,&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m Too Sexy (2023)&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;m Too Sexy 2007 Tropicana Radio Mix&#8221; by Right Said Fred<br>FD: &#8220;Volver&#8221; by Maxime Rodriguez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>27th &#8211; 2026 European Championships<br \/>3rd<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> &#8211; 2026 Finnish National Championships<\/span><br \/>9th &#8211; 2025 Bosphorus Cup<br \/>14th &#8211; 2025 Denkova-Staviski Cup<br \/>16th &#8211; 2025 Mezzaluna Cup<br \/>8th \u2013 2025 Kinoshita Cup<br \/>6th &#8211; 2025 Skate Detroit<br \/>19th &#8211; 2025 Lake Placid Ice Dance International<br \/>7th &#8211; 2025 Dallas Classic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2023-2024\">2024-2025<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"program-music-results\">PROGRAM MUSIC &amp; RESULTS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>RD: &#8220;Dancing in the Streets&#8221; and &#8220;Daddy Cool&#8221; by Boney M<br>FD: &nbsp;&#8220;Volver&#8221; by Maxim Rodriguez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12th &#8211; 2025 Egna Dance Trophy<br>3rd &#8211; 2025 Finnish National Championships<br>20th &#8211; 2024 Budapest Trophy<br>16th &#8211; 2024 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"additional-information\">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Sperry represented the United States internationally until 2023.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"links-social-media\">LINKS &amp; SOCIAL MEDIA:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width: 101.171%; border-collapse: collapse; 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