Dylan Moscovitch

Dylan David Moscovitch (born 23 September 1984) is a retired Canadian pair skater.

Dylan David Moscovitch was born 23 September 1984 in Toronto, Ontario.

He is Jewish.

His mother is a midwife from South Africa, his father is an engineer designer from Montreal, and one of his grandfathers is from Romania.

He has two younger sisters, Natasha and Kyra, and a younger brother, Mischa.

He is a master of and teaches Krav Maga.

He is an alumnus of Birthright Israel.

As of 2021, Moscovitch was engaged to Canadian tennis player Sharon Fichman.

Moscovitch first stepped onto the ice at the age of 13 months, at an outdoor rink, and then took lessons at the West Toronto Skating Club.

Early in his career, he was coached by Paul Wirtz at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.

Moscovitch began pair skating in June 2003, partnering his nine-year-old sister, Kyra.

He also continued to compete in singles.

Paul Wirtz and assistant coaches Kris Wirtz and Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz worked with the Moscovitches until January 2006, when the pair joined Lee Barkell in Barrie, Ontario.

Kyra Moscovitch retired from competition after being diagnosed with scoliosis in October 2008.

In February 2009, Moscovitch teamed with Kirsten Moore-Towers, who had trained at the same rink for several years.

Kris Wirtz and Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz coached the pair at the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club in Waterloo, Ontario.

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch debuted on the Grand Prix series at the 2009 Skate Canada International, placing sixth.

They came fifth at the 2010 Canadian Championships, and thus did not qualify for the Canadian teams for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 World Championships.

They were instead sent to the 2010 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea, where they placed ninth.

The pair initially received one Grand Prix assignment, the 2010 Skate America, but received a second, the 2010 Skate Canada International, after Jessica Dube / Bryce Davison withdrew.

They won silver at both events and qualified for the Grand Prix Final, where they finished sixth.

At the 2011 Canadian Championships, Moore-Towers/Moscovitch placed first in both programs to win the Canadian national title, 16.29 points ahead of silver medalists Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford.

At the 2011 Four Continents Championships they placed fifth overall, after coming fifth in the short program and winning a small bronze medal for coming third in the free skate.

In their debut at the 2011 World Championships, they placed eighth.

Assigned to two Grand Prix events, Moore-Towers/Moscovitch won bronze at both the 2011 Skate America and the 2011 Cup of China.

At the 2012 Canadian Championships they placed third in the short program and fourth in the free skate, finishing off the podium in fourth despite being the defending champions.

Moore-Towers fell on their three-jump combination, and both fell while exiting a lift, resulting in three fall deductions accrued during the free skate.

She commented afterward: "I still love figure skating."

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch began the season at the 2012 U.S. Classic, where they won the gold medal.

They came fourth at their first Grand Prix assignment, the 2012 Cup of China, but went on to win silver at the 2012 NHK Trophy.

These results qualified them for the Grand Prix Final for the second time, where they finished fifth.

With former partner Kirsten Moore-Towers, he was the 2013 Four Continents silver medalist, 2014 Olympic team event silver medalist, and 2011 Canadian national champion.

At the 2013 Canadian Championships, they placed second in both programs to win the silver medal, behind Duhamel/Radford.

At the 2013 Four Continents Championships in Osaka, Japan, they placed second in the first program and first in the free skate, again winning the silver medal behind Duhamel/Radford.

Moore-Towers' fall on a throw triple loop prevented them from winning the title outright, which she called "a bit unfortunate."

This was the team's first (and only, as it would turn out) medal at a major international competition.

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch ended the season at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario, where they placed fourth after coming fifth in both segments.

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch won their third gold at 2013 U.S. Classic, before turning to the Grand Prix series.

He competed with Liubov Ilyushechkina from 2014 to 2018.

They were the 2017 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time bronze medalists on the Grand Prix series, and three-time Canadian national medalists (silver in 2015 and 2017, bronze in 2016).