Fleur Maxwell (born 5 August 1988) is a Luxembourgish former figure skater. She has won nine senior international medals. She reached the free skate at the 2006 Winter Olympics and at six ISU Championships, achieving her highest result, 14th, at the 2005 European Championships.

Career Maxwell started skating at the age of nine. She debuted on the junior international level in the 2002–03 season. Ranked 32nd at the 2003 World Junior Championships, she placed 18th the following year in The Hague, Netherlands.

Maxwell won the silver medal at the 2004 International Challenge Cup, her senior international debut. Her first senior ISU Championship was the 2005 European Championships in Turin, Italy. She finished 14th at the event and then 29th at the 2005 World Championships. At the Karl Schäfer Memorial in October 2005, Maxwell won the bronze medal and qualified to compete at the Olympics in Turin. As the only Luxembourg competitor at the 2006 Winter Olympics, she was the flag bearer for her country. Placing 21st in the short program, she qualified for the free skate and finished 24th overall in ladies' singles. She then retired from competitive skating.

Maxwell returned to competition in the 2009–10 season. She did not qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver or the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but won medals at the Istanbul Cup, Slovenia Open, Ukrainian Open, Denkova-Staviski Cup, and NRW Trophy.

Maxwell retired again in 2017 due to a hip injury that eventually required her to undergo a hip replacement at age 32.

Asteroid 255019 Fleurmaxwell, discovered by astronomer Matt Dawson in 2005, was named in her honor, and she is currently the only Luxembourgian Olympian to have an asteroid named after them. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 July 2011 ().

Career post-retirement

Since retiring from competitive skating, Maxwell has focused on building a career in personal training. Her brand, named BodyByFleur, claims to be a 'transformational full body fitness method', and has built a substantial social media following, with 14,000 followers on Instagram.

Personal life

Maxwell is of Australian and Danish descent, and she was raised in Luxembourg. Her parents worked as European Civil Servants. The sociologist Claire Maxwell is her eldest sister, and they both attended the European School of Luxembourg. Due to her intense career as a professional figure skater, she often underwent a special program in high-school allowing her to attend classes from Monday to Wednesday and was let free for the remaining two days, but had to make up for what she missed on her own. Her training was from Wednesday to Sunday, and she often had to travel between Paris and Charleville-Mézières to train in different locations.

She currently lives in New York City, having moved after she met her future wife there.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating 2017–2018 Charms The Swan Swan Lake Theme 2015–2016 Take Me to Church 2013–2015 I'll Stand By You Leo Ora DNA Nightbook 2012–2013 With or Without You Santa Maria (Del Buen Aire) Assassin's Tango PA Bailar 2011–2012 Nothing Else Matters 2010–2011 Peer Gynt Suite 1 Op. 46 2009–2010 Khorobushko 2005–2006 Oblivion Libertango Finding Neverland 2004–2005 In the Mood for Love Cinema Paradiso 2003–2004 Strictly Ballroom Time After Time 2002–2003 Tango Schindler's List Southern Stream

Results GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 Olympics 24th Worlds 29th 33rd 37th Europeans 14th 25th 34th 22nd 25th 24th 33rd 20th 18th Bompard 10th Finlandia 8th Nebelhorn 8th Tallinn Trophy 18th U.S. Classic 8th Bavarian Open 24th 9th Challenge Cup 2nd 10th 15th Cup of Nice 23rd 9th 10th DS Cup 2nd Dubai Golden Cup 1st Finlandia 9th Gardena 4th Golden Spin WD 10th 7th 12th Istanbul Cup 2nd Karl Schäfer 3rd Nebelhorn 24th 15th 15th NRW Trophy 12th 21st 19th 2nd 14th Merano Cup 9th Ondrej Nepela 6th Printemps 15th 7th 6th WD Santa Claus Cup 3rd Seibt Memorial 7th 16th 8th Slovenia Open 3rd Sportland Trophy 7th Tallinn Trophy 4th Ukrainian Open 3rd Warsaw Cup 4th 6th International: Junior Junior Worlds 32nd 18th China 12th Croatia 10th France 8th 8th Germany 9th Copenhagen 3rd Golden Bear 2nd National Luxembourg 2nd 1st 1st 1st Luxem. Junior 1st 1st WD = Withdrew

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