Máté Fejes Explained

Máté Fejes (born 8 February 1988 in Budapest) is a Hungarian former competitive ice dancer. With Zsuzsanna Nagy, he is the 2011 Pavel Roman Memorial champion and a two-time Hungarian national champion. They competed in the final segment at two European Championships.

Career

Fejes began skating with Dorina Molnar by 2003. After competing on the novice level, they moved up to the junior ranks in the 2004–2005 season. They would appear at four ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) events, coached by Gabor Kolecsanszky in Budapest.

Fejes began his partnership with Emese Laszlo ahead of the 2006–2007 season. They appeared at six JGP events and qualified to the free dance at the 2008 World Junior Championships, finishing 20th overall. They competed at one senior international, placing 28th at the 2009 World Championships. They were coached by Sándor Nagy and Gabriella Remport in Budapest.

Fejes began competing with Nagy later in 2009. She broke her skull bone in November 2011 while they were practicing a lift. They became two-time national champions and appeared at six ISU Championships. They competed in the final segment at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England, and 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. They competed in the short dance at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France, and 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario. They were coached by her father, Sandor Nagy.

Programs

With Nagy

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2012–2013	My Sweet And Tender Beast	Adagio for Strings
2011–2012	Rhumba Samba	Minnie the Moocher Why Don't You Do Right? Mr. Pinstripe Suit
2010–2011	La Foule Les Flonflons du Bal	The Barber of Seville
	Original dance
2009–2010	Serbian gypsy dance	Adagio - Question of Honor

With Laszlo

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2008–2009	Minnie the Moocher Swing, Brother, Swing	Latin combination
2007–2008	Iag Bari	Aranjuez Mon Amour

With Molnar

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2005–2006	Cha cha Rhumba Samba	The Phantom of the Opera
2004–2005	Quickstep Slow Foxtrot Quickstep	Jungle Bill The Rhythm Divine Gold Rush Pinball Cha Cha

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Nagy

International
Event	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13
align=left			28th	23rd	24th
align=left			24th	17th	16th
align=left					bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left		8th	8th
align=left		6th	WD
align=left			5th	4th
align=left					WD
align=left		7th	7th	4th
align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st
National
align=left		bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st
WD = Withdrew

With Laszlo

International
Event	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
align=left				28th
International: Junior
align=left			20th
align=left			11th
align=left			9th
align=left		11th
align=left				10th
align=left		14th
align=left				8th
align=left			bgcolor=silver	2nd J
align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd J
align=left				bgcolor=cc9966	3rd J
National
align=left		bgcolor=silver	2nd J
J = Junior level

With Molnar

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International
Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
align=left			13th
align=left			18th
align=left				16th
align=left				11th
align=left				bgcolor=cc9966	3rd J
align=left		6th N	10th J
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd N
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior