Darian Kaptich

Darian Kaptich (born 6 October 2001) is an Australian figure skater. He is a three-time Australian national champion and the 2024 Oceania International champion.

Darian Kaptich
Born	(2001-10-06) 6 October 2001 (age 23) Brisbane, Australia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Australia
Discipline	Men's singles
Coach	Maureen Sumner David Kranjec
Skating club	Boondall FSC Brisbane
Began skating	2007
Medal record
Australian Championships 2022–23 Brisbane Singles 2023–24 Erina Singles 2024–25 Melbourne Singles 2019–20 Melbourne Singles

Personal life

Darian Kaptich was born in Brisbane, Australia.^[1]

Career

Early years

Kaptich began learning how to skate in 2007. He was first coached by Hui Ma before Maureen Sumner became his head coach.^[2]

On the junior level, he won the 2013–14, 2016–17, and 2017–18 Australian Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2020 World Junior Championships, where he finished in twenty-eighth place.^[3]

2022–23 season

Kaptich started the season in August, placing fifth at the 2022 Philadelphia Summer Championships and eighth at the 2022 Cranberry Cup International. In November, he won his first senior national title at the 2022–23 Australian Championships.^[3]

Kaptich was subsequently selected to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, where he finished eighteenth overall.^[3]

2023–24 season

Kaptich began the season by winning the bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Open Trophy. A couple months later, he won his second consecutive national title at the 2023–24 Australian Championships. He subsequently went on to compete at the 2024 Four Continents Championships in Shanghai, China.^[3]

He then finished the season by winning gold at the 2024 Oceania International.^[3]

2024–25 season

In November, at the 2024–25 Australian Championships, Kaptich placed first in the short program and free skate, winning his third consecutive national title. Selected to compete at the 2025 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea, Kaptich finished the event in eighteenth place.^[3]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skate	Ref.
2015–16	Classic Drum Battle Marching Band Medley By A & T Drumline Choreo. by Maureen Sumner	Bennie and the Jets Rocket Man I'm Still Standing By Elton John Choreo. by Kristian Ryan	[2]
2017–18	In the Mood Boogie Woogie Maxine	Man in the Mirror By Michael Jackson Choreo. by Maureen Sumner	[4]
2018–19	Rise of Darkrai By Shinji Miyazaki Choreo. by Maureen Sumner		[5]
2019–20	I Swear By Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers Choreo. by Maureen Sumner	It's a Man's Man's Man's World I Got You (I Feel Good) By James Brown Choreo. by Maureen Sumner	[6]
2021–22	I Wish By Stevie Wonder Choreo. by Maureen Sumner	The Way You Look Tonight By Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern Performed by Frank Sinatra, Choreo. by Maureen Sumner L-O-V-E by By Bert Kaempfert and Milt Gabler Performed by Nat King Cole Choreo. by Maureen Sumner	[1]
2022–23	Friend Like Me By Ne-Yo Choreo. by Vashti Lonsdale		[7]
2023–24		Unsteady By X Ambassadors Choreo. by Vashti Lonsdale	[8]
2024–25	Everybody By Denniz Pop and Max Martin Performed by Backstreet Boys Choreo. by Vashti Lonsdale		[9]

Competitive highlights

• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series

Competition placements at senior level ^[3]

Season	2018–19	2019–20	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25
Four Continents Championships				18th	21st	18th
Australian Championships	5th	3rd		1st	1st	1st
Asian Open					3rd
Autumn Talents Cup			4th
Cranberry Cup				8th
Oceania International					1st
Philadelphia Summer				5th
Trophée Métropole Nice			14th

Competition placements at junior level ^[3]

Season	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20
World Junior Championships								28th
Australian Championships	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st
JGP Australia						11th
JGP Austria							14th
JGP Spain				22nd
JGP Latvia						21st
JGP United States								12th
Asian Open				8th		7th
FBMA Trophy				3rd
Hellmut Seibt Memorial				13th
Philadelphia Summer								3rd
Reykjavík International Games							1st
Sportland Trophy				3rd

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System ^[3]

Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	166.41	2024 Four Continents Championships
Short program	TSS	58.22	2023 Four Continents Championships
	TES	28.94	2023 Four Continents Championships
	PCS	29.58	2024 Four Continents Championships
Free skating	TSS	110.65	2024 Four Continents Championships
	TES	55.67	2024 Four Continents Championships
	PCS	57.90	2023 Four Continents Championships

Senior level

Results in the 2018–19 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 30 – Dec 7, 2018	2018–19 Australian Championships	6	47.99	5	108.95	5	156.94

Results in the 2019–20 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 29 – Dec 6, 2019	2019–20 Australian Championships	4	60.76	3	112.35	3	173.11

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 20–24, 2021	2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur	12	57.92	19	99.16	14	157.08
Oct 27–30, 2021	2021 Autumn Talents Cup	2	60.31	4	107.92	4	168.23

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 4–7, 2022	2022 Philadelphia Summer International	6	60.12	3	122.49	5	182.61
Aug 9–14, 2022	2022 Cranberry Cup International	8	57.03	8	108.30	8	165.33
Nov 25 – Dec 2, 2022	2022–23 Australian Championships	1	64.50	1	115.06	1	179.56
Feb 7–12, 2023	2023 Four Continents Championships	17	58.22	17	107.91	18	166.13

Results in the 2023–24 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 16–19, 2023	2023 Asian Open Trophy	4	58.62	2	124.51	3	183.13
Dec 1–8, 2023	2023–24 Australian Championships	1	61.45	1	113.92	1	175.37
Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2024	2024 Four Continents Championships	22	55.76	20	110.65	21	166.41
May 29–31, 2024	2024 Oceania International	1	46.22	1	95.17	1	141.39

Results in the 2024–25 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 29 – Dec 6, 2024	2024–25 Australian Championships	1	61.38	1	125.67	1	187.05
Feb 19–23, 2025	2025 Four Continents Championships	18	56.60	17	119.07	18	175.67

Junior level

Results in the 2012–13 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 1–7, 2012	2012–13 Australian Championships	2	31.07	1	72.88	2	103.95

Results in the 2013–14 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2013	2013–14 Australian Championships	1	47.27	1	81.87	1	129.14

Results in the 2014–15 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 28 – Dec 5, 2014	2014–15 Australian Championships	3	41.07	1	98.00	2	139.07

Results in the 2015–16 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 16–19, 2015	2015 Asian Open Trophy	9	31.29	8	59.04	8	90.33
Sep 30 – Oct 4, 2015	2015 JGP Spain	21	36.57	22	64.62	22	101.19
Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2015	2015–16 Australian Championships	3	45.83	4	88.21	3	134.04
Jan 21–23, 2016	2016 FBMA Trophy	3	46.18	1	90.42	3	136.60
Feb 23–27, 2016	2016 Hellmut Seibt Memorial	9	44.88	13	71.63	13	116.51
Mar 2–6, 2016	2016 Sportland Trophy	3	40.99	3	76.89	3	117.88

Results in the 2016–17 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 25 – Dec 2, 2016	2016–17 Australian Championships	2	49.65	2	92.17	2	141.82

Results in the 2017–18 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 2–5, 2017	2017 Asian Open Trophy	6	35.48	7	69.63	7	105.11
Aug 23–26, 2017	2017 JGP Australia	11	49.99	11	89.24	11	139.23
Sep 6–9, 2017	2017 JGP Latvia	20	43.71	21	85.83	21	129.54
Dec 2–9, 2017	2017–18 Australian Championships	3	41.46	1	88.64	1	130.10

Results in the 2018–19 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 29 – Sep 1, 2018	2018 JGP Austria	16	42.42	14	88.16	14	130.58
Nov 30 – Dec 7, 2018	2018–19 Australian Championships	1	47.20	1	86.29	1	133.49
Feb 1–3, 2019	2019 Reykjavik International Games	1	49.42	1	85.38	1	134.80

Results in the 2019–20 season ^[3]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jul 29 – Aug 3, 2019	2019 Philadelphia Summer International	4	52.23	3	100.03	3	152.26
Aug 28–31, 2019	2019 JGP United States	11	55.22	12	90.52	12	145.74
Mar 2–8, 2020	2029 World Junior Championships	28	49.48	—	—	28	49.48