# Deividas Kizala

Deividas Kizala (born 12 February 1998) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. With his skating partner, Paulina Ramanauskaitė, he competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

## Career
### Early years

As a single skater, Kizala was coached by Loreta Vitkauskienė and competed at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events in 2011.
By 2014, he had teamed up with Guostė Damulevičiūtė to compete in ice dancing. The two debuted their partnership at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2014. They would represent Lithuania at three ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) events and three consecutive World Junior Championships, from 2015 to 2017. They qualified to the free dance at the 2017 World Junior Championships and finished 17th overall. They also made several appearances in the senior ranks, most notably at the 2018 European Championships. They ended their partnership after four seasons together.
In the 2018–19 season, Kizala skated with American ice dancer Mira Polishook, representing Lithuania in the junior ranks. The duo competed at two JGP events and qualified to the final segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships, where they finished 19th. They parted ways after one season as a team.

### Partnership with Ramanauskaitė

In 2020, Kizala teamed up with Paulina Ramanauskaitė to compete as seniors. The two made their international debut in December 2020, at the Winter Star in Minsk, Belarus.
Although Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius qualified a spot for Lithuania in ice dancing at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Reed's application for Lithuanian citizenship was unsuccessful. Following this decision, Ramanauskaitė/Kizala were nominated to fill the spot and placed 23rd at the Olympics.
Ramanauskaitė/Kizala were entered to compete in the 2025 World Championships. However, less than two weeks before the competition, they withdrew after Kizala fractured his leg while running and was in too much pain to continue training.

## Programs
### With Ramanauskaitė

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | These Boots Are Made for Walkin' Money (That's What I Want) by The Supremes choreo. by Kirill Khaliavin, Sara Hurtado, Oscar Munoz | Heaven Knows by Chase & Status ft. Elli Ingram choreo. by Kirill Khaliavin, Sara Hurtado, Oscar Munoz | |
| 2023–2024 | I Love Rock 'n' Roll Crimson and Clover by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Call Me by Blondie choreo. by Kirill Khaliavin, Sara Hurtado | En Contra by MLNGA CLUB Duo de amor by Astor Piazzolla | Highway to Hell by AC/DC Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore Demon Fire by AC/DC |
| 2022–2023 | Samba: La Vida Es Un Carnaval performed by Celia Cruz Rhumba: Sway by Pérez Prado, Rosemary Clooney Samba: Magalenha by Sérgio Mendes | Highway to Hell by AC/DC Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore Demon Fire by AC/DC | |
| 2021–2022 | Blues: Russian Roulette by Rihanna Hip Hop: Hard by Rihanna | Lighthouse by Patrick Watson Hoodoo by Muse | |
| 2020–2021 | Top Hat Overture Puttin' On the Ritz Let's Face the Music and Dance | Raudoni Vakarai by Ieva Narkutė Dark Creatures by Cœur de pirate | |

### With Polishook

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2018–2019 | Foxtrot: The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini Tango: Pantera Tanguera by Cuarteto Almagro Foxtrot | Street. Horse. Smell. Candle (from Penny Dreadful) by Abel Korzeniowski Pilgrims On a Long Journey by Cœur de pirate Metal Gleamed in the Twilight by Cœur de pirate |

### With Damulevičiūtė

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2017–2018 | Rhumba: Historia de un amor performed by Ana Gabriel Samba: Happy in Rio (Spiritual South Remix) by Max Sedgley | West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein Prologue Gym Mambo Maria America |
| 2016–2017 | Blues Swing | West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein |
| 2015–2016 | March: Persian March by Johann Strauss II Waltz: Libiamo ne' lieti calici (from La traviata) by Giuseppe Verdi | Alice in Wonderland by Danny Elfman |
| 2014–2015 | Samba: Suave (Kiss Me) by Nayer, Mohombi, Pitbull Rhumba: Paxi Ni Ngongo by Bonga Samba: La La La by Shakira, Carlinhos Brown | Happy by Pharrell Williams She's Like the Wind by Swaytrick Shout by The Isley Brothers |

### Men's singles

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2011–2012 | Soviet movie by Eduard Artemev | Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus |

## Competitive highlights

* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

### Ice dance with Paulina Ramanauskaitė

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| Winter Olympics | | 23rd | | | |
| World Championships | | | 26th | 31st | |
| European Championships | | | 17th | 16th | 19th |
| Lithuanian Championships | 2nd | 2nd | | | |
| CS Budapest Trophy | | | | | 10th |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | 15th | 8th | | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | | | 10th | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | | 9th | | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | | | 14th | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | | | | 11th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | 19th | | | |
| Bosphorus Cup | | | | 5th | |
| Britannia Cup | | | 4th | | |
| Ice Star | 4th | | | | |
| NRW Trophy | | 4th | | | |
| Trophée Métropole Nice | | 11th | | 2nd | |
| Winter University Games | | | 11th | | |

### Ice dance with Mira Polishook

Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2018–19 |
| World Junior Championships | 19th |
| JGP Czech Republic | 12th |
| JGP Lithuania | 12th |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4th |
| Tallinn Trophy | 6th |

### Ice dance with Guoste Damulevičiūtė

International :
| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Europeans | | | | 24th |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | | | 11th |
| Volvo Open | | | | 9th |
| International: Junior |||||
| Junior Worlds | 24th | 22nd | 17th | |
| Youth Olympics | | 9th | | |
| JGP Austria | | 9th | | |
| JGP Poland | | | | 11th |
| JGP Slovakia | | 14th | | |
| Bavarian Open | 11th | | | |
| Ice Star | | | 13th | |
| Jégvirág Cup | | | 3rd | |
| Mentor Toruń Cup | | 4th | 6th | |
| NRW Trophy | | 11th | | |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | | 4th | | |
| Tallinn Trophy | 9th | | | |
| Volvo Open | | | 6th | |
| National |||||
| Lithuanian Champ. | | 1st J | 1st J | 2nd |

### Single skating

International: Junior :
| Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
| JGP Estonia | | | 16th | |
| JGP Latvia | | | 20th | |
| National |||||
| Lithuanian Champ. | 3rd | 3rd | | 2nd |

## Detailed results
### Ice dance with Paulina Ramanauskaitė

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 156.91 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Rhythm dance | TSS | 62.52 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy |
| Rhythm dance | TES | 34.93 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy |
| Rhythm dance | PCS | 27.72 | 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| Free dance | TSS | 94.57 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Free dance | TES | 52.37 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Free dance | PCS | 42.60 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy |
Results in the 2020-21 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Dec 11–13, 2020 | 2020 Ice Star | 4 | 64.04 | 4 | 88.64 | 4 | 152.68 |
Results in the 2021-22 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 7–10, 2021 | 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy | 15 | 52.87 | 15 | 72.92 | 15 | 125.79 |
| Oct 20–24, 2021 | 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 11 | 50.11 | 11 | 69.76 | 11 | 119.87 |
| Nov 4–7, 2021 | 2021 NRW Trophy | 4 | 56.17 | 4 | 82.92 | 4 | 139.09 |
| Nov 18–20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 19 | 53.15 | 19 | 79.88 | 19 | 133.03 |
| Feb 7–20, 2022 | 2022 Winter Olympics | 23 | 58.35 | – | – | 23 | 58.35 |
Results in the 2022-23 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Aug 26–28, 2022 | 2022 Britannia Cup | 4 | 58.37 | 4 | 85.69 | 4 | 144.06 |
| Sep 13–19, 2022 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | 9 | 55.20 | 9 | 91.18 | 9 | 146.38 |
| Oct 6–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 8 | 54.50 | 7 | 80.47 | 8 | 134.97 |
| Jan 12–16, 2023 | 2023 Winter World University Games | 9 | 55.29 | 12 | 77.11 | 11 | 132.40 |
| Jan 23–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 16 | 55.06 | 17 | 81.14 | 17 | 136.20 |
| Mar 22–26, 2023 | 2024 World Championships | 26 | 58.06 | – | – | 26 | 58.06 |
Results in the 2023-24 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 28–30, 2023 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial | 14 | 52.30 | 14 | 81.86 | 14 | 134.16 |
| Oct 18–22, 2023 | 2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 2 | 58.13 | 3 | 84.25 | 2 | 142.38 |
| Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2023 | 2023 Bosphorus Cup | 6 | 64.83 | 5 | 106.20 | 5 | 171.03 |
| Dec 6–9, 2023 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 9 | 62.34 | 10 | 94.57 | 10 | 156.91 |
| Jan 8–14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 20 | 60.76 | 16 | 94.09 | 16 | 154.85 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 31 | 58.32 | – | – | 31 | 58.32 |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 11–13, 2024 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy | 10 | 62.52 | 11 | 93.49 | 10 | 156.01 |
| Nov 11–17, 2024 | 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy | 12 | 60.02 | 11 | 91.64 | 11 | 151.66 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 18 | 61.56 | 19 | 95.50 | 19 | 157.06 |