Sarah Hecken
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Sarah Hecken is a German
figure skater. She is the 2008 and 2010 German national champion
. Her win in 2008 was her fourth consecutive national title, and her first at the senior level. Her first international victory was at the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix event in Germany.
In 2006, at age 12, she skated her first senior competition, the Baden-Württembergische Championship, and won it. She defended this regional title in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
. At four years old, she began training with her coach Peter Sczypa (former coach of Claudia Leistner
). At the age of five, she landed her first single axel and at 9 years old, she landed her first double Axel and triple jump (toe loop).
At the age of 10, she skated at the German Novice Championships, which was held as an open competition, where she won the silver medal. Due to her young age, she skated at the Novice Competition again one year later at 11, where she won her first national title.
In the 2005-2006 season, Hecken skated in the youth category and won her second national title. During that season, she skated her first senior competition, the Baden-Württembergische Championship, and won that regional title at the senior level.
2006-2007 was her first national junior year, but she was still too young for international junior competitions. She won her third national title at the German Championships in the junior category. Again, she won the Baden-Württembergische Championship in the senior class.
After winning the first and second German Junior Worlds qualifier and the Eisemann Trophy in Stuttgart, Germany, Hecken went on to take her fourth consecutive national title by winning the senior competition at the German Figure Skating Championships
in Dresden, becoming the youngest German lady to ever win that title.
Hecken defended her regional title at the Baden-Württembergische Champion for the third time.
She also won the senior competition of the 2008 Bavarian Open before heading of to the 2008 World Junior Championships
in Sofia, Bulgaria where she placed 8th.
in Oberstdorf, Germany and third the Junior Grand Prix in Cape Town, South Africa where she placed 9th and 5th respectively. Hecken claimed her first senior ISU medal at the 2008 Ondrej Nepela Memorial
in Bratislava, Slovakia where she placed 3rd.
After placing fourth at the German Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany she returned to Oberstdorf in January 2009 to win the German Junior Worlds qualifier held there as part of the Bavarian Open only days after defending her regional championships title.
Hecken ended the season on a high note by placing 7th at the World Junior Championships
in Sofia and winning both the 2009 DEU Pokal in Dortmund, Germany and the 2009 Triglav Trophy
in Oberstdorf, Germany. She placed 7th overall and with a score of 130.73 point she met the German Olympic qualifying criteria for the first time.
At her second competition, the Coupe Internationale de Nice
, Hecken noticed during the warm-up that her skates didn't feel right and after inspection she noticed that the blade was broken and withdrew from the event.
Hecken was invited to her first two Grand Prix events of her career. At Skate America she placed 8th and scored 131.10. With that score she met the qualifying criteria for the Olympics for the second time. At Skate Canada she placed 9th.
On 17 December 2009, one day before the short program at the German Championship, she was officially nominated for the Olympic Games by the German Olympic Sport Confederation. She was the only lady who met the criteria for the Olympic Games, thus, her berth to the European Championships was confirmed before the German Championship.
She won the German Championships by more than 20 points over the second-place finisher.
At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
she was 23rd after the short program with a score of 49.04. In the free skate she scored 94.90 points and ranked 15th. Overall she placed 18th with a combined score of 143.94 points.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
figure skater. She is the 2008 and 2010 German national champion
German Figure Skating Championships
The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....
. Her win in 2008 was her fourth consecutive national title, and her first at the senior level. Her first international victory was at the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix event in Germany.
In 2006, at age 12, she skated her first senior competition, the Baden-Württembergische Championship, and won it. She defended this regional title in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Early years
Hecken got her first skates when she was only 18 months old. Her first moves on skates were done during summer training in KaiserslauternKaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, and from Luxembourg.Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people...
. At four years old, she began training with her coach Peter Sczypa (former coach of Claudia Leistner
Claudia Leistner
Claudia Leistner, married Pfrengle, is a German figure skater. She is the 1989 European Champion.-Biography:She was initially a roller-skater but later took up ice-skating...
). At the age of five, she landed her first single axel and at 9 years old, she landed her first double Axel and triple jump (toe loop).
At the age of 10, she skated at the German Novice Championships, which was held as an open competition, where she won the silver medal. Due to her young age, she skated at the Novice Competition again one year later at 11, where she won her first national title.
In the 2005-2006 season, Hecken skated in the youth category and won her second national title. During that season, she skated her first senior competition, the Baden-Württembergische Championship, and won that regional title at the senior level.
2006-2007 was her first national junior year, but she was still too young for international junior competitions. She won her third national title at the German Championships in the junior category. Again, she won the Baden-Württembergische Championship in the senior class.
2007-2008 season
After placing 13th at the Junior Grand Prix in Vienna, Austria, Hecken rebounded by winning the Junior Grand Prix in Chemnitz, Germany, becoming the first ever German lady to win a Junior Grand Prix event. At that event she landed her 3Toe-3Toe Combination for the first time.After winning the first and second German Junior Worlds qualifier and the Eisemann Trophy in Stuttgart, Germany, Hecken went on to take her fourth consecutive national title by winning the senior competition at the German Figure Skating Championships
German Figure Skating Championships
The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....
in Dresden, becoming the youngest German lady to ever win that title.
Hecken defended her regional title at the Baden-Württembergische Champion for the third time.
She also won the senior competition of the 2008 Bavarian Open before heading of to the 2008 World Junior Championships
2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2007/2008 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior...
in Sofia, Bulgaria where she placed 8th.
2008-2009 season
Hecken began the 2008-2009 season at the Junior Grand Prix in Merano Italy, where she placed third. Her next competitions were the Nebelhorn Trophy2008 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy is the Nebelhorn Trophy for the 2008–2009 figure skating season. The competition held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....
in Oberstdorf, Germany and third the Junior Grand Prix in Cape Town, South Africa where she placed 9th and 5th respectively. Hecken claimed her first senior ISU medal at the 2008 Ondrej Nepela Memorial
2008 Ondrej Nepela Memorial
The 2008 Ondrej Nepela Memorial was the Ondrej Nepela Memorial competition for the 2008-2009 figure skating season. It was the 16th edition of the Ondrej Nepela Memorial to be held. The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Bratislava,...
in Bratislava, Slovakia where she placed 3rd.
After placing fourth at the German Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany she returned to Oberstdorf in January 2009 to win the German Junior Worlds qualifier held there as part of the Bavarian Open only days after defending her regional championships title.
Hecken ended the season on a high note by placing 7th at the World Junior Championships
2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of...
in Sofia and winning both the 2009 DEU Pokal in Dortmund, Germany and the 2009 Triglav Trophy
2009 Triglav Trophy
The 2009 Triglav Trophy was the Triglav Trophy figure skating competition of the 2008-2009 figure skating season. The competition is always held annually in the spring in Jesenice, Slovenia...
2009-2010 season
The first competition of Hecken's Olympic season was the Nebelhorn Trophy2009 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy was the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It served as the final Olympic qualifier to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The event...
in Oberstdorf, Germany. She placed 7th overall and with a score of 130.73 point she met the German Olympic qualifying criteria for the first time.
At her second competition, the Coupe Internationale de Nice
2009 Coupe Internationale de Nice
The 2009 Coupe Internationale de Nice was the Coupe Internationale de Nice competition for the 2009–2010 figure skating season. It was the 14th edition of the Coupe Internationale de Nice to be held. The Coupe Internationale de Nice is an annual international figure skating competition held in...
, Hecken noticed during the warm-up that her skates didn't feel right and after inspection she noticed that the blade was broken and withdrew from the event.
Hecken was invited to her first two Grand Prix events of her career. At Skate America she placed 8th and scored 131.10. With that score she met the qualifying criteria for the Olympics for the second time. At Skate Canada she placed 9th.
On 17 December 2009, one day before the short program at the German Championship, she was officially nominated for the Olympic Games by the German Olympic Sport Confederation. She was the only lady who met the criteria for the Olympic Games, thus, her berth to the European Championships was confirmed before the German Championship.
She won the German Championships by more than 20 points over the second-place finisher.
At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles
The ladies' single skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The short program was held on February 23, 2010, with the free skating held on February 25, 2010.-Short program:...
she was 23rd after the short program with a score of 49.04. In the free skate she scored 94.90 points and ranked 15th. Overall she placed 18th with a combined score of 143.94 points.
2011-present
In May 2011, Hecken underwent hand surgery and went to Italy the next month to work with her choreographer Eduardo de Bernadis.Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2010–2011 | Tango de los Exilados by Walter Taieb and Vanessa Mae |
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| 2009–2010 | Romeo and Juliet by |
Croatian Rhapsody Wonderland Lee Loos´Tune by Maksim Mrvica |
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| 2008–2009 | Summer of '42 Summer of '42 Summer of '42 is a 1971 American coming-of-age drama film based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman Raucher. It tells the story of how Raucher, in his early teens on his 1942 summer vacation on Nantucket Island, off the coast of New England, embarked on a one-sided romance with a woman, Dorothy,... by Michel Legrand Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist... |
Spanish Caravan | |
| 2007–2008 | Dark Eyes Dark Eyes (song) Dark Eyes is a Russian song.The lyrics of the song were written by a Ukrainian poet and writer Yevhen Hrebinka. The first publication of the poem was in Literaturnaya gazeta on 17 January 1843.... |
Red Hot by Vanessa Mae |
Because of You Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song) "Because of You" is a ballad written by pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson with David Hodges and Ben Moody, and produced by Hodges and Moody, both formerly of Evanescence. It is the fourth single from Clarkson's second album, Breakaway... by Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,... |
| 2006–2007 | Selections by Felix Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text... |
Zorro | Because of You Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song) "Because of You" is a ballad written by pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson with David Hodges and Ben Moody, and produced by Hodges and Moody, both formerly of Evanescence. It is the fourth single from Clarkson's second album, Breakaway... by Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,... |
| 2005–2006 | The Four Seasons The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi. Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is Vivaldi's best-known work, and is among the most popular pieces of Baroque music. The texture of each concerto is varied, each resembling its respective season... by Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe... |
Zorro |
Competitive highlights
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
18th | ||||||||
| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
12th | 11th | |||||||
| European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
16th | 11th | |||||||
| World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion... |
8th | 7th | |||||||
| German Championships German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
2nd N (*) | 1st N | 1st Y | 1st J | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | |
| Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly... |
8th | ||||||||
| Skate Canada International Skate Canada International The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's... |
9th | 8th | |||||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard Trophée Eric Bompard The Trophée Eric Bompard is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The Trophée Eric Bompard was formerly known as the Trophée Lalique... |
10th | WD | |||||||
| Coupe Internationale de Nice Coupe Internationale de Nice The Coupe Internationale de Nice is an annual international figure skating competition usually held in October or November in Nice, France. It has been held since 1995. It was not held in 2005... |
WD | ||||||||
| Ice Challenge Ice Challenge The Ice Challenge is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Austrian Figure Skating Association and sanctioned by the International Skating Union. It began in 1971 as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen and was retitled the Ice Challenge in 2008. It is held every autumn in... |
3rd | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain.... |
9th | 7th | WD | 6th | |||||
| NRW Trophy NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union.... |
2nd | ||||||||
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial Ondrej Nepela Memorial The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In some years, some disciplines have not been held.... |
3rd | ||||||||
| Triglav Trophy Triglav Trophy The Triglav Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition held in the spring in Jesenice, Slovenia. The competition takes its name from the nearby mountain Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia.... |
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| Junior Grand Prix, South Africa | 5th | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Italy | 3rd | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 1st | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Austria | 13th | ||||||||
| Bavarian Open Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria and since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union.... |
1st Y. | 1st | |||||||
| Heiko Fischer Pokal | 1st N. | 1st N. | 1st Y. | 2nd | 1st | ||||
| N. = Novice level; Y. = Youth level; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew (*) The 2003 - 2004 German Novice Nationals were held as an Open German Nationals competition |
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Detailed results
| 2010–2011 Season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Points | |
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| November 26–28, 2010 | 2010 ISU Grand Prix Trophée Eric Bompard 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard The 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard was the Trophée Eric Bompard Grand Prix competition of the 2010–2011 season. Organized by the Federation Française des Sports de Glace, it was the last of six events in the 2010–2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational... |
Senior | 9 46.73 |
10 83.44 |
10 130.17 |
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| 2009–2010 Season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Points | |
| March 22 – 28, 2010 | 2010 World Figure Skating Championships 2010 World Figure Skating Championships The 2010 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2009–2010 season. Commonly called "Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
Senior | 13 55.20 |
13 98.78 |
12 153.94 |
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| February 14 – 27, 2010 | 2010 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles The ladies' single skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The short program was held on February 23, 2010, with the free skating held on February 25, 2010.-Short program:... |
Senior | 23 49.04 |
15 94.90 |
18 143.94 |
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| January 18–24, 2009 | 2010 European Figure Skating Championships 2010 European Figure Skating Championships The 2010 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Championships of the 2009–2010 season. They are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
Senior | 16 46.43 |
16 75.45 |
16 121.79 |
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| December 17–20, 2009 | 2010 German Figure Skating Championships 2010 German Figure Skating Championships The 2010 German Figure Skating Championships was the German Figure Skating Championships for the 2009-2010 figure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing for the title of national champion of Germany... |
Senior | 1 56.64 |
1 100.82 |
1 157.46 |
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| November 12–15, 2008 | ISU Senior Grand Prix, Skate Canada 2009 Skate Canada International The 2009 Skate Canada International was the Skate Canada International Grand Prix competition of the 2009–2010 figure skating season. It was the final event of six in the 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. Skaters earned points... |
Senior | 10 45.50 |
7 78.90 |
9 124.40 |
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| November 12–15, 2008 | ISU Senior Grand Prix, Skate America 2009 Skate America - External links :* *... |
Senior | 12 43.86 |
8 87.24 |
8 131.10 |
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| September 23–26, 2008 | Nebelhorn Trophy 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy The 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy was the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It served as the final Olympic qualifier to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The event... |
Senior | 7 47.58 |
7 83.15 |
7 130.73 |
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| 2008–2009 Season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Points | |
| February 23 – March 1, 2009 | ISU 2009 World Junior Championships 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships The 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of... |
Junior | 9 48.14 |
5 87.69 |
7 135.83 |
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| December 18–22, 2009 | 2009 German Figure Skating Championships 2009 German Figure Skating Championships The 2009 German Figure Skating Championships was the German Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 figure skating season. The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany... |
Senior | 2 50.12 |
6 79.69 |
4 129.81 |
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| October 8–11, 2008 | ISU Junior Grand Prix, South Africa | Junior | 5 44.06 |
3 83.08 |
5 127.14 |
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| September 3 - 06, 2008 | ISU Junior Grand Prix, Italy | Junior | 4 45.94 |
7 72.71 |
3 118.65 |
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| 2007–2008 Season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Points | |
| February 25 – March 2, 2009 | ISU 2008 World Junior Championships 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships The 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2007/2008 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior... |
Junior | 11 46.12 |
8 82.33 |
8 128.45 |
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| January 3 - 06, 2009 | 2008 German Figure Skating Championships 2008 German Figure Skating Championships The 2008 German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating... |
Senior | 7 41.42 |
1 92.86 |
1 134.28 |
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| October 10–13, 2008 | ISU Junior Grand Prix, Germany | Junior | 5 45.45 |
1 88.60 |
1 134.05 |
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| September 12–15, 2008 | ISU Junior Grand Prix, Austria | Junior | 13 37.96 |
13 64.96 |
13 102.92 |
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