Simone Koch
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Simone Koch is a German
figure skater.
in Berlin. Simone Koch represented the club SC Einheit Berlin and therefore the GDR.
In 1983, at the age of 14, she had already become junior world champion. In 1984 she was awarded the silver medal at the junior world championships placing behind another East German, Karin Hendschke
. In the following years Simone Koch was a direct rival of Katarina Witt
in their country.
Koch became 1984 and 1988 silver medalist at the East German Championships, each time placing behind Katarina Witt
. In 1989 Simone Koch was one of the favourites for the title of European Champion. However, she lost the qualifying competition in East Germany versus Evelyn Großmann
and Simone Lang.
She is married now and has changed her name to Simone Schnabel. Her husband is Günther Schnabel. The couple has a daughter (born 1990): Lisa-Maria. In 1992 and 1993, after the German reunification
, Simone Koch attempted to qualify for international championships, but did not succeed.
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.
Biography
Simone Koch learned her first triple jumps with coach Ingeburg Walter (still coach at the Dresdner EC). Later she was coached by Ingrid LehmannIngrid Lehmann
Ingrid Lehmann is a former East German figure skater and coach, who taught Simone Koch and Hermann Schulz in the 1980s in Berlin.Ingrid Lehmann coached a lot of skaters at the department figure skating of the “Eissportclub Dresden "...
in Berlin. Simone Koch represented the club SC Einheit Berlin and therefore the GDR.
In 1983, at the age of 14, she had already become junior world champion. In 1984 she was awarded the silver medal at the junior world championships placing behind another East German, Karin Hendschke
Karin Hendschke
Karin Hendschke is a former East-German figure skater. She is the 1984 World Junior Champion. During her competitive career, she represented the club TSC Berlin....
. In the following years Simone Koch was a direct rival of Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt is a German figure skater and model. In Germany she was commonly called "Kati" in the past, but today her full name is used more often....
in their country.
Koch became 1984 and 1988 silver medalist at the East German Championships, each time placing behind Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt is a German figure skater and model. In Germany she was commonly called "Kati" in the past, but today her full name is used more often....
. In 1989 Simone Koch was one of the favourites for the title of European Champion. However, she lost the qualifying competition in East Germany versus Evelyn Großmann
Evelyn Großmann
Evelyn Großmann is a German figure skater.She was representing first East Germany and later Germany after the German reunification in 1990. Evelyn Großmann was practicing in Chemnitz in Saxony...
and Simone Lang.
She is married now and has changed her name to Simone Schnabel. Her husband is Günther Schnabel. The couple has a daughter (born 1990): Lisa-Maria. In 1992 and 1993, after the German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
, Simone Koch attempted to qualify for international championships, but did not succeed.
Results
| Event | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
9th | ||||||||||
| 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... |
14th | 12th | 8th | ||||||||
| 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... |
7th | 4th | 5th | ||||||||
| 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... |
1st | 2nd | |||||||||
| 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.... |
6th | 7th | |||||||||
| East German Championships East German Figure Skating Championships The National Championships of the German Democratic Republic in Figure Skating were the figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of the German Democratic Republic, often referred to as East Germany... |
2rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | |||||
| NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
2nd | 5th |
External links
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