2021 German Figure Skating Championships

The 2021 German Figure Skating Championships (German: Deutsche Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlaufen 2021) were held on December 18–19, 2020 at the Eissportzentrum Westfalen in Dortmund.[1] Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles on the senior level and pair skating on the junior level and ice dance on the senior, junior, and novice levels. Single skating competitions on the junior and novice levels were supposed to be held on March 28–29, 2021 in Dortmund, but were cancelled on March 18, 2021.[2]

2021 German Figure Skating Championships
Type:National Championship
Date:December 18–19, 2020
Season:2020–21
Location:Dortmund
Venue:Eissportzentrum Westfalen
Champions
Men's singles:
Denis Gurdzhi (S)
Ladies' singles:
Aya Hatakawa (S)
Pairs:
Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster (J)
Ice dance:
Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck (S)
Anne-Marie Wolf / Max Liebers (J)
Savenna Pache / Jonathan Hörmann (N)
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The results of the national championships were among the criteria used to choose the German teams for the 2021 World Championships.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The Junior and Novice Single skating competition was initially planned for December 11–13, 2020. On November 5, 2020, it was postponed until January 7–10, 2021.[3] After the development of COVID-19 cases after the holidays, it was once again rescheduled for March 28–29, 2021.[4] On March 18, 2021, the comptiiton was officially cancelled.[2]

The Senior competition was originally scheduled to be held in Hamburg and was then moved to Dortmund in December 2020 due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place in Hamburg.[5] The starter field was reduced in size, as skaters training at the national sports base in Oberstdorf were unable to train for extensive periods of time due to the expansive quarantine rules in Bavaria, and thus did not take part in the 2021 German Figure Skating Championships.[1] Additionally, skaters belonging to the Berlin Ice Sport Association were not allowed to attend the competition after health concerns had been raised by the association.

Medalists

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Senior
Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Denis Gurdzhi Louis Weissert Fabian Piontek
Ladies Aya Hatakawa Nathalie Weinzierl Dora Hus
Ice dance Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck No other competitors
Junior
Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Pairs Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster Josephine Lossius / Niclas Rust No other competitors
Ice dance Anne-Marie Wolf / Max Liebers Lilia Charlene Schubert / Kieren Wagner No other competitors
Novice
Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Ice dance Savenna Pache / Jonathan Hörmann (Intermediate) No other competitors

Senior results

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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Denis Gurdzhi NRW 180.81 1 65.98 1 114.83
2 Louis Weissert NRW 177.43 2 63.80 2 113.63
3 Fabian Piontek BAY 148.87 3 54.52 3 94.35

Ladies

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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Aya Hatakawa BAY 162.87 2 55.60 1 107.27
2 Nathalie Weinzierl B-W 159.73 1 58.22 2 101.51
3 Dora Hus B-W 149.39 3 53.81 3 95.58
4 Elisabeth Jäger BAY 98.11 4 36.45 4 61.66
WD Nargiz Süleymanova NRW withdrew 35.89 withdrew from competition

Ice dance

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Rank Name Nation Total points RD FD
1 Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck NRW 192.10 1 76.38 1 115.72

Junior results

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Pairs

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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster SAS 126.98 1 42.32 1 84.66

Ice dance

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Rank Name Nation Total points RD FD
1 Anne-Marie Wolf / Max Liebers SAS 136.18 1 53.86 1 82.32
2 Lilia Charlene Schubert / Kieren Wagner SAS 113.65 2 47.01 2 66.64

International team selections

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World Championships

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Germany's team for the 2021 World Championships was published on 4 February 2021.[6]

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing
1 Paul Fentz Nicole Schott Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert (withdrew) Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck
2 Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel
Alt. Kristina Isaev Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eistänzer Müller/Dieck und Aya Hatakawa glänzen bei DM in Dortmund" [Ice Dancers Müller/Dieck and Aya Hatakawa shine at German Championships in Dortmund] (in German). German Ice Skating Union. December 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Deutsche Nachwuchsmeisterschaften 2021 abgesagt" [German Junior Championships cancelled] (in German). German Ice Skating Union. March 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Deutsche Nachwuchsmeisterschaften 2021 verschoben" [German Junior Championships 2021 postponed] (in German). German Ice Skating Union. November 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Nachwuchsmeisterschaften sollen stattfinden" [German Junior Championships are to take place] (in German). German Ice Skating Union. January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaften 2021 sollen stattfinden" [German Championships 2021 to take place] (in German). German Ice Skating Union. December 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "DEU nominiert WM-Team für Stockholm" [DEU names World Championships team for Stockholm] (in German). German Ice Skating Union. February 4, 2021.
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