Valentin Wunderlich
| Valentin Wunderlich | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 August 1996 Ulm, Germany |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Germany |
| Partner | Ria Schwendinger |
| Coach | Rostislav Sinicyn, Natalia Karamysheva, Martin Skotnický |
| Skating club | EC Oberstdorf |
| Began skating | 1999 |
Valentin Wunderlich (born 2 August 1996) is a German ice dancer. With his skating partner, Ria Schwendinger, he reached the final segment at three World Junior Championships and finished within the top ten in 2017 (Taipei) and 2018 (Sofia).
Skating career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Wunderlich began skating as a five-year-old in Ulm and relocated to Oberstdorf when he was 15.[1] During the 2011–2012 season, he competed in novice ice dancing with Marisa Sailer.
Partnership with Schwendinger
[edit]In 2013, Wunderlich teamed up with Ria Schwendinger. Their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut came in 2014. During their third season together, they won their first German national junior title and were sent to the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Ranked 17th in the short dance, they qualified to the free dance and would move up to 16th overall.
Around 2016, Wunderlich became a Sportsoldat in the Bundeswehr.[2]
Schwendinger/Wunderlich placed 13th in the short dance, 10th in the free dance, and 10th overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. Their result allowed Germany to send two ice dancing teams to the 2018 edition of the event. At the 2018 World Junior Championships, held in Sofia, Bulgaria, the duo again finished 10th, having placed 10th in both segments. Rostislav Sinicyn, Natalia Karamysheva, and Martin Skotnický coach them in Oberstdorf, Germany.[3]
Programs
[edit](with Schwendinger)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2017–2018 [3] |
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| 2016–2017 [4] |
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| 2015–2016 [5] |
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| 2014–2015 |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing with Schwendinger
[edit]| International[6] | |||||
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| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Junior Worlds | 16th | 10th | 10th | ||
| JGP Croatia | 8th | ||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 14th | ||||
| JGP Estonia | 8th | ||||
| JGP Germany | 7th | ||||
| JGP Spain | 8th | ||||
| JGP United States | 11th | ||||
| Bavarian Open | 17th J | 6th J | 7th J | 4th J | 1st J |
| NRW Trophy | 3rd J | 3rd J | |||
| Open d'Andorra | 3rd J | 2nd J | |||
| Pavel Roman | 7th J | 3rd J | 2nd J | ||
| Santa Claus Cup | 17th J | ||||
| Scheu Memorial | 7th J | 2nd J | |||
| Toruń Cup | 13th J | ||||
| National[6] | |||||
| German Champ. | 6th J | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | |
| J = Junior level | |||||
Ice dancing with Sailer
[edit]| International[7] | |
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| Event | 2011–12 |
| NRW Trophy | 16th N |
| National[7] | |
| German Championships | 3rd N |
| N = Advanced novice level | |
Men's singles
[edit]| International[8][9] | |||
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| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
| Bavarian Open | 13th N | ||
| Fischer Pokal | 8th N (U15) | WD | |
| National[9] | |||
| German Champ. | 4th N (U12) | 7th N (U14) | |
| N = Novice level; WD = Withdrew | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "5.-11. März 2018 Junioren-Weltmeisterschaft in Sofia" (PDF). bev-eissport.de (in German). 8 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2018.
- ^ Kern, Alexander (30 March 2017). "Die Winterspiele im Visier" (in German). Archived from the original on 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Ria SCHWENDINGER / Valentin WUNDERLICH: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ria SCHWENDINGER / Valentin WUNDERLICH: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ria SCHWENDINGER / Valentin WUNDERLICH: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Ria SCHWENDINGER / Valentin WUNDERLICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Marisa Sailer & Valentin Wunderlich". tracings.net.
- ^ "Valentin Wunderlich". tracings.net.
- ^ a b "Valentin WUNDERLICH". rinkresults.com.