Katharina Gierok

Katharina Gierok
Personal information
Full name Katharina Gierok
Country represented  Germany
Born February 20, 1992 (1992-02-20) (age 20)
Krefeld
Home town Krefeld
Height 160 cm (5.2 ft)
Partner Florian Just
Coach Karel Fajfr
Former coach Knut Schubert
Vladimir Gnilozubov
Choreographer Oleg Ryshkin
René Lohse
Skating club EV Krefeld
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 118.06
2011 Europeans
Short program 40.70
2011 Europeans
Free skate 77.36
2011 Europeans

Katharina Gierok (born February 20, 1992 in Krefeld, Germany) is a German pair skater. With partner Florian Just, she is the 2011 German national bronze medalist. She previously competed in single skating and is the 2006–2007 German Junior national bronze medalist.

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Career

Gierok initially competed as a single skater. She made her senior debut during the 2007-2008 season, winning the 2008 NRW Trophy in Dortmund, Germany and placing 10th at the German Figure Skating Championships. After winning the third and final Junior Worlds Qualifier in Oberstdorf [1] and being nominated as first alternate for the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, she had to end the season to undergo knee surgery.[2] The German Skating Federation admitted Gierok to the German Junior Team for the season 2008 / 2009. This was the third season she was part of the DC Team envelope.

In spring 2010, she switched to pair skating, partnering with Florian Just.[3] Karel Fajfr coaches the pair. They won silver at NRW Trophy and bronze at Warsaw Cup. At 2011 German Nationals, they won the bronze medal and were selected to compete at the European Championships. They finished 11th in their debut at the event, with a combined total of 118.06 points.

Programs

With Just

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–2012 Ratatouille The Holiday
by Hans Zimmer
2010–2011 Dark Angel
by Edvin Marton		 The Holiday
by Hans Zimmer

Competitive highlights

Pairs career

(with Just)

Event 2010–11 2011–12
European Championships 11th
German Championships 3rd
Bavarian Open 2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd
NRW Trophy 2nd 5th
Warsaw Cup 3rd

Singles career

Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
German Championships 6th N. 4th J. 3rd J. 10th 8th 8th
NRW Trophy 1st 11th J. 13th
Junior Grand Prix, Belarus 12th
Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain 9th 20th
Merano Cup 6th J.
Golden Bear 2nd J.
European Olympic Youth Days 6th J.
Montfort Cup 2nd J.
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

References

  1. ^ [1] Results 3rd Junior Worlds Qualifier 2008
  2. ^ Reference to surgery by German Federation
  3. ^ Katharina Gierok & Florian Just at the International Skating Union

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