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Country represented | Germany |
Born | March 2, 1979 Berlin, Germany |
Norman Jeschke (born March 2, 1979 in Berlin, Germany) is a German pair skater.
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He began skating as a single skater, but later switched to pair skating.
With partner Christine Tiltmann, he is the 1997 German junior national champion.
After that partnership, he teamed up with Mariana Kautz. They placed 14th at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Their partnership ended following the 2002 World Figure Skating Championships.
In May 2002, he teamed up with Danish figure skater Mikkeline Kierkgaard. They won the bronze medal at the 2004 German Figure Skating Championships. They were unable to compete internationally that season due to International Skating Union rules regarding country changes. They missed the 2004-2005 season because of injuries.
After several injuries to Mikkeline Kierkgaard, they ended their partnership.
Norman Jeschke worked for the Bundeswehr until November 2005.
In February 2006, he began training with Annette Dytrt to create a pairs partnership, but that partnership never worked out.
In 2006, he was part of the Pro7-Skating-Show "Stars auf Eis" (Stars on Ice), a German version of Dancing on Ice. His partner was Magdalena Brzeska. After this show, he finished his amateur figure skating career.
He made a few appearances in the German Soap Opera Alles was zählt as himself and paired with Tanja Szewczenko's character Diana.[1] Szewczenko and Jeschke's daughter, Jona Valentina, was born on Friday 25 February 2011.[2][3]
(with Mikkeline Kierkgaard)
Event | 2003-2004 |
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German Championships | 3rd |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th |
(with Mariana Kautz)
Event | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 14th | |||
World Championships | 16th | 11th | 16th | 14th |
European Championships | 13th | 9th | 9th | 8th |
German Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |
Cup of Russia | 10th | |||
Sparkassen Cup | 6th | 10th | ||
Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2nd | |||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 7th |