Rex and Eva-Maria Fitze at the 2006 German Championships. |
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| Personal information | |
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| Country represented | Germany |
| Born | October 5, 1976 |
| Height | 187 cm (6.14 ft) |
| Former partner | Eva-Maria Fitze |
| Skating club | Chemnitzer Eislauf Club |
| Retired | 2006 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 134.44 2006 Europeans |
| Short program | 51.70 2004 Cup of China |
| Free skate | 88.42 2006 Europeans |
Rico Rex (born October 5, 1976, in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany) is a former German pair skater. With former partner Eva-Maria Fitze, he was the 2003 German national champion.
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Rico Rex started figure skating when he was 4 years old in the result of the talent screening in East-Germany.
Rex was first a single skater and participated until 1993 in championships in the men’s events. He continued with pair skating. His first partner was Silvia Dimitrov until 1997. Their best international result was an 8th place at the Europeans 1996. Silvia Dimitrov retired in 1997 due to an injury.
Rex then teamed up with Katharina Rybkowski with whom he skated until 2000. Their coach in Chemnitz was Monika Scheibe. The pair never participated at Europeans or Worlds. He then briefly teamed up with Stefanie Weiss, but they did not compete together.
In 2001, Rex teamed up with the Czech Radka Zlatohlavkova. They split after having to withdraw from the 2002 German Figure Skating Championships.
In spring 2002, Rex teamed up with Eva-Maria Fitze. The pair trained in Chemnitz. Their coach was Ingo Steuer until December 2005, and then Monika Scheibe. Rex always represented the club Chemnitzer EC. Rex competed with Fitze at the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 15th.[1] After that, he turned professional.
Rex also works as a figure skating coach in Dresden.
| Event/Season | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | '1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
| German Championships | 3rd* | 2nd* | - | - | 4th** | 3rd** | - | WD*** | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |
| European Championships | 11th* | 8th* | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 7th | - | 7th |
| World Championships | 18th* | 14th* | 13th* | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | 12th | - |
| Winter Olympics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th |
WD = withdrawn, * with Silvia Dimitrov, ** with Katharina Rybkowski, *** with Radka Zlatohlavkova, otherwise with Eva-Maria Fitze
| Event | 1992 | 1993 |
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| German Championships | 12th | 13th |
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