Katharina Müller

Katharina Müller (born 12 September 1995) is a German competitive ice dancer. With partner Tim Dieck, she has won two senior international medals and placed 12th at the 2015 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Katharina Müller was born on 12 September 1995 in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia. At age three, she moved with her family to Germany.^[1]

Career

Early career

Müller began skating in 2000 in Bielefeld.^[2][3] She competed with Justin Gerke from the 2009–10 season through 2012–13. They were coached by Vladimir Tsvetkov in Berlin.^[4]

2014–15 season

In spring 2014, Müller teamed up with Tim Dieck.^[5] Assigned to two 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix events, they placed 8th in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and 7th in Aichi, Japan. After winning the 2015 German junior national title, they were sent to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia; ranked 13th in the short dance, they qualified for the final segment and finished 12th overall.

2015–16 season

Competing in the Challenger Series (CS), Müller/Dieck finished tenth in September at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy – their first senior international – and eighth the following month at the 2015 Mordovian Ornament. In November, they won bronze at the 2015 NRW Trophy before appearing at their third CS event, the 2015 Tallinn Trophy, where they placed fifth. They were awarded the silver medal at the German Championships in December, having finished second to Kavita Lorenz / Panagiotis Polizoakis, and took bronze at the MNNT Cup. Müller/Dieck were included in Germany's team to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, but were eliminated after placing 23rd in the short dance.^[6]

Programs

With Dieck

With Gerke

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Dieck

With Gerke

References

External links

Media related to Katharina Müller at Wikimedia Commons

• Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck at the International Skating Union