Katharina Müller
Katharina Müller | |
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Other names | Mueller |
Born | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia | 12 September 1995
Hometown | Gütersloh, Germany |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Germany |
Skating club | ERC Westfalen |
Began skating | 2000 |
Retired | December 21, 2023 |
Katharina Müller (born 12 September 1995) is a retired German competitive
Personal life
Katharina Müller was born on 12 September 1995 in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia.[1] She moved with her family to Germany in 1999.[2] As of 2017, she is studying teaching, English, and sports science at Ruhr University Bochum.[2]
Career
Early career
Müller began skating in 2000 in Bielefeld.[3][4] She took up ice dancing in 2009, teaming up with Justin Gerke.[2] The two were coached by Vladimir Tsvetkov in Berlin.[5] They parted ways after the 2012–13 season, Gerke having decided to retire from competition.[6]
2014–15 season
Vitali Schulz arranged a tryout between Müller and
2015–16 season
Competing in the
In spring 2016, Müller/Dieck began training under
2016–17 season
Müller/Dieck competed at two
2017–18 season
Competing three times on the
2018–19 season
Again competing on the
2019–20 season
Müller/Dieck's three
Müller/Dieck attended the European Championships for the first time in four seasons, placing thirteenth.[8] They were supposed to make their World Championship debut at the 2020 edition in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
2020–21 season
Despite the continued limitations of the pandemic on international competition, Müller/Dieck won their first
2021–22 season
Müller/Dieck began the season at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, winning the silver medal. Dieck noted that it was "always special to win a medal in Germany", while Müller said "we were not competing for an Olympic spot here, but it was important to us for our national qualification and to prove that we are ready and want to go to the Olympic Games."[11] They came ninth at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy.[8]
Initially assigned to the
Despite losing the German national title to rivals Janse van Rensburg/Steffan, Müller/Dieck were named to the German Olympic team. They first competed at the 2022 European Championships, finishing in twelfth place.[8]
Müller/Dieck began the 2022 Winter Olympics as the German entries in the rhythm dance segment of the Olympic team event, where they finished tenth among ten.[14] In the dance event, they were twenty-first in the rhythm dance, missing the cut for the free dance.[15]
The team encountered new difficulties following the Olympics, as
Programs
With Dieck
Season | Short dance
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Free dance
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2021–2022 [17] |
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2020–2021 [18] |
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2019–2020 [19] |
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2018–2019 [20] |
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2017–2018 |
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2016–2017 [1] |
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2015–2016 [21] |
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2014–2015 [22] |
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With Gerke
Season | Short dance
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Free dance
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2011–2012 [5] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Dieck
International[8] | ||||||||
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Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
Olympics | 21st | |||||||
Worlds | C | 18th | ||||||
Europeans | 23rd | 13th | 12th | |||||
GP Cup of China | C | |||||||
GP Finland | 10th | |||||||
GP France |
C | |||||||
GP Italy | 8th | |||||||
GP Skate America | 7th | |||||||
CS Budapest Trophy | 2nd | |||||||
CS Cup of Austria | 6th | |||||||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 9th | |||||||
CS Golden Spin | 11th | 7th | 6th | |||||
CS Ice Star | 6th | 6th | ||||||
CS Mordovian |
8th | |||||||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | ||||
CS Ondrej Nepela |
9th | 8th | ||||||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 5th | |||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 12th | |||||||
CS Warsaw Cup | 5th | C | ||||||
Bavarian Open | 5th | |||||||
Cup of Nice |
2nd | 9th | ||||||
Denis Ten Memorial | 1st | |||||||
Egna Trophy |
4th | WD | ||||||
Mezzaluna Cup | 5th | |||||||
NRW Trophy | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
Open d'Andorra | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | |||||
Universiade |
4th | 7th | ||||||
Toruń Cup |
3rd | |||||||
Volvo Open | 1st | 2nd | ||||||
International: Junior[8] | ||||||||
Junior Worlds | 12th | |||||||
JGP Japan | 7th | |||||||
JGP Slovenia | 8th | |||||||
Bavarian Open | 3rd | |||||||
Ice Star | 4th | |||||||
NRW Trophy | 1st | |||||||
Santa Claus Cup | 3rd | |||||||
National[8] | ||||||||
German Champ. | 1st J | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
Team Events[8] | ||||||||
Olympics |
9th T 10th P | |||||||
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled Levels: J = Junior |
With Gerke
International[23] | ||||
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Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
Bavarian Open | 14th | |||
Golden Spin | 15th | |||
NRW Trophy | 11th | |||
Pavel Roman | 14th | |||
Volvo Open Cup | 8th | |||
International: Junior[23] | ||||
JGP Latvia | 14th | |||
Bavarian Open | 10th | 8th | ||
NRW Trophy | 19th | 11th | ||
Pavel Roman | 11th | 14th | ||
Santa Claus Cup | 19th | |||
Toruń Cup |
4th | |||
National[23] | ||||
German Champ. | 9th J | 5th J | 2nd J | 4th |
J = Junior level |
References
- ^ a b "Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e "Katharina Müller". mueller-dieck.de (in German).
"Das Paar". mueller-dieck.de (in German). - ^ "Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck" (in German). Eissportverband NRW. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Interview Katharina Müller/Tim Dieck". figureskating-online.com (in German). 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Katharina MÜLLER / Justin GERKE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
- ^ a b Krispin, Lisa (13 December 2016). "Dortmunder Eistanzpaar will es zu Olympia 2018 schaffen" [Dortmund ice dancers aim for the 2018 Olympics]. dortmund24.de (in German).
- ^ Volkmann, Fenja (3 February 2016). "Dieck/Müller von eigenem Auftritt enttäuscht" [Dieck/Müller disappointed by their own performance]. Ruhr Nachrichten (in German).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Competition Results: Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK". International Skating Union.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Communication No. 2388". International Skating Union. April 1, 2021.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (September 25, 2021). "Finland's Turkkila and Versluis dance off with Nebelhorn gold". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Third ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event moves from Chongqing (CHN) to Torino (ITA)". International Skating Union. August 27, 2021.
- ^ Slater, Paula (November 6, 2021). "Papadakis and Cizeron golden at Gran Premio d'Italia". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (February 4, 2022). "Team USA leads Olympic Figure Skating Team Event". Golden Skate.
- ^ Penny, Brandon (February 12, 2022). "How it went down: Olympic ice dance begins with hip-hop/blues programs". NBC Sports.
- ^ "Russland verbietet Berliner Eislaufpaar die Einreise" [Russia bans Berlin skating couple entry] (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Competition Results: Katharina MÜLLER / Justin GERKE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
External links
- Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck official website (in German)
- Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck at the International Skating Union
- Katharina Müller at Olympedia
- Katharina Müller at Olympics.com
- Katharina Müller at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Katharina Müller on Instagram