Christian Nüchtern
German ice dancer
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Christian Nüchtern (born 28 January 1992) is a former German competitive ice dancer. With skating partner Shari Koch, he is the 2014 Bavarian Open silver medalist, 2017 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, and 2019 German national champion.
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| Other names | Nuechtern | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1992 Siegen, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Siegen, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Barbara Fusar-Poli Stefano Caruso | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | EG Siegerland | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | December 14, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Nüchtern started learning to skate in 1994. He and Koch made their international debut at the 2008 NRW Trophy. They placed in the top ten at the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championships and won the German junior national title three times (2011–13).
Koch/Nüchtern won their first senior international medal, silver, at the 2014 Bavarian Open. After missing the entire 2014–15 season, they returned to international competition in February 2016 at the Bavarian Open. In February 2017, they received the bronze medal at the Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Programs
(with Koch)
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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| 2019–2020 [1] |
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| 2018−2019 |
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| 2017–2018 |
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| 2016–2017 [2] |
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| 2013–2014 [3] |
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| 2012–2013 [4] |
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| 2011–2012 [5] |
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| 2009–2010 [6] |
Irish folk:
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Koch
| International[7] | |||||||||||
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| Event | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Worlds | 18th | ||||||||||
| Europeans | 15th | ||||||||||
| GP Finland | 9th | ||||||||||
| CS Alpen Trophy | 6th | ||||||||||
| CS Asian Open | 5th | ||||||||||
| CS Golden Spin | 8th | 13th | 4th | 8th | |||||||
| CS Ice Star | 8th | ||||||||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 5th | 10th | |||||||||
| CS Ondrej Nepela | 13th | 7th | |||||||||
| Universiade | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | 9th | |||||||||
| Bosphorus Cup | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 7th | ||||||||||
| Halloween Cup | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 12th | ||||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 6th | 3rd | |||||||||
| Open d'Andorra | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Toruń Cup | 4th | ||||||||||
| International: Junior[7] | |||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 9th | 8th | |||||||||
| JGP Austria | 4th | 4th | |||||||||
| JGP Germany | 19th | ||||||||||
| JGP Italy | 4th | ||||||||||
| JGP Turkey | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Baltic Cup | 5th J | ||||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 7th J | ||||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 10th J | 6th J | 2nd J | 1st J | |||||||
| Pavel Roman | 7th J | 3rd J | |||||||||
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | 3rd J | ||||||||||
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| German Champ. | 3rd J | 3rd J | 1st J | 1st J | 1st J | WD | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | |
| J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | |||||||||||
