Rico Rex

German former pair skater (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rico Rex (born 5 October 1976 in Chemnitz) is a German former pair skater. With former partner Eva-Maria Fitze, he is the 2003 German national champion.

Born (1976-10-05) 5 October 1976 (age 49)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
CountryGermany
Skating clubChemnitzer Eislauf Club
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Rico Rex
Personal information
Born (1976-10-05) 5 October 1976 (age 49)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryGermany
Skating clubChemnitzer Eislauf Club
Began skating1982
Retired2006
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Career

Rico Rex started figure skating when he was four years old as the result of a talent screening in East Germany.

Rex was a single skater until 1993. He then switched to pair skating and teamed up with Silvia Dimitrov, with whom he competed until 1997. They were coached by Monika Scheibe in Chemnitz.[1] Their best international result was 8th at the 1996 European Championships. 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 Championships.

Rex teamed up with Eva-Maria Fitze in spring 2002.[2] The pair trained in Chemnitz. Their coach was Ingo Steuer until December 2005, and then Monika Scheibe. The pair competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 15th.[3] Rex then left competition and began appearing in shows and began working as a figure skating coach in Dresden.

Throughout his career, Rex represented the club Chemnitzer EC.

Programs

(with Fitze)

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Season Short program Free skating
2005–2006
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2004–2005
[5]
2003–2004
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2002–2003
[2]
  • Played-A-Life
    by Safri Duo
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Competitive highlights

With Fitze

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Results[2][6][5][4]
International
Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
Winter Olympics15th
World Champ.15th12th
European Champ.9th7th7th
GP Cup of Russia9th
GP Cup of China6th
GP NHK Trophy8th
GP Lalique8th
GP Bofrost Cup7th
Bofrost Cup (non-GP)WD4th
Karl Schäfer Memorial5th
Nebelhorn Trophy4thWD
National
German Champ.1st2nd3rd3rd
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew
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With Zlatohlavkova

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Results
National
Event 2002
German ChampionshipsWD
WD = Withdrew
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With Rybkowski

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Results[7]
International
Event 1998–1999 1999–2000
GP Sparkassen Cup8th
GP Trophée Lalique10th
Nebelhorn Trophy8th
National
German Championships4th3rd
GP = Grand Prix
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With Dimitrov

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Results[1]
International
Event 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97
World Champ.18th14th13th
European Champ.11th8th
GP Nations Cup7thWD
GP Skate America5th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ.11th6th
Blue Swords1st
National
German Champ.1st J.3rd2nd
GP = Champions Series (Grand Prix)
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
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Single skating

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Event 1992 1993
German Championships12th13th
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References

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