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Up-and-coming pair skaters win German championship title

Up-and-coming pair skaters win German championship title

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Up-and-coming pair skaters win German championship title
Up-and-coming pair skaters win German championship title

Title: Unstoppable Skaters Claim Victory at German Championships

Minerva-Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin, the dynamic duo from figure skating, left spectators awestruck in Berlin, securing their first championship title at the German Figure Skating Championships with a total score of 218.77. After their impressive performances, Hase shared, "We wanted to present ourselves well in front of our home crowd."

Having clinched the Grand Prix Final in Beijing last week, the pair, who have been skating together for a mere year, set their sights on the upcoming European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Meanwhile, Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel, defending champions of the European Championships, had to forfeit their participation due to an unfortunate injury.

Kai Jagoda, a Berlin-native, emerged victorious in the men's category for the very first time, ousting Nikita Starostin, last year's winner, with an impressive 204.51-point total score. Jagoda, whose last two years saw him reaching finals at both the World and European Championships, described the experience as "the best free skate I've ever skated in my life."

With the absence of seven-time German champion Nicole Schott, 22-year-old Kristina Isaev from Mannheim grabbed the opportunity to triumph in the women's division, securing a first-place finish with 158.73 points. Jennifer Janse van Rensburg and Benjamin Steffan from Oberstdorf defended their ice-dancing championship title uncontested, racking up a combined total of 185.49 points.

Top European Contenders for the Championships

Owing to Minerva-Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin's recent success, they're set to join several top skaters in Tallinn for the European Figure Skating Championships, including:

Men's Singles

  1. Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA) - Reigning ISU European Champion
  2. Kevin Aymoz (FRA) - Aiming for his first European medal
  3. Daniel Grassl (ITA) - Silver medalist at World University Games in Torino
  4. Johannes Faber (GER) - Strong this season with a podium finish at the Grand Prix Final

Women's Singles

  1. Anastasiia Gubanova (GEO) - ISU European silver medalist and 2023 ISU European Champion
  2. Kimmy Repond (SUI) - 2023 ISU European bronze medalist
  3. Nina Pinzarrone (BEL) - Carrying Belgium's hopes on her shoulders
  4. Lara Naki Gutmann (ITA) - Contender with the highest total season best

Pairs

  1. Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin (GER) - Reigning ISU Grand Prix Final Champions
  2. Sara Conti/Niccolo Macii (ITA) - 2023 gold medalists
  3. Anastasiia Metelkina/Luka Berulava (GEO) - Bronze medalists at this season’s Grand Prix Final

Ice Dance

  1. Charlène Guignard/Marco Fabbri (ITA) - Two-time and reigning ISU European Champions
  2. Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson (GBR) - 2023 ISU European silver medalists
  3. Evgeniia Lopareva/Geoffrey Brissaud (FRA) - Team that took their first Grand Prix title at Grand Prix de France

The competition in Tallinn is set to be fiercer than ever, with all these top contenders ready to dazzle the audience with their performances.

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