German Figure Skating Championships | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | National championships |
Frequency | Annual |
Country | ![]() |
Inaugurated | 1891 |
Previous event | 2025 German Championships |
Organised by | Deutsche Eislauf-Union |
The German Figure Skating Championships (German : Deutsche Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlaufen) are held annually to crown the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by the German Ice Skating Union (German : Deutsche Eislauf-Union), the sport's national governing body. The competition's results are among the criteria used to determine the teams to the World Championships, World Junior Championships, European Championships, and Winter Olympics.
Werner Rittberger, the man credited with inventing the loop jump, holds the record for the most number of German championships won in men's singles (with eleven), while Ellen Brockhöft and Nicole Schott are tied for the record in women's singles (with seven each). Aljona Savchenko holds the record in pair skating (with ten); eight while partnered with Robin Szolkowy and another two with Bruno Massot. Three teams are tied for the most number of German championships in ice dance: Angelika Buck and Erich Buck; Kati Winkler and René Lohse; and Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi (with six each).
Unofficial German figure skating championships were held from 1887 to 1889 in Hamburg. [1] The first official competition was held in Munich in 1891 in the men's category only. [1] In its early years, Germany and the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary had joint championships. The second German champion Georg Zachariades, for example, was from Vienna, as was Gustav Hügel, who won in 1894. The first German Nationals in pair skating were held in 1907 in Altona, for women in Olomouc in 1911, and for ice dance in Cologne in 1950. From 1949 to 1990, East Germany and West Germany held separate national championships. Winners in West Germany were called German Champions and are therefore covered in the tables below. In East Germany, the winners were called GDR Champions (German : DDR-Meister). The medalists from the National Championships in East Germany are listed at East German Figure Skating Championships.
After the Anschluss – the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into Nazi Germany in March 1938 – Austrian skaters competed in the German Championships until World War II ended and Austria regained its independence. [2] In 1945 and 1946, no championships were held at all.
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1907 | Altona |
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1909 | Munich |
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1911 | Berlin |
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1912 |
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1913 |
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1914 | ![]() |
| No other competitors | ||
1915–19 | No competitions due to World War I | ||||
1920 | Berlin |
| No other competitors | ||
1922 | Riessersee |
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1923 |
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1924 | Berlin |
| No other competitors | ||
1925 | Titisee |
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1926 | Berlin |
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1927 |
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1928 | Füssen |
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1929 | Opole [b] |
| No other competitors | ||
1930 | Wrocław [c] | ||||
1931 | Schierke |
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1932 | Riessersee |
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1933 | Opole [b] |
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1934 | Braunlage |
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1935 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
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1937 | Hamburg |
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1938 | Cologne |
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1939 | Berlin |
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1940 | Vienna | ||||
1941 | Munich |
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1942 | Cologne |
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1943 | Düsseldorf | ||||
1944 | Vienna |
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1945–46 | No competitions due to World War II | ||||
1947 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| No other competitors | ||
1948 | Krefeld |
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1949 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
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1950 | Cologne |
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1951 | Hamburg | ||||
1952 | Düsseldorf |
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1953 | Krefeld |
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1954 | Berlin |
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1955 |
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1956 | Cologne |
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1957 | Berlin |
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1958 | Munich |
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1959 | Berlin | ||||
1960 | Essen | ||||
1961 | Oberstdorf | ||||
1962 | Frankfurt | ||||
1963 | Berlin |
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1964 | Oberstdorf | [55] | |||
1965 | Cologne |
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1966 | Füssen | ||||
1967 | West-Berlin | ||||
1968 | Essen | [56] | |||
1969 | Cologne | ||||
1970 | Oberstdorf |
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1971 | West Berlin | Annette Neidlinger / Michael Humbs | |||
1972 | Bad Nauheim |
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1973 | Krefeld | Petra Dillmann / Ulrich Hartmann | No other competitors | ||
1974 | Augsburg | [7] [8] | Petra Schneider / Bogdan Pulcer | ||
1975 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Petra Schneider / Bogdan Pulcer |
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1976 | Bremerhaven |
| Sylvia Jäckle / Axel Teschemacher | ||
1977 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
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1978 | Dortmund | Gabi Winkler / Michal Kutina | |||
1979 | Herne | Christina Riegel / Andreas Nischwitz [11] | Sylke Morell / Sven Morell | ||
1980 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
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1981 | Unna | Marina Kielmann / Oliver Dörendahl | No other competitors | ||
1982 | Mannheim | Bettina Hage / Stefan Zins | Isabella Caprano / Daniele Caprano |
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1983 | Oberstdorf | Claudia Massari / Leonardo Azzola |
| Isabella Caprano / Daniele Caprano | |
1984 | Unna |
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1985 | Bremerhaven |
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| No other competitors | [14] |
1986 | Mannheim |
| Marianne Ocvirek / Holger Malez | ||
1987 | West Berlin |
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1988 | Unna | Brigitte Groh / Holger Maletz |
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1989 | West Berlin |
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1990 | Oberstdorf |
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1991 | Berlin |
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1992 | Unna | ||||
1993 | Mannheim |
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1994 | Herne |
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1995 | Oberstdorf |
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1996 | Berlin |
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1997 | Oberstdorf |
| [23] | ||
1998 | Berlin | No other competitors | [24] | ||
1999 | Oberstdorf |
| [25] | ||
2000 | Berlin |
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2001 | Oberstdorf |
| No other competitors | [27] | |
2002 | Berlin |
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2003 | Oberstdorf |
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2004 | Berlin | [30] | |||
2005 | Oberstdorf | [31] | |||
2006 | Berlin | [32] | |||
2007 | Oberstdorf | No other competitors | [33] | ||
2008 | Dresden | [34] | |||
2009 | Oberstdorf |
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| [35] | |
2010 | Mannheim |
| No other competitors | [36] | |
2011 | Oberstdorf | [37] | |||
2012 | No other competitors | [38] | |||
2013 | Hamburg | [39] | |||
2014 | Berlin | [40] | |||
2015 | Stuttgart | No other competitors | [41] | ||
2016 | Essen | [42] | |||
2017 | Berlin | No other competitors | [43] | ||
2018 | Frankfurt | [44] | |||
2019 | Stuttgart | No other competitors | [45] | ||
2020 | Oberstdorf | [46] | |||
2022 | Neuss | [48] | |||
2023 | Oberstdorf | [49] | |||
2024 | Berlin | [50] | |||
2025 | Oberstdorf | [51] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1950 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
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1951 |
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1953 | Nuremberg |
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1954 | Cologne |
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1955 | Mannheim |
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1956 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
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1957 | Berlin |
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1958 | Munich |
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| No other competitors | |
1959 | Berlin |
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1960 | Essen |
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1961 | Oberstdorf |
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1962 | Frankfurt |
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1963 | Berlin |
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1964 | Oberstdorf |
| Jutta Peters / Wolfgang Kunz | ||
1965 | Cologne | [4] | |||
1966 | Füssen | Angelika Buck / Erich Buck | Karin Witt / Heiner Kern | ||
1967 | Berlin |
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1968 | Essen | Angelika Buck / Erich Buck | Edeltraud Rotty / Joachim Iglowstein | Heidi Grote / Reinhard Strate | |
1969 | Cologne | Waltraud Hollweck / Fred Schulz | |||
1970 | Oberstdorf |
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1971 | Berlin | Angelika Wiesner / Hans-Jürgen Wiesner | |||
1972 | Bad Nauheim |
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1973 | Krefeld | ||||
1974 | Augsburg |
| Nicole Rinsant / Dirk Beyer | Gabriele Schäfer / Robert Dietz | |
1975 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Christina Henke / Udo Dönsdorf [8] | Gabriele Schäfer / Robert Dietz | Nicole Rinsant / Michael Fuchs | |
1976 | Bremerhaven | Sonja Ulmann / Uwe Dörnenburg | |||
1977 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Gabriele Schäfer / Robert Dietz [9] | Sonja Ulmann / Uwe Dörnenburg | Monika Kuchler / Michael Kuchler | |
1978 | Dortmund | Henriette Fröschl / Christian Steiner [10] [11] | Karin Albrecht / Dirk Beyer | ||
1979 | Herne | Elke Kwiet / Dieter Kwiet [11] | Birgit Goller / Peter Klisch | ||
1980 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
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1981 | Unna | Birgit Goller / Peter Klisch | Petra Born / Rainer Schönborn | ||
1982 | Mannheim | Elke Kwiet / Markus Heyenbrock | |||
1983 | Oberstdorf | Petra Born / Rainer Schönborn | Antonia Becherer / Ferdinand Becherer | Ruth Werner / Peter Werner | |
1984 | Unna |
| [13] | ||
1985 | Bremerhaven |
| [14] | ||
1986 | Mannheim | Antonia Becherer / Ferdinand Becherer |
| Antonia Gavazzeni / Sven Authorsen | |
1987 | West Berlin | [15] | |||
1988 | Unna | Vera Zietemann / Andreas Ullmann | |||
1989 | West Berlin |
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1990 | Oberstdorf |
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| [17] | |
1991 | Berlin |
| [18] | ||
1992 | Unna | Eva Possart / Stefan Possart | |||
1993 | Mannheim | [19] | |||
1994 | Herne | [20] | |||
1995 | Oberstdorf | [21] | |||
1996 | Berlin |
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| [22] | |
1997 | Oberstdorf |
| [23] | ||
1998 | Berlin |
| [24] | ||
1999 | Oberstdorf |
| [25] | ||
2000 | Berlin |
| [26] | ||
2001 | Oberstdorf |
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| [27] | |
2002 | Berlin | No other competitors | [28] | ||
2003 | Oberstdorf |
| [29] | ||
2004 | Berlin | No other competitors | [30] | ||
2005 | Oberstdorf |
| [31] | ||
2006 | Berlin |
| [32] | ||
2007 | Oberstdorf | No other competitors | [33] | ||
2008 | Dresden | [34] | |||
2009 | Oberstdorf | [35] | |||
2010 | Mannheim | [36] | |||
2011 | Oberstdorf | [37] | |||
2012 | [38] | ||||
2013 | Hamburg |
| [39] | ||
2014 | Berlin | No other competitors | [40] | ||
2015 | Stuttgart |
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| [41] | |
2016 | Essen |
| [42] | ||
2017 | Berlin | [43] | |||
2018 | Frankfurt | [44] | |||
2019 | Stuttgart | [45] | |||
2020 | Oberstdorf | [46] | |||
2021 | Dortmund | No other competitors | [47] | ||
2022 | Neuss | [48] | |||
2023 | Oberstdorf | No other competitors | [49] | ||
2024 | Berlin | [50] | |||
2025 | Oberstdorf | [51] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2002 | Chemnitz | Peter Liebers | Steffen Hörmann | Julian Bässler | [57] |
2003 | Oberstdorf | Marcel Kotzian | Philipp Tischendorf | Norman Keck | [58] |
2004 | Philipp Tischendorf | Marcel Kotzian | Adrian Schager | [59] | |
2005 | Norman Keck | Philipp Tischendorf | Denis Wieczorek | [60] | |
2006 | Berlin | Daniel Dotzauer | Michael Biondi | Alan Riefert | [32] |
2007 | Oberstdorf | Franz Streubel | Denis Wieczorek | [33] | |
2008 | Dresden | Patrick Stein | Christopher Berneck | [34] | |
2009 | Oberstdorf | Paul Fentz | Matii Landgraf | Denis Wieczorek | [35] |
2010 | Mannheim | Martin Rappe | Alexander Schöpke | Christopher Berneck | [36] |
2011 | Oberstdorf | Niko Ulanovsky | Maxim Stiefel | [37] | |
2012 | Niko Ulanovsky | Alexander Schöpke | Joti Polizoakis | [38] | |
2013 | Joti Polizoakis | Alexander Bjelde | Anton Kempf | [39] | |
2014 | [40] | ||||
2015 | Anton Kempf | Catalin Dimitrescu | Dave Kötting | [41] | |
2016 | Berlin | Catalin Dimitrescu | Dave Kötting | Kai Jagoda | [42] |
2017 | Mannheim | Thomas Stoll | Thomas Junski | Isaak Droysen | [43] |
2018 | Chemnitz | Jonathan Hess | Kai Jagoda | Denis Gurdzhi | [44] |
2019 | Dortmund | Denis Gurdzhi | Daniel Sapozhnikov | Louis Weissert | [45] |
2020 | Mannheim | Nikita Starostin | [46] | ||
2021 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2022 | Dortmund | Louis Weissert | Denis Gurdzhi | Arthur Mai | [61] |
2023 | Oberstdorf | Luca Fünfer | Hugo Willi Herrmann | Alexander Vlascenko | [62] |
2025 | Genrikh Gartung | Robert Wildt | Hugo Willi Herrmann | [51] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2002 (Group I) | Chemnitz | Denise Zimmermann | Melanie Meyer | Mari Vartmann | [57] |
2002 (Group II) | Rebecca Handke | Anne Sachtler | Laura Stosno | ||
2003 (Group I) | Oberstdorf | Amanda Valentine | Wenke Ludwig | Melanie Meyer | [58] |
2003 (Group II) | Cornelia Beyermann | Marietheres Huonker | Tanja Rautenberg | ||
2004 (Group I) | Laura Linde | Yvonne Plechinger | Bettina Bayer | [59] | |
2004 (Group II) | Marietheres Huonker | Alina Zetzsche | Kristina Kolberg | ||
2005 | Bettina Bayer | Brigitte Blickling | Katharina Teljuk | [60] | |
2006 (Group I) | Berlin | Nicole Scheck | Bettina Bayer | Ina Seterbakken | [32] |
2006 (Group II) | Katja Grohmann | Jessica Erdin | Annchristin Huonker | ||
2007 (Group I) | Oberstdorf | Sarah Hecken | Isabel Drescher | Katharina Gierok | [33] |
2007 (Group II) | Jessica Kosuch | Jessica Hujsl | Caroline Mey | ||
2008 | Dresden | Briana Munoz | Nathalie Weinzierl | Bettina Bayer | [34] |
2009 | Oberstdorf | Julia Pfrengle | Bettina Bayer | Josephine Klinger | [35] |
2010 | Mannheim | Luisa Weber | Jessica Füssinger | Jennifer Urban | [36] |
2011 | Oberstdorf | Anne Zetzsche | Anna Baumgartel | Amani Fancy | [37] |
2012 | Angelika Dubinski | Maria Herceg | Anna Baumgärtel | [38] | |
2013 | Lutricia Bock | Annabelle Prölß | Natalia Fartushina | [39] | |
2014 | Maria Herceg | Alissa Scheidt | [40] | ||
2015 | Lea Johanna Dastich | Kristina Isaev | [41] | ||
2016 | Berlin | Kristina Isaev | Annika Hocke | Alissa Scheidt | [42] |
2017 | Mannheim | Jennifer Schmidt | Dora Hus | Ann-Christin Marold | [43] |
2018 | Chemnitz | Ann-Christin Marold | Franziska Kettl | Tina Helleken | [44] |
2019 | Dortmund | Elodie Eudine | Katalin Janne Salatzki | [45] | |
2020 | Mannheim | Nargiz Suleymanova | Aya Hatakawa | Anastasia Steblyanka | [46] |
2021 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2022 | Dortmund | Olesya Ray | Aya Hatakawa | Janne Salatzki | [61] |
2023 | Oberstdorf | Valentina Adrianova | Anna Grekul | [62] | |
2025 | Anna Gerke | Julia Grabowski | Ina Jungmann | [51] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2002 | Chemnitz |
| No other competitors | [57] | |
2003 | Oberstdorf |
| No other competitors | [58] | |
2004 |
| [59] | |||
2006 | Berlin |
| No other competitors | [32] | |
2009 | Oberstdorf |
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| No other competitors | [35] |
2010 | Mannheim |
| [36] | ||
2011 | Oberstdorf |
| No other competitors | [37] | |
2012 |
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| [38] | ||
2013 | [39] | ||||
2014 |
| No other competitors | [40] | ||
2015 |
| [41] | |||
2016 | Berlin | [42] | |||
2017 | Mannheim |
| [43] | ||
2019 | Stuttgart |
| [45] | ||
2020 | Oberstdorf |
| No other competitors | [46] | |
2021 | Dortmund | No other competitors | [47] | ||
2022 | Neuss | [48] | |||
2023 | Oberstdorf |
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| [49] |
2024 | Berlin |
| [50] | ||
2025 | Oberstdorf |
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| No other competitors | [51] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2002 | Chemnitz |
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| [57] | |
2003 | Oberstdorf |
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| No other competitors | [58] |
2004 |
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2005 |
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| [60] | ||
2006 | Berlin |
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| [32] | |
2007 | Oberstdorf |
| [33] | ||
2008 | Dresden |
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| [34] |
2009 | Oberstdorf |
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| [35] | |
2010 | Mannheim |
| [36] | ||
2011 | Oberstdorf |
| [37] | ||
2012 |
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| [38] | ||
2013 | [39] | ||||
2014 |
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| [40] | |
2015 | Stuttgart |
| [41] | ||
2016 | Berlin |
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| [42] | |
2017 | Mannheim |
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| [43] | |
2018 | Frankfurt |
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| [44] | |
2019 | Stuttgart |
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| [45] | |
2020 | Oberstdorf |
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| [46] |
2021 | Dortmund |
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| No other competitors | [47] |
2022 | Neuss |
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| [48] | |
2023 | Oberstdorf |
| [49] | ||
2024 | Berlin |
| [50] | ||
2025 | Oberstdorf |
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| [51] |
Event | Most titles | ||
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Men's singles | Werner Rittberger | 11 | 1911–13; 1920–26; 1928 |
Women's singles | Ellen Brockhöft | 7 | 1921; 1923–28 |
Nicole Schott | 7 | 2012; 2015; 2018–20; 2022–23 | |
Pairs | 8 | 2004–09; 2011; 2014 | |
Aljona Savchenko [a] | 10 | 2004–09; 2011; 2014; 2016; 2018 | |
Ice dance | 6 | 1968–73 | |
6 | 2007; 2011–15 | ||
6 | 1996; 1998–2000; 2003–04 |
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