Luis Schuster

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Luis Schuster
Skate Canada 2023 -Pairs Short-Roscher & Schuster-01 (cropped).jpg
Letizia Roscher and Luis Schuster at the 2023 Skate Canada International
Born (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 23)
Sebnitz, Germany
Hometown Chemnitz, Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Discipline Pair skating
Partner Letizia Roscher
Coach Ingo Steuer
Pylyp Zalevskyi
Skating clubChemnitzer Eislauf-Club
Began skating2009
Medal record
German Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Oberstdorf Pairs

Luis Schuster (born 10 May 2001) is a German pair skater. With his skating partner, Letizia Roscher, he is the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy bronze medalist.

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On the junior level, Roscher/Schuster are three-time German junior national champions and placed fifth at the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Personal life

Schuster was born on 10 May 2001 in Sebnitz. [1]

Career

Early career

Schuster began figure skating in 2009. He teamed up with Letizia Roscher to compete in pairs prior to the 2017–18 figure skating season and coached by Monika Scheibe.

Together, they won gold on the novice level at the 2018 German Novice Championships, the 2018 Bavarian Open, and the 2018 Cup of Tyrol. [2]

2018–19 season

Debuting on the junior level, Roscher/Schuster won the silver medal at the 2018 Prague Ice Cup. They then won the silver medal at the 2019 German Junior Championships. [2]

At the 2019 Bavarian Open, Roscher/Schuster placed seventh. They were ultimately selected to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, where they finished seventeenth. [2]

2019–20 season

Roscher/Schuster at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics Figure skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics - Pair skating free dance - Germany 024.jpg
Roscher/Schuster at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Debuting on the Junior Grand Prix series, Roscher/Schuster finished fourteenth at the 2019 JGP Poland and thirteenth at 2019 JGP Croatia. [2]

At the 2020 German Junior Championships, Roscher/Schuster won the gold medal. [2]

Selected to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, Roscher/Schuster finished eighth. They then went on to win the silver medal at the 2020 Icelab International Cup and place fifth at the 2020 Bavarian Open. [2]

2020–21 season

Roscher/Schuster competed at the 2021 German Junior Championships, winning their second consecutive junior national title. [2]

2021–22 season

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, Roscher/Schuster placed ninth at the 2021 JGP Austria. They then made their senior international debut by finishing fourteenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup, before going on to win their third junior national title at the 2022 German Junior Championships. [2]

Selected to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Roscher/Schuster finished nineteenth. [2] They ended their season at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, finishing fifth. [2]

Following the season, Roscher and Schuster switched coaches from Monika Scheibe to Robin Szolkowy and Ingo Steuer. [1]

2022–23 season

Roscher and Schuster began the season at the 2022 Finlandia Trophy, finishing fourth. Debuting on the Grand Prix series, Roscher and Schuster finished seventh at 2022 Skate America and won the bronze medal at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. They went on to compete at the 2022 Warsaw Cup, winning the bronze medal. [2]

Making their debut on the senior level at the 2023 German Championships, Roscher and Schuster won the silver medal. [2]

2023–24 season

After dealing with injury difficulties that impacted their training, Roscher and Schuster started the season with an eleventh-place at the 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy. [3] They were tenth as well at the 2023 Finlandia Trophy. [2] Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate Canada International, Roscher and Schuster placed eighth. [4] The pair did not compete for the remainder of the season. [5]

2024–25 season

Roscher and Schuster began the season by finishing eighth at the 2024 Nebelhorn Trophy and fourth at the 2024 Diamond Spin. [5]

Programs

Pair skating with Letizia Roscher

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–25
[6]
2023–24
[7]
2022–23
[1]
  • Experience
    by Ludovico Einaudi
  • Every Ending is a Chance
    by Claire Wyndham, Adrianne Gonzalez
    choreo. by Stephanie Schneider, Susan Fichtelmann
2021–22
[8]
2020–21
[9]
2019–20
[10]
2018–19
[11]

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Letizia Roscher

Competition placements at senior level [5]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
European Championships 19th
German Championships 2nd2nd
GP Skate America 7th
GP Skate Canada 8th
GP Wilson Trophy 3rd
CS Finlandia Trophy 4th10th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 4th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11th8th
CS Warsaw Cup 14th3rd6th
Diamond Spin 4th
Competition placements at senior level [5]
Season 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Winter Youth Olympics 7th
World Junior Championships 17th5th
German Championships 2nd1st1st1st
JGP Austria 9th
JGP Croatia 13th
JGP Poland 14th
Bavarian Open 7th5th
IceLab Cup 2nd
NRW Trophy WD
Prague Ice Cup 2nd

Detailed results

Pair skating with Letizia Roscher

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [5]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS170.65 2022 CS Warsaw Cup
Short program TSS63.112022 CS Warsaw Cup
TES35.122022 CS Warsaw Cup
PCS27.992022 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skating TSS107.542022 CS Warsaw Cup
TES54.65 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy
PCS55.802022 CS Warsaw Cup

Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Nov 17–20, 2021 Flag of Poland.svg 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 1554.781395.9514150.73
Jan 25–27, 2022 Flag of Estonia.svg 2022 European Championships 1948.771948.77
Results in the 2022–23 season [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 4–9, 2022 Flag of Finland.svg 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy 559.213106.374165.58
Oct 21–23, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg 2022 Skate America 354.87881.017135.88
Nov 11–13, 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 360.243107.133167.37
Nov 17–20, 2022 Flag of Poland.svg 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 363.113107.543170.65
Jan 5–7, 2023 Flag of Germany.svg 2023 German Championships 256.442109.072165.51
Results in the 2023–24 season [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 20–23, 2023 Flag of Germany.svg 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1146.961191.4411138.40
Oct 4–8, 2024 Flag of Finland.svg 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy 1046.491079.5910126.08
Oct 27–29, 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 Skate Canada International 852.07885.478137.54
Results in the 2024–25 season [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 18–21, 2024 Flag of Germany.svg 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 852.34898.958151.29
Oct 17–20, 2024 Flag of Poland.svg 2024 Diamond Spin 452.59398.024150.61
Nov 20–24, 2024 Flag of Poland.svg 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 753.77699.246153.01

Junior level

Results in the 2018–19 season [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Nov 9–11, 2018 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2018 Prague Ice Cup 238.40270.832109.23
Dec 21–23, 2018 Flag of Germany.svg 2019 German Championships (Junior) 244.79275.422120.21
Feb 5–10, 2019 Flag of Germany.svg 2019 Bavarian Open 941.06677.057118.11
Mar 4–10, 2019 Flag of Croatia.svg 2019 World Junior Championships 1739.551739.55
Results in the 2019–20 season [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 18–21, 2019 Flag of Poland.svg 2019 JGP Poland 1338.841464.5814103.42
Sep 25–28, 2019 Flag of Croatia.svg 2019 JGP Croatia 1241.081375.4813116.56
Nov 1–3, 2019 Flag of Italy.svg 2019 IceLab International Cup 242.11177.472119.58
Jan 1–3, 2020 Flag of Germany.svg 2020 German Championships (Junior) 148.88187.891136.77
Jan 10–15, 2020 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 842.80880.257123.05
Feb 3–9, 2020 Flag of Germany.svg 2020 Bavarian Open 541.77672.355114.12
Results in the 2020–21 season [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Dec 18–19, 2020 Flag of Germany.svg 2021 German Championships (Junior) 142.32184.661126.98
Results in the 2021–22 season [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 6–9, 2021 Flag of Austria.svg 2021 JGP Austria 943.821081.059124.87
Nov 4–7, 2021 Flag of Germany.svg 2021 NRW Trophy 154.63WD
Dec 9–11, 2021 Flag of Germany.svg 2022 German Championships (Junior) 147.10191.821138.92
Apr 13–17, 2022 Flag of Estonia.svg 2022 World Junior Championships 554.01492.425146.43

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