Luis Schuster

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Luis Schuster
Skate Canada 2023 -Pairs Short-Roscher & Schuster-01.jpg
Roscher/Schuster at the 2023 Skate Canada International
Born (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 22)
Sebnitz, Germany
Hometown Chemnitz, Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Partner Letizia Roscher
Coach Ingo Steuer, Robin Szolkowy
Skating clubChemnitzer Eislauf-Club
Began skating2009

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/Schuster switched coaches from Monika Scheibe to Robin Szolkowy and Ingo Steuer. [1]

2022–23 season

Roscher/Schuster began the season at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, finishing fourth. Debuting on the Grand Prix series, Roscher/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 CS Warsaw Cup, winning the bronze medal. [2]

Making their debut on the senior level at the 2023 German Championships, Roscher/Schuster won the silver medal behind Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel. [2]

2023–24 season

After dealing with injury difficulties that impacted their training, Roscher/Schuster started the season with an eleventh-place at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. [3] They were tenth as well at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy. [2] Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate Canada International, Roscher/Schuster placed eighth. [4]

Programs

With Roscher

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[5]
2022–2023
[1]
  • Experience
    by Ludovico Einaudi
  • Every Ending is a Chance
    by Claire Wyndham, Adrianne Gonzalez
    choreo. by Stephanie Schneider, Susan Fichtelmann
2021–2022
[6]
2020–2021
[7]
2019–2020
[8]
2018–19
[9]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: ISU Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Roscher

International [2]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Europeans 19th
GP Skate America 7th
GP Skate Canada 8th
GP Wilson Trophy 3rd
CS Finlandia Trophy 4th10th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
CS Warsaw Cup 14th3rd
Challenge Cup WD
International: Junior [2]
Junior Worlds 17th5th
Youth Olympics 8th
JGP Austria 9th
JGP Croatia 13th
JGP Poland 14th
Bavarian Open 7th5th
Icelab Int'l Cup2nd
NRW Trophy WD
Prague Riedell Cup2nd
International: Advanced Novice [2]
Bavarian Open 1st
Cup of Tyrol 1st
National [2]
German Champ. 1st N2nd J1st J1st J1st J2nd
TBD = Assigned, WD = Withdrew
Levels: N = Advanced Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Roscher

Senior results

2023–24 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
October 27–29, 2023 2023 Skate Canada International 8
52.07		8
85.47		8
137.54
October 4–8, 2023 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy 10
46.49		10
79.59		10
126.08
September 20–23, 2023 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11
46.96		11
91.44		11
138.40
2022–2023 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
January 5–7, 2023 2023 German Championships 2
56.44		2
109.07		2
165.51
November 17–20, 2022 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 3
63.11		3
107.54		3
170.65
November 11–13, 2022 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 3
60.24		3
107.13		3
167.37
October 21–23, 2022 2022 Skate America 3
60.24		3
107.13		3
167.37
October 4–9, 2022 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy 5
59.21		3
106.37		4
165.58

Junior results

2021–22 season
DateEventLevel SP FS Total
April 13–17, 2022 2022 World Junior Championships Junior5
54.01		4
92.42		5
146.43
January 25–27, 2022 2022 European Championships Senior19
48.77		–19
48.77
December 9–11, 2021 2022 German Junior Championships Junior1
47.10		1
91.82		1
138.92
November 17–20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup Senior15
54.78		13
95.95		14
150.73
October 6–9, 2021 2021 JGP Austria Junior9
43.82		10
81.05		9
124.87
2020–21 season
December 18–19, 2020 2021 German Junior Championships Junior1
42.32		1
84.66		1
126.98
2019–20 season
February 3–9, 2020 2020 Bavarian Open Junior5
41.77		6
72.35		5
114.12
January 10–15, 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics Junior8
42.80		8
80.25		7
123.05
January 1–3, 2020 2020 German Junior Championships Junior1
48.88		1
87.89		1
136.77
November 1–3, 20192019 Icelab International CupJunior2
42.11		1
77.47		2
119.58
September 25–28, 2019 2019 JGP Croatia Junior12
41.08		13
75.48		13
116.56
September 18–21, 2019 2019 JGP Poland Junior13
38.84		14
64.58		14
103.42
2018–19 season
March 4–10, 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior17
39.55		–17
39.55
February 5–10, 2019 2019 Bavarian Open Junior9
41.06		6
77.05		7
118.11
December 21–23, 2018 2019 German Junior Championships Junior2
44.79		2
75.42		2
120.21
November 9–11, 20182018 Prague Ice CupJunior2
38.40		2
70.83		2
109.23
2017–18 season
January 26–31, 2018 2018 Bavarian Open Novice1
30.66		1
48.70		1
79.36
January 11–14, 2018 2018 German Novice Championships Novice1
31.85		1
54.44		1
86.29
November 20–25, 2017 2017 Cup of Tyrol Junior1
31.21		1
51.24		1
82.45

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: Competition Results". International Skating Union . Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Lechner, Pamela (September 25, 2023). "Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin krönen Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 mit Paarlauf-Sieg" [Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin crown Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 with pair skating victory] (in German). German Figure Skating Union . Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ Slater, Paula (October 29, 2023). "Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps dominate pairs at Skate Canada". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2018/19". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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