Mari Vartmann

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Mari Vartmann
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Vartmann with Aaron Van Cleave during the exhibitions at the 2011 German Championships
Born (1988-12-25) 25 December 1988 (age 35)
Neuss, West Germany
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryGermany
PartnerMatti Landgraf
Coach Maylin Wende, Daniel Wende
Skating clubDüsseldorfer EG
Began skating1995

Mari-Doris Vartmann (born 25 December 1988) is a German pair skater. With Ruben Blommaert, she won four ISU Challenger Series medals. With Aaron Van Cleave, she is the 2015 German national champion, the 2011 NRW Trophy champion, and 2010 Warsaw Cup champion.

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Personal life

Vartmann was born on 25 December 1988 in Neuss, West Germany. [1] She is of German and Japanese descent. [2]

Career

Early career

Vartmann started skating at the age of five in her home town of Neuss. Four years later she moved to the Düsseldorfer club. In January 2004, she turned to pair skating and was partnered with Florian Just. [3] The pair was coached by Knut Schubert mainly in Dortmund. [4] [2]

Vartmann/Just became three-time German national medalists and appeared at four ISU Championships, finishing 18th at the 2006 Worlds in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 7th at the 2007 Europeans in Warsaw, Poland; 18th at the 2007 Worlds in Tokyo, Japan; and 7th at the 2008 Europeans in Zagreb, Croatia. They parted ways just after the 2009 NRW Trophy.[ citation needed ]

Partnership with Van Cleave

In 2010, Vartmann teamed up with Canadian-American skater Aaron Van Cleave to compete for Germany. [5] The pair made their international debut at the 2010 Warsaw Cup where they won the gold medal. Their first major international event was the 2012 European Championships. On 26 January, during the morning practice before the long programs, Vartmann collided with Daniel Wende while they were attempting to avoid a French couple. [6] Vartmann and Van Cleave finished 5th at the event. They were coached by Knut Schubert in Berlin. [5]

Vartmann and Van Cleave withdrew from the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy following the short program – Vartmann picked into her right foot when she fell on a throw triple loop during the short and was unable to put on her skate the next day due to swelling. [7] They withdrew from the 2012 Coupe de Nice and their first assigned Grand Prix event, the 2012 Cup of Russia, after Van Cleave sustained a broken cheekbone while catching Vartmann on a triple twist. [8] They later withdrew from their second GP, the 2012 NHK Trophy. [9]

The pair was coached by Knut Schubert and Stefan Lindemann in Berlin in the first half of the 2014–15 season. [10] In December 2014, they joined Maylin Wende and Daniel Wende in Oberstdorf. [11] They won the pairs title at the 2015 German Championships.

Partnership with Blommaert

In the 2015–16 season, Vartmann started skating with Ruben Blommaert. [12] They won the 2015 Cup of Nice. At the 2016 Europeans they placed 4th in the short program, 8th in the free program and 8th overall.

Vartmann and Blommaert started the 2016–17 season on the Challenger Series, winning bronze at both Nebelhorn Trophy and Finlandia Trophy. On 10 January 2017, the Deutsche Eislauf-Union announced that their partnership had come to an end. [13]

Partnership with Landgraf

On 22 February 2017, German media announced that Vartmann would compete with Matti Landgraf, a German skater whose cruise ship contract ran until the end of March 2017. Daniel Wende would coach the pair in Oberstdorf. [14]

Programs

With Blommaert

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[12] [15]

With Van Cleave

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2014–15
[11]
  • Waltz from Petersburg Secrets
    (Петербургские тайны)
    by Andrey Petrov
2013–14
[16]
  • Where the light gets in
    by Sennen
2012–13
[17]
2011–12
[5]
2010–11

With Just

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2007–08
[2]
2006–07
[18]
2005–06
[3] [4]
  • You're the One That I Want

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

Pair skating with Ruben Blommaert

Competition placements at senior level  [19]
Season 2015–16 2016–17
European Championships 8th
German Championships 2nd1st
GP Cup of China 6th7th
GP NHK Trophy 5th
CS Finlandia Trophy 3rd
CS Ice Challenge 2nd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4th3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy 2nd
Cup of Nice 1st

Pairs with Van Cleave

International [20]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
Worlds 14th16th15th
Europeans 5th8th9th7th
GP Cup of Russia WD
GP NHK Trophy WD5th
GP Skate Canada 7th8th
Bavarian Open 3rd3rd
Challenge Cup 3rd
Cup of Nice 6thWD3rd
Golden Spin 5th
Ice Challenge 2nd
Lombardia Trophy 6th
Nebelhorn Trophy 8thWD3rd
NRW Trophy 4th1st5th
Warsaw Cup 1st
National [20]
German Champ. 2nd2nd2nd3rd1st
WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Just

International [21]
Event04–0505–0606–0707–08 08–09 09–10
Worlds 18th18th
Europeans 7th7th
GP Cup of China WD
GP NHK Trophy 8th
Cup of Nice 3rd4th
Finlandia Trophy 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 6thWD
NRW Trophy 2nd3rd
National [21]
German Champ. 4th4th2nd2nd3rd
WD = Withdrew

Ladies' singles

Event2000–012001–022002–032003–04
German Champ. 3rd J1st J12th8th
J = Junior level

Detailed results

With Blommaert

2016–17 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
15–17 December 2016 2017 German Championships 1
61.22		1
119.68		1
180.90
25–27 November 2016 2016 NHK Trophy 4
61.23		6
109.47		5
170.70
18–20 November 2016 2016 Cup of China 7
60.88		5
113.00		7
173.88
6–10 October 2016 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy 3
56.58		3
108.33		3
164.91
22–24 September 2016 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3
57.74		3
104.64		3
162.38
2015–16 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
25–31 January 2016 2016 European Championships 4
62.90		8
108.40		8
171.30
11–13 December 2015 2016 German Championships 2
67.09		2
112.01		2
179.10
18–22 November 2015 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy 2
61.62		2
115.75		2
177.04
6–8 November 2015 2015 Cup of China 5
63.45		7
107.96		6
171.41
27–31 October 2015 2015 CS Ice Challenge 3
56.38		2
99.24		2
155.62
14–18 October 2015 2015 International Cup of Nice 1
59.42		1
105.98		1
165.40
24–26 September 2015 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2
61.10		4
105.40		4
166.50

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