Stefanie Frohberg

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Stefanie Frohberg
2010 WJC Stefanie FROHBERG Tim GIESEN.jpg
Frohberg with Giesen at the 2010 World Junior Championships
Born (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 32)
Berlin
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Partner Tim Giesen
William Beier
Coach René Lohse
Skating clubSC Berlin
Began skating1996
RetiredJuly 2011

Stefanie Frohberg (born 20 June 1991, in Berlin) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With Tim Giesen, she placed 11th at the 2010 World Junior Championships and competed at two Grand Prix events.

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Career

Frohberg began learning to skate in 1996. [1] Competing in ladies' singles, she won Jugend group B at the 2007 German Youth Championships. [2]

Frohberg switched to ice dancing at 17. [3] After an initial partnership with William Beier, she teamed up with Tim Giesen in April 2009. [3] They decided to train in Berlin, coached by René Lohse. [4] Competing in the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Frohberg/Giesen placed fourth in Lake Placid, New York, and then fifth in Dresden, Germany. After winning the national junior title, they were sent to the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. They finished 11th after placing 9th in the compulsory dance, 15th in the original dance, and 11th in the free dance.

Frohberg/Giesen competed in the senior ranks in their second and final season together. They received two Grand Prix assignments; they placed eight at the 2010 Skate Canada International and then ninth at the 2010 Skate America. At the 2011 German Championships, they finished second, 27.41 points behind the champions, Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi. At the end of the season, Frohberg retired from competitive skating in order to focus on her studies. [5]

Programs

(with Giesen)

Season Short dance Free dance
2010–2011
[1]
  • Waltz: Tanz der Hofdamen
    by Rumpelstil
  • La Maza
    by Silvio Rodríguez
  • The guitars & castanets of Diego Sacromonte
    by Diego Sacromonte
Original dance
2009–2010
[4]
  • La Mer
    by Eduard Breton
    performed by Charles Trent

Competitive highlights

Ice dancing with Giesen

International [6]
Event 2009–10 2010–11
GP Skate America 9th
GP Skate Canada 8th
Finlandia Trophy 7th
International: Junior [6]
World Junior Champ. 11th
JGP Germany 5th
JGP United States 4th
Ice Challenge 1st
Mont Blanc Trophy2nd
Pavel Roman Memorial 1st
National [6]
German Championships 1st J2nd
J = Junior level

Ladies' singles

International: Novice [7]
Event2003–042004–052006–07
Heiko Fischer Pokal 5th
Warsaw Cup 5th
National
German Youth Champ. 1st JB
JB = Jugend, group B

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References

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