Tim Giesen

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Tim Giesen
2010 WJC Stefanie FROHBERG Tim GIESEN.jpg
Giesen with Frohberg at the 2010 World Junior Championships
Born (1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 (age 35)
Wuppertal
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Partner Stefanie Frohberg
Christina Beier
Jana Werner
Saskia Brall
Frauke Stein
Coach René Lohse
Skating clubNeusser Schlittschuh Klub
Began skating1995
RetiredJuly 2011

Tim Giesen (born 26 July 1988) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With Stefanie Frohberg, he placed 11th at the 2010 World Junior Championships and competed at two Grand Prix events.

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Career

Giesen began learning to skate in 1995. [1] Initially a single skater, he switched to ice dancing when he was eleven years old. [2] He skated with Frauke Stein before teaming up with Saskia Brall. Brall/Giesen competed together for at least five seasons, appearing at three ISU Junior Grand Prix events. They were coached by Vitali Schulz and Rostislav Sinicyn in Dortmund. [3]

In 2007, Giesen began a partnership with Jana Werner which lasted one season. He then skated one season with Christina Beier.

Giesen teamed up with Stefanie Frohberg in April 2009. [2] 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, Giesen retired from competitive skating in order to focus on his university studies. [5]

Programs

With Frohberg

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

With Brall

Season Original dance Free dance
2006–2007
[3]

Competitive highlights

With Frohberg

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

With Beier

National [7]
Event 2008–09
German Championships 4th

With Werner

International: Junior [8]
Event2007–08
JGP Bulgaria 15th
JGP United Kingdom 16th
NRW Trophy 5th
Pavel Roman Memorial 8th
National [8]
German Championships 2nd J
J = Junior level

With Brall

International: Junior [3]
Event02–0303–0404–0505–0606–07
JGP Croatia 10th
JGP France 9th
JGP Romania 5th
Pavel Roman 10th
International: Novice [3]
Pavel Roman 1st
National [3]
German Champ. 3rd N1st N2nd N4th J3rd J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

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References

  1. 1 2 "Stefanie FROHBERG / Tim GIESEN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (25 October 2009). "Great Start for Germany's Frohberg and Giesen". SkateToday. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Saskia BRALL / Tim GIESEN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007.
  4. 1 2 "Stefanie FROHBERG / Tim GIESEN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010.
  5. ↑ Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (13 July 2011). "European News: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy and More: Summer Updates". International Figure Skating Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Stefanie FROHBERG / Tim GIESEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Competition Results: Christina BEIER / Tim GIESEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Jana WERNER / Tim GIESEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
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