Katharina Müller

Katharina Müller (born 12 September 1995) is a German competitive ice dancer. With her skating partner Tim Dieck, she is a two-time German national champion and has won many senior international medals, including gold at the 2016 and 2018 NRW Trophy and silver at the 2016 International Cup of Nice. They placed 12th at the 2015 World Junior Championships.

Katharina Müller
Personal information
Alternative namesMueller
Country representedGermany
Born (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995
Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
Home townGütersloh, Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PartnerTim Dieck
Former partnerJustin Gerke
CoachVitali Schulz, James Young, Marina Zueva, Oleg Epstein
Former coachVladimir Tsvetkov
ChoreographerMassimo Scali, Mark Hanretty
Former choreographerVladimir Tsvetkov, Daniel Stelter
Skating clubERC Westfalen
Former skating clubSCC Berlin
Training locationsDortmund and Oberstdorf, Germany; Canton, Michigan, U.S.
Former training locationsToronto, Canada
Berlin, Germany
Began skating2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total150.14
2017 CS Warsaw Cup
Short dance61.84
2017 CS Golden Spin
Free dance90.49
2017 CS Warsaw Cup

Personal life

Katharina Müller was born on 12 September 1995 in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia.[1] She moved with her family to Germany in 1999.[2] As of 2017, she is studying teaching, English, and sports science at Ruhr University Bochum.[2]

Career

Early career

Müller began skating in 2000 in Bielefeld.[3][4] She took up ice dancing in 2009, teaming up with Justin Gerke.[2] The two were coached by Vladimir Tsvetkov in Berlin.[5] They parted ways after the 2012–13 season, Gerke having decided to retire from competition.[6]

2014–15 season

Vitali Schulz arranged a tryout between Müller and Tim Dieck.[6] They teamed up in April 2014, coached by Schulz und James Young in Dortmund.[2] Assigned to two 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix events, they placed 8th in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and 7th in Aichi, Japan. After winning the 2015 German junior national title, they were sent to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia; ranked 13th in the short dance, they qualified for the final segment and finished 12th overall.

2015–16 season

Competing in the Challenger Series (CS), Müller/Dieck finished tenth in September at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy – their first senior international – and eighth the following month at the 2015 Mordovian Ornament. In November, they won bronze at the 2015 NRW Trophy before appearing at their third CS event, the 2015 Tallinn Trophy, where they placed fifth. They were awarded the silver medal at the German Championships in December, having finished second to Kavita Lorenz / Panagiotis Polizoakis, and took bronze at the Toruń Cup. Müller/Dieck were included in Germany's team to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, but were eliminated after placing 23rd in the short dance.[7]

In spring 2016, Müller/Dieck began training under Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan, in addition to Schulz and Young in Dortmund.[2]

Programs

With Dieck

Season Short dance Free dance
2020–2021
2018-2019
  • Tango
2017–2018
2016–2017
[1]
  • Blues: New Year's Blues
  • Swing: Jolie Coquine
  • Megecina
  • Tabakiera
  • Mahalageasca (Bucovina Dub)
2015–2016
[8]
  • Ave Maria
    by Thomas Spencer-Wortley
2014–2015
[9]

With Gerke

Season Short dance Free dance
2011–2012
[5]

Competitive highlights

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

With Dieck

International[10]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20-21
Worlds C TBD
Europeans23rd13th
GP FranceC
GP Finland10th
GP Skate America7th
CS Budapest2nd
CS Golden Spin11th7th6th
CS Ice Star6th6th
CS Mordovian8th
CS Nebelhorn10th9th7th
CS Ondrej Nepela9th8th
CS Tallinn Trophy5th
CS U.S. Classic12th
CS Warsaw Cup5thC
Bavarian Open5th
Cup of Nice2nd9th
Denis Ten Memorial1st
Egna Trophy4thWD
Mezzaluna Cup5th
NRW Trophy3rd1st1st1st
Open d'Andorra2nd1st
Universiade4th7th
Toruń Cup3rd
Volvo Open1st2nd
International: Junior[10]
Junior Worlds12th
JGP Japan7th
JGP Slovenia8th
Bavarian Open3rd
Ice Star4th
NRW Trophy1st
Santa Claus Cup3rd
National[10]
German Champ.1st J2nd2nd2nd2nd1st1st
J = Junior level
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Cancelled

With Gerke

International[11]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
Bavarian Open14th
Golden Spin15th
NRW Trophy11th
Pavel Roman14th
Volvo Open Cup8th
International: Junior[11]
JGP Latvia14th
Bavarian Open10th8th
NRW Trophy19th11th
Pavel Roman11th14th
Santa Claus Cup19th
Toruń Cup4th
National[11]
German Champ.9th J5th J2nd J4th
J = Junior level

References

  1. "Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Katharina Müller". mueller-dieck.de (in German).
    "Das Paar". mueller-dieck.de (in German).
  3. "Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck" (in German). Eissportverband NRW. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017.
  4. "Interview Katharina Müller/Tim Dieck". figureskating-online.com (in German). 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014.
  5. "Katharina MÜLLER / Justin GERKE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
  6. Krispin, Lisa (13 December 2016). "Dortmunder Eistanzpaar will es zu Olympia 2018 schaffen" [Dortmund ice dancers aim for the 2018 Olympics]. dortmund24.de (in German).
  7. Volkmann, Fenja (3 February 2016). "Dieck/Müller von eigenem Auftritt enttäuscht" [Dieck/Müller disappointed by their own performance]. Ruhr Nachrichten (in German).
  8. "Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Competition Results: Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK". International Skating Union.
  11. "Competition Results: Katharina MÜLLER / Justin GERKE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
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