Kavita Lorenz

Kavita Lorenz (born 5 September 1995) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With her skating partner, Joti Polizoakis, she is a three-time German national champion (2016–2018) and has competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships.

Kavita Lorenz
Lorenz and Polizoakis in 2017
Personal information
Country representedGermany
Born (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995
Berlin, Germany
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
PartnerJoti Polizoakis
Former partnerYevhen Kholoniuk
CoachMarina Zueva, Massimo Scali, Oleg Epstein, Martin Skotnický
Former coachIgor Shpilband
ChoreographerMarina Zueva, Massimo Scali
Former choreographerIgor Shpilband
Skating clubEC Oberstdorf
Training locationsNovi, Michigan
Began skating2000
Retired10 May 2018[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total157.02
2018 Worlds
Short dance62.34
2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial
Free dance95.22
2016 CS Golden Spin

Personal life

Lorenz was born on 5 September 1995 in Berlin.[2]

Career

Lorenz began learning to skate in 2000.[2] As a single skater, she was coached by Michael Huth in Oberstdorf.[3] She placed 9th at the 2010 German Junior Championships and 11th at the 2011 German Championships.[4]

In 2012, Lorenz teamed up with Ukraine's Yevhen Kholoniuk to compete in ice dancing. They won the bronze medal at the 2013 German Championships.[5]

Partnership with Polizoakis

In the spring of 2015, Lorenz teamed up with Joti Polizoakis, whom she had known for many years.[3] They were coached by Igor Shpilband and Martin Skotnický in Novi, Michigan.[6]

Making their international debut, Lorenz/Polizoakis finished fourth at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy, a Challenger Series (CS) event. They placed fifth at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy (CS), first at the 2015 Open d'Andorra, and fifth at the 2015 Warsaw Cup (CS). In December, they won the German national title ahead of Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck and were selected to represent Germany at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. At Europeans in January, Lorenz/Polizoakis placed 13th in the short dance to qualify for the free, where they ranked 15th, resulting in a final placement of 14th at their first ISU Championship. In March, they qualified for the final segment at the 2016 World Championships in Boston by placing 18th in the short dance and went on to finish 17th overall. They ended their partnership in April 2016,[7] but announced in June that they would continue skating together.[8] Lorenz announced her competitive retirement on 10 May 2018.[1]

Programs

(with Polizoakis)

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–18
[9]
2016–17
[2][3]
2015–16
[6]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Polizoakis
International[10]
Event 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Olympics16th
Olympic Team Event7th
World Champ.17th19th16th
European Champ.14th14thWD
GP Skate Canada8th
CS Golden Spin4th9th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy4th5th3rd
CS Nepela Memorial5th5th
CS Tallinn Trophy5th
CS Warsaw Cup5th
Bavarian Open3rd
NRW Trophy2nd
Open d'Andorra1st
Volvo Open Cup2nd
National[10]
German Champ.1st1st1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Kholoniuk
National[5]
Event 2012–13
German Championships3rd

Single skating
National[4]
Event 2009–10 2010–11
German Championships9th J11th
J = Junior level

References
  1. Polizoakis, Joti (10 May 2018). "Kavita has decided to end her competitive career. I wish her the best in pursuing her new chapter in life".
  2. "Kavita LORENZ / Joti POLIZOAKIS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Bőd, Titanilla (11 January 2017). "Kavita Lorenz and Joti Polizoakis: "We are happy to show another side of us"". Absolute Skating.
  4. "Competition Results: Kavita LORENZ". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
  5. "Competition Results: Kavita LORENZ / Evgeni KHOLONIUK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
  6. "Kavita LORENZ / Joti POLIZOAKIS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Eistänzer Lorenz/Polizoakis trennen sich" [Ice danciers Lorenz/Polizoakis split up]. Deutsche Presse-Agentur (in German). rp-online.de. 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016.
  8. "Eistanz-Meister Lorenz/Polizoakis machen weiter" [Ice dance champions Lorenz/Polizoakis continue]. Sport-Informations-Dienst (in German). Die Zeit. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017.
  9. "Kavita LORENZ / Joti POLIZOAKIS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Competition Results: Kavita LORENZ / Joti POLIZOAKIS". International Skating Union.

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