Nicole Schott

Nicole Schott (born 12 September 1996) is a German figure skater. She is the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup champion, the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, a two-time NRW Trophy champion (2014, 2016), and a five-time German national champion (2012, 2015, 2018–20). She has finished within the top ten at three European Championships.

Nicole Schott
Schott at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Country representedGermany
Born (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996
Essen, Germany
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
CoachMichael Huth
Former coachGudrun Pladdies
ChoreographerMichael Huth, Rostislav Sinicyn
Former choreographerNatasha Devisch
Skating clubEssener Jugend FSC
Training locationsOberstdorf
Former training locationsEssen
Dortmund
Began skating1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total182,71
2019 CS Golden Spin
Short program64.09
2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skate120,93
2019 CS Golden Spin

She placed 18th at the 2018 Winter Olympics and is currently the 21st highest ranked ladies' singles skater in world by the International Skating Union following the 2019-20 figure skating season.

Personal life

Nicole Schott was born in Essen. Her father played ice hockey and her younger sister, Vivienne Schott, has competed in figure skating.[1][2]

Career

In March 2011, Schott represented Germany at the World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. Ranked 15th in the short program, she qualified for the free skate and finished 22nd overall. In January 2012, Schott won the German national senior title. She was coached by Gudrun Pladdies.[3]

Schott switched to Michael Huth in Oberstdorf in the summer of 2014.[4] She won her first senior international medal, gold, at the NRW Trophy in November 2014. In December, she won her second German national title, finishing ahead of Nathalie Weinzierl by nine points. She reached the free skate at both of her ISU Championship assignments, placing ninth at the 2015 Europeans in Stockholm, Sweden, and 23rd at the 2015 Worlds in Shanghai, China.

In November 2016, Schott stepped on her first ISU Challenger Series podium, taking gold at the Warsaw Cup ahead of Australia's Kailani Craine. [2] She finished tenth at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Schott competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished 18th.[5]

Schott withdrew from the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki due to the flu and a still healing knee injury.[6]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[7]
2019–2020
[8]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[9]
2016–2017
[10]
2015–2016
[11]
2014–2015
[4][12]
2012–2014
  • Prayer for Taylor
    by Michael W. Smith
2010–2012
[3][13]
  • El Tango de Roxanne
    (from Moulin Rouge!)

Competitive highlights
Schott at the 2012 German Championships

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

International[14]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Olympics18th
Worlds23rd19th13th16thCTBD
Europeans9th10th10th16th13th
GP FinlandWD
GP France7th7thC
GP Rostelecom10thWD9th
CS BudapestWD
CS Finlandia5th
CS Golden Spin11th4th10th3rd
CS Ice Star5th
CS Lombardia9th
CS NebelhornWD3rd4th
CS Tallinn Trophy9th3rd10th
CS Warsaw Cup9th4th1stWD
Bavarian Open12th9th5th
Challenge Cup TBD
Coupe du Printemps14th3rd
Cup of Nice4th
Cup of Tyrol2nd
FBMA Trophy2nd
Golden Bear3rd4th
Hellmut Seibt6th
Jégvirág Cup2nd
NRW Trophy21st1st1stWD
Toruń Cup4th
International: Junior[14]
Junior Worlds22nd
JGP Croatia
JGP Estonia10th
JGP Poland14th
JGP Slovakia11th
JGP Slovenia7th
Bavarian Open7th
Crystal Skate5th1st
Ice Challenge7th
NRW Trophy14th6th9th
Skate Celje4th
Warsaw Cup1st5th
International: Novice[14]
NRW Trophy7th10th1st
National[14]
German Champ.4th N1st N8th J6th1st8th3rd1st3rdWD1st1st1stWD
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

References
  1. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018.
  2. Flade, Tatjana (17 August 2017). "Germany's Nicole Schott approaches Olympic season with confidence". Golden Skate.
  3. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
  4. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015.
  5. "Athlete Profile - Nicole SCHOTT". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
  6. "Eiskunstläuferin Schott muss Saisonstart verschieben" (in German). sport.de. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018.
  7. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.
  8. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019.
  9. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018.
  10. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  11. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  12. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014.
  13. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011.
  14. "Competition Results: Nicole SCHOTT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018.

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