Peter Liebers

Peter Liebers (born 16 April 1988) is a German former competitive figure skater. He is the 2015 Winter Universiade champion, the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, the 2012 Ice Challenge champion, and a six-time German national champion. He placed eighth at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and as high as sixth at the European Championships (2014 and 2015).

Peter Liebers
Liebers in 2010.
Personal information
Country representedGermany
Born (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988
East Berlin, East Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
CoachViola Striegler
Former coachRomy Österreich, Jürgen Bertko
ChoreographerLori Nichol, Shin Amano
Former choreographerRené Lohse, Andreas Fischer
Skating clubSC Berlin
Began skating1994
RetiredJanuary 19, 2018
ISU personal best scores
Combined total239.87
2014 Winter Olympics
Short program86.04
2014 Winter Olympics
Free skate153.83
2014 Winter Olympics

Personal life

Peter Liebers was born on 16 April 1988 in Berlin.[1][2] He is the son of Mario Liebers and the younger brother of Martin Liebers, both of whom competed internationally in figure skating.[3] He speaks German and English.[2]

In the summer of 2014, he married German former competitive figure skater Denise Zimmermann.[3] On May 1, 2015, Zimmermann gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Emil.[4][5]

Career

Early years

Liebers began skating in 1994.[2] He won the 2002 German junior national title and competed in four seasons of the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. He finished 13th at the 2006 World Junior Championships but, while practicing following the event, he broke his left leg when he hit a rut in the ice.[6] As a result, he missed the 2006–07 season and had a metal insert in his leg until March 2007, returning to the ice in May.[6]

2007–08 to 2012–13

In 2008, Liebers finished 13th in his debut at the European Championships and 32nd at the World Championships. The next season, he competed at two senior Grand Prix events and won his first German senior national title.

In the 2010–11 season, Liebers won bronze at the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy and competed at two Grand Prix events. He finished 11th at the 2011 Europeans and 15th at the 2011 Worlds.

In June 2011, Liebers broke his sacrum while working on a new program in Toronto, Canada.[7] He won the silver medal at the 2011 NRW Trophy and bronze at the 2012 Coupe Internationale de Nice. Liebers finished tenth at the 2013 European Championships and eleventh at the 2013 World Championships. It was the best World result of his career and qualified a spot for Germany in men's singles at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

2013–14 season

Liebers placed a career-best sixth at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest. In February 2014, he was training six to seven hours a day.[8] At the Olympics in Sochi, he represented Germany in the team event short program and then finished eighth in the separate men's event.[2] In March, he competed in Saitama, Japan at the 2014 World Championships, where he placed 14th.

2014–15 season

Having fallen and broken his left shoulder while working on a modified spin, Liebers underwent an operation in the second half of August 2014.[9] Estimated to lose up to eight weeks following the operation, he withdrew from the 2014 Cup of China.[9] He later withdrew from his second Grand Prix assignment, the 2014 NHK Trophy, and the German Championships. In January 2015, he took bronze at the Toruń Cup and finished sixth at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. The following month, he won gold at the Winter Universiade in Granada, having climbed from fourth in the short program to finish ahead of Takahiko Kozuka and Artur Gachinski.

2015–16 season

Liebers began his season on the ISU Challenger Series (CS), placing 5th at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy. He dropped out of his next CS event, the 2015 Finlandia Trophy, due to an adductor strain and later withdrew from his GP assignments, the 2015 Skate Canada International and the 2015 Rostelecom Cup, and the German Championships for the same reason.[10][11] On 20 December 2015, the Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported that Liebers had ended his season, the injury being more serious than initially thought.[12] As a result of a gap in the acetabulum, caused by a fall, he underwent an arthroscopic operation on 23 February 2016 and was expected to rest for six weeks.[13]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
      2016–2017
      2015–2016
      [14][15]
      2014–2015
      2013–2014
      [3][16][8]
      • Who Wants to Live Forever
        performed by David Garrett
      • Smells Like Teen Spirit
        performed by David Garrett
        choreo. by Shin Amano
      2012–2013
      [17]
      • Resistance
        by Muse
        performed by 2Cellos
      • Hurt
        by Muse
        performed by 2Cellos
      2011–2012
      [18]
      • Blues Deluxe
        by Joe Bonamassa
      • Resistance
        by Muse
        performed by 2Cellos
      • Hurt
        by Muse
        performed by 2Cellos
      2010–2011
      [19][8]
      • Blues Deluxe
        by Joe Bonamassa
        choreo. by Lori Nichol
      2009–2010
      [20]
      • Les Lacs du Connemara
        by Michel Sardou
      • Habanera
        (from Carmen)
      • Symphony No. 9
        by Ludwig van Beethoven
      • For Elise
        by Ludwig van Beethoven
      • Piano Concerto
        by Ludwig van Beethoven
        (all modern arrangements)
      2008–2009
      [21]
      • Les Lacs du Connemara
        by Michel Sardou
      • Ying and Yang
        (selection of Asian music)[6][22]
      2007–2008
      [23]
      • Ying and Yang
        (selection of Asian music)[6][22]
      • Dirty Boogie
        by Brian Setzer
      2005–2006
      [24]
      • Ying and Yang
        (selection of Asian music)[6][22]
      2004–2005
      [25]
      • La Primavera
        by Sasha
      • Cool Runnings
        by Hans Zimmer, Ernie Freeman

      Competitive highlights

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

      Seasons: 2007–2008 to present

      International[26]
      Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
      Olympics8th
      Worlds32nd25th25th15th20th11th14th29th
      Europeans13th15th11th15th10th6th6thWD
      GP Bompard6th10th7th
      GP Cup of China9th7thWD
      GP NHK Trophy10thWD
      GP Rostelecom Cup7thWD
      GP Skate CanadaWD
      CS Autumn Classic7th
      CS FinlandiaWD
      CS Ice Star10th
      CS Nebelhorn5th
      CS Tallinn Trophy4th
      Universiade1st
      Challenge Cup5th5th
      Cup of Nice6th5th4th3rd4th3rd
      Finlandia Trophy5th8th
      Golden Spin7th5th
      Ice Challenge1st
      Nebelhorn Trophy15th9th3rd10th
      Nepela Trophy5th3rd
      NRW Trophy2nd3rd4th
      Seibt Memorial1st
      Toruń Cup3rd2nd
      National[26]
      German Champ.2nd1st2nd1st1st1st1stWDWD1st2nd
      Team events
      Olympics8th
      TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

      Seasons: 1999–2000 to 2005–2006

      International: Junior[26]
      Event 99–00 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06
      Junior Worlds13th
      JGP Germany4th
      JGP Hungary10th
      JGP Italy14th
      JGP Japan4th
      JGP Mexico8th
      JGP Poland11th
      JGP Slovakia12th
      JGP Slovenia10th
      Dragon Trophy3rd J
      National[26]
      German Champ.1st N1st J5th5th6th
      Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

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