Katharina Gierok is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 pair skater

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

. With partner Florian Just

Florian Just

Florian Just is a German pair skater. With current partner Katharina Gierok, he is the 2011 German national bronze medalist. He previously competed with Mari Vartmann, with whom he is the 2007 German national silver medalist.- Career :Florian Just began skating at the age of five at the EC Nürnberg...

, she is the 2011 German national bronze medalist. She previously competed in single skating

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

 and is the 2006–2007 German Junior national bronze medalist.

Career

Gierok initially competed as a single skater. She made her senior debut during the 2007-2008 season, winning the 2008 NRW Trophy in Dortmund

Dortmund

Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 and placing 10th at the German Figure Skating Championships

German Figure Skating Championships

The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

. After winning the third and final Junior Worlds Qualifier in Oberstdorf and being nominated as first alternate for the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...

, she had to end the season to undergo knee surgery. The German Skating Federation admitted Gierok to the German Junior Team for the season 2008 / 2009. This was the third season she was part of the DC Team envelope.

In spring 2010, she switched to pair skating, partnering with Florian Just

Florian Just

Florian Just is a German pair skater. With current partner Katharina Gierok, he is the 2011 German national bronze medalist. He previously competed with Mari Vartmann, with whom he is the 2007 German national silver medalist.- Career :Florian Just began skating at the age of five at the EC Nürnberg...

. Karel Fajfr coaches the pair. They won silver at NRW Trophy

NRW Trophy

The NRW Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union....

 and bronze at Warsaw Cup. At 2011 German Nationals, they won the bronze medal and were selected to compete at the European Championships

2011 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2011 European Figure Skating Championships was the European Figure Skating Championships of the 2010–2011 season. Skaters competed in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing....

. They finished 11th in their debut at the event, with a combined total of 118.06 points.

Programs

With Just

Season	Short program	Free skating Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...	Exhibition
2011–2012	Ratatouille Ratatouille (film) Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005...	The Holiday The Holiday The Holiday is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers. Distributed by Columbia Pictures and Universal Studios, it stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, who temporarily exchange homes to...   by Hans Zimmer Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
2010–2011	Dark Angel by Edvin Marton Edvin Marton Edvin Marton is a Ukrainian composer and violinist of Hungarian ethnicity. He became known as the violinist of the skaters, mainly because Evgeni Plushenko, Stéphane Lambiel, and other famous skaters often skated to his music.- Biography :He was born in an area of Ukraine largely inhabited by...	The Holiday by Hans Zimmer

Pairs career

(with Just)

Event	2010–2011	2011–2012
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...	11th
German Championships German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....	3rd
Bavarian Open Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria and since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union....	2nd
NRW Trophy NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union....	2nd
Ondrej Nepela Memorial Ondrej Nepela Memorial The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In some years, some disciplines have not been held....		TBD
Warsaw Cup Warsaw Cup The Warsaw Cup is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held in November in Warsaw, Poland. Skaters compete mainly on the junior and novice levels. A senior pairs event is also sometimes held.- Pairs :- Men :- Ladies :- Pairs :...	3rd

Singles career

Event	2004–2005	2005–2006	2006–2007	2007–2008	2008–2009	2009–2010
German Championships German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....	6th N.	4th J.	3rd J.	10th	8th	8th
NRW Trophy NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union....				1st	11th J.	13th
Junior Grand Prix, Belarus					12th
Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain				9th	20th
Merano Cup Merano Cup Merano Cup is an annual figure skating competition held in Merano, Italy. It was first held in 1997. It has traditionally been held in the fall. The levels of competition are Senior, Junior and Novice. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's and ladies...				6th J.
Golden Bear Golden Bear of Zagreb The Golden Bear of Zagreb is an annual international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.It is the equivalent...			2nd J.
European Olympic Youth Days			6th J.
Montfort Cup		2nd J.

• N = Novice Level, J = Junior Level

External links

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