Kavita Lorenz

Kavita Lorenz

Lorenz and Polizoakis at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy
Personal information
Country represented Germany
Born (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995
Berlin, Germany
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Former partner Panagiotis Polizoakis
Yevhen Kholoniuk
Coach Igor Shpilband, Martin Skotnický
Choreographer Igor Shpilband
Skating club EC Oberstdorf
Training locations Novi, Michigan
Began skating 2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 137.99
2016 Europeans
Short dance 55.06
2016 Europeans
Free dance 84.68
2015 Nebelhorn Trophy

Kavita Lorenz (born 5 September 1995) is a German competitive ice dancer. With former partner Panagiotis Polizoakis, she is the 2016 German national champion and has qualified for the final segment at two ISU Championships.

Career

Competing in single skating, Lorenz placed 9th at the 2010 German Junior Championships and 11th at the 2011 German Championships.[1]

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.[2]

Partnership with Polizoakis

In the spring of 2015, Lorenz teamed up with Panagiotis Polizoakis. They are coached by Igor Shpilband and Martin Skotnický in Novi, Michigan.[3]

Making their international debut, Lorenz/Polizoakis finished fourth at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy, an 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.[4]

Programs

(with Polizoakis)

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–16
[3]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

With Polizoakis

International[5]
Event 2015–16
World Championships 17th
European Championships 14th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
CS Nepela Trophy 5th
CS Warsaw Cup 5th
Open d'Andorra 1st
National[5]
German Championships 1st
J. = Junior level

With Kholoniuk

National[2]
Event 2012–13
German Championships 3rd

Single skating

National[1]
Event 2009–10 2010–11
German Championships 9th J. 11th
J. = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "Competition Results: Kavita LORENZ". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Competition Results: Kavita LORENZ / Evgeni KHOLONIUK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Kavita LORENZ / Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Eistänzer Lorenz/Panagiotis 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.
  5. 1 2 "Competition Results: Kavita LORENZ / Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS". International Skating Union.

External links

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