Panagiotis Polizoakis

Panagiotis Polizoakis

Lorenz and Polizoakis at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy
Personal information
Country represented Germany
Born (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former partner Kavita Lorenz
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

Panagiotis "Joti" Polizoakis (born 9 June 1995) is a German competitive ice dancer. With former partner Kavita Lorenz, he is the 2016 German national champion and has qualified for the final segment at two ISU Championships.

Career

As a single skater, Polizoakis was coached by Christel Hacker, Michael Huth, and Florian Gerlach in Oberstdorf.[1] In the 2012–13 season, he competed at his first ISU Junior Grand Prix events and won the German junior national title.

In 2014–15, he moved up to the senior level. He competed at two ISU Challenger Series events and placed 6th at the 2015 German Championships.

Partnership with Lorenz

In the spring of 2015, Polizoakis teamed up with Kavita Lorenz to compete in ice dancing. They are coached by Igor Shpilband and Martin Skotnický in Novi, Michigan.[2]

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.[3]

Programs

With Lorenz

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–16
[2]

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2014–15
[1]
2013–14
[4]
2012–13
[5]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Lorenz

International[6]
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[6]
German Championships 1st
J. = Junior level

Single skating

International[7]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
CS Golden Spin 18th
CS Warsaw Cup 8th
Challenge Cup 10th
NRW Trophy 14th
International: Junior[7]
JGP Croatia 14th
JGP Czech Rep. 6th
JGP France 11th
JGP Poland 12th
Bavarian Open 3rd J. 8th J.
Challenge Cup 3rd J.
Printemps 2nd J.
Merano Cup 2nd J.
NRW Trophy 7th J. 8th J.
Warsaw Cup 1st J.
National[7]
German Championships 13th J. 6th J. 4th J. 3rd J. 1st J. 6th
J. = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Kavita LORENZ / Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Competition Results: Kavita LORENZ / Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS". International Skating Union.
  7. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Panagiotis POLIZOAKIS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.

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