# Tim Giesen

Tim Giesen (born 26 July 1988) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With Stefanie Frohberg, he placed 11th at the 2010 World Junior Championships and competed at two Grand Prix events.

## Career

Giesen began learning to skate in 1995. Initially a single skater, he switched to ice dancing when he was eleven years old. He skated with Frauke Stein before teaming up with Saskia Brall. Brall/Giesen competed together for at least five seasons, appearing at three ISU Junior Grand Prix events. They were coached by Vitali Schulz and Rostislav Sinicyn in Dortmund.
In 2007, Giesen began a partnership with Jana Werner which lasted one season. He then skated one season with Christina Beier.
Giesen teamed up with Stefanie Frohberg in April 2009. They decided to train in Berlin, coached by René Lohse. Competing in the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Frohberg/Giesen placed fourth in Lake Placid, New York, and then fifth in Dresden, Germany. After winning the national junior title, they were sent to the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. They finished 11th after placing 9th in the compulsory dance, 15th in the original dance, and 11th in the free dance.
Frohberg/Giesen competed in the senior ranks in their second and final season together. They received two Grand Prix assignments; they placed eight at the 2010 Skate Canada International and then ninth at the 2010 Skate America. At the 2011 German Championships, they finished second, 27.41 points behind the champions, Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi. At the end of the season, Giesen retired from competitive skating in order to focus on his university studies.

## Programs
### With Frohberg

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2010–2011 | Waltz: Tanz der Hofdamen by Rumpelstil | La Maza by Silvio Rodríguez The guitars & castanets of Diego Sacromonte by Diego Sacromonte |
| | Original dance | |
| 2009–2010 | Irish folk: Tidy Ann Irish folk: Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman | La Mer by Eduard Breton performed by Charles Trent |

### With Brall

| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
| 2006–2007 | Libertango by Astor Piazzolla remix by Jacek Bonczyk | Roméo et Juliette by Gérard Presgurvic Vérone La Haine Les Rois du monde |

## Competitive highlights
### With Frohberg

International :
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
| GP Skate America | | 9th |
| GP Skate Canada | | 8th |
| Finlandia Trophy | | 7th |
| International: Junior |||
| World Junior Champ. | 11th | |
| JGP Germany | 5th | |
| JGP United States | 4th | |
| Ice Challenge | 1st | |
| Mont Blanc Trophy | 2nd | |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 1st | |
| National |||
| German Championships | 1st J | 2nd |
| J = Junior level |||

### With Beier

National :
| Event | 2008–09 |
| German Championships | 4th |

### With Werner

International: Junior :
| Event | 2007–08 |
| JGP Bulgaria | 15th |
| JGP United Kingdom | 16th |
| NRW Trophy | 5th |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 8th |
| National ||
| German Championships | 2nd J |
| J = Junior level ||

### With Brall

International: Junior :
| Event | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
| JGP Croatia | | | | 10th | |
| JGP France | | | | | 9th |
| JGP Romania | | | | | 5th |
| Pavel Roman | | | | 10th | |
| International: Novice ||||||
| Pavel Roman | | | 1st | | |
| National ||||||
| German Champ. | 3rd N | 1st N | 2nd N | 4th J | 3rd J |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior ||||||