# Kavita Lorenz

Kavita Lorenz (born 5 September 1995) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With her skating partner, Joti Polizoakis, she is a three-time German national champion (2016–2018) and has competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships.

## Personal life

Lorenz was born on 5 September 1995 in Berlin. She married Lithuanian ice dancer Deividas Stagniunas.

## Career

Lorenz began learning to skate in 2000. As a single skater, she was coached by Michael Huth in Oberstdorf. She placed 9th at the 2010 German Junior Championships and 11th at the 2011 German Championships.
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.

### Partnership with Polizoakis

In the spring of 2015, Lorenz teamed up with Joti Polizoakis, whom she had known for many years. They were coached by Igor Shpilband and Martin Skotnický in Novi, Michigan.
Making their international debut, Lorenz/Polizoakis finished fourth at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy, a 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, but announced in June that they would continue skating together. Lorenz announced her competitive retirement on 10 May 2018.

## Programs

(with Polizoakis)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2017–18 | Salsa: Aguanile by Marc Anthony Rhumba: Mil Pasos (Remix) Samba: Magalenha by Sérgio Mendes | Pride & Prejudice (soundtrack) by Dario Marianelli & Jean-Yves Thibaudet |
| 2016–17 | Blues: Come Together by Michael Jackson Hip hop: Black or White remix by Michael Jackson | Malagueña by Benise Jeux Interdits Narcisco Yepes Jaleo by Louis Winsberg Poeta by Vicente Amigo |
| 2015–16 | Waltz, Polka, Waltz, Foxtrot, March: The Sound of Music by Richard Rodgers | Amélie by Yann Tiersen |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

### With Polizoakis

International :
| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| Olympics | | | 16th |
| Olympic Team Event | | | 7th |
| World Champ. | 17th | 19th | 16th |
| European Champ. | 14th | 14th | WD |
| GP Skate Canada | | | 8th |
| CS Golden Spin | | 4th | 9th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | 5th | 3rd |
| CS Nepela Memorial | 5th | 5th | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | | 5th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 5th | | |
| Bavarian Open | | 3rd | |
| NRW Trophy | | 2nd | |
| Open d'Andorra | 1st | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | 2nd | |
| National ||||
| German Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Team events ||||
| Olympics | | | 7th T |

### With Kholoniuk

National :
| Event | 2012–13 |
| German Championships | 3rd |

### Single skating

National :
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
| German Championships | 9th J | 11th |