# Charise Matthaei

Charise Matthaei (born 19 October 2000) is a German ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Maximilian Pfisterer, she is a two-time German national junior champion and competed in the final segment at two World Junior Championships (2018, 2019). They placed 11th at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. Since May 2022 she competes with her skating partner, Max Liebers, at the senior level in ice dance. With Liebers, she is a two-time German national champion (2023–24).
Matthaei/Pfisterer teamed up in August 2015 and split in 2019. Then she retired from competitive skating in 2019, but came back to skate with Liebers in May 2022.

## Programs
### Ice dance with Max Liebers

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2024–2025 | On the Radio – Long Version Hot Stuff – 12" Version by Donna Summer No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) – 12" Version by Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli, Roberto Pelizzola, Lukas Csolley | Experience (Solo Piano) Experience (In a Time Lapse) by Ludovico Einaudi Circles (based on Ludovico Einaudi Experience) by Ludovico Einaudi & Greta Svabo Bech Experience (Starkey Remix) by Ludovico Einaudi, I Virtuosi Italiani, & Starkey choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli, Roberto Pelizzola, Lukas Csolley |
| 2023–2024 | Pump Up the Jam by Technotronic Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over) by Technotronic choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli, Roberto Pelizzola, Lukas Csolley | Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles performed by Frankie Moreno, Joshua Bell, & Cody Fry choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli, Roberto Pelizzola, Lukas Csolley |
| 2022–2023 | Samba: Nectar and Ambrosia by Zoey & Aloé Rhumba: Online by De-Phazz Samba: Rescue Me by Zoey & Aloé choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli, Roberto Pelizzola, Lukas Csolley | Good Bye, Lenin! Summer 78 by Yann Tiersen & Claire Pichet Watching Lara The Decant Session The Deutsch Mark Is Coming by Yann Tiersen choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli, Roberto Pelizzola, Lukas Csolley |

### Ice dance with Maximilian Pfisterer

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2018–2019 | Flamenco: Spanish Flame by Maxime Rodriguez Argentine tango: Tango d'Amor Flamenco: Farrucas by Pepe Romero choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli | Bonnie & Clyde by Frank Wildhorn, Don Black This World Will Remember Me How 'bout A Dance (reprise) This World Will Remember Us choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli |
| | Short dance | |
| 2017–2018 | Cabaret Samba: Willkommen Samba Mix Rhumba: Mein Herr Rhumba Mix Cha-cha: Finale Cabaret Reprise Samba: Finale Cabaret Reprise choreo. by Stefano Caruso, Barbara Fusar-Poli, Andreas Fischer | Blackheart (from SkyWorld) by Two Steps from Hell Winterspell (from SkyWorld) by Two Steps from Hell choreo. by Stefano Caruso, Barbara Fusar-Poli, Andreas Fischer |
| 2016–2017 | Lover Lies by The Atomic Fireballs Man with the Hex by The Atomic Fireballs | Jet Set (from Catch Me If You Can) Come Fly with Me performed by Michael Bublé Around the World |
| 2015–2016 | Polka: Charleston Heel Polka (from Gone with the Wind) by Max Steiner Waltz: The Masquerade Ball (from Scarlett) by John Morris Polka: French Can Can Polka (from Gone with the Wind) by Max Steiner choreo. by Paul Boll, Edina Czisy, Andreas Fischer | Grease Greased Lightnin' Summer Nights You're the One That I Want choreo. by Paul Boll, Edina Czisy, Andreas Fischer |

## Competitive highlights
### Ice dance with Max Liebers

International :
| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Europeans | | 21st | |
| CS Budapest Trophy | 12th | | |
| CS Golden Spin | WD | | 5th |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | 9th | 7th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 11th | | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | 11th | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | WD | |
| Bavarian Open | | 4th | |
| Challenge Cup | | 5th | |
| Egna Trophy | 3rd | | |
| Mezzaluna Cup | 4th | 9th | 3rd |
| NRW Trophy | 3rd | | 1st |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 4th | | |
| Swiss Open | | 4th | |
| University Games | 8th | | |
| National ||||
| German Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |

### Ice dance with Maximilian Pfisterer

International: Junior :
| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| Junior Worlds | | | 19th | 17th |
| Youth Olympics | 11th | | | |
| JGP Austria | | | | 9th |
| JGP Latvia | | | 9th | |
| JGP Slovenia | | | | 9th |
| Bavarian Open | | 9th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Bosphorus Cup | | | | 3rd |
| Golden Spin | | | 5th | |
| GP Bratislava | | | | 3rd |
| Halloween Cup | | | | 5th |
| Leo Scheu | | | 4th | |
| NRW Trophy | 15th | 10th | | 5th |
| Open d'Andorra | | 5th | 11th | |
| Pavel Roman | 5th | | | 2nd |
| Santa Claus Cup | 19th | 10th | | |
| Toruń Cup | | | 8th | |
| National |||||
| German Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | 2nd J | 1st J |