# Denis Gurdzhi

Denis Gurdzhi (born 25 January 2003) is a retired German figure skater. He is the 2021 German national champion and competed in the final segment at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

## Personal life

Gurdzhi was born on 25 January 2003 in Cologne. He has an older sister by eight years, Juliana, who represented Germany internationally in pairs. Gurdzhi's parents are from Russia. In 2019, he lost one finger during an accident in which he fell on the street.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2020–2021 | | |
| 2019–2020 | Caruso by Lucio Dalla performed by Lara Fabian choreo. by Adam Solya | Je suis malade performed by Francisesco Di Cello choreo. by Vitali Schulz |
| 2018–2019 | No Good Place for the Lonely by Joe Bonamassa choreo. by Vitali Schulz | Je suis malade performed by Francisesco Di Cello choreo. by Vitali Schulz |
| 2017–2018 | No Good Place for the Lonely by Joe Bonamassa choreo. by Vitali Schulz | Je suis malade performed by Francisesco Di Cello choreo. by Vitali Schulz |
| 2016–2017 | Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima choreo. by Vitali Schulz | Charlie Chaplin medley choreo. by Rostislav Sinicyn |

## Competitive highlights

* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
| German Championships | 5th | 1st | | | 3rd |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | | | | 16th |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | | | 13th | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | | | | 16th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | | 24th | |
| Open d'Andorra | | | 5th | | |
| Trophée Métropole Nice | | | | | 8th |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | | | 9th |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
| World Junior Championships | | | | 20th | | |
| German Championships | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | | 2nd |
| JGP France | | | | 8th | | |
| JGP Germany | 20th | | | | | |
| JGP Poland | | 21st | | | | |
| JGP Slovakia | | | 13th | | | |
| Alpen Trophy | | | 4th | | | |
| Bavarian Open | | 6th | | 6th | | |
| Challenge Cup | | | | 2nd | | |
| Christmas Cup | | | 2nd | | | |
| Coupe du Printemps | | | | | | 2nd |
| Halloween Cup | | | | 2nd | | |
| Ice Star | | 5th | | | | |
| NRW Trophy | 8th | | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
| Prague Ice Cup | | | | 1st | | |
| Santa Claus Cup | | 2nd | | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | | | | | |

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 178.54 | 2019 JGP France |
| Short program | TSS | 67.81 | 2020 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | TES | 34.84 | 2020 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | PCS | 32.97 | 2020 World Junior Championships |
| Free skating | TSS | 115.75 | 2019 JGP France |
| Free skating | TES | 51.95 | 2019 JGP France |
| Free skating | PCS | 63.80 | 2019 JGP France |

### Senior level

2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 2–5 November 2023 | 2023 Volvo Open Cup | 10 52.30 | 9 96.76 | 9 149.06 |
| 18–22 October 2023 | 2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 7 57.59 | 9 101.52 | 8 159.11 |
| 4–8 October 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 18 55.67 | 17 96.22 | 16 151.89 |
| 28–30 September 2023 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial | 14 59.15 | 16 100.27 | 16 159.42 |
| 2022–23 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 7–10 December 2022 | 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 11 51.66 | 14 104.58 | 13 156.24 |
| 2020–21 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 18–19 December 2020 | 2021 German Championships | 1 65.98 | 1 114.83 | 1 180.81 |
| 2019–20 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 1–3 January 2020 | 2020 German Championships | 6 57.66 | 4 114.09 | 5 171.75 |

### Junior level

2020–21 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 26–29 November 2020 | 2020 NRW Autumn Trophy | 1 61.12 | 2 98.59 | 1 159.71 |
| 2019–20 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 2–8 March 2020 | 2020 World Junior Championships | 17 67.81 | 21 110.27 | 20 178.08 |
| 20–23 February 2020 | 2020 Challenge Cup | 3 63.54 | 3 100.44 | 2 163.98 |
| 3–9 February 2020 | 2020 Bavarian Open | 6 66.33 | 5 111.11 | 6 177.44 |
| 13–15 December 2019 | 2020 German Junior Championships | 1 65.15 | 1 107.33 | 1 172.48 |
| 8–10 November 2019 | 2019 Prague Ice Cup | 1 62.47 | 1 98.97 | 1 161.44 |
| 17–20 October 2019 | 2019 Halloween Cup | 1 60.01 | 2 104.93 | 2 164.94 |
| 21–24 August 2019 | 2019 JGP France | 8 62.79 | 7 115.75 | 8 178.54 |
| 9–11 August 2019 | 2019 NRW Summer Trophy | 1 55.19 | 1 98.43 | 1 153.62 |
| 2018–19 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 7–9 December 2018 | 2019 German Junior Championships | 3 53.30 | 1 108.12 | 1 161.42 |
| 29 Nov. – 2 Dec. 2018 | 2018 Christmas Cup | 2 52.87 | 2 95.84 | 2 148.71 |
| 12–18 November 2018 | 2018 Alpen Trophy | 7 51.90 | 4 100.39 | 4 152.29 |
| 22–25 August 2018 | 2018 JGP Slovakia | 15 49.14 | 13 96.92 | 13 146.06 |
| 10–12 August 2018 | 2018 NRW Summer Trophy | 3 51.65 | 2 103.54 | 2 155.19 |
| 2017–18 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 26–31 January 2018 | 2018 Bavarian Open | 7 55.67 | 6 112.01 | 6 167.68 |
| 11–14 January 2018 | 2017 German Junior Championships | 3 55.15 | 3 108.48 | 3 163.63 |
| 4–10 December 2017 | 2017 Santa Claus Cup | 2 55.70 | 1 116.69 | 2 172.39 |
| 26–29 October 2017 | 2017 Ice Star | 5 53.27 | 4 113.36 | 5 166.63 |
| 4–7 October 2017 | 2017 JGP Poland | 19 49.78 | 22 88.14 | 21 137.92 |
| 2016–17 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 11–15 January 2017 | 2017 German Junior Championships | 5 53.34 | 6 95.92 | 6 149.26 |
| 30 Nov. – 4 Dec. 2016 | 2016 NRW Trophy | 10 49.52 | 8 97.64 | 8 147.16 |
| 9–13 November 2016 | 2016 Volvo Open Cup | 4 52.61 | 4 102.96 | 3 155.57 |
| 5–8 October 2016 | 2016 JGP Germany | 18 49.09 | 21 89.68 | 20 138.77 |