# 2023 German Figure Skating Championships

The 2023 German Figure Skating Championships (German: Deutsche Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlaufen 2023) were held on January 5–7, 2023 at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and women's singles at the senior level and pair skating and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels. Single skating competitions on the junior and novice levels were held on December 16-18, 2022 at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf.
The results of the national championships were among the criteria used to choose the German teams for the 2023 Winter University Games, 2023 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, 2023 European Championships, 2023 Junior World Championships and 2023 World Championships.

## Medalists

| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men | Nikita Starostin | Kai Jagoda | Lotfi Sereir |
| Women | Nicole Schott | Kristina Isaev | Elisabeth Jäger |
| Pairs | Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel | Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster | No other competitors |
| Ice dance | Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan | Charise Matthaei / Max Liebers | No other competitors |
| Junior ||||
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men | Luca Fünfer | Hugo Willi Herrmann | Alexander Vlascenko |
| Women | Olesya Ray | Valentina Andrianova | Anna Grekul |
| Pairs | Sonja Löwenherz / Robert Löwenherz | Aliyah Ackermann / Tobija Harms | Josephine Lossius / Artem Rotar |
| Ice dance | Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy | Karla Maria Karl / Kai Hoferichter | Alexia Kruk / Jan Eisenhaber |

## Senior results
### Men's singles

| Rank | Name | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Nikita Starostin | 226.69 | 2 | 70.26 | 1 | 156.43 |
| 2 | Kai Jagoda | 203.59 | 1 | 75.36 | 2 | 128.23 |
| 3 | Lotfi Sereir | 135.79 | 3 | 40.70 | 3 | 95.09 |
| 4 | Mattis Böhm | 108.23 | 4 | 35.12 | 4 | 72.11 |
| 5 | Valentin Schellenberger | 96.39 | 5 | 33.01 | 5 | 63.38 |

### Women's singles

| Rank | Name | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Nicole Schott | 192.67 | 1 | 64.89 | 1 | 127.78 |
| 2 | Kristina Isaev | 166.58 | 2 | 51.30 | 2 | 115.28 |
| 3 | Elisabeth Jäger | 105.89 | 3 | 37.21 | 4 | 68.68 |
| 4 | Eva Balduzzi | 98.70 | 4 | 29.69 | 3 | 69.01 |

### Pair skating

| Rank | Name | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel | 193.88 | 1 | 72.73 | 1 | 121.15 |
| 2 | Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster | 165.51 | 2 | 56.44 | 2 | 109.07 |

### Ice dance

| Rank | Name | Total points | RD | RD | FD | FD |
| 1 | Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan | 188.53 | 1 | 74.85 | 1 | 113.68 |
| 2 | Charise Matthaei / Max Liebers | 170.52 | 2 | 68.34 | 2 | 102.18 |

## Junior results
### Men's singles

| Rank | Name | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Luca Fünfer | 155.43 | 4 | 46.30 | 1 | 109.13 |
| 2 | Hugo Willi Herrmann | 146.24 | 2 | 53.39 | 2 | 92.85 |
| 3 | Alexander Vlascenko | 145.20 | 1 | 53.72 | 3 | 91.48 |
| 4 | Tim England | 141.63 | 3 | 53.25 | 4 | 88.38 |
| 5 | Noah Leander Jüßen | 115.20 | 5 | 39.05 | 5 | 76.15 |
| WD | Robert Wildt | 37.02 | 6 | 37.02 | | 86.99 |

### Women's singles

| Rank | Name | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Olesya Ray | 164.96 | 1 | 55.19 | 1 | 109.77 |
| 2 | Valentina Andrianova | 142.96 | 2 | 52.39 | 2 | 90.57 |
| 3 | Anna Grekul | 122.07 | 5 | 40.96 | 3 | 81.11 |
| 4 | Julia Grabowski | 119.40 | 7 | 39.04 | 4 | 80.36 |
| 5 | Sarah Pesch | 118.29 | 4 | 43.64 | 6 | 74.65 |
| 6 | Ina Jungmann | 115.54 | 6 | 40.17 | 5 | 75.37 |
| 7 | Hanna Keiß | 112.68 | 3 | 44.30 | 7 | 68.38 |
| 8 | Melina Jolin Scheck | 101.00 | 12 | 34.95 | 8 | 66.05 |
| 9 | Gillian Armstrong | 100.98 | 10 | 36.00 | 9 | 64.98 |
| 10 | Kira Thurner | 98.88 | 8 | 37.13 | 12 | 61.75 |
| 11 | Zoe Trafela | 97.90 | 11 | 35.78 | 11 | 62.12 |
| 12 | Leah-Sophie Beck | 95.06 | 13 | 33.79 | 13 | 61.27 |
| 13 | Louisa Brand | 90.94 | 14 | 31.40 | 14 | 59.54 |
| 14 | Taisiia Mysko | 90.79 | 9 | 36.21 | 17 | 54.58 |
| 15 | Valentina Arevalo-Sternhuber | 90.69 | 17 | 26.99 | 10 | 63.70 |
| 16 | Eva Vlad | 86.87 | 16 | 29.67 | 15 | 57.20 |
| 17 | Sophia Kaspirowitsch | 86.77 | 15 | 30.73 | 16 | 56.04 |
| 18 | Rebecca Breest | 80.31 | 18 | 26.70 | 18 | 53.61 |

### Pair skating

| Rank | Name | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Sonja Löwenherz / Robert Löwenherz | 120.51 | 1 | 44.63 | 2 | 75.88 |
| 2 | Aliyah Ackermann / Tobija Harms | 119.98 | 2 | 42.83 | 1 | 77.15 |
| 3 | Josephine Lossius / Artem Rotar | 116.18 | 3 | 41.66 | 3 | 74.52 |
| 4 | Sofia Krause / Albert Loor | 110.81 | 4 | 39.48 | 4 | 71.33 |

### Ice dance

| Rank | Name | Total points | RD | RD | FD | FD |
| 1 | Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy | 168.06 | 1 | 66.16 | 1 | 101.90 |
| 2 | Karla Maria Karl / Kai Hoferichter | 155.82 | 2 | 60.01 | 2 | 95.81 |
| 3 | Alexia Kruk / Jan Eisenhaber | 138.18 | 3 | 52.93 | 3 | 85.25 |
| 4 | Finja Luisa Maeder / Piero Joel Lopez Moreno | 126.10 | 4 | 48.60 | 4 | 77.50 |
| WD | Savenna Pache / Korbinian Steinsailer | 37.49 | | | | |

## International team selections
### Winter University Games

The 2023 Winter University Games were held in Lake Placid, United States from January 13–16, 2023. The German team was announced on December 14, 2022.
| | Men | Ice dance |
| 1 | Kai Jagoda | Charise Matthaei / Max Liebers |

### European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

The 2023 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, from 21 to 28 January 2023. The German entries were announced on January 11, 2023.
| | Men | Women |
| 1 | Hugo Willi Hermann | Olesya Ray |

### European Championships

The 2023 European Championships were held in Espoo, Finland, from 25 to 29 January 2023. Germany's team was announced on January 7, 2023.
| | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
| 1 | Nikita Starostin | Nicole Schott | Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel | Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan |
| 2 | | | Alisa Efimova / Ruben Blommaert | |
| 1st alt. | Kai Jagoda | Kristina Isaev | Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster | Lara Luft / Maximilian Pfisterer |
| 2nd alt. | | | | Charise Matthaei / Max Liebers |

### World Junior Championships

The 2023 World Junior Championships were held in Calgary, Canada, from February 27 – March 5, 2023. The list of entries was published on February 7, 2023.
| | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
| 1 | Hugo Willi Herrmann | Olesya Ray | Aliyah Ackermann / Tobija Harms | Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy |
| 2 | | | Sonja Löwenherz / Robert Löwenherz | Karla Maria Karl / Kai Hoferichter |
| Alt. | Luca Fünfer | Valentina Andrianova | | Alexia Kruk / Jan Eisenhaber |

### World Championships

The 2023 World Championships were held in Saitama, Japan, from March 20–26, 2023. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on February 28, 2023.
| | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
| 1 | Nikita Starostin | Kristina Isaev | Alisa Efimova / Ruben Blommaert | Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan |
| 2 | | Nicole Schott | Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel | |
| 1st alt. | Kai Jagoda | | Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster | Lara Luft / Maximilian Pfisterer |
| 2nd alt. | | | | Charise Matthaei / Max Liebers |