# Florian Just

Florian Just (born 28 February 1982 in Nürnberg) is a German former competitive pair skater. With Mari Vartmann, he won four senior international medals and finished seventh at two European Championships. He also won four international medals with Katharina Gierok.

## Career
### Early career

Florian Just began ice skating at the age of five at EC Nürnberg while also practicing artistic roller skating. He appeared on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit as a single skater. During the 1999 JGP series, he won gold in Zagreb, Croatia, and placed fourth at his second assignment, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. He qualified for the JGP Final, where he finished seventh. He is the only German skater to reach the final in men's singles.
Just was coached by Sieglinde Ruppel and Steffi Ruttkies. He moved to Munich because of the better training available at the Münchener EV. He continued competing in men's singles for five more years before switching to pair skating in Berlin. His first partner was Mariana Kautz.

### Partnership with Vartmann

In January 2004, Just teamed up with Mari-Doris Vartmann. They were coached originally by Julia Gnilozubova. In autumn 2004 they switched to Knut Schubert. They practiced in Dortmund and also in Berlin.
Vartmann/Just became three-time German national medalists and appeared at four ISU Championships, finishing 18th at the 2006 Worlds in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 7th at the 2007 Europeans in Warsaw, Poland; 18th at the 2007 Worlds in Tokyo, Japan; and 7th at the 2008 Europeans in Zagreb, Croatia. They parted ways just after the 2009 NRW Trophy.

### Partnership with Gierok

In spring 2010, Just teamed up with Katharina Gierok. Karel Fajfr served as the pair's coach. Gierok/Just won silver at the 2010 NRW Trophy and bronze at the 2010 Warsaw Cup. At 2011 German Nationals, they won the bronze medal and were selected to compete at the European Championships. They finished 11th in their debut at the event. Gierok and Just parted ways at the end of the 2011–12 season.
Just was a member of the club Essener Jugend-Eiskunstlauf Verein and a sport-soldier in the Bundeswehr.

## Programs
### With Gierok

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2011–12 | Ratatouille | The Holiday by Hans Zimmer |
| 2010–11 | Dark Angel by Edvin Marton | The Holiday by Hans Zimmer |

### With Vartmann

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2007–08 | Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd | Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams | |
| 2006–07 | Nyah (from Mission: Impossible II) by Hans Zimmer | The Promise by Klaus Badelt | |
| 2005–06 | Libertango by Astor Piazzolla performed by Bond | Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone | You're the One That I Want |

### Single skating

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2000–01 | Etape | The Mask of Zorro by James Horner |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### Pairs career with Gierok

International :
| Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
| European Champ. | 11th | |
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | |
| Golden Spin | | 2nd |
| NRW Trophy | 2nd | 5th |
| Warsaw Cup | 3rd | |
| National |||
| German Champ. | 3rd | |

### Pairs career with Vartmann

International :
| Event | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 |
| Worlds | | 18th | 18th | | | |
| Europeans | | | 7th | 7th | | |
| GP Cup of China | | | | WD | | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | 8th | | | |
| Cup of Nice | | | | 3rd | | 4th |
| Finlandia Trophy | | | | 3rd | | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | 6th | WD | | | |
| NRW Trophy | | | | | 2nd | 3rd |
| National |||||||
| German Champ. | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | |
| WD = Withdrew |||||||

### Singles career

International :
| Event | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 |
| Junior Worlds | | | | | | | 20th | |
| JGP Final | | | | | | 7th | | |
| JGP Croatia | | | | | | 1st | | |
| JGP Czech Rep. | | | | | | 4th | | |
| JGP Mexico | | | | | | | 9th | |
| Golden Bear | | | | | 2nd J | | | |
| National |||||||||
| German Champ. | 3rd N | 9th J | 16th J | 14th | 11th | 5th | 9th | 6th |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |||||||||