# Stefanie Pesendorfer

Stefanie Pesendorfer (born 31 August 2003) is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 2019 Tirnavia Ice Cup champion, the 2019 Prague Ice Cup champion, and the 2022 Austrian champion. She finished twelfth at the 2018 World Junior Championships and competed at the 2022 World Championships.

## Personal life

Pesendorfer was born on 31 August 2003 in Wels, Austria. She went to high school at Handelsschule für Leistungssport in Linz.

## Career
### Early years

Pesendorfer began learning to skate in 2007, at age four. After impressing in a kindergarten course, she joined Union Eissportklub in Linz. She competed in the advanced novice ranks from October 2015 through April 2017.

### 2017–2018 season

Coached by Denise Jaschek and Markus Haider in Linz, Pesendorfer made her international junior debut at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria in August 2017. She finished sixteenth at JGP Austria and twelfth at her second JGP assignment, in Zagreb, Croatia.
In December, she won the junior ladies title at the 2018 Austrian Championships and was assigned to the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Competing in March at Junior Worlds, Pesendorfer qualified for the free skate after placing thirteenth in the short program. She finished twelfth overall.

### 2018–2019 season

Pesendorfer sat out the 2018–19 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, competing only at the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb and 2018 Skate Celje in the fall. At Skate Celje, she won the junior bronze medal.
At the 2019 Austrian Championships, Pesendorfer won the junior silver medal behind Olga Mikutina. She was assigned to the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, where she placed seventh.

### 2019–2020 season

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix, Pesendorfer placed eleventh at JGP France and seventeenth at JGP Russia. Making her debut in international senior competition, she competed at three events on the Challenger series, placing ninth at Nebelhorn Trophy, eleventh at the Nepela Memorial, and fifteenth at the Golden Spin of Zagreb.
Placing second at junior nationals for the second consecutive season and then winning bronze in her senior national debut, Pesendorfer finished the season with a fifteenth-placed finish at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

### 2020–2021 season

Debuting at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, an event attended only by European skaters due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, Pesendorfer placed twelfth.

### 2021–2022 season

Pesendorfer placed sixteenth at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy. She went on to win the bronze medal at two minor internationals and finish fifteenth at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria before winning the Austrian national title. She was nevertheless not named to the Austrian Olympic team, but made her World Championship debut, finishing thirty-second.

### 2022–2023 season

Beginning the season on the Challenger circuit, Pesendorfer finished in eighth place at both the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial, before coming tenth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge. She won medals at a number of other minor internationals, and took the bronze medal at the Austrian championships.

### 2023–2024 season

Competing at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Pesendorfer came in twelfth place. Going on to compete at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy, Pesendorfer placed fourteenth in the short program but withdrew prior to the free skate. She subsequently competed at the 2023 NRW Trophy where she would place fourth.
At the 2024 Austrian Championships, Pesendorfer won the silver medal behind Olga Mikutina. She then closed the season by finishing fifth at the 2024 Dragon Trophy.

### 2024–25 season

In August 2024, it was announced that Pesendorfer had left her longtime coaches, Denise Jaschek and Markus Haider, and moved to Oberstdorf, Germany, to train with Niko Ulanovsky and Ria Schiffner.
Beginning the season at the 2024 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in mid-October, Pesendorfer finished fourteenth. She followed this by placing seventh at the 2024 Santa Claus Cup.
In December, Pesendorfer competed at the 2025 Austrian Championships, where she finished fourth. She was selected to compete at the 2025 European Championships. In January, she won the bronze medal at the Bavarian Open before going on to compete at the European Championships the next week. She placed 23rd overall.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2024–25 | Caruso performed by Jackie Evancho choreo. by Joti Polizoakis, Vitali Schulz, Ria Schiffner | Mountains (from Interstellar) by Hans Zimmer Solas x Interstella by Gabriel Albuqerqüe Outro by M83 choreo. by Joti Polizoakis, Vitali Schulz, Ria Schiffner |
| 2023–24 | The One That You Love by LP choreo. by Kelly Johnson | Game of Survival by Ruelle Quick Musical Doodles by Two Feet choreo. by Kelly Johnson |
| 2022–23 | The One That You Love by LP choreo. by Kelly Johnson | Game of Survival by Ruelle Quick Musical Doodles by Two Feet choreo. by Kelly Johnson |
| 2020–22 | River Wild Horses by Bishop Briggs choreo. by Tatjana Schröck | Anything Goes written by Cole Porter performed by Riverdale cast Back to Black written by Amy Winehouse & Mark Ronson performed by Beyoncé Got My Number by Serena Ryder choreo. by Romain Gazave |
| 2019–20 | Radar Love by Golden Earring choreo by Kelly Johnson | Anything Goes written by Cole Porter performed by Riverdale cast Back to Black written by Amy Winehouse & Mark Ronson performed by Beyoncé Got My Number by Serena Ryder choreo. by Romain Gazave |
| 2018–19 | Radar Love by Golden Earring choreo by Kelly Johnson | The Last of Her Kind The Vampire Masquerade by Peter Gundry |
| 2017–18 | Pa' Bailar by Bajofondo | The Last of Her Kind The Vampire Masquerade by Peter Gundry |

## Competitive highlights

* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
* WD – Withdrew from competition
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| World Championships | | | 32nd | | | |
| European Championships | | | | | | 23rd |
| Austrian Championships | 3rd | | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4th |
| CS Budapest Trophy | | | | | WD | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 15th | | | | | 9th |
| CS Ice Challenge | | | 15th | 10th | | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | | 16th | | | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 9th | 12th | | 8th | 12th | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | 11th | | | 8th | | |
| CS Trophée Métropole Nice | | | | | | 14th |
| Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy | | | | 1st | | |
| Bavarian Open | | | 4th | | | 3rd |
| Challenge Cup | | | 9th | | | |
| Dragon Trophy | | | | 3rd | 5th | |
| NRW Trophy | | | | 2nd | 4th | |
| Prague Ice Cup | 1st | | | | | |
| Santa Claus Cup | | | | | | 7th |
| Skate Celje | | | 3rd | | | |
| Sofia Trophy | | | 1st | | | |
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | 1st | | 3rd | 1st | | |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
| World Junior Championships | 12th | | 15th |
| Austrian Championships | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| JGP Austria | 16th | | |
| JGP Croatia | 12th | | |
| JGP France | | | 11th |
| JGP Russia | | | 17th |
| Bavarian Open | | 4th | |
| Challenge Cup | 3rd | | |
| Dragon Trophy | 2nd | | |
| European Youth Olympic Festival | | 7th | |
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 4th | 12th | 2nd |
| Leu Scheu Memorial | 2nd | | |
| Skate Celje | 3rd | 3rd | 1st |
| Triglav Trophy | | 1st | |

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 154.31 | 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 53.92 | 2022 CS Ice Challenge |
| Short program | TES | 31.32 | 2020 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | PCS | 24.94 | 2022 CS Ice Challenge |
| Free skating | TSS | 101.53 | 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Free skating | TES | 54.58 | 2019 JGP France |
| Free skating | PCS | 51.26 | 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 153.70 | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 54.16 | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | TES | 32.75 | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | PCS | 21.41 | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Free skating | TSS | 99.54 | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Free skating | TES | 54.24 | 2018 World Junior Championships |
| Free skating | PCS | 45.30 | 2018 World Junior Championships |

### Senior level

Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 16–20, 2024 | 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 11 | 49.96 | 14 | 89.44 | 14 | 139.40 |
| Nov 27 – Dec 2, 2024 | 2024 Santa Claus Cup | 4 | 53.06 | 10 | 87.32 | 7 | 140.38 |
| Dec 5–7, 2024 | 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 7 | 56.53 | 13 | 96.67 | 9 | 153.20 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 21 | 48.95 | 23 | 79.07 | 23 | 128.02 |
2023–2024 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 7–9, 2024 | 2024 Dragon Trophy | 4 55.74 | 5 95.57 | 5 1151.31 |
| December 13-17, 2023 | 2024 Austrian Championships | 1 58.62 | 2 114.31 | 2 166.69 |
| November 16-19, 2023 | 2023 NRW Trophy | 4 46.70 | 5 83.15 | 4 129.85 |
| September 20–23, 2023 | 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 10 51.43 | 13 81.31 | 12 132.74 |
| 2022–2023 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 9–13, 2022 | 2022 CS Ice Challenge | 8 53.92 | 11 100.08 | 10 154.00 |
| October 28–30, 2022 | 2022 Tirnavia Ice Cup | 4 51.48 | 1 106.44 | 1 157.92 |
| September 29 – October 1, 2022 | 2022 CS Nepela Memorial | 6 49.28 | 10 84.47 | 8 133.75 |
| September 21–24, 2022 | 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 9 52.78 | 7 101.53 | 8 154.31 |
| 2021–2022 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 21–27, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | 32 47.23 | - | 32 47.23 |
| February 24–27, 2022 | 2022 Challenge Cup | 12 50.28 | 8 93.41 | 9 143.69 |
| February 2–6, 2022 | 2022 Sofia Trophy | 1 60.35 | 1 112.86 | 1 173.21 |
| January 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Bavarian Open | 6 52.46 | 3 110.41 | 4 162.87 |
| November 18–21, 2021 | 2021 Skate Celje | 2 60.15 | 4 92.62 | 3 152.77 |
| November 11–14, 2021 | 2021 CS Cup of Austria | 22 45.78 | 10 99.46 | 15 145.24 |
| October 28–31, 2021 | 2021 Tirnavia Ice Cup | 3 49.00 | 3 95.62 | 3 144.62 |
| September 10–12, 2021 | 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 22 46.85 | 13 94.12 | 16 140.97 |
| 2020–2021 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 23–26 September 2020 | 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 20 35.90 | 6 96.01 | 12 131.91 |
| 2019–2020 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 12–14 December 2019 | 2020 Austrian Championships | 3 56.43 | 3 91.66 | 3 148.09 |
| 4–7 December 2019 | 2019 Golden Spin | 12 49.64 | 16 89.42 | 15 139.06 |
| 8–10 November 2019 | 2019 Prague Ice Cup | 3 51.09 | 1 109.26 | 1 160.35 |
| 31 October – 3 November 2019 | 2019 Tirnavia Ice Cup | 1 55.22 | 1 104.66 | 1 159.88 |
| 25–28 September 2019 | 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy | 12 47.75 | 8 98.91 | 9 146.66 |
| 19–21 September 2019 | 2019 Nepela Memorial | 12 47.32 | 11 88.69 | 11 136.01 |

### Junior level

2019–2020 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 2-8 March | 2020 World Junior Championships | 16 53.67 | 15 96.87 | 15 150.54 |
| 12-14 December 2019 | 2020 Austrian Junior Championships | 2 50.06 | 1 98.06 | 2 148.12 |
| 22-24 November 2019 | 2019 Skate Celje | 3 45.50 | 1 92.88 | 1 138.38 |
| 24-27 October 2019 | 2019 Golden Bear | 4 52.25 | 1 96.07 | 2 148.32 |
| 11-14 September 2019 | 2019 JGP Russia | 14 48.72 | 18 86.22 | 17 134.94 |
| 21-24 August 2019 | 2019 JGP France | 13 50.30 | 9 98.70 | 11 149.00 |
| 2018–2019 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 10-14 April 2019 | 2019 Triglav Trophy | 2 46.39 | 1 93.74 | 1 140.13 |
| 13-14 February 2019 | 2019 EYOF | 8 49.35 | 6 97.66 | 7 147.01 |
| 5-10 February 2019 | 2019 Bavarian Open | 4 51.31 | 4 95.70 | 4 147.01 |
| 13-16 December 2018 | 2019 Austrian Junior Championships | 2 51.08 | 2 97.35 | 2 148.43 |
| 22-25 November 2018 | 2018 Skate Celje | 4 41.71 | 3 81.72 | 3 123.43 |
| 25-28 October 2018 | 2018 Golden Bear | 15 42.06 | 10 84.17 | 12 126.23 |
| 2017–2018 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 5-11 March 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | 13 54.16 | 12 99.54 | 12 153.70 |
| 22-25 February 2018 | 2018 Challenge Cup | 3 54.49 | 3 104.63 | 3 159.12 |
| 8-11 February 2018 | 2018 Dragon Trophy | 8 42.45 | 2 90.39 | 2 132.84 |
| 13-16 December 2017 | 2018 Austrian Junior Championships | 2 50.45 | 1 95.11 | 1 145.56 |
| 22-26 November 2017 | 2017 Skate Celje | 9 38.97 | 2 74.85 | 3 113.82 |
| 8-12 November 2017 | 2017 Leo Scheu (Ice Challenge) | 6 43.39 | 2 89.32 | 2 132.71 |
| 26-29 October 2017 | 2017 Golden Bear | 2 50.60 | 7 85.31 | 4 135.91 |
| 27-30 September 2017 | 2017 JGP Croatia | 12 45.65 | 12 84.94 | 12 130.59 |
| 30 August - 2 September 2017 | 2017 JGP Austria | 16 42.69 | 17 75.23 | 16 117.92 |