# Luis Schuster

Luis Schuster (born 10 May 2001) is a German pair skater. With his skating partner, Letizia Roscher, he is the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy bronze medalist.
On the junior level, Roscher/Schuster are three-time German junior national champions and placed fifth at the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

## Personal life

Schuster was born on 10 May 2001 in Sebnitz.

## Career
### Early career

Schuster began figure skating in 2009. He teamed up with Letizia Roscher to compete in pairs prior to the 2017–18 figure skating season and coached by Monika Scheibe.
Together, they won gold on the novice level at the 2018 German Novice Championships, the 2018 Bavarian Open, and the 2018 Cup of Tyrol.

### 2018–19 season

Debuting on the junior level, Roscher/Schuster won the silver medal at the 2018 Prague Ice Cup. They then won the silver medal at the 2019 German Junior Championships.
At the 2019 Bavarian Open, Roscher/Schuster placed seventh. They were ultimately selected to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, where they finished seventeenth.

### 2019–20 season

Debuting on the Junior Grand Prix series, Roscher/Schuster finished fourteenth at the 2019 JGP Poland and thirteenth at 2019 JGP Croatia.
At the 2020 German Junior Championships, Roscher/Schuster won the gold medal.
Selected to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, Roscher/Schuster finished eighth. They then went on to win the silver medal at the 2020 Icelab International Cup and place fifth at the 2020 Bavarian Open.

### 2020–21 season

Roscher/Schuster competed at the 2021 German Junior Championships, winning their second consecutive junior national title.

### 2021–22 season

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, Roscher/Schuster placed ninth at the 2021 JGP Austria. They then made their senior international debut by finishing fourteenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup, before going on to win their third junior national title at the 2022 German Junior Championships.
Selected to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Roscher/Schuster finished nineteenth. They ended their season at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, finishing fifth.
Following the season, Roscher and Schuster switched coaches from Monika Scheibe to Robin Szolkowy and Ingo Steuer.

### 2022–23 season

Roscher and Schuster began the season at the 2022 Finlandia Trophy, finishing fourth. Debuting on the Grand Prix series, Roscher and Schuster finished seventh at 2022 Skate America and won the bronze medal at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. They went on to compete at the 2022 Warsaw Cup, winning the bronze medal.
Making their debut on the senior level at the 2023 German Championships, Roscher and Schuster won the silver medal.

### 2023–24 season

After dealing with injury difficulties that impacted their training, Roscher and Schuster started the season with an eleventh-place at the 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy. They were tenth as well at the 2023 Finlandia Trophy. Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate Canada International, Roscher and Schuster placed eighth. The pair did not compete for the remainder of the season.

### 2024–25 season

Roscher and Schuster began the season by finishing eighth at the 2024 Nebelhorn Trophy and fourth at the 2024 Diamond Spin.

## Programs
### Pair skating with Letizia Roscher

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2024–25 | Shadows Run Boy Run by Woodkid choreo. by Stephanie Schneider, Ingo Steuer | Light of the Seven (from Game of Thrones) by Ramin Djawadi Dawn of Faith by Eternal Eclipse Khaleesi (from Game of Thrones) by Ramin Djawadi choreo. by Aljona Savchenko, Ingo Steuer | |
| 2023–24 | In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins performed by Joseph William Morgan choreo. by Joti Polizoakis | Light of the Seven (from Game of Thrones) by Ramin Djawadi Dawn of Faith by Eternal Eclipse Khaleesi (from Game of Thrones) by Ramin Djawadi choreo. by Aljona Savchenko, Ingo Steuer | |
| 2022–23 | In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins performed by Joseph William Morgan choreo. by Joti Polizoakis | Experience by Ludovico Einaudi Every Ending is a Chance by Claire Wyndham, Adrianne Gonzalez choreo. by Stephanie Schneider, Susan Fichtelmann | Where Is My Mind? by Pixies performed by Maxence Cyrin |
| 2021–22 | Joke's on You (from Birds of Prey) by Charlotte Lawrence choreo. by Stephanie Schneider, Susan Fichtelmann | Experience by Ludovico Einaudi Every Ending is a Chance by Claire Wyndham, Adrianne Gonzalez choreo. by Stephanie Schneider, Susan Fichtelmann | |
| 2020–21 | Joke's on You (from Birds of Prey) by Charlotte Lawrence choreo. by Stephanie Schneider, Susan Fichtelmann | West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim choreo. by Susan Fichtelmann | |
| 2019–20 | The Home of Dark Butterflies by Panu Aaltio choreo. by Stephanie Schneider | West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim choreo. by Susan Fichtelmann | |
| 2018–19 | The Home of Dark Butterflies by Panu Aaltio choreo. by Stephanie Schneider | Ice Age by John Powell choreo. by Stephanie Schneider | |

## Competitive highlights

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
* WD – Withdrew from competition

### Pair skating with Letizia Roscher

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| European Championships | 19th | | | 12th |
| German Championships | | 2nd | | 2nd |
| GP Skate America | | 7th | | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | 8th | |
| GP Wilson Trophy | | 3rd | | |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | 4th | 10th | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | | | 4th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | | 11th | 8th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 14th | 3rd | | 6th |
| Diamond Spin | | | | 4th |
| Road to 26 Trophy | | | | 5th |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
| Winter Youth Olympics | | 7th | | |
| World Junior Championships | 17th | | | 5th |
| German Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| JGP Austria | | | | 9th |
| JGP Croatia | | 13th | | |
| JGP Poland | | 14th | | |
| Bavarian Open | 7th | 5th | | |
| IceLab Cup | | 2nd | | |
| NRW Trophy | | | | WD |
| Prague Ice Cup | 2nd | | | |

## Detailed results
### Pair skating with Letizia Roscher

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 170.65 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | TSS | 63.11 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | TES | 35.12 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | PCS | 27.99 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free skating | TSS | 107.54 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free skating | TES | 54.65 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy |
| Free skating | PCS | 55.80 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |

#### Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Nov 17–20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 15 | 54.78 | 13 | 95.95 | 14 | 150.73 |
| Jan 25–27, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 19 | 48.77 | — | — | 19 | 48.77 |
Results in the 2022–23 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 4–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 5 | 59.21 | 3 | 106.37 | 4 | 165.58 |
| Oct 21–23, 2022 | 2022 Skate America | 3 | 54.87 | 8 | 81.01 | 7 | 135.88 |
| Nov 11–13, 2022 | 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy | 3 | 60.24 | 3 | 107.13 | 3 | 167.37 |
| Nov 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 3 | 63.11 | 3 | 107.54 | 3 | 170.65 |
| Jan 5–7, 2023 | 2023 German Championships | 2 | 56.44 | 2 | 109.07 | 2 | 165.51 |
Results in the 2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 20–23, 2023 | 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 11 | 46.96 | 11 | 91.44 | 11 | 138.40 |
| Oct 4–8, 2024 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 10 | 46.49 | 10 | 79.59 | 10 | 126.08 |
| Oct 27–29, 2023 | 2023 Skate Canada International | 8 | 52.07 | 8 | 85.47 | 8 | 137.54 |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 18–21, 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8 | 52.34 | 8 | 98.95 | 8 | 151.29 |
| Oct 17–20, 2024 | 2024 Diamond Spin | 4 | 52.59 | 3 | 98.02 | 4 | 150.61 |
| Nov 20–24, 2024 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup | 7 | 53.77 | 6 | 99.24 | 6 | 153.01 |
| Dec 16–21, 2024 | 2025 German Championships | 2 | 59.56 | 2 | 106.17 | 2 | 165.73 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 12 | 55.18 | 13 | 102.97 | 12 | 158.15 |
| Feb 18–20, 2025 | Road to 26 Trophy | 4 | 54.16 | 6 | 98.95 | 5 | 153.11 |

#### Junior level

Results in the 2018–19 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Nov 9–11, 2018 | 2018 Prague Ice Cup | 2 | 38.40 | 2 | 70.83 | 2 | 109.23 |
| Dec 21–23, 2018 | 2019 German Championships (Junior) | 2 | 44.79 | 2 | 75.42 | 2 | 120.21 |
| Feb 5–10, 2019 | 2019 Bavarian Open | 9 | 41.06 | 6 | 77.05 | 7 | 118.11 |
| Mar 4–10, 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | 17 | 39.55 | — | — | 17 | 39.55 |
Results in the 2019–20 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 18–21, 2019 | 2019 JGP Poland | 13 | 38.84 | 14 | 64.58 | 14 | 103.42 |
| Sep 25–28, 2019 | 2019 JGP Croatia | 12 | 41.08 | 13 | 75.48 | 13 | 116.56 |
| Nov 1–3, 2019 | 2019 IceLab International Cup | 2 | 42.11 | 1 | 77.47 | 2 | 119.58 |
| Jan 1–3, 2020 | 2020 German Championships (Junior) | 1 | 48.88 | 1 | 87.89 | 1 | 136.77 |
| Jan 10–15, 2020 | 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | 8 | 42.80 | 8 | 80.25 | 7 | 123.05 |
| Feb 3–9, 2020 | 2020 Bavarian Open | 5 | 41.77 | 6 | 72.35 | 5 | 114.12 |
Results in the 2020–21 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Dec 18–19, 2020 | 2021 German Championships (Junior) | 1 | 42.32 | 1 | 84.66 | 1 | 126.98 |
Results in the 2021–22 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 6–9, 2021 | 2021 JGP Austria | 9 | 43.82 | 10 | 81.05 | 9 | 124.87 |
| Nov 4–7, 2021 | 2021 NRW Trophy | 1 | 54.63 | — | — | – | WD |
| Dec 9–11, 2021 | 2022 German Championships (Junior) | 1 | 47.10 | 1 | 91.82 | 1 | 138.92 |
| Apr 13–17, 2022 | 2022 World Junior Championships | 5 | 54.01 | 4 | 92.42 | 5 | 146.43 |