# Tim Dieck

Tim Dieck (born 7 April 1996) is a German competitive ice dancer that currently competes for Spain with Olivia Smart. Together, they are two-time Spanish national champions (2024–25), 2024 Skate America bronze medalist, 2024 CS Nepela Memorial bronze medalists, and 2024 Challenge Cup silver medalists.
With his former skating partner Katharina Müller, he is a two-time German national champion and has won many senior international medals, including two silver medals on the ISU Challenger Series and three gold medals at the German NRW Trophy. They have represented Germany at the European and World championships. In December 2022, it was announced that Dieck had teamed up with British-Spanish ice dancer Olivia Smart.

## Personal life

Tim Dieck was born on 7 April 1996 in Dortmund, Germany. His parents, Martina and Frieder, are involved in figure skating as a coach and judge, respectively, and his sister, Dominique, formerly competed in ice dancing. As of 2017, he is studying sports science at Ruhr University Bochum. He is a soldier-athlete in the Bundeswehr.

## Career
### Early career

Dieck started skating in 2000 and took up ice dancing in 2011. He skated with Dana Wehner in the 2011–12 season. They placed ninth at the 2012 German Junior Championships.
In 2012–13, Dieck began competing with Florence Clarke. They were fifth at the 2013 German Junior Championships. The following season, they debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing ninth in Riga, Latvia and fifteenth in Gdańsk, Poland. They were also assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, but were eliminated after placing twenty-seventh in the short dance. Clarke decided to retire at the end of the season.

### 2014–15 season: Debut of Müller/Dieck

Vitali Schulz arranged a tryout between Dieck and Katharina Müller. They teamed up in April 2014, coached by Schulz und James Young in Dortmund. Assigned to two Junior Grand Prix events, they placed eighth in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and seventh in Aichi, Japan. After winning the 2015 German junior national title, they were sent to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia; ranked thirteenth in the short dance, they qualified for the final segment and finished twelfth overall.

### 2015–16 season

Competing in the Challenger Series (CS), Müller/Dieck finished tenth in September at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy – their first senior international – and eighth the following month at the 2015 Mordovian Ornament. In November, they won bronze at the 2015 NRW Trophy before appearing at their third CS event, the 2015 Tallinn Trophy, where they placed fifth. They were awarded the silver medal at the German Championships in December, having finished second to Lorenz/Polizoakis, and took bronze at the Toruń Cup. Müller/Dieck were included in Germany's team to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, but were eliminated after placing twenty-third in the short dance.
In spring 2016, Müller/Dieck began training under Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan, in addition to Schulz and Young in Dortmund.

### 2016–17 season

Müller/Dieck competed at two Challenger events, placing twelfth at the 2016 CS U.S. Classic and ninth at the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They won gold at the NRW Trophy for the first time, and were the German national silver medalists for the second consecutive year.

### 2017–18 season

Competing three times on the Challenger series, Müller/Dieck were fifth at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup, sixth at the 2017 CS Ice Star, and eleventh at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. They won the silver medal at the German championships for the third consecutive year.

### 2018–19 season

Again competing on the Challenger series three times, Müller/Dieck were seventh at both the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and ninth at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy. They were invited to make their Grand Prix debut, placing seventh at the 2018 Skate America and tenth at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. NRW Trophy champions for the second time, they then won their fourth consecutive silver medal at the German championships.

### 2019–20 season

Müller/Dieck's three Challenger competitions for the year were the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, the 2019 CS Ice Star and the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed eighth, sixth and sixth, respectively. They did not return to the Grand Prix, but won the inaugural Denis Ten Memorial Challenge and the Open d'Andorra, followed by becoming German national champions for the first time.
Müller/Dieck attended the European Championships for the first time in four seasons, placing thirteenth. They were supposed to make their World Championship debut at the 2020 edition in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2020–21 season

Despite the continued limitations of the pandemic on international competition, Müller/Dieck won their first Challenger medal, a silver at the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy, as well as their third gold medal at the NRW Trophy. Repeating as German national champions, they went on to make their World Championship debut at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, where they came in eighteenth. This result qualified a berth for a German ice dance team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

### 2021–22 season: Olympics and End of Müller/Dieck

Müller/Dieck began the season at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, winning the silver medal. Dieck noted that it was "always special to win a medal in Germany," while Müller said, "we were not competing for an Olympic spot here, but it was important to us for our national qualification and to prove that we are ready and want to go to the Olympic Games." They came ninth at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy.
Initially assigned to the 2021 Cup of China on the Grand Prix, upon its cancellation Müller/Dieck were reassigned to the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia. They finished in eighth place. They were sixth at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria and second at the Open d'Andorra.
Despite losing the German national title to rivals Janse van Rensburg/Steffan, Müller/Dieck were named to the German Olympic team. They first competed at the 2022 European Championships, finishing in twelfth place.
Müller/Dieck began the 2022 Winter Olympics as the German entries in the rhythm dance segment of the Olympic team event, where they finished tenth among ten. In the dance event, they were twenty-first in the rhythm dance, missing the cut for the free dance.
The team encountered new difficulties following the Olympics, as Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and resultant tensions between Russia and Germany resulted in their being unable to return to their Moscow training location. Dieck and Müller separated after the season ended.

### 2023–24 season: Debut of Smart/Dieck

Following the end of his partnership with Müller, Dieck connected with Anglo-Spanish ice dancer Olivia Smart. The two explored representing either Germany or Spain, but the Spanish Ice Sports Federation offered superior financial support and they requested Dieck be released by the German Ice Skating Union. The release was granted in December 2022, and it was announced that they would begin training in April 2023 in Montreal under Smart's longtime coaches Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon and Romain Haguenauer.
Smart/Dieck made their international competitive debut at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International, coming fourth. They went on to finish fourth as well at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy. Making their Grand Prix debut as a team at the 2023 Skate America, Smart/Dieck placed sixth. They were then eighth at the 2023 Grand Prix de France.
Competing at their first Spanish Championships in December, Smart/Dieck won the gold medal over rivals Val/Kazimov. Despite this, it was initially announced by the Spanish federation that Val/Kazimov would represent the country at the 2024 European and World Championships. Following controversy around the criteria used to arrive at this result, on December 27 the Spanish federation announced that Smart/Dieck would instead be given the country's lone World Championship berth.
Smart/Dieck won the silver medal at the International Challenge Cup in February. At the World Championships, held in Montreal, the home of the team's training base, Smart/Dieck were fifteenth in the rhythm dance and qualified to the free dance. An error on their dance spin saw them finish twentieth among twenty teams in the free dance, dropping to nineteenth overall. Smart remarked that the mistake "fits within this season full of ups and downs, which we accept as a lesson we have to learn"

### 2024–2025 season

Smart/Dieck started the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They would go on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix series, winning bronze at 2024 Skate America. One week following that event, they would win another bronze medal at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial. Going on to compete at the 2024 Cup of China, Smart/Dieck would finish the event in fourth place.
In December, Smart/Dieck won their second consecutive national title at the 2025 Spanish Championships.

## Programs
### Ice dance with Olivia Smart (for Spain)

| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | Move Over by Janis Joplin Piece of My Heart by Jerry Ragovoy & Bert Berns performed by Big Brother and the Holding Company & Janis Joplin Touch Me by The Doors choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer | Resurrection Seduction (from Dune: Part Two) by Hans Zimmer House Atreides (from Dune) by Hans Zimmer A Time of Quiet Between the Storms Trailer 3 Music Dune Part Two (from Dune: Part Two) by Hans Zimmer The Feeling Begins (from The Last Temptation of Christ) by Peter Gabriel choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer | Also sprach Zarathustra/An American Trilogy by Richard Strauss performed by Elvis Presley Craw-Fever by Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds performed by Paravi Trouble (from Elvis) performed by Austin Butler Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer |
| 2023–2024 | Call Me Rapture by Blondie | Also sprach Zarathustra/An American Trilogy by Richard Strauss performed by Elvis Presley Craw-Fever by Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds performed by Paravi Trouble (from Elvis) performed by Austin Butler | The Race by Yello |

### With Müller

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2021–2022 | Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum Toxic by Britney Spears Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes | Run to You by Whitney Houston Queen of the Night performed by Alexandra Burke I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston |
| 2020–2021 | Quickstep: Steppin' Out With My Baby (from Easter Parade) by Irving Berlin Foxtrot: The Way You Look Tonight (from Swing Time) by Jerome Kern & Dorothy Fields Quickstep: Puttin' On the Ritz by Irving Berlin | Coco Chanel by Andrea Guerra Man's World |
| 2019–2020 | Quickstep: Express Foxtrot: Show Me How You Burlesque Quickstep: Tough Lover (from Burlesque) by Christina Aguilera | Coco Chanel by Andrea Guerra Man's World |
| 2018–2019 | Tango | The Way Through Cancer Blood and Guts Steppe by René Aubry Where is my Mind by Maxence Cyrin |
| 2017–2018 | Dibby Dibby Sound by Avera I'm Not the Only One by Sam Smith | The Bodyguard by Whitney Houston |
| 2016–2017 | Blues: New Year's Blues Swing: Jolie Coquine | Megecina Tabakiera Mahalageasca (Bucovina Dub) |
| 2015–2016 | March: MicMacs à tire-larigot Waltz: MicMacs à tire-larigot | Ave Maria by Thomas Spencer-Wortley |
| 2014–2015 | Samba: Chinqui Chinqui Boom Rhumba: You're My Everything Samba: Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora) | Burlesque: Express by Christina Aguilera Welcome to Burlesque by Cher Show Me How You Burlesque by Christina Aguilera |

### With Clarke

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2013–2014 | Slow Fox: I Will Wait For You Quickstep: Puttin' on the Ritz by Irving Berlin | Moonlight Sonata Still |

## 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
* C – Event was cancelled

### Ice dance with Olivia Smart (for Spain)

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| World Championships | 19th | TBD |
| European Championships | | 5th |
| Spanish Championships | 1st | 1st |
| GP Cup of China | | 4th |
| GP France | 8th | |
| GP Skate America | 6th | 3rd |
| CS Autumn Classic | 4th | |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 4th | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 6th |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | 3rd |
| Challenge Cup | 2nd | |

### With Müller for Germany

International :
| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| Olympics | | | | | | | | 21st |
| Worlds | | | | | | C | 18th | |
| Europeans | | 23rd | | | | 13th | | 12th |
| GP Cup of China | | | | | | | | C |
| GP Finland | | | | | 10th | | | |
| GP France | | | | | | | C | |
| GP Italy | | | | | | | | 8th |
| GP Skate America | | | | | 7th | | | |
| CS Budapest Trophy | | | | | | | 2nd | |
| CS Cup of Austria | | | | | | | | 6th |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | | | | | | | 9th |
| CS Golden Spin | | | | 11th | 7th | 6th | | |
| CS Ice Star | | | | 6th | | 6th | | |
| CS Mordovian | | 8th | | | | | | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 10th | 9th | | 7th | | | 2nd |
| CS Ondrej Nepela | | | | | 9th | 8th | | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | 5th | | | | | | |
| CS U.S. Classic | | | 12th | | | | | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | | 5th | | | C | |
| Bavarian Open | | 5th | | | | | | |
| Cup of Nice | | | 2nd | 9th | | | | |
| Denis Ten Memorial | | | | | | 1st | | |
| Egna Trophy | | | | | | 4th | WD | |
| Mezzaluna Cup | | | | | | 5th | | |
| NRW Trophy | | 3rd | 1st | | 1st | | 1st | |
| Open d'Andorra | | | 2nd | | | 1st | | 2nd |
| Universiade | | | 4th | | 7th | | | |
| Toruń Cup | | 3rd | | | | | | |
| Volvo Open | | | | 1st | 2nd | | | |
| International: Junior |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 12th | | | | | | | |
| JGP Japan | 7th | | | | | | | |
| JGP Slovenia | 8th | | | | | | | |
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | | | | | | | |
| Ice Star | 4th | | | | | | | |
| NRW Trophy | 1st | | | | | | | |
| Santa Claus Cup | 3rd | | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||
| German Champ. | 1st J | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
| National |||||||||
| Olympics | | | | | | | | 9th T |

### With Clarke for Germany

International :
| Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| World Junior Champ. | | 27th |
| JGP Latvia | | 9th |
| JGP Poland | | 15th |
| Bavarian Open | 13th J | 5th J |
| Ice Star | | 6th J |
| NRW Trophy | 14th J | 4th J |
| Volvo Open Cup | | 4th J |
| National |||
| German Champ. | 5th J | |

### With Wehner for Germany

International :
| Event | 2011–12 |
| NRW Trophy | 17th J |
| Santa Claus Cup | 14th J |
| National ||
| German Championships | 9th J |

## Detailed results
### Ice dance with Olivia Smart (for Spain)

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 198.98 | 2025 European Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 76.13 | 2025 European Championships |
| Short program | TES | 43.21 | 2025 European Championships |
| Short program | PCS | 33.83 | 2024 Cup of China |
| Free skating | TSS | 122.85 | 2025 European Championships |
| Free skating | TES | 69.79 | 2025 European Championships |
| Free skating | PCS | 53.20 | 2024 Cup of China |
2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| January 28 – February 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 7 76.13 | 5 122.85 | 5 198.98 |
| December 12–15, 2024 | 2025 Spanish Championships | 1 79.75 | 1 125.77 | 1 205.52 |
| November 22–24, 2024 | 2024 Cup of China | 5 75.96 | 3 120.56 | 4 196.52 |
| 24–26 October 2024 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial | 3 74.77 | 3 116.69 | 3 191.46 |
| 18–20 October 2024 | 2024 Skate America | 5 70.99 | 3 118.45 | 3 189.44 |
| 19–21 September 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 5 72.43 | 9 97.62 | 6 170.05 |
| 2023–24 season |||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| March 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 15 71.81 | 20 101.72 | 19 173.53 |
| February 22–25, 2024 | 2024 Challenge Cup | 2 72.44 | 2 108.20 | 2 180.64 |
| December 15–17, 2023 | 2023 Spanish Championships | 1 73.04 | 1 111.94 | 1 184.98 |
| November 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | 6 69.91 | 9 96.67 | 8 166.58 |
| October 20–22, 2023 | 2023 Skate America | 6 71.96 | 6 108.71 | 6 180.67 |
| October 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 3 72.56 | 6 105.91 | 4 178.47 |
| September 14–17, 2023 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | 3 72.27 | 5 96.81 | 4 169.11 |