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Luc Maierhofer
Maierhofer at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Born (2002-05-24) 24 May 2002 (age 22)
Vienna, Austria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryAustria
PartnerGiorgia Ghedini
CoachLorenzo Magri
Eva Martinek
Skating clubEissport Klub Engelmann
Began skating2008

Luc Maierhofer (born 24 May 2002) is an Austrian figure skater. He is the 2019 Golden Bear of Zagreb silver medalist and the 2022 Austrian national champion.

On the junior level, he is the 2016 Dragon Trophy champion, the 2016 Skate Helena silver medalist, and a two-time Austrian junior national champion (2016, 2019).

Personal life

Maierhofer was born 24 May 2002 in Vienna, Austria. His brother, Johannes Maierhofer, and half-sister Belinda Schönberger have also competed in figure skating.[1]

Career

Early career

Maierhofer began learning to skate in 2008.[1] Early in his career, he was coached by Sergei Gromov.[2] He competed in the advanced novice ranks from autumn 2012 through March 2015.[3]

Coached by Julia Lavrenchuk in Vienna, Maierhofer made his junior international debut in August 2015 at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia.[2] In March 2016, he competed at his first ISU Championship – the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. He was ranked 30th in the short program but did not advance to the final segment. Following that season, Maierhofer relocated to Egna, Italy, to be coached by Lorenzo Magri.[4]

2017–2018 season

Maierhofer's senior international debut came in September at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. He finished 26th at the competition, which served as the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Ranked 41st, he was eliminated after the short program at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018–2019 season

Maierhofer began his season on the JGP series, placing within the top ten at both of his assignments. At the Austrian Championships in December, he won the junior men's title and finished second to Maurizio Zandron in the senior category. He was assigned to the 2019 European Championships because Zandron was not yet eligible to represent Austria in ISU events.[5] Maierhofer qualified to the final segment at the European Championships, which took place in January in Minsk, Belarus. He placed 21st in the short program, 19th in the free skate, and 20th overall.

In March, Maierhofer advanced to the free skate at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. He finished 18th after placing 14th in the short and 21st in the free. Later that month, he competed at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Ranked 26th in the short, he did not reach the free skate.

2021–2022 season

Maierhofer began the Olympic season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, where he placed sixteenth.[6] He withdrew from the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, but went on to place eighteenth at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy and eleventh at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria.[7]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[8]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[9]
  • Tango
    choreo. by Benoît Richaud
2016–2017
[4]
  • The Marriage of Figaro
    by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2015–2016
[2]
  • Larrons en foire
    by Raphaël Beau
  • Diabolique
    by Raphaël Beau
  • John Grey
    by Matvey Blanter
    choreo. by Alexei Vasilievski

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs With Ghedini

International: Junior
Event 22–23
Challenge Cup 2nd
National
Austrian Champ. 1st J
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Men's Singles

International[7]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
Worlds 26th
Europeans 20th
CS Cup of Austria 11th 12th
CS Cup of Tyrol C
CS Alpen Trophy 5th
CS Finlandia 18th
CS Golden Spin 16th WD
CS Ice Star 6th
CS Lombardia 16th
CS Nebelhorn 26th WD
CS Warsaw Cup 10th
Bavarian Open 9th 2nd
Challenge Cup 11th 11th 8th 13th
Cup of Nice WD
Dragon Trophy 1st
Egna Trophy 7th
Golden Bear 5th 5th 2nd
Merano Cup 2nd
Open d'Andorra 1st 2nd
Tallink Hotels Cup 11th
Toruń Cup 6th
Volvo Open Cup 4th
Warsaw Cup 7th
University Games 20th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds 30th 41st 18th 25th
JGP Austria 11th 14th 9th
JGP Croatia 13th
JGP Germany 21st
JGP Italy 17th 8th
JGP Slovakia 16th 10th
JGP Slovenia 19th
Dragon Trophy 1st
Hellmut Seibt 5th
Golden Bear 4th
Skate Helena 2nd
National[7]
Austrian Champ. WD 2nd WD 2nd 1st 2nd
Austrian Jr. Champ. 1st 1st
WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ a b c "Luc MAIERHOFER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Luc MAIERHOFER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Luc MAIERHOFER". rinkresults.com.
  4. ^ a b "Luc MAIERHOFER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Trauerfall stoppt Ziegler/Kiefer bei EM" (in German). ORF. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
  7. ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Luc MAIERHOFER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Luc MAIERHOFER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Luc MAIERHOFER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
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