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Paul Fentz
Fentz in 2022
Born (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 32)
Berlin, Germany
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Germany
DisciplineMen's singles
Began skating1996
RetiredJanuary 3, 2023[1]
Highest WS33rd (2016–17)
German Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Frankfurt Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Stuttgart Singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Oberstdorf Singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Neuss Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Oberstdorf Singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stuttgart Singles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Essen Singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Berlin Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Hamburg Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin Singles

Paul Fentz (born 8 September 1992) is a retired German figure skater. He has won four senior international medals and is a four-time German national champion (2018–20, 2022). He has competed in the final segment at eight ISU Championships.

Career

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Fentz began appearing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2008–09 season. His senior international debut came at the 2011 Triglav Trophy.

In the 2011–12 season, he won the silver medal at the 2012 German Championships and was included in Germany's team to the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England. After advancing past the preliminary round, he placed 23rd in the short program, 15th in the free skate, and 17th overall.

Fentz won his first senior international medal in February 2013, obtaining bronze at the Bavarian Open and then silver at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial.

Ranked 16th in the short and 17th in the free, Fentz finished 16th at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. He placed 12th in the short, 8th in the free, and 10th overall at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In March, he finished 20th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Due to his result, Germany qualified for a spot in the men's event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Fentz was unable to qualify for the men's event at the 2022 Winter Olympics four years later, but he participated as the German entry in the men's short program of the Olympic team event, where he finished ninth of nine skaters.[2]

Programs

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Fentz in 2012
Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
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2020–2021
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2019–2020
[5]
  • Blue Skies
    by Sam Harris
2018–2019
[6]
  • Blue Skies
    by Sam Harris
2017–2018
[7]
2016–2017
[9]
  • Wonderwall
    by Paul Anka
2015–2016
[10]
  • Barcelona 1999
  • Another Brick in the Wall
    by Pink Floyd
2014–2015
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  • Barcelona 1999
2011–2012
[12]
  • Justice
    by Genesis
2010–2011
[13]
2009–2010
[14]
  • Love of Japan
  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico
    performed by Edvin Marton

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at junior level [15]
Season 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Winter Olympics 22nd
Winter Olympics
(Team event) 		7th 9th
World Championships 20th 15th 28th C 26th
European Championships 17th 16th 10th 16th 15th 8th 16th
German Championships 8th 5th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
GP Italy WD
GP Rostelecom Cup 6th
GP Skate Canada 10th 11th
CS Finlandia Trophy 8th 7th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 9th 8th 14th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 16th 12th 8th 6th 13th
CS Tallinn Trophy 10th
CS Warsaw Cup 4th 4th 4th 7th 7th 12th 12th
Bavarian Open 3rd 4th
Challenge Cup 9th 8th
Coupe du Printemps 4th
Cup of Nice 10th 14th 9th
Cup of Tyrol 5th
Golden Bear of Zagreb 2nd
Hellmut Seibt Memorial 2nd
Mentor Toruń Cup 4th 3rd
NRW Trophy 7th 8th 6th 4th 2nd 2nd
Triglav Trophy 7th
Volvo Open Cup WD
Competition placements at junior level [15]
Season 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
German Championships 6th 1st
JGP Belarus 11th
JGP Germany 18th
JGP Great Britain 19th
JGP Hungary 12th
JGP Romania 7th
Challenge Cup 6th
Merano Cup 1st
NRW Trophy 15th 1st

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [16]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 230.01 2020 European Championships
Short program TSS 81.86 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
TES 45.61 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
PCS 36.80 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skating TSS 149.60 2020 European Championships
TES 71.96 2020 European Championships
PCS 77.64 2020 European Championships
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System [16]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 230.92 2018 World Championships
Short program TSS 82.49 2018 World Championships
TES 45.66 2018 World Championships
PCS 37.02 2018 Winter Olympics
Free skating TSS 153.17 2017 European Championships
TES 82.53 2017 European Championships
PCS 75.00 2018 World Championships

References

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  1. ^ Lechner, Pamela (January 3, 2023). "Zehn Jahre nationale Spitze: Paul Fentz beendet Eiskunstlauf-Karriere" [Ten years national elite: Paul Fentz ends figure skating career]. Deutsche Eislauf-Union (in German).
  2. ^ Slater, Paula (February 4, 2022). "Team USA leads Olympic Figure Skating Team Event". Golden Skate.
  3. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Bartleet, Larry (10 February 2018). "German figure skater uses jazz cover of 'Wonderwall' at Winter Olympics". NME. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  9. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ a b "GER–Paul Fentz". SkatingScores.com.
  16. ^ a b "Personal Bests Paul Fentz (GER)". International Skating Union.
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