Christian Nüchtern

Christian Nüchtern
Koch/Nüchtern in 2012
Personal information
Country represented	Germany
Born	28 January 1992 Siegen, Germany
Home town	Siegen, Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Partner	Shari Koch
Former partner	Theresa Schmidt, Annika Vogel, Diane Ludwig
Coach	Oleg Ryzhkin
Former coach	Dmitri Sildoja
Choreographer	Maria Tumanovskaia
Former choreographer	Rostislav Sinicyn
Skating club	EG Siegerland
Training locations	Dortmund Oberstdorf
Began skating	1994
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	136.21 2012 JGP Turkey
Short dance	56.73 2012 JGP Turkey
Free dance	79.48 2012 JGP Turkey

Christian Nüchtern (born 28 January 1992) is a German competitive ice dancer. With partner Shari Koch, he placed in the top ten at the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championships and won the German junior national title three times (2011–13). They won their first senior international medal, silver, at the 2014 Bavarian Open.

Koch/Nüchtern did not compete in the 2014–15 season. They returned to international competition in February 2016 at the Bavarian Open.

Programs

(with Koch)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2013–2014 [1]	You Give A Little Love by Paul Williams	Batman Forever by Elliot Goldenthal
2012–2013 [2]	Feeling Good by Michael Bublé Pachuco (from The Mask)	Adagio in G minor by Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni performed by The Canadian Tenors Romeo + Juliet
2011–2012 [3]	Bla Bla Cha Cha by Petty Booka Tic, Tic Tac performed by Chilli, feat. Carrapicho	Big Spender (from Sweet Charity) by Cy Coleman Fever by Peggy Lee Can't Touch It (from Sex and the City 2) by Ricki-Lee Coulter
	Original dance
2009–2010 [4]	Irish folk: The Blood of Cu Chulainn Riverdance by Bill Whelan	Samba: Mujer Latina by Thalia Rhumba: Historia De Un Amor by Perez Prado Cha Cha: Banca Banca by E-type

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Koch

International[5]
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	15–16	16–17
CS Ondrej Nepela								13th
Bavarian Open						2nd	9th
Finlandia Trophy						7th
Nebelhorn Trophy						12th
NRW Trophy						6th
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds				9th	8th
JGP Austria				4th	4th
JGP Germany		19th
JGP Italy				4th
JGP Turkey					2nd
Baltic Cup	5th J.
Ice Challenge		7th J.
NRW Trophy	10th J.		6th J.	2nd J.	1st J.
Pavel Roman			7th J.	3rd J.
Tirnavia Ice Cup			3rd J.
National[5]
German Champ.	3rd J.	3rd J.	1st J.	1st J.	1st J.	WD
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

1. "Shari KOCH / Christian NÜCHTERN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
2. "Shari KOCH / Christian NÜCHTERN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
3. "Shari KOCH / Christian NÜCHTERN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
4. "Shari KOCH / Christian NÜCHTERN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009.
5. "Competition Results: Shari KOCH / Christian NÜCHTERN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.

External links

Media related to Christian Nüchtern at Wikimedia Commons

• Shari Koch / Christian Nüchtern at the International Skating Union