Ruben Blommaert

Ruben Blommaert
Prölß/Blommaert at the 2013 German Championships
Personal information
Country represented	Germany
Former country(ies) represented	Belgium
Born	(1992-03-05) 5 March 1992 Bruges, Belgium
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner	Mari Vartmann
Former partner	Annabelle Prölß
Coach	Maylin Wende, Daniel Wende
Former coach	Karel Fajfr, Vera Vandecaveye, Silvie De Rijcke
Choreographer	Mark Pillay
Former choreographer	Rostislav Sinicyn, Jeffrey Buttle
Skating club	EC Oberstdorf
Former skating club	GSK Gent
Training locations	Oberstdorf
Former training locations	Bruges Deurne Toronto
Began skating	1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	177.04 2015 Tallinn Trophy
Short program	63.45 2015 Cup of China
Free skate	115.78 2015 Tallinn Trophy

Ruben Blommaert (born 5 March 1992) is a German pair skater. With skating partner Mari Vartmann, he has won four ISU Challenger Series medals. With former partner Annabelle Prölß, he is the 2013 International Cup of Nice champion and 2013 German national senior champion.^[1] He also holds Belgian citizenship and competed for Belgium in single skating until 2010.

Personal life

Ruben Blommaert was born 5 March 1992 in Bruges, Belgium.^[2] He became a German citizen on 1 July 2014 while retaining his Belgian citizenship.^[3]^[4] He has a twin brother, Sander, who dances with the Royal Ballet in London.^[5]

Career

Blommaert began learning to skate in 1998.^[2] He competed for Belgium in single skating until 2010, appearing at the European Championships and Junior World Championships.^[6]

Partnership with Prölß

Blommaert teamed up with Annabelle Prölß in October 2011.^[7] They won the junior pairs title at the 2012 German Junior Championships.

In 2012–13, Prölß/Blommaert made their Junior Grand Prix debut in Lake Placid, finishing 6th, and then placed 4th in Germany. They won gold medals in the junior events at the 2013 Ice Challenge and 2013 Bavarian Open. Prölß/Blommaert won gold in their senior national debut at the 2013 German Championships. They then finished 7th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

In 2013–14, Prölß/Blommaert debuted on the senior international level. After finishing 4th at their first two events, they took gold at the International Cup of Nice. They received their first senior Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard, after France's Daria Popova / Bruno Massot withdrew.

Partnership with Vartmann

In the 2015–16 season, Blommaert started skating with Mari Vartmann.^[8] They won the 2015 Cup of Nice. At the 2016 Europeans they placed 4th in the short program, 8th in the free program and 8th overall.

Vartmann and Blommaert started the 2016–17 season on the Challenger Series, winning bronze at both Nebelhorn Trophy and Finlandia Trophy.

Programs

With Vartmann

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2016–17 ^[2]	They Don't Care About Us by Michael Jackson	Second Law by Muse
2015–16 ^[8]^[9]	Stranger in Paradise (based on Polovtsian Dances by Alexander Borodin) performed by Sarah Brightman choreo. by Mark Pillay	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein choreo. by Mark Pillay

With Prölß

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2014–15 ^[5]^[10]	O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) by Giacomo Puccini choreo. by Rostislav Sinicyn	The Artist by Ludovic Bource choreo. by Lori Nichol
2013–14 ^[7]^[11]	O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) by Giacomo Puccini	Pirates of the Caribbean by Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt	Maria (from West Side Story) by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
2012–13 ^[12]	Italian Fantasia performed by Orchestra Mantovani	Robin Hood by Marc Streitenfeld

Single skating

Season	Short program	Free skating
2009–10 ^[13]	Bolero (from Moulin Rouge!)	Henry V by Patrick Doyle
2008–09 ^[14]	Reel Around the Sun (from Riverdance) by Bill Whelan	Blood Diamond by James Newton Howard
2007–08 ^[15]	Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven (modern arrangement)	Soundtracks by Ennio Morricone
2006–07 ^[16]	Fire by Buddha Bar	Guerilleros by Maxime Rodriguez

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Vartmann for Germany

International^[17]
Event	2015–16	2016–17
European Champ.	8th
GP Cup of China	6th	7th
GP NHK Trophy		5th
CS Finlandia Trophy		3rd
CS Ice Challenge	2nd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy	4th	3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy	2nd
Cup of Nice	1st
International^[17]
German Champ.	2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Prölß for Germany

International^[1]
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15
GP Rostelecom Cup				6th
GP Skate America				7th
GP Trophée Bompard			7th
Challenge Cup			2nd
Cup of Nice			1st
Lombardia Trophy			4th
Nebelhorn Trophy			4th
International: Junior^[1]
Junior Worlds		7th
JGP Germany		4th
JGP United States		6th
Bavarian Open		1st J
Ice Challenge		1st J
NRW Trophy		1st J
Warsaw Cup		1st J
National^[1]
German Champ.	1st J.	1st
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Men's singles for Belgium

International^[6]
Event	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10
European Champ.			25th	25th
Merano Cup					19th
Triglav Trophy					12th
International: Junior and novice^[6]
Junior Worlds			38th	28th
JGP Bulgaria			17th
JGP Italy				11th
JGP Netherlands		24th
JGP United Kingdom			17th	10th
JGP United States					16th
EYOF		13th J
Warsaw Cup				2nd J
Triglav Trophy	6th N
National^[6]
Belgian Champ.		1st J	1st J	2nd J	2nd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

With Prölß

Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
2012–13 season
February 27 - March 3, 2013	2013 Junior World Championships	Junior	6 49.95	4 97.88	7 147.83
February 6–11, 2013	2013 Bavarian Open	Junior	1 50.25	1 99.35	1 149.60
December 21–22, 2012	2013 German Championships	Senior	1 50.60	2 97.02	1 147.62
December 4–9, 2012	2012 NRW Trophy	Junior	1 46.36	1 94.27	1 140.63
November 15–18, 2012	2013 Warsaw Cup	Junior	2 48.68	2 88.17	2 136.85
November 6–11, 2012	2012 Ice Challenge	Junior	1 40.83	1 80.52	1 121.35
October 10–13, 2012	2012 JGP Germany	Junior	2 47.84	5 85.64	4 133.48
August 30 – September 1, 2012	2012 JGP USA	Junior	7 40.53	6 81.92	6 122.45
2011–12 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 6–7, 2012	2012 German Championships	Junior	1 -	1 -	1 118.01

References

1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT". International Skating Union.
1 2 3 "Mari VARTMANN / Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
↑ "Paarläufer Ruben Blommaert wird Deutscher" [Pair skater Ruben Blommaert becomes a German citizen] (in German). Thüringische Landeszeitung. Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014.
↑ "Kunstschaatser Ruben Blommaert verkrijgt Duitse nationaliteit" [Figure skater Ruben Blommaert receives German citizenship] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Belga (news agency). 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014.
1 2 "Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Ruben BLOMMAERT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.
1 2 "Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
1 2 Flade, Tatjana (September 1, 2015). "Germany's Vartmann and Blommaert hope for strong start". Golden Skate.
↑ "Mari VARTMANN / Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
↑ "Video Interview: Annabelle Prölß/Ruben Blommaert". figureskating-online.com. July 2014.
↑ "Annabelle Prölß and Ruben Blommaert: Video interview, Oberstdorf". figureskating-online.com. July 2013.
↑ "Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
↑ "Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010.
↑ "Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
↑ "Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
↑ "Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
1 2 "Competition Results: Mari VARTMANN / Ruben BLOMMAERT". International Skating Union.

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