Daniel Hermann

Daniel Felix Hermann (born 12 October 1986) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With his sister, Carolina Hermann, he won six senior international medals and the 2009 German national title. They reached the free dance at three ISU Championships, attaining their best result, tenth, at the 2007 World Junior Championships.

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Daniel Hermann
The Hermanns in 2007.
Full nameDaniel Felix Hermann
Born (1986-10-12) 12 October 1986
Wuppertal, West Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country Germany
PartnerCarolina Hermann
Skating clubERC Westfalen Dortmund
Began skating1994
Retired2012

Personal life

Daniel Felix Hermann was born on 12 October 1986 in Wuppertal, West Germany.[1][2] He has six siblings, including Carolina Hermann.[3]

Career

The Hermanns started skating in the winter of 1991 and joined Solinger Turnerbund sports club in 1994.[1] In 1997, they teamed up together and began learning ice dancing, coached by Oleg Ryjkin at the Olympic training centre in Dortmund.[3][1] They competed on the novice level until the end of the 2002–03 season.

In the 2003–04 season, the Hermanns moved up to the junior ranks. They were given two ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments and finished ninth at both. They continued to appear on the JGP series during the next three seasons. In 2006–07, they won the German junior national title and were sent to the 2007 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, where they finished tenth.

The Hermanns began competing on the senior level in the 2007–08 season. Making their Grand Prix debut, they placed 8th at the 2007 Skate Canada International. They won a silver medal at the Pavel Roman Memorial and bronze at the German Championships.

Since Daniel had to study one term abroad for his degree, they spent the summer of 2008 training in Vancouver under Victor Kraatz and his wife Maikki Uotila-Kraatz.[3] In the 2008–09 season, the Hermanns won the German national title ahead of Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi. They were selected to represent Germany at two ISU Championships and qualified for the free dance at both, finishing 12th at the 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland and 17th at the 2009 Worlds in Los Angeles, California.

In 2009–10, the Hermanns finished second to another sibling duo, Christina Beier / William Beier, at the German Championships and were eliminated from the World Championships in Turin, Italy after placing 22nd in the short dance.

The Hermanns missed the 2010–11 season due to injury and returned to the ice in March 2011, working with Rene Lohse in Berlin.[4] 2011–12 would be their final season. They won bronze medals at the 2011 Pavel Roman Memorial, 2011 NRW Trophy, and 2012 German Championships and then retired from competition.

Programs

(with Carolina Hermann)

Season Short dance Free dance
2011–12
[2]
Original dance
2009–10
[5]		 Folklore from the Alps:
  • Das Kufsteiner Lied (Die Perle Tirols)
  • Mei Vatta i a Apenzeller
  • The Mask
    • This Business of Love
    • Hey Pachuco
    • You Would Be My Baby
    • Cuban Pete
2008–09
[6]
  • Slow Foxtrot: You're the Cream in my Coffee
    by Gordon MacRay
  • Charleston: Happy Feet
  • The Mask
    • This Business of Love
    • Hey Pachuco
    • You Would Be My Baby
    • Cuban Pete
2007–08
[7]		 Greek folk dance
  • Nasyvargyaszman, Dilyargyazman
  • Sasasolie
2006–07
[8][9]
  • James Bond
    • Diamonds Are Forever
    • The Man with the Golden Gun
    • The World Is Not Enough
    • Live and Let Die
2005–06
[8][10]
  • Cha Cha
  • Rhumba
  • Samba
2004–05
[11]
  • Charleston
  • Slow Foxtrot
  • Moulin Rouge!
2003–04
[12]
  • Grease medley
2002–03
[12]
  • Music
    by Safri Duo
2001–02
[12]
  • Addams Family
2000–01
[12]
1999–2000
[12]
  • Tango
1998–99
[12]
1997–98
[12]
  • Pinocchio

Results

(with Hermann)

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[13]
Event 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 11–12
Worlds17th22nd
Europeans12th
GP Cup of Russia9th
GP Skate Canada8th7th
Cup of Nice6th
Finlandia6th
Golden Spin4th
Nebelhorn5th7th11th
NRW Trophy2nd2nd3rd
Ondrej Nepela5th2nd
Pavel Roman2nd4th3rd
Universiade6th
International: Junior and novice[13]
Junior Worlds10th
JGP Bulgaria9th11th
JGP Germany12th
JGP HungaryWD
JGP Mexico9th
JGP Poland7th
JGP Serbia10th
JGP Taiwan8th
Pavel Roman3rd N.4th J.1st J.3rd J.
National[13]
German Champ.4th N.3rd N.4th J.2nd J.2nd J.1st J.3rd1st2nd3rd
Levels: N. = Novice, J. = Junior. WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Biography". Official website of the Hermanns. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
  3. "Carolina & Daniel Hermann". ice-dance.com. 1 August 2008.
  4. Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (13 July 2011). "European News: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy and More: Summer Updates". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  5. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010.
  6. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.
  7. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
  8. Mittan, Barry (29 August 2007). "German Dancers Make Top Ten at Junior Worlds". Skate Today.
  9. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2007.
  10. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.
  11. "Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
  12. "Programs". Official website of the Hermanns. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  13. "Competition Results: Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016.
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