Jonathan Hess (figure skater)

Jonathan Hess (German: Jonathan Heß; born 9 June 2000) is a German figure skater. He is the 2020 German national silver medalist and finished within the top ten at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Jonathan Hess
Hess at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Native nameJonathan Heß
Born (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000
Regensburg, Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountryGermany
CoachPeter Szczypa
Skating clubMERC Mannheim
Began skating2004

Career

Early years

Hess began learning to skate in 2004.[1] He won the German novice men's title in the 2014–15 season and moved up to juniors the following season. His ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in October 2016.

2017–2018 season

Hess finished 12th at his sole JGP assignment, in Austria. In January 2018, he became the German national junior men's champion. In March, he competed at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria; he placed 7th in the short program, 10th in the free skate, and 10th overall.

2018–2019 season

Hess competed at two JGP events at the start of the season. He made his senior international debut in October, placing fourth at the Halloween Cup in Budapest, Hungary. He did not compete at the German Championships.

Ranked 18th in the short, he qualified to the free skate and finished 22nd overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. It was his final season of junior eligibility.

2019–2020 season

In January 2020, Hess won silver at the German Championships.[2]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[1]
2018–2019
[3]
2017–2018
[4]
  • Who Wants to Live Forever
    performed by David Garrett
  • Pearl Harbor
    by Hans Zimmer
2016–2017
[5]
  • Pearl Harbor
    by Hans Zimmer

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
CS Finlandia11th
CS Nebelhorn13th
CS Warsaw Cup18th
Challenge Cup5th
Halloween Cup4th
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds10th22nd
JGP Austria12th11th
JGP Czech Rep.16th
JGP Germany22nd
Bavarian Open7th4th5th3rd
Cup of Nice6th
Cup of Tyrol1st
Hellmut Seibt1st
Leo Scheu1st
Merano Cup6th
NRW Trophy11th6th3rd
International: Advanced novice[7]
Bavarian Open1st
Heiko Fischer1st
NRW Trophy5th
National[6][7]
German Champ.1st N5th J7th J1st J2nd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References
  1. "Jonathan HESS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020.
  2. "Nervenstärke bringt Heß Silber ein" (in German). Mannheimer Morgen. 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
  3. "Jonathan HESS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019.
  4. "Jonathan HESS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  5. "Jonathan HESS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  6. "Competition Results: Jonathan HESS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
  7. "Jonathan HEß". rinkresults.com.
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