Luc Maierhofer

Luc Maierhofer (born 24 May 2002) is an Austrian figure skater. He is the 2019 Golden Bear of Zagreb silver medalist and the 2022 Austrian national champion.

Luc Maierhofer
Maierhofer at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Born (2002-05-24) 24 May 2002
Vienna, Austria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryAustria
PartnerGiorgia Ghedini
CoachLorenzo Magri
Eva Martinek
Skating clubEissport Klub Engelmann
Began skating2008

On the junior level, he is the 2016 Dragon Trophy champion, the 2016 Skate Helena silver medalist, and a two-time Austrian junior national champion (2016, 2019).

Personal life

Maierhofer was born 24 May 2002 in Vienna, Austria. His brother, Johannes Maierhofer, and half-sister Belinda Schönberger have also competed in figure skating.[1]

Career

Early career

Maierhofer began learning to skate in 2008.[1] Early in his career, he was coached by Sergei Gromov.[2] He competed in the advanced novice ranks from autumn 2012 through March 2015.[3]

Coached by Julia Lavrenchuk in Vienna, Maierhofer made his junior international debut in August 2015 at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia.[2] In March 2016, he competed at his first ISU Championship – the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. He was ranked 30th in the short program but did not advance to the final segment. Following that season, Maierhofer relocated to Egna, Italy, to be coached by Lorenzo Magri.[4]

2017–2018 season

Maierhofer's senior international debut came in September at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. He finished 26th at the competition, which served as the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Ranked 41st, he was eliminated after the short program at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018–2019 season

Maierhofer began his season on the JGP series, placing within the top ten at both of his assignments. At the Austrian Championships in December, he won the junior men's title and finished second to Maurizio Zandron in the senior category. He was assigned to the 2019 European Championships because Zandron was not yet eligible to represent Austria in ISU events.[5] Maierhofer qualified to the final segment at the European Championships, which took place in January in Minsk, Belarus. He placed 21st in the short program, 19th in the free skate, and 20th overall.

In March, Maierhofer advanced to the free skate at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. He finished 18th after placing 14th in the short and 21st in the free. Later that month, he competed at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Ranked 26th in the short, he did not reach the free skate.

2021–2022 season

Maierhofer began the Olympic season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, where he placed sixteenth.[6] He withdrew from the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, but went on to place eighteenth at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy and eleventh at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria.[7]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[8]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[9]
  • Tango
    choreo. by Benoît Richaud
2016–2017
[4]
  • The Marriage of Figaro
    by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2015–2016
[2]
  • Larrons en foire
    by Raphaël Beau
  • Diabolique
    by Raphaël Beau
  • John Grey
    by Matvey Blanter
    choreo. by Alexei Vasilievski

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs With Ghedini
International: Junior
Event 22–23
Challenge Cup2nd
National
Austrian Champ.1st J
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Men's Singles
International[7]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
Worlds26th
Europeans20th
CS Cup of Austria11th12th
CS Cup of TyrolC
CS Alpen Trophy5th
CS Finlandia18th
CS Golden Spin16thWD
CS Ice Star6th
CS Lombardia16th
CS Nebelhorn26thWD
CS Warsaw Cup10th
Bavarian Open9th2nd
Challenge Cup11th11th8th13th
Cup of NiceWD
Dragon Trophy1st
Egna Trophy7th
Golden Bear5th5th2nd
Merano Cup2nd
Open d'Andorra1st2nd
Tallink Hotels Cup11th
Toruń Cup6th
Volvo Open Cup4th
Warsaw Cup7th
University Games20th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds30th41st18th25th
JGP Austria11th14th9th
JGP Croatia13th
JGP Germany21st
JGP Italy17th8th
JGP Slovakia16th10th
JGP Slovenia19th
Dragon Trophy1st
Hellmut Seibt5th
Golden Bear4th
Skate Helena2nd
National[7]
Austrian Champ.WD2ndWD2nd1st2nd
Austrian Jr. Champ.1st1st
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Luc MAIERHOFER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019.
  2. "Luc MAIERHOFER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  3. "Luc MAIERHOFER". rinkresults.com.
  4. "Luc MAIERHOFER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  5. "Trauerfall stoppt Ziegler/Kiefer bei EM" (in German). ORF. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019.
  6. "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
  7. "Competition Results: Luc MAIERHOFER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019.
  8. "Luc MAIERHOFER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.
  9. "Luc MAIERHOFER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
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