Skating club Mannheimer ERC Retired 2007 Began skating 1994 Former coach Piotr Sczypa | Name Christiane Berger Country represented Germany Height 1.62 m Training locations Mannheim | |
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Born 3 April 1987 (age 36) ( 1987-04-03 ) Ludwigshafen, Germany Former choreographer Uschi Keszler, Hendryk Schamberger | ||
Figure skater christiane berger 1
Christiane Berger (born 3 April 1987) is a German figure skater. She is the 2006–07 German national silver medalist and competed at four ISU Championships. Her best result was 14th at the 2001 World Junior Championships.
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- Figure skater christiane berger 1
- Figure skater christiane berger 2
- Personal life
- Skating career
- Competitive highlights
- References
Figure skater christiane berger 2
Personal life
Christiane Burger was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Following her Abitur, she started studying dentistry in Frankfurt am Main in autumn 2006.
Skating career
Berger started skating at age seven. She trained in Mannheim and represented the Mannheimer ERC.
Berger was selected to represent Germany at the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria; she reached the free skate and finished 14th overall. She was eliminated after the qualifying round at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Hamar, Norway.
Berger was off the ice for half a year in 2003 due to a broken foot. She was coached by Peter Sczypa until 2004, when she switched to Karin Stephan. In the 2004–05 season, she won her first senior national medal, bronze, and took silver the next two years. In 2007, she was sent to the European Championships in Warsaw, Poland. Ranked 17th in the short program, she qualified for the free skate and finished 20th overall.
Berger had to sit out the 2007–08 season due to a broken ankle that required surgery.
Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix