Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Skating club ERC Westfalen | Former partner Justin Gerke | |
Former choreographer Vladimir Tsvetkov, Daniel Stelter Choreographers Massimo Scali, Mark Hanretty | ||
Katharina Müller (born 12 September 1995) is a German competitive ice dancer. With partner Tim Dieck, she has won five senior international medals, including gold at the 2016 NRW Trophy and silver at the 2016 International Cup of Nice. They placed 12th at the 2015 World Junior Championships.
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Personal life
Katharina Müller was born on 12 September 1995 in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia, and moved with her family to Germany as a three-year-old.
Early career
Müller began skating in 2000 in Bielefeld. She competed with Justin Gerke from the 2009–10 season through 2012–13. They were coached by Vladimir Tsvetkov in Berlin.
2014–15 season
In spring 2014, Müller teamed up with Tim Dieck. Assigned to two 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix events, they placed 8th in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and 7th in Aichi, Japan. After winning the 2015 German junior national title, they were sent to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia; ranked 13th in the short dance, they qualified for the final segment and finished 12th overall.
2015–16 season
Competing in the Challenger Series (CS), Müller/Dieck finished tenth in September at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy – their first senior international – and eighth the following month at the 2015 Mordovian Ornament. In November, they won bronze at the 2015 NRW Trophy before appearing at their third CS event, the 2015 Tallinn Trophy, where they placed fifth. They were awarded the silver medal at the German Championships in December, having finished second to Kavita Lorenz / Panagiotis Polizoakis, and took bronze at the MNNT Cup. Müller/Dieck were included in Germany's team to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, but were eliminated after placing 23rd in the short dance.
Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix