Mari Vartmann

Mari-Doris Vartmann (born 25 December 1988) is a German pair skater. With Ruben Blommaert, she won four ISU Challenger Series medals. With Aaron Van Cleave, she is the 2015 German national champion, the 2011 NRW Trophy champion, and 2010 Warsaw Cup champion.

Personal life

Vartmann was born on 25 December 1988 in Neuss, West Germany.^[1] She is of German and Japanese descent.^[2]

Career

Early career

Vartmann started skating at the age of five in her home town of Neuss. Four years later she moved to the Düsseldorfer club. In January 2004, she turned to pair skating and was partnered with Florian Just.^[3] The pair was coached by Knut Schubert mainly in Dortmund.^[4][2]

Vartmann/Just became three-time German national medalists and appeared at four ISU Championships, finishing 18th at the 2006 Worlds in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 7th at the 2007 Europeans in Warsaw, Poland; 18th at the 2007 Worlds in Tokyo, Japan; and 7th at the 2008 Europeans in Zagreb, Croatia. They parted ways just after the 2009 NRW Trophy.^{[citation needed]}

Partnership with Van Cleave

In 2010, Vartmann teamed up with Canadian-American skater Aaron Van Cleave to compete for Germany.^[5] The pair made their international debut at the 2010 Warsaw Cup where they won the gold medal. Their first major international event was the 2012 European Championships. On 26 January, during the morning practice before the long programs, Vartmann collided with Daniel Wende while they were attempting to avoid a French couple.^[6] Vartmann and Van Cleave finished 5th at the event. They were coached by Knut Schubert in Berlin.^[5]

Vartmann and Van Cleave withdrew from the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy following the short program – Vartmann picked into her right foot when she fell on a throw triple loop during the short and was unable to put on her skate the next day due to swelling.^[7] They withdrew from the 2012 Coupe de Nice and their first assigned Grand Prix event, the 2012 Cup of Russia, after Van Cleave sustained a broken cheekbone while catching Vartmann on a triple twist.^[8] They later withdrew from their second GP, the 2012 NHK Trophy.^[9]

The pair was coached by Knut Schubert and Stefan Lindemann in Berlin in the first half of the 2014–15 season.^[10] In December 2014, they joined Maylin Wende and Daniel Wende in Oberstdorf.^[11] They won the pairs title at the 2015 German Championships.

Partnership with Blommaert

In the 2015–16 season, Vartmann started skating with Ruben Blommaert.^[12] They won the 2015 Cup of Nice. At the 2016 Europeans they placed 4th in the short program, 8th in the free program and 8th overall.

Vartmann and Blommaert started the 2016–17 season on the Challenger Series, winning bronze at both Nebelhorn Trophy and Finlandia Trophy. On 10 January 2017, the Deutsche Eislauf-Union announced that their partnership had come to an end.^[13]

Partnership with Landgraf

On 22 February 2017, German media announced that Vartmann would compete with Matti Landgraf, a German skater whose cruise ship contract ran until the end of March 2017. Daniel Wende would coach the pair in Oberstdorf.^[14]

Programs

With Blommaert

With Van Cleave

With Just

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

Pairs with Van Cleave

Pairs with Just

Ladies' singles

Detailed results

With Blommaert

References

1. ^ "Mari VARTMANN / Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived 9 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^ "Mari VARTMANN / Florian JUST: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008.
3. ^ Mittan, Barry (21 November 2005). "Vartmann and Just Could Reach Europeans in 2006". Skate Today. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
4. ^ "Mari VARTMANN / Florian JUST: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006.
5. ^ "Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
6. ^ "Weiterer Schlag für deutsches Team" [Another blow for the German team] (in German). Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
7. ^ Flade, Tatjana (30 September 2012). "2012 Nebelhorn Trophy". Golden Skate
8. ^ "Deutsches Duo sagt Grand-Prix-Start ab" [German pair withdraws from Grand Prix event] (in German). Die Zeit. Sport-Informations-Dienst. 18 October 2012. Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
9. ^ "Savchenko/Szolkowy sagen Start in Paris ab" [Savchenko/Szolkowy withdraw from Paris event] (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Stern. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013.
10. ^ "Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014.
11. ^ "Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived 20 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
12. ^ Flade, Tatjana (1 September 2015). "Germany’s Vartmann and Blommaert hope for strong start". Golden Skate
13. ^ "Vartmann/Blommaert gehen getrennte Wege" [Vartmann and Blommaert part ways] (in German). Sport-Informations-Dienst. rp-online.de. 10 January 2017. Archived 10 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
14. ^ "Deutsche Meister Vartmann/Blommaert mit neuen Partnern" [German champions Vartmann/Blommaert with new partners] (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Süddeutsche Zeitung. 22 February 2017. Archived 22 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
15. ^ "Mari VARTMANN / Ruben BLOMMAERT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
16. ^ "Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.
17. ^ "Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
18. ^ "Mari VARTMANN / Florian JUST: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007.
19. ^ "Competition Results: Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE". International Skating Union. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
20. ^ "Competition Results: Mari VARTMANN / Florian JUST". International Skating Union. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Vartmann-Just-Homepage