Paul Fentz
Birth date8 September 1992 (age 34)
Birth placeBerlin, Germany
Height1.79 m
Beganskating1996
RetiredJanuary 3, 2023[1]
Highest ws33rd (2016–17)
DisciplineMen's singles

Paul Fentz (born 8 September 1992) is a retired German figure skater. He has won four senior international medals and is a four-time German national champion (2018–20, 2022). He has competed in the final segment at eight ISU Championships.

Career

Fentz began appearing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2008–09 season. His senior international debut came at the 2011 Triglav Trophy.

In the 2011–12 season, he won the silver medal at the 2012 German Championships and was included in Germany's team to the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England. After advancing past the preliminary round, he placed 23rd in the short program, 15th in the free skate, and 17th overall.

Fentz won his first senior international medal in February 2013, obtaining bronze at the Bavarian Open and then silver at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial.

Ranked 16th in the short and 17th in the free, Fentz finished 16th at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. He placed 12th in the short, 8th in the free, and 10th overall at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In March, he finished 20th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Due to his result, Germany qualified for a spot in the men's event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Fentz was unable to qualify for the men's event at the 2022 Winter Olympics four years later, but he participated as the German entry in the men's short program of the Olympic team event, where he finished ninth of nine skaters.[2]

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2021–2022
[3]
2020–2021
[4]
2019–2020
[5]
  • Blue Skies
    by Sam Harris
2018–2019
[6]
2017–2018
[7]
2016–2017
[9]
2015–2016
[10]
  • Barcelona 1999
2014–2015
[11]
2011–2012
[12]
  • Justice
    by Genesis
2010–2011
[13]
2009–2010
[14]
  • Love of Japan

Competitive highlights

*GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series

References

  1. ^ Lechner, Pamela (January 3, 2023). "Zehn Jahre nationale Spitze: Paul Fentz beendet Eiskunstlauf-Karriere" [Ten years national elite: Paul Fentz ends figure skating career] (in German). Deutsche Eislauf-Union
  2. ^ Slater, Paula (February 4, 2022). "Team USA leads Olympic Figure Skating Team Event". Golden Skate
  3. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017.
  8. ^ Bartleet, Larry (10 February 2018). "German figure skater uses jazz cover of 'Wonderwall' at Winter Olympics". NME. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  9. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010.
  14. ^ "Paul FENTZ: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010.