Christina Beier (born June 9, 1984 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino born German former competitive ice dancer. She competed with her brother William Beier. She briefly stopped competing with her brother and competed with partner Tim Giesen for one season. Beier & Beier are four-time (2005–2006, 2008, 2010) German national champions.
| Christina Beier | |
|---|---|
 Beier & Beier in 2005. | |
| Born | June 9, 1984 Manila, Philippines |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Partner | William Beier |
| Coach | Martin Skotnicky |
| Skating club | TSC Eintracht Dortmund |
| Retired | 2010 |
Career
editThe Beiers moved from the Philippines to Germany in 1990.[1] Christina Beier began skating when she was seven. She was a singles skater for two years and then took up ice dancing with her brother William Beier.[2] They were the 2005–2006 and 2008 and 2010 German national champions.
They did not compete in 2006/2007 season because Christina was suffering from a foot injury. In February 2008 they withdrew from the 2008 World Championships because of injury.
In May 2008, the Beiers announced the end of their dance partnership. Christina Beier teamed up with Tim Giesen and began competing with him in the 2008–2009 season. She began competing with her brother again following that season. They trained for two weeks with Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski but William Beier had a problem with his knees, which had troubled him since 2006. The Beiers ended their competitive career in 2010.
Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With William Beier
edit| International[3] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 07–08 | 09–10 |
| Olympics | 18th | ||||||||
| Worlds | 20th | 13th | |||||||
| Europeans | 16th | 15th | 13th | 15th | 15th | ||||
| GP Bompard | 6th | ||||||||
| GP Cup of China | 8th | ||||||||
| GP Skate America | 7th | ||||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 11th | 7th | |||||||
| Bofrost Cup | 6th | ||||||||
| Finlandia | 4th | ||||||||
| Golden Spin | 4th | ||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 3rd | ||||||||
| Karl Schäfer | 3rd | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 2nd | ||||||||
| International: Junior[3] | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 15th | 11th | 5th | ||||||
| JGP Final | 4th | ||||||||
| JGP China | 1st | ||||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 5th | ||||||||
| JGP France | 2nd | ||||||||
| JGP Norway | 3rd | ||||||||
| JGP Poland | 3rd | ||||||||
| JGP Slovenia | 4th | ||||||||
| JGP Sweden | 5th | 4th | |||||||
| EYOF | 2nd | ||||||||
| National[3] | |||||||||
| German Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew The Beiers did not compete together in the 2006–07 and 2008–09 seasons. | |||||||||
With Tim Giesen
edit| National[4] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2008–09 |
| German Championships | 4th |
References
edit- ^ "Christina Beier & William Beier". ice-dance.com. October 2002. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (10 February 2003). "Christina and William Beier: Germany's Beiers Finish Fourth at JGP Final". GoldenSkate.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Christina BEIER / William BEIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Competition Results: Christina BEIER / Tim GIESEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
Patinage magazine No. 124, Nov/Dec 2010
External links
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