Jonathan Hess (German: Jonathan Heß; born 9 June 2000) is a German figure skater. He is the 2020 German national silver medalist and finished within the top ten at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
| Jonathan Hess | ||||||
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 Hess at the 2019 World Junior Championships | ||||||
| Native name | Jonathan Heß | |||||
| Born | 9 June 2000 Regensburg, Germany | |||||
| Hometown | Mannheim, Germany | |||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||
| Country |  Germany | |||||
| Discipline | Men's singles | |||||
| Coach | Peter Szczypa | |||||
| Skating club | MERC Mannheim | |||||
| Began skating | 2004 | |||||
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Career
editEarly years
editHess began learning to skate in 2004.[1] He won the German novice men's title in the 2014–15 season and moved up to juniors the following season. His ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in October 2016.
2017–2018 season
editHess finished 12th at his sole JGP assignment, in Austria. In January 2018, he became the German national junior men's champion. In March, he competed at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria; he placed 7th in the short program, 10th in the free skate, and 10th overall.
2018–2019 season
editHess competed at two JGP events at the start of the season. He made his senior international debut in October, placing fourth at the Halloween Cup in Budapest, Hungary. He did not compete at the German Championships.
Ranked 18th in the short, he qualified to the free skate and finished 22nd overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. It was his final season of junior eligibility.
2019–2020 season
editIn January 2020, Hess won silver at the German Championships.[2]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2019–2020 [1] |
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| 2018–2019 [3] |
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| 2017–2018 [4] |
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| 2016–2017 [5] |
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Competitive highlights
editCS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[6] | |||||
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| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| CS Alpen Trophy | WD | ||||
| CS Finlandia | 11th | ||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 13th | ||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 18th | ||||
| Bavarian Open | 4th | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 5th | ||||
| Halloween Cup | 4th | ||||
| International: Junior[6] | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 10th | 22nd | |||
| JGP Austria | 12th | 11th | |||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 16th | ||||
| JGP Germany | 22nd | ||||
| Bavarian Open | 7th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | |
| Cup of Nice | 6th | ||||
| Cup of Tyrol | 1st | ||||
| Hellmut Seibt | 1st | ||||
| Leo Scheu | 1st | ||||
| Merano Cup | 6th | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 11th | 6th | 3rd | ||
| National[6][7] | |||||
| German Champ. | 5th J | 7th J | 1st J | 2nd | |
| J = Junior | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Jonathan HESS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Nervenstärke bringt Heß Silber ein" (in German). Mannheimer Morgen. 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan HESS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Jonathan HESS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Jonathan HESS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Jonathan HESS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan HEß". rinkresults.com.