Denis Gurdzhi (born 25 January 2003) is a retired German figure skater. He is the 2021 German national champion and competed in the final segment at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

Denis Gurdzhi
Born (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 21)
Cologne, Germany
HometownMilan, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country Germany
DisciplineMen's singles
Began skating2005
RetiredMay 16, 2024
German Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dortmund Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Berlin Singles

Personal life

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Gurdzhi was born on 25 January 2003 in Cologne. He has an older sister by eight years, Juliana, who represented Germany internationally in pairs.[1] Gurdzhi's parents are from Russia. In 2019, he lost one finger during an accident in which he fell on the street.

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[2]
2019–2020
[3]
  • Je suis malade
    performed by Francisesco Di Cello
    choreo. by Vitali Schulz
2018–2019
[4]
  • No Good Place for the Lonely
    by Joe Bonamassa
    choreo. by Vitali Schulz
2017–2018
[5]
2016–2017
[1]

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [6]
Season 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
German Championships 5th 1st 3rd
CS Finlandia Trophy 16th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 13th
CS Nepela Memorial 16th
CS Warsaw Cup 24th
Open d'Andorra 5th
Trophée Métropole Nice 8th
Volvo Open Cup 9th
Competition placements at junior level [6]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
World Junior Championships 20th
German Championships 6th 3rd 1st 1st 2nd
JGP France 8th
JGP Germany 20th
JGP Poland 21st
JGP Slovakia 13th
Alpen Trophy 4th
Bavarian Open 6th 6th
Challenge Cup 2nd
Christmas Cup 2nd
Coupe du Printemps 2nd
Halloween Cup 2nd
Ice Star 5th
NRW Trophy 8th 2nd 1st 1st 3rd
Prague Ice Cup 1st
Santa Claus Cup 2nd
Volvo Open Cup 3rd

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [7]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 178.54 2019 JGP France
Short program TSS 67.81 2020 World Junior Championships
TES 34.84 2020 World Junior Championships
PCS 32.97 2020 World Junior Championships
Free skating TSS 115.75 2019 JGP France
TES 51.95 2019 JGP France
PCS 63.80 2019 JGP France
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System [7]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 138.77 2016 JGP Germany
Short program TSS 49.78 2017 JGP Poland
TES 24.87 2016 JGP Germany
PCS 25.08 2017 JGP Poland
Free skating TSS 89.68 2016 JGP Germany
TES 42.62 2017 JGP Poland
PCS 50.22 2016 JGP Germany

Senior-level results

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2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
2–5 November 2023 2023 Volvo Open Cup 10
52.30
9
96.76
9
149.06
18–22 October 2023 2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 7
57.59
9
101.52
8
159.11
4–8 October 2023 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy 18
55.67
17
96.22
16
151.89
28–30 September 2023 2023 CS Nepela Memorial 14
59.15
16
100.27
16
159.42
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
7–10 December 2022 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 11
51.66
14
104.58
13
156.24
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
18–19 December 2020 2021 German Championships 1
65.98
1
114.83
1
180.81
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
1–3 January 2020 2020 German Championships 6
57.66
4
114.09
5
171.75

Junior-level results

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2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
26–29 November 2020 2020 NRW Autumn Trophy 1
61.12
2
98.59
1
159.71
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Championships 17
67.81
21
110.27
20
178.08
20–23 February 2020 2020 Challenge Cup 3
63.54
3
100.44
2
163.98
3–9 February 2020 2020 Bavarian Open 6
66.33
5
111.11
6
177.44
13–15 December 2019 2020 German Junior Championships 1
65.15
1
107.33
1
172.48
8–10 November 2019 2019 Prague Ice Cup 1
62.47
1
98.97
1
161.44
17–20 October 2019 2019 Halloween Cup 1
60.01
2
104.93
2
164.94
21–24 August 2019 2019 JGP France 8
62.79
7
115.75
8
178.54
9–11 August 2019 2019 NRW Summer Trophy 1
55.19
1
98.43
1
153.62
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
7–9 December 2018 2019 German Junior Championships 3
53.30
1
108.12
1
161.42
29 Nov. – 2 Dec. 2018 2018 Christmas Cup 2
52.87
2
95.84
2
148.71
12–18 November 2018 2018 Alpen Trophy 7
51.90
4
100.39
4
152.29
22–25 August 2018 2018 JGP Slovakia 15
49.14
13
96.92
13
146.06
10–12 August 2018 2018 NRW Summer Trophy 3
51.65
2
103.54
2
155.19
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
26–31 January 2018 2018 Bavarian Open 7
55.67
6
112.01
6
167.68
11–14 January 2018 2017 German Junior Championships 3
55.15
3
108.48
3
163.63
4–10 December 2017 2017 Santa Claus Cup 2
55.70
1
116.69
2
172.39
26–29 October 2017 2017 Ice Star 5
53.27
4
113.36
5
166.63
4–7 October 2017 2017 JGP Poland 19
49.78
22
88.14
21
137.92
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
11–15 January 2017 2017 German Junior Championships 5
53.34
6
95.92
6
149.26
30 Nov. – 4 Dec. 2016 2016 NRW Trophy 10
49.52
8
97.64
8
147.16
9–13 November 2016 2016 Volvo Open Cup 4
52.61
4
102.96
3
155.57
5–8 October 2016 2016 JGP Germany 18
49.09
21
89.68
20
138.77

References

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  1. ^ a b "Denis Gurdzhi: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Denis Gurdzhi: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Denis Gurdzhi: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Denis Gurdzhi: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Denis Gurdzhi: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b "GER–Denis Gurdzhi". Skating Scores.
  7. ^ a b "Personal Bests Denis Gurdzhi (GER)". International Skating Union.
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