Jonathan Hess (figure skater)

Jonathan Hess
Native nameJonathan Heß
Born (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24)
Regensburg, Germany
HometownMannheim, Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country Germany
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachPeter Szczypa
Skating clubMERC Mannheim
Began skating2004
German Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Oberstdorf Singles

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.

Career

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Early years

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Hess 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

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Hess 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

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Hess 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

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In January 2020, Hess won silver at the German Championships.[2]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
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2018–2019
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2017–2018
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  • Who Wants to Live Forever
    performed by David Garrett
  • Pearl Harbor
    by Hans Zimmer
2016–2017
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  • Pearl Harbor
    by Hans Zimmer

Competitive highlights

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CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
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

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  1. ^ a b "Jonathan HESS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Nervenstärke bringt Heß Silber ein" (in German). Mannheimer Morgen. 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Jonathan HESS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Jonathan HESS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Jonathan HESS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Jonathan HESS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Jonathan HEß". rinkresults.com.
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