Christian Nüchtern

Christian Nüchtern (born 28 January 1992) is a former German competitive ice dancer. With skating partner Shari Koch, he is the 2014 Bavarian Open silver medalist, 2017 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, and 2019 German national champion.

Christian Nüchtern
Koch/Nüchtern in 2012
Other names	Nuechtern
Born	(1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 33) Siegen, Germany
Hometown	Siegen, Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Germany
Coach	Barbara Fusar-Poli Stefano Caruso
Skating club	EG Siegerland
Began skating	1994
Retired	December 14, 2020
Medal record Representing  Germany Figure skating: Ice dancing Winter Universiade 2017 Almaty Ice dancing

Career

Nüchtern started learning to skate in 1994. He and Koch made their international debut at the 2008 NRW Trophy. They placed in the top ten at the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championships and won the German junior national title three times (2011–13).

Koch/Nüchtern won their first senior international medal, silver, at the 2014 Bavarian Open. After missing the entire 2014–15 season, they returned to international competition in February 2016 at the Bavarian Open. In February 2017, they received the bronze medal at the Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Programs

(with Koch)

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2019–2020 [1]	Blues: Minnie the Moocher Swing: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love from The Blues Brothers	The Scientist by Coldplay performed by Brooklyn Duo Viva la Vida by Coldplay
	Short dance
2018−2019	Tango: Poema By Romantica Milonguera Swing: Hey Signorina By Paolo Belli	Esmeralda tu sais Belle Lval d'amour Danse Mon Esmeralda (From Notre Dame de Paris) By Richard Cocciante
2017–2018	Samba, Rhumba: Moliendo Café by Paloma Berganza Samba: Salomé by Chayanne	Io ci saro by Andrea Bocelli
2016–2017 [2]	Blues: Beautiful Girl Swing: Swing My Baby	Romeo and Juliet by Abel Korzeniowski
2013–2014 [3]	You Give A Little Love by Paul Williams	Batman Forever by Elliot Goldenthal
2012–2013 [4]	Feeling Good by Michael Bublé Pachuco (from The Mask)	Adagio in G minor by Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni performed by The Canadian Tenors Romeo + Juliet
2011–2012 [5]	Bla Bla Cha Cha by Petty Booka Tic, Tic Tac performed by Chilli, feat. Carrapicho	Big Spender (from Sweet Charity) by Cy Coleman Fever by Peggy Lee Can't Touch It (from Sex and the City 2) by Ricki-Lee Coulter
	Original dance
2009–2010 [6]	Irish folk: The Blood of Cu Chulainn Riverdance by Bill Whelan	Samba: Mujer Latina by Thalia Rhumba: Historia De Un Amor by Perez Prado Cha Cha: Banca Banca by E-type

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Koch

International[7]
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
Worlds										18th
Europeans										15th
GP Finland										9th
CS Alpen Trophy										6th
CS Asian Open											5th
CS Golden Spin								8th	13th	4th	8th
CS Ice Star									8th
CS Nebelhorn										5th	10th
CS Ondrej Nepela								13th	7th
Universiade								3rd
Bavarian Open						2nd	9th
Bosphorus Cup										2nd
Finlandia Trophy						7th
Halloween Cup										3rd	2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy						12th
NRW Trophy						6th				3rd
Open d'Andorra									3rd
Toruń Cup								4th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds				9th	8th
JGP Austria				4th	4th
JGP Germany		19th
JGP Italy				4th
JGP Turkey					2nd
Baltic Cup	5th J
Ice Challenge		7th J
NRW Trophy	10th J		6th J	2nd J	1st J
Pavel Roman			7th J	3rd J
Tirnavia Ice Cup			3rd J
National[7]
German Champ.	3rd J	3rd J	1st J	1st J	1st J	WD		3rd	3rd	1st	3rd
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew