William Beier

William Beier (born November 2, 1982, in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino born German former competitive ice dancer. He competed with his sister, Christina Beier. They are four-time (2005–2006, 2008, 2010) German national champions, and represented Germany in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

William Beier

William Beier (left) in 2005.
Personal information
Born	(1982-11-02) November 2, 1982 (age 43) Manila, Philippines
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Germany
Partner	Christina Beier
Coach	Martin Skotnicky
Skating club	TSC Eintracht Dortmund
Retired	2010

The Beiers moved from the Philippines to Germany in 1990.^[1] William Beier began skating when he was eight. He was a singles skater for two years and then took up ice dancing with his sister, Christina Beier.^[2]

In 2004, the couple changed trainers and training facilities, training with Martin Skotnický in Oberstdorf.

In May 2008, the Beiers announced the end of their dance partnership. They teamed up again following the 2008-09 season and qualified for the Winter Olympics. The Beiers ended their competitive career in 2010.

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

with Christina Beier

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.