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German Figure Skating Championships

The German Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organized by the German Ice Skating Union to crown the national champions of Germany. The first official German Championships were held in 1891 in Munich. Pair skating was added in 1907, an event for women in 1911, and ice dance in 1937. Between 1949 and 1990, East Germany held separate championships from West Germany; the West German Championships are considered the official German Championships.

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German Figure Skating Championships
Logo of the German Skating Union
StatusActive
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
CountryGermany Germany
Inaugurated1891
Organized byGerman Ice Skating Union

The German Figure Skating Championships (German: Deutsche Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlaufen) are an annual figure skating competition organized by the German Ice Skating Union (German: Deutsche Eislauf-Union) to crown the national champions of Germany. The first official German Championships were held in 1891 in Munich. Pair skating was added in 1907, an event for women in 1911, and ice dance in 1937. Between 1949 and 1990, East Germany held separate championships from West Germany; the West German Championships are considered the official German Championships.

Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. Werner Rittberger, the man credited with inventing the loop jump,1 holds the record for winning the most German Championship titles in men's singles (with eleven), while Ellen Brockhöft and Nicole Schott are tied for winning the most titles in women's singles (with seven each). Aljona Savchenko holds the record in pair skating (with ten), although these were not all won with the same partner. Three teams are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance (with six each): Angelika Buck and Erich Buck; Kati Winkler and René Lohse; and Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi.

History

While unofficial German figure skating championships were held from 1887 to 1889 in Hamburg, the first official championship event was held in Munich in 1891. A. Schmitson won this inaugural event. Until 1914, skaters from Austria-Hungary frequently competed at the German Championships. Georg Zachariades, who won the 1892 and 1893 championships, was from Vienna, as was Gustav Hügel, who won the championships in 1894. The first national competition in pair skating was held in 1907 in Altona, for women in Olomouc in 1911, and for ice dance in Hamburg in 1937. Competition was frequently interrupted early on, especially from 1915 to 1919 due to World War I.2

In March 1938, after the Anschluss – the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich – Austria became part of the German Empire and the citizens of Austria became de facto German citizens.3 They were, therefore, eligible to compete in the German Figure Skating Championships. Edi Rada won the men's championship in 1943; Marta Musilek won the women's championships in 1942, 1943, and 1944; Herta and Emil Ratzenhofer won the pairs championship in 1944; and Jutta Stöhr and Fritz Hackl won the ice dance championship in 1944.2

Front and back of the bronze medal from the 1952 German Figure Skating Championships
Gold medal from the 1952 German Figure Skating Championships, won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk in pair skating source ↗

Following the collapse of the Third Reich in 1945 and its defeat in World War II, Germany was divided into two separate countries: the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland), also known as West Germany, and the German Democratic Republic (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik), also known as East Germany.4 The East German Figure Skating Championships (German: DDR Eiskunstlauf Meisterschaften) were held annually from 1949 to 1990.5 From 1947 to 1990, separate figure skating championships were held in West Germany; those results are considered the historical results of the German Figure Skating Championships.2

The dissolution of East Germany occurred on 3 October 1990, leading to its reintegration into the Federal Republic of Germany to form present-day Germany.6 Following the reunification of Germany, East German skaters began competing at the German Championships, and many former East German skaters became champions of the newly reunified Germany, including Mirko Eichhorn, Alexander König, René Lohse, Axel Rauschenbach, Peggy Schwarz, Ingo Steuer, Kati Winkler, and Ronny Winkler.7

The 2021 German Championships were originally scheduled to be held in Hamburg, but were moved to Dortmund due to lockdown restrictions in Hamburg. The competition was held under strict COVID-19 safety protocols, with the skaters isolated from the public during competition.8 The number of competitors was also smaller than usual, since some of Germany's top skaters, including Nicole Schott, Kristina Isaev, and Jennifer Janse van Rensburg and Benjamin Steffan, who all trained in Oberstdorf, were unable to travel to Dortmund due to quarantine regulations. Additionally, the Berlin Ice Sports Association withdrew all Berlin-based skaters, including Paul Fentz, three days before the event began, citing health concerns.9 While all senior-level events and junior-level pair skating and ice dance events went ahead as planned, the junior-level single skating events and all novice-level events, which had originally been postponed,10 were ultimately cancelled.11

Senior medalists

Peter Liebers at the 2011 World Championships
Nicole Schott at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin at the 2024 World Championships
Jennifer Janse Van Rensburg and Benjamin Steffan at the 2024 World Championships
From left to right: Peter Liebers, six-time German champion in men's singles; Nicole Schott, seven-time German champion in women's singles; Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin, six-time German champions in pair skating; and Jennifer Janse van Rensburg and Benjamin Steffan, five-time German champions in ice dance

Men’s singles

Senior men's event medalists
Year Location Gold7 Silver Bronze Ref.
1891 Munich A. Schmitson Austria-Hungary Carl Kaiser (Austria-Hungary)a No other competitors 2
1892 Frankfurt Austria-Hungary Georg Zachariades (Austria-Hungary)a Oscar Uhlig
1893 Hamburg Fritz Ahrendt Franz Zilly
1894 Austria-Hungary Opavab Austria-Hungary Gustav Hügel (Austria-Hungary)a Austria-Hungary Georg Zachariades (Austria-Hungary)a Austria-Hungary Alfred Klement (Austria-Hungary)a
1895 Bonn Gilbert Fuchs Austria-Hungary Gustav Hügel (Austria-Hungary)a No other competitors
1896 Darmstadt No other competitors
1897 Berlin Karl Zenger Austria-Hungary Alfred Klement (Austria-Hungary)a Kurt Dannenberg
1898–99 No competitions held
1900 Berlin Wilhelm Zenger Fritz Otto No other competitors
1901 Austria-Hungary Opavab Emil Schindler Fritz Otto
1902 No competition held
1903 Leipzig Ludwig Niedermeyer Eugen Dreyer No other competitors
1904 Braunschweig Heinrich Burger H. Hofmann Ernst Lassahn
1905 Bonn Karl Zenger Heinrich Burger Martin Gordan
1906 Munich Heinrich Burger Karl Zenger
1907 Altona Eugen Dreyer No other competitors
1908 No competition held
1909 Munich Gilbert Fuchs Erich Gutleben Georg Velisch
1910 No competition held
1911 Hanover Werner Rittberger Alfons Zintl No other competitors
1912 Berlin Artur Vieregg Otto Möwius
1913 Alfons Zintl Hugo Metzner
1914 Austria-Hungary Opavab Hugo Metzner Willy Kaldenbach
1915–19 No competitions due to World War I
1920 Berlin Werner Rittberger Paul Franke Artur Vieregg
1921
1922 Riessersee Artur Vieregg Paul Franke
1923 Paul Franke Artur Vieregg
1924 Berlin
1925 Titisee
1926 Berlin
1927 Paul Franke Werner Rittberger Herbert Haertel
1928 Füssen Werner Rittberger Paul Franke
1929 Opolec Paul Franke Ernst Baier No other competitors
1930 Wrocławd Leopold Maier-Labergo Herbert Haertel
1931 Schierke Theo Laß Otto Vierlinger
1932 Riessersee Ernst Baier Herbert Haertel 12
1933 Opolec Ernst Baier Benno Wellmann Karl Beuttel 2
1934 Braunlage Herbert Haertel Theo Laß
1935 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Günther Lorenz
1936 Günther Lorenz Herbert Haertel
1937 Hamburg Horst Faber
1938 Cologne
1939 Berlin Horst Faber Austria Edi Rada (Austria)e Ulrich Kuhn 13
1940 Vienna Austria Hellmut May (Austria)e 2
1941 Essen
1942 Berlin Erich Zeller Ulrich Kuhn
1943 Vienna Austria Edi Rada (Austria)e Horst Faber Erich Zeller
1944 Düsseldorf Horst Faber Austria Edi Rada (Austria)e
1945–46 No competitions due to World War II
1947 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Horst Faber No other competitors
1948 Krefeld Ulrich Kuhn Freimut Stein
1949 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1950 Krefeld Hermann Braun
1951 Hamburg Freimut Stein No other competitors
1952 Düsseldorf Freimut Stein Klaus Loichinger
1953 Krefeld Kurt Weilert
1954 Berlin Werner Kronemann
1955 Tilo Gutzeit Manfred Schnelldorfer Werner Kronemann
1956 Cologne Manfred Schnelldorfer Tilo Gutzeit Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
1957 Berlin Hans-Jürgen Bäumler Günter Tyroler 14
1958 Munich Tilo Gutzeit Hans-Jürgen Bäumler 2
1959 Berlin
1960 Essen Sepp Schönmetzler
1961 Oberstdorf Sepp Schönmetzler Fritz Kessler 15
1962 Frankfurt Sepp Schönmetzler Fritz Kessler Peter Krick 2
1963 Berlin Manfred Schnelldorfer Sepp Schönmetzler Hugo Dümmler
1964 Oberstdorf Hugo Dümmler Jürgen Eberwein 16
1965 Cologne Sepp Schönmetzler Peter Krick Bodo Bockenauer 17
1966 Füssen Peter Krick Bodo Bockenauer Reinhard Ketterer 18
1967 West Berlin Ralph Borghard Jürgen Eberwein 19
1968 Essen Jürgen Eberwein Klaus Grimmelt 20
1969 Cologne Reinhard Ketterer Klaus Grimmelt Erich Sutor 21
1970 Oberstdorf Klaus Grimmelt Reinhard Ketterer Edgar Schneider 22
1971 West Berlin Erich Reifschneider Harald Kuhn 23
1972 Bad Nauheim Harald Kuhn Klaus Thiele 24
1973 Krefeld Erich Reifschneider Harald Kuhn 25
1974 Augsburg Klaus Thiele Gerd-Walter Gräbner 26
1975 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Gerd-Walter Gräbner Klaus Thiele 27
1976 Bremerhaven Gerd-Walter Gräbner Thomas Nieder Kurt Kürzinger 28
1977 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Kurt Kürzinger Gerd-Walter Gräbner 29
1978 Dortmund Rudi Cerne Gerd-Walter Gräbner Thomas Nieder 30
1979 Herne Norbert Schramm Thomas Nieder Heiko Fischer 31
1980 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Rudi Cerne Norbert Schramm 32
1981 Unna Norbert Schramm Rudi Cerne 33
1982 Mannheim Heiko Fischer Norbert Schramm 34
1983 Oberstdorf Norbert Schramm Rudi Cerne 35
1984 Unna Norbert Schramm Heiko Fischer 36
1985 Bremerhaven Heiko Fischer Richard Zander Thomas Wieser 37
1986 Mannheim Joachim Edel 38
1987 West Berlin Richard Zander Thomas Wieser Oliver Dechert 39
1988 Unna Heiko Fischer Richard Zander Daniel Weiss 40
1989 West Berlin Richard Zander Daniel Weiss Oliver Dechert 41
1990 Oberstdorf Daniel Weiss Richard Zander 42
1991 Berlin Mirko Eichhorn Ronny Winkler 43
1992 Unna Mirko Eichhorn Ronny Winkler Daniel Weiss 44
1993 Mannheim Ronny Winkler Patrick-Rene Reinhardt Gizo Bliadze 45
1994 Herne Mirko Eichhorn Patrick-Rene Reinhardt 46
1995 Oberstdorf Andrejs Vlaščenko Ronny Winkler Mirko Eichhorn 47
1996 Berlin Michael Hopfes 48
1997 Oberstdorf Michael Hopfes Jens ter Laak 49
1998 Berlin Sven Meyer Andrejs Vlaščenko Michael Hopfes 50
1999 Oberstdorf Andrejs Vlaščenko Stefan Lindemann 51
2000 Berlin Stefan Lindemann Michael Hopfes Silvio Smalun 52
2001 Oberstdorf Silvio Smalun Andrejs Vlaščenko Michael Hörrmann 53
2002 Berlin Stefan Lindemann Silvio Smalun 54
2003 Oberstdorf Silvio Smalun Stefan Lindemann Andrejs Vlaščenko 55
2004 Berlin Stefan Lindemann Andrejs Vlaščenko Silvio Smalun 56
2005 Oberstdorf Silvio Smalun Martin Liebers 57
2006 Berlin 58
2007 Oberstdorf Philipp Tischendorf 59
2008 Dresden Clemens Brummer Peter Liebers 60
2009 Oberstdorf Peter Liebers Clemens Brummer Philipp Tischendorf 61
2010 Mannheim Stefan Lindemann Peter Liebers Daniel Dotzauer 62
2011 Oberstdorf Peter Liebers Denis Wieczorek Christopher Berneck 63
2012 Paul Fentz Martin Rappe 64
2013 Hamburg Franz Streubel Paul Fentz 65
2014 Berlin 66
2015 Stuttgart Franz Streubel Paul Fentz Christopher Berneck 67
2016 Essen Niko Ulanovsky 68
2017 Berlin Peter Liebers Franz Streubel 69
2018 Frankfurt Paul Fentz Peter Liebers Catalin Dimitrescu 70
2019 Stuttgart Thomas Stoll 71
2020 Oberstdorf Jonathan Hess Thomas Stoll 72
2021 Dortmund Denis Gurdzhi Louis Weissert Fabian Piontek 73
2022 Neuss Paul Fentz Kai Jagoda Nikita Starostin 74
2023 Oberstdorf Nikita Starostin Lotfi Sereir 75
2024 Berlin Kai Jagoda Nikita Starostin Denis Gurdzhi 76
2025 Oberstdorf Nikita Starostin Luca Fünfer Kai Jagoda 77
2026 Genrikh Gartung Nikita Starostin 78

Women's singles

Senior women's event medalists
Year Location Gold7 Silver Bronze Ref.
1911 Austria-Hungary Olomoucf Elsa Rendschmidt Austria-Hungary Grete Strasilla (Austria-Hungary)a No other competitors 2
1912 Berlin Austria-Hungary Luise Strasilla (Austria-Hungary)a Thea Frenssen
1913 Thea Frenssen No other competitors
1914 Austria-Hungary Opavab Austria-Hungary Margarete Janotta (Austria-Hungary)a No other competitors
1915–16 No competitions due to World War I
1917 Berlin Thea Frenssen Margarete Klebe Margarethe Winter
1918 Opolec Elaine Winter Margarete Klebe
1919 Berlin Elaine Winter Margarete Klebe Elisabeth Böckel
1920 Ellen Brockhöft
1921 Ellen Brockhöft Elisabeth Böckel Frieda Schneider
1922 Riessersee Elaine Winter Ellen Brockhöft Elisabeth Böckel
1923 Ellen Brockhöft Elisabeth Böckel No other competitors
1924 Berlin No other competitors
1925 Titisee Elisabeth Böckel No other competitors
1926 Berlin Gerda Veit
1927 Elisabeth Böckel Gerda Veit
1928 Füssen Katrin Flebbe Elaine Winter
1929 Opolec Katrin Flebbe Gerda Veit No other competitors
1930 Wrocławd No other competitors
1931 Schierke
1932 Riessersee Edith Michaelis Maxi Herber Paula Schmidt 12
1933 Opolec Maxi Herber Edith Michaelis Gerda Ibscher 2
1934 Braunlage Paula Schmidt
1935 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Irmi Hartung Victoria Lindpaintner
1936 Victoria Lindpaintner Maxi Herber Irmi Hartung
1937 Hamburg Lydia Veicht Martha Maria Mayerhans
1938 Cologne Maxi Herber Sophie Schmidt
1939 Krefeld Austria Hanne Nierenberger (Austria)e Austria Marta Musilek (Austria)e
1940 Munich
1941 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Austria Marta Musilek (Austria)e Inge Jell
1942 Vienna Austria Marta Musilek (Austria)e Inge Jell Austria Madeleine Müller (Austria)e
1943 Hamburg
1944 Munich Austria Eva Pawlik (Austria)e Inge Jell
1945–46 No competitions due to World War II
1947 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Inge Jell Irene Braun Gudrun Olbricht
1948 Krefeld Irene Braun Marlies Schroer
1949 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Helga Dudzinski Irene Braun Inge Minor
1950 Cologne Erika Kraft
1951 Hamburg Gundi Busch
1952 Düsseldorf Erika Kraft Gundi Busch Helga Dudzinski
1953 Krefeld Gundi Busch Helga Dudzinski Rosi Pettinger
1954 Berlin Rosi Pettinger Lilo Kürzinger
1955 Rosi Pettinger Erika Rucker No other competitors
1956 Cologne Ina Bauer
1957 Berlin Ina Bauer Gabriele Weidert Gitta Hägler 14
1958 Munich Dorle Kirchhofer Petra Damm 2
1959 Berlin Bärbel Martin Ursel Barkey
1960 Essen Bärbel Martin Ursel Barkey Karin Gude
1961 Oberstdorf Karin Gude Bärbel Martin Ursel Barkey 15
1962 Frankfurt Inge Paul Doris Weinhausen 2
1963 Berlin Karin Gude Inge Paul Angelika Wagner
1964 Oberstdorf Inge Paul Uschi Keszler 16
1965 Cologne Uschi Keszler Angelika Wagner Hannelore Wagner 17
1966 Füssen Angelika Wagner Uschi Keszler Monika Feldmann 79
1967 West Berlin Monika Feldmann Petra Ruhrmann Eileen Zillmer 80
1968 Essen 81
1969 Cologne Eileen Zillmer Renate Zehnpfennig Bärbel Fimmen 21
1970 Oberstdorf Marion von Cetto 22
1971 West Berlin Judith Beyer Gundi Niesen 82
1972 Bad Nauheim Gerti Schanderl Isabel de Navarre Angelika Kräger 24
1973 Krefeld Dagmar Lurz 25
1974 Augsburg Petra Wagner 83
1975 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Isabel de Navarre Gerti Schanderl Dagmar Lurz 27
1976 Bremerhaven Gerti Schanderl Isabel de Navarre 84
1977 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Dagmar Lurz Gerti Schanderl Garnet Ostermeier 29
1978 Dortmund Garnet Ostermeier Karin Riediger 30
1979 Karin Riediger Petra Ernert 31
1980 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Christina Riegel 32
1981 Unna Karin Riediger Manuela Ruben 33
1982 Mannheim Manuela Ruben Claudia Leistner Karin Riediger 34
1983 Oberstdorf Cornelia Tesch 35
1984 Unna Cornelia Tesch Heike Gobbers 36
1985 Bremerhaven Claudia Leistner Patricia Neske Cornelia Tesch 37
1986 Mannheim Cornelia Tesch Susanne Becher 38
1987 West Berlin Susanne Becher Cornelia Renner 39
1988 Unna Marina Kielmann Carola Wolff 40
1989 West Berlin Patricia Neske Marina Kielmann 41
1990 Oberstdorf Patricia Neske Marina Kielmann Carola Wolff 42
1991 Berlin Marina Kielmann Patricia Neske Evelyn Großmann 43
1992 Unna Simone Lang 44
1993 Mannheim Simone Lang Tanja Szewczenko 45
1994 Herne Tanja Szewczenko Katarina Witt Marina Kielmann 46
1995 Oberstdorf Marina Kielmann Simone Lang 47
1996 Berlin Astrid Hochstetter Tanja Szewczenko Andrea Diewald 48
1997 Oberstdorf Eva-Maria Fitze Andrea Diewald Veronika Dytrt 49
1998 Berlin Tanja Szewczenko Eva-Maria Fitze Caroline Gülke 50
1999 Oberstdorf Eva-Maria Fitze Tanja Szewczenko 51
2000 Berlin Susanne Stadlmüller Zoya Douchine Tanja Szewczenko 52
2001 Oberstdorf Caroline Gülke Andrea Diewald 53
2002 Berlin Katharina Häcker Andrea Diewald Eva-Maria Fitze 54
2003 Oberstdorf Annette Dytrt Katharina Häcker Kristina Beutelrock 55
2004 Berlin Denise Zimmerman Constanze Paulinus 56
2005 Oberstdorf Sarah-Michelle Villanueva Christiane Berger 57
2006 Berlin Christiane Berger Marietheres Huonker 58
2007 Oberstdorf Kristin Wieczorek Constanze Paulinus 59
2008 Dresden Sarah Hecken Isabel Drescher Annette Dytrt 60
2009 Oberstdorf Annette Dytrt Constanze Paulinus Caroline Gülke 61
2010 Mannheim Sarah Hecken Shira Willner Julia Pfrengle 62
2011 Oberstdorf Katharina Häcker Christina Erdel 63
2012 Nicole Schott Isabel Drescher Katharina Zientek 64
2013 Hamburg Sarah Hecken Nathalie Weinzierl Sandy Hoffmann 65
2014 Berlin Nathalie Weinzierl Sarah Hecken Nicole Schott 66
2015 Stuttgart Nicole Schott Nathalie Weinzierl Lutricia Bock 67
2016 Essen Lutricia Bock Nicole Schott 68
2017 Berlin Nathalie Weinzierl Lea Johanna Dastich Annika Hocke 69
2018 Frankfurt Nicole Schott Nathalie Weinzierl Lea Johanna Dastich 70
2019 Stuttgart Ann-Christin Marold 71
2020 Oberstdorf Aya Hatakawa Kristina Isaev 72
2021 Dortmund Aya Hatakawa Nathalie Weinzierl Dora Hus 73
2022 Neuss Nicole Schott Kristina Isaev Elisabeth Jäger 74
2023 Oberstdorf 75
2024 Berlin Kristina Isaev Sarah Marie Pesch Hanna Keiss 76
2025 Oberstdorf Anna Grekul 77
2026 Julia Grabowski Kira Thurner 78

Pairs

Senior pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold7 Silver Bronze Ref.
1907 Altona
  • Frieda Bellinger
  • Hans Weber
 No other competitors 2
1908 No competition held
1909 Munich (Germany & Finland)g
  • Frau Sonder
  • Robert Sonder
1910 No competition held
1911 Berlin
  • Alice Rolle
  • Bruno Grauel
  • Frau Weber
  • Hans Weber
 No other competitors
1912
  • Austria-Hungary
(Austria-Hungary)a
1913
  • Rosa Schnell
  • Georg Velisch
  • Thea Frenssen
  • Julius Vogel
  • Fräulein Dultz
  • Fritz Hecht
1914 Austria-Hungary Opavab
  • Austria-Hungary
(Austria-Hungary)a 		No other competitors
1915–19 No competitions due to World War I
1920 Berlin
No other competitors
1921 No pairs competitors
1922 Riessersee
  • Grete Weise
  • Georg Velisch
  • Fräulein Hoffmann
  • Bruno Grauel
1923
  • Fräulein Hoffmann
  • Rudolf Eilers
 No other competitors
1924 Berlin
No other competitors
1925 Titisee
  • Milly Förster
  • Hellmuth Jüngling
  • Marie Schwendtbauer
  • Gustav Aichinger
1926 Berlin
  • Milly Förster
  • Hellmuth Jüngling
 No other competitors
1927
  • Marie Schwendtbauer
  • Gustav Aichinger
1928 Füssen
  • Fräulein Hascher
  • Hans Widmann
1929 Opolec
  • Milly Förster
  • Hellmuth Jüngling
 No other competitors
1930 Wrocławd
1931 Schierke
1932 Riessersee
  • Sieglinde Krümling
  • Alfred Krümling
  • Marie Schwendtbauer
  • Gustav Aichinger
1933 Opolec
  • Edith Walter
  • Gerhard Rahn
  • Meta Gaetzschmann
  • Hans Gaetzschmann
1934 Braunlage
  • Marianne Hoffschildt
  • Rudi Marx
1935 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Lisa Ruf
  • Simon Stock
1936
1937 Hamburg
  • Liselotte Roth
  • Bruno Walter
1938 Cologne
1939 Berlin (Austria)e
  • Austria
  • Helga Schrittwieser
  • Pepo Jauernigg
(Austria)e 		87
1940 Vienna 2
1941 Munich
1942 Cologne
(Austria)e
1943 Düsseldorf (Austria)e
1944 Vienna (Austria)e (Austria & Germany)eh
  • Hedi Nähle
  • Kurt Müller
1945–46 No competitions due to World War II
1947 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Hedwig Trauth
  • Wilhelm Trauth
 No other competitors
1948 Krefeld
  • Irma Fischlein
  • Lothar Müller
  • Marlies Schroer
  • Hans Schwarz
1949 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Marlies Schroer
  • Hans Schwarz
  • Margit Lauer
  • Karl Waldeck
1950 Cologne
1951 Hamburg
1952 Düsseldorf
No other competitors
1953 Krefeld
  • Helga Krüger
  • Peter Voß
  • Margit Lauer
  • Balz-Willy Göntges
1954 Berlin
  • Lili Zettl
  • Klaus Loichinger
1955
  • Lili Zettl
  • Klaus Loichinger
1956 Cologne
  • Rita Paucka
  • Peter Kwiet
1957 Berlin
  • Rita Paucka
  • Peter Kwiet
  • Monika Wolf
  • Jürgen Weber
 14
1958 Munich 2
1959 Berlin
1960 Essen
1961 Oberstdorf
1962 Frankfurt
1963 Berlin
  • Sonja Pfersdorf
  • Günther Matzdorf
1964 Oberstdorf 88
1965 Cologne
  • Sonja Pfersdorf
  • Günther Matzdorf
  • Ingrid Bodendorff
  • Volker Waldeck
 17
1966 Füssen 18
1967 West Berlin 89
1968 Essen 90
1969 Cologne 21
1970 Oberstdorf
  • Frigge Drzymalla
  • Michael Weingart
 22
1971 West Berlin
  • Annette Neidlinger
  • Michael Humbs
 91
1972 Bad Nauheim
24
1973 Krefeld
  • Petra Dillmann
  • Ulrich Hartmann
 No other competitors 25
1974 Augsburg
  • Petra Schneider
  • Bogdan Pulcer
 26
1975 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Gabriele Beck
  • Jochen Stahl
 27
1976 Bremerhaven
  • Gabriele Beck
  • Jochen Stahl
  • Sylvia Jäckle
  • Axel Teschemacher
 28
1977 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Rafaela Dondoni
  • Mario Dondoni
 29
1978 Dortmund
  • Gabi Winkler
  • Michael Kutina
 92
1979 Herne
  • Sylke Morell
  • Sven Morell
 31
1980 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Petra Hammerlindl
  • Matthias Möver
 32
1981 Unna
No other competitors 93
1982 Mannheim
  • Bettina Hage
  • Stefan Zins
  • Isabella Caprano
  • Daniele Caprano
  • Birgit Kuß
  • Uwe Fischbeck
 94
1983 Oberstdorf
  • Birgit Kuß
  • Uwe Fischbeck
  • Isabella Caprano
  • Daniele Caprano
 95
1984 Unna
  • Birgit Kuß
  • Uwe Fischbeck
 36
1985 Bremerhaven
  • Kerstin Kimminus
  • Stefan Pfrengle
 No other competitors 37
1986 Mannheim
  • Kerstin Kimminus
  • Stefan Pfrengle
  • Marianne Ocvirek
  • Holger Malez
 96
1987 West Berlin
  • Sonja Adalbert
  • Daniele Caprano
  • Kerstin Kimminus
  • Stefan Pfrengle
  • Nicole Neujahr
  • Marc Drüner
 39
1988 Unna
  • Sonja Adalbert
  • Daniele Caprano
 97
1989 West Berlin
  • Sonja Adalbert
  • Daniele Caprano
  • Heike Hack
  • Markus Korndörfer
 41
1990 Oberstdorf
  • Henriette Wörner
  • Andreas Sigurdsson
  • Tatiana Demovic
  • Holer Maletz
 42
1991 Berlin
43
1992 Unna 44
1993 Mannheim
  • Jekaterina Silnitzkaya
  • Marno Kreft
  • Nadine Pflaum
  • Kristijan Simeunovic
 45
1994 Herne
  • Mandy Hannebauer
  • Marno Kreft
 46
1995 Oberstdorf
47
1996 Berlin
48
1997 Oberstdorf
  • Ulrike Rumi
  • Thomas Dörmer
 49
1998 Berlin No other competitors 50
1999 Oberstdorf
  • Stefanie Weiss
  • Matthias Bleyer
 51
2000 Berlin
52
2001 Oberstdorf
  • Brigitte Maier
  • Rastislav Grejtak
 No other competitors 53
2002 Berlin
  • Nicole Nönnig
  • Matthias Bleyer
 54
2003 Oberstdorf
  • Nicole Nönnig
  • Matthias Bleyer
  • Anika Bahn
  • Paul Pradel
 55
2004 Berlin 56
2005 Oberstdorf 57
2006 Berlin 58
2007 Oberstdorf No other competitors 59
2008 Dresden 60
2009 Oberstdorf
61
2010 Mannheim
No other competitors 62
2011 Oberstdorf 63
2012 No other competitors 64
2013 Hamburg 65
2014 Berlin 66
2015 Stuttgart No other competitors 67
2016 Essen 68
2017 Berlin No other competitors 69
2018 Frankfurt 70
2019 Stuttgart No other competitors 71
2020 Oberstdorf 72
2022 Neuss 74
2023 Oberstdorf 75
2024 Berlin
  • Katalin Janne Salatzki
  • Lukas Roseler
 76
2025 Oberstdorf 77
2026 78

Ice dance

Senior ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold7 Silver Bronze Ref.
1937 Hamburg
  • Sophie Schmidt
  • Josef Rambold
  • Irmgard Posern
  • Hans Mahlfeldt
 2
1938 Cologne No other competitors
1939 Essen
  • Austria
  • Edith Winkelmann
  • Walter Löhner
(Austria)e
  • Austria
  • Trude Wagner
  • Fritz Staniek
(Austria)e
  • Austria
  • Jutta Stöhr
  • Fritz Hackl
(Austria)e
1940 Berlin
  • Austria
  • Jutta Stöhr
  • Fritz Hackl
(Austria)e
  • Austria
  • Trude Wagner
  • Fritz Staniek
(Austria)e
1941 Cologne
  • Austria
  • Hertha Branowitzer
  • Rudolf Plaschke
(Austria)e
1942 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Austria
  • Trude Hörmann
  • Fritz Kolbinger
(Austria)e
1943 Ice dance competition cancelled
1944 Berlin
  • Austria
  • Jutta Stöhr
  • Fritz Hackl
(Austria)e
  • Gerda Lusch
  • Hans Bitter
  • Austria
  • Hermi Rittmann
  • Fritz Staniek
(Austria)e
1945–46 No competitions due to World War II
1947–49 No ice dance competitions
1950 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Hedwig Trauth
  • Wilhelm Trauth
  • Jutta Piotrowski
  • Hagemann
1951
  • Hella Lamprecht
  • Kurt Müller
  • Jutta Piotrowski
  • Hagemann
  • Hedwig Trauth
  • Wilhelm Trauth
1952
  • Marlies Schroer
  • Kurt Müller
  • Hedwig Trauth
  • Wilhelm Trauth
  • Erika Schiechtl
  • Hermann Schiechtl
1953 Nuremberg
  • Hedwig Trauth
  • Wilhelm Trauth
  • Maria Goeth
  • Willi Wernz
  • Margot Holzapfel
  • Helmut Loefke
1954 Cologne
  • Maria Jühe
  • Eberhard Vitger
  • Sigrid Knake
  • Gunther Koch
  • Maria Goeth
  • Willi Wernz
1955 Mannheim
  • Hedwig Trauth
  • Wilhelm Trauth
  • Maria Goeth
  • Willi Wernz
  • Rita Pauka
  • Peter Kwiet
1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Sigrid Knake
  • Gunther Koch
  • Gerda Wolgemuth
  • Hannes Burkhardt
1957 Berlin
  • Rita Pauka
  • Peter Kwiet
  • Elly Thal
  • Otto Huber
1958 Munich
  • Rita Pauka
  • Peter Kwiet
  • Petra Steigerwald
  • Hannes Burkhardt
 No other competitors
1959 Berlin
  • Elly Thal
  • Hannes Burkhardt
  • Anneliese Hackl
  • Ernst Stritzinger
1960 Essen
  • Margot Nissen
  • Gerhard Maier
1961 Oberstdorf
  • Martha Schamberger
  • Hans-Jürgen Schamberger
  • Margot Nissen
  • Klaus Ebel
1962 Frankfurt
  • Helga Burkhardt
  • Hannes Burkhardt
  • Rita Pauka
  • Peter Kwiet
  • Gabriele Rauch
  • Rudi Matysik
1963 Berlin
  • Martha Schamberger
  • Hans-Jürgen Schamberger
1964 Oberstdorf
  • Gabriele Matysik
  • Rudi Matysik
  • Jutta Peters
  • Wolfgang Kunz
 98
1965 Cologne 17
1966 Füssen
  • Karin Witt
  • Heiner Kern
 79
1967 Berlin
  • Martha Schamberger
  • Hans-Jürgen Schamberger
 80
1968 Essen
  • Edeltraud Rotty
  • Joachim Iglowstein
  • Heidi Grote
  • Reinhard Strate
 81
1969 Cologne
  • Waltraud Hollweg
  • Fred Schulz
 21
1970 Oberstdorf
  • Astrid Kopp
  • Axel Kopp
  • Sylvia Fuchs
  • Michael Fuchs
 22
1971 Berlin
  • Angelika Wiesner
  • Hans-Jürgen Wiesner
 82
1972 Bad Nauheim
  • Sylvia Fuchs
  • Michael Fuchs
  • Astrid Kopp
  • Axel Kopp
 24
1973 Krefeld 25
1974 Augsburg
  • Sylvia Fuchs
  • Michael Fuchs
  • Nicole Rinsant
  • Dirk Beyer
  • Gabriele Schäfer
  • Robert Dietz
 26
1975 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Christina Henke
  • Udo Dönsdorf
  • Gabriele Schäfer
  • Robert Dietz
  • Nicole Rinsant
  • Michael Fuchs
 99
1976 Bremerhaven
  • Sonja Ulmann
  • Uwe Dörnenburg
 100
1977 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Gabriele Schäfer
  • Robert Dietz
  • Sonja Ulmann
  • Uwe Dörnenburg
  • Monika Kuchler
  • Michael Kuchler
 101
1978 Dortmund
  • Karin Albrecht
  • Dirk Beyer
 102
1979 Herne
  • Elke Kwiet
  • Dieter Kwiet
  • Birgit Goller
  • Peter Klisch
 31
1980 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Birgit Goller
  • Peter Klisch
  • Elke Kwiet
  • Dieter Kwiet
 32
1981 Unna
  • Birgit Goller
  • Peter Klisch
 93
1982 Mannheim
  • Elke Kwiet
  • Markus Heyenbrock
 94
1983 Oberstdorf
  • Ruth Werner
  • Peter Werner
 103
1984 Unna
  • Susanne Kutzer
  • Niklas Heyenbrock
 36
1985 Bremerhaven
  • Sabine Kern
  • Stefan Kern
 37
1986 Mannheim
96
1987 West Berlin 39
1988 Unna
  • Vera Zietemann
  • Andreas Ullmann
 97
1989 West Berlin
  • Petra Zietemann
  • Frank Ladd-Oshiro
  • Antonia Gavazzeni
  • Wolfgang Wetzler
 41
1990 Oberstdorf
42
1991 Berlin
  • Alexandra Golovine
  • Wolfgang Wetzler
 43
1992 Unna
  • Eva Possart
  • Stefan Possart
 44
1993 Mannheim 45
1994 Herne 46
1995 Oberstdorf 47
1996 Berlin
  • Tarja Kühlfluck
  • Ralf Seidel
  • Melissa Möhler
  • Michael Osthoff
 48
1997 Oberstdorf
  • Melissa Möhler
  • Michael Osthoff
 49
1998 Berlin
  • Sandra Arndt
  • Matthias Lieder
 50
1999 Oberstdorf
  • Alexandra Shows
  • Michael Osthoff
 51
2000 Berlin
  • Barbara Hantusch
  • Denis Samokhine
 52
2001 Oberstdorf
  • Jill Vernekohl
  • Dmitri Kurakin
  • Natalie Spies
  • Sebastian Fraas
 53
2002 Berlin No other competitors 54
2003 Oberstdorf
  • Miriam Steinel
  • Vladimir Tsvetkov
 55
2004 Berlin No other competitors 56
2005 Oberstdorf
  • Judith Haunstetter
  • Arne Hönlein
 57
2006 Berlin
  • Judith Haunstetter
  • Arne Hönlein
 58
2007 Oberstdorf No other competitors 59
2008 Dresden 60
2009 Oberstdorf 61
2010 Mannheim 62
2011 Oberstdorf 63
2012 64
2013 Hamburg
65
2014 Berlin No other competitors 66
2015 Stuttgart
  • Nathalie Rehfeldt
  • Bennett Preiss
 67
2016 Essen
  • Aurelija Ipolito
  • Bennett Preiss
 68
2017 Berlin 69
2018 Frankfurt 70
2019 Stuttgart 71
2020 Oberstdorf 72
2021 Dortmund No other competitors 73
2022 Neuss 74
2023 Oberstdorf
No other competitors 75
2024 Berlin
  • Karla Maria Karl
  • Kai Hoferichter
 76
2025 Oberstdorf 77
2026 78
Notes
  1. Skaters from Austria-Hungary frequently competed in the German Championships until the onset of World War I in 1915.2
  2. Opava, in present-day Czech Republic, was at this point in time called Troppau and was part of Austria-Hungary.2
  3. Opole, in present-day Poland, was at this point in time called Oppeln and was part of the German Empire.2
  4. Wrocław, in present-day Poland, was at this point in time called Breslau and was part of the German Empire.2
  5. During the German annexation of Austria from 1938 to 1945, citizens of Austria became de facto German citizens and were thus eligible to compete in the German Championships.32
  6. Olomouc, in present-day Czech Republic, was at this point in time called Olmütz and was part of Austria-Hungary.2
  7. Prior to her marriage to Walter Jakobsson, who was from Finland, Ludowika Eilers represented Germany in competition.8586
  8. Marta Musilek was from Austria, while Horst Faber was from Germany.2

Junior medalists

Men's singles

Junior men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2002 Chemnitz Peter Liebers Steffen Hörmann Julian Bässler 104
2003 Oberstdorf Marcel Kotzian Philipp Tischendorf Norman Keck 105
2004 Philipp Tischendorf Marcel Kotzian Adrian Schager 106
2005 Norman Keck Philipp Tischendorf Denis Wieczorek 107
2006 Berlin Daniel Dotzauer Michael Biondi Alan Riefert 58
2007 Oberstdorf Franz Streubel Denis Wieczorek 59
2008 Dresden Patrick Stein Christopher Berneck 60
2009 Oberstdorf Paul Fentz Matii Landgraf Denis Wieczorek 61
2010 Mannheim Martin Rappe Alexander Schöpke Christopher Berneck 62
2011 Oberstdorf Niko Ulanovsky Maxim Stiefel 63
2012 Niko Ulanovsky Alexander Schöpke Joti Polizoakis 64
2013 Joti Polizoakis Alexander Bjelde Anton Kempf 65
2014 66
2015 Anton Kempf Catalin Dimitrescu Dave Kötting 67
2016 Berlin Catalin Dimitrescu Dave Kötting Kai Jagoda 68
2017 Mannheim Thomas Stoll Thomas Junski Isaak Droysen 69
2018 Chemnitz Jonathan Hess Kai Jagoda Denis Gurdzhi 70
2019 Dortmund Denis Gurdzhi Daniel Sapozhnikov Louis Weissert 71
2020 Mannheim Nikita Starostin 72
2021 Dortmund Junior singles competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 11
2022 Louis Weissert Denis Gurdzhi Arthur Mai 108
2023 Oberstdorf Luca Fünfer Hugo Willi Herrmann Alexander Vlascenko 109
2024 Leon Rojkov 110
2025 Genrikh Gartung Robert Wildt Hugo Willi Herrmann 77
2026 Soner Öztürk Felix Zeng Leon Rojkov 78

Women's singles

For championships where there was an unusually high number of competitors, the skaters were divided into two groups, with each group competing separately from the other.

Junior women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2002 Chemnitz Group I:
Denise Zimmermann 		Group I:
Melanie Meyer 		Group I:
Mari Vartmann 		104
Group II:
Rebecca Handke 		Group II:
Anne Sachtler 		Group II:
Laura Stosno
2003 Oberstdorf Group I:
Amanda Valentine 		Group I:
Wenke Ludwig 		Group I:
Melanie Meyer 		105
Group II:
Cornelia Beyermann 		Group II:
Marietheres Huonker 		Group II:
Tanja Rautenberg
2004 Group I:
Laura Linde 		Group I:
Yvonne Plechinger 		Group I:
Bettina Bayer 		106
Group II:
Marietheres Huonker 		Group II:
Alina Zetzsche 		Group II:
Kristina Kolberg
2005 Bettina Bayer Brigitte Blickling Katharina Teljuk 107
2006 Berlin Group I:
Nicole Scheck 		Group I:
Bettina Bayer 		Group I:
Ina Seterbakken 		58
Group II:
Katja Grohmann 		Group II:
Jessica Erdin 		Group II:
Annchristin Huonker
2007 Oberstdorf Group I:
Sarah Hecken 		Group I:
Isabel Drescher 		Group I:
Katharina Gierok 		59
Group II:
Jessica Kosuch 		Group II:
Jessica Hujsl 		Group II:
Caroline Mey
2008 Dresden Briana Munoz Nathalie Weinzierl Bettina Bayer 60
2009 Oberstdorf Julia Pfrengle Bettina Bayer Josephine Klinger 61
2010 Mannheim Luisa Weber Jessica Füssinger Jennifer Urban 62
2011 Oberstdorf Anne Zetzsche Anna Baumgartel Amani Fancy 63
2012 Angelika Dubinski Maria Herceg Anna Baumgärtel 64
2013 Lutricia Bock Annabelle Prölß Natalia Fartushina 65
2014 Maria Herceg Alissa Scheidt 66
2015 Lea Johanna Dastich Kristina Isaev 67
2016 Berlin Kristina Isaev Annika Hocke Alissa Scheidt 68
2017 Mannheim Jennifer Schmidt Dora Hus Ann-Christin Marold 69
2018 Chemnitz Ann-Christin Marold Franziska Kettl Tina Helleken 70
2019 Dortmund Elodie Eudine Katalin Janne Salatzki 71
2020 Mannheim Nargiz Suleymanova Aya Hatakawa Anastasia Steblyanka 72
2021 Dortmund Junior singles competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 11
2022 Olesya Ray Aya Hatakawa Janne Salatzki 108
2023 Oberstdorf Valentina Adrianova Anna Grekul 109
2024 Nicol Kalugina Ina Jungmann 110
2025 Anna Gerke Julia Grabowski 77
2026 Diana Ziesecke Adelina Voroteliak 78

Pairs

Junior pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2002 Chemnitz
  • Anika Bahn
  • Paul Pradel
 No other competitors 104
2003 Oberstdorf
  • Anika Bahn
  • Paul Pradel
 No other competitors 105
2004
  • Soja Belostozkaja
  • Paul Pradel
 106
2006 Berlin
No other competitors 58
2009 Oberstdorf
  • Juliana Gudzhi
  • Alexander Völler
  • Vanessa Schöche
  • Andreas Müller
 No other competitors 61
2010 Mannheim
62
2011 Oberstdorf
  • Linda Wenzig
  • Matti Landgraf
 No other competitors 63
2012
  • Julia Linch
  • Konrad Hocker-Scholler
  • Christin Schotte
  • Kevin Kottek
 64
2013 65
2014
  • Julia Linckh
  • Konrad Hocker-Scholler
 No other competitors 66
2015
  • Minori Yuge
  • Jannis Bronisefski
 67
2016 Berlin 68
2017 Mannheim
69
2019 Stuttgart
  • Josephine Lossius
  • Niclas Rust
 71
2020 Oberstdorf
  • Josephine Lossius
  • Niclas Rust
 No other competitors 72
2021 Dortmund No other competitors 73
2022 Neuss 74
2023 Oberstdorf
  • Sonja Löwenherz
  • Robert Löwenherz
  • Aliyah Ackermann
  • Tobija Harms
  • Josephine Lossius
  • Artem Rotar
 75
2024 Berlin
  • Anastasia Steblyanka
  • Lukas Gneiding
 76
2025 Oberstdorf
  • Aliyah Ackermann
  • Tobija Harms
  • Sonja Löwenherz
  • Robert Löwenherz
 No other competitors 77
2026
  • Anfisa Sevastianova
  • Lukas Gneiding
  • Sophie Krebs
  • Ilia Trofymov
  • Sonja Löwenherz
  • Robert Löwenherz
 78

Ice dance

Junior ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2002 Chemnitz
  • Maria Binczyk
  • Marco Derpa
  • Caroline Gross
  • Sascha Hanika
 104
2003 Oberstdorf
  • Judith Haunstetter
  • Arne Hönlein
  • Sandra Gissmann
  • Marco Derpa
 No other competitors 105
2004
106
2005
107
2006 Berlin
  • Ashley Foy
  • Benjamin Blum
 58
2007 Oberstdorf
59
2008 Dresden
  • Ashley Foy
  • Benjamin Blum
  • Ekaterina Zabolotnaya
  • Julian Wagner
 60
2009 Oberstdorf
  • Dominique Dieck
  • Michael Zenkner
  • Shirleen Schönfeld
  • Justin Gerke
 61
2010 Mannheim
  • Dominique Dieck
  • Michael Zenkner
 62
2011 Oberstdorf
  • Juliane Haslinger
  • Tom Finke
 63
2012
  • Kathrin Häuser
  • Sevan Lerche
 64
2013 65
2014
  • Polina Gorlov
  • Eduard Vishnyakov
  • Loreen Geiler
  • Sven Miersch
66
2015 Stuttgart
  • Ria Schwendinger
  • Valentin Wunderlich
 67
2016 Berlin
  • Ria Schwendinger
  • Valentin Wunderlich
68
2017 Mannheim
  • Sabrina Bittner
  • Andrei Lebed
  • Sarah Michelle Knispel
  • Maximilian Voigtländer
 69
2018 Frankfurt
  • Ria Schwendinger
  • Valentin Wunderlich
  • Lara Luft
  • Asaf Kazimov
 70
2019 Stuttgart
  • Lara Luft
  • Asaf Kazimov
  • Anne-Marie Wolf
  • Max Liebers
 71
2020 Oberstdorf
  • Lara Luft
  • Stephano Schuster
  • Anne-Marie Wolf
  • Max Liebers
  • Viktoria Lopusova
  • Asaf Kazimov
 72
2021 Dortmund
  • Anne-Marie Wolf
  • Max Liebers
  • Lilia Schubert
  • Kieren Wagner
 No other competitors 73
2022 Neuss
  • Karla Maria Karl
  • Kai Hoferichter
  • Janne Kummer
  • Erik Kummer
 74
2023 Oberstdorf
  • Alexia Kruk
  • Jan Eisenhaber
 75
2024 Berlin
  • Lilia Schubert
  • Nikita Remeshevskiy
 76
2025 Oberstdorf
  • Alexia Kruk
  • Jan Eisenhaber
  • Lilia Schubert
  • Nikita Remeshevskiy
 77
2026
  • Alexia Kruk
  • Jan Eisenhaber
  • Nelly Elisa Hemcke
  • Artyom Sladkov
  • Enikö Kóbor
  • Zoárd Kóbor
 78

Records

Werner Rittberger at the Toronto Skating Club carnival
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy at the 2011 Cup of Russia
From left to right: Werner Rittberger won eleven German Championship titles in men's singles; and Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy won eight German Championship titles in pair skating.
Ellen Brockhöft performs on ice.
Nicole Schott at the 2019 Internationaux de France
From left to right: Ellen Brockhöft and Nicole Schott each won seven German Championship titles in women's singles.
Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi at the 2012 World Championship
Kati Winkler and Rene Lohse at the 2004 World Championships
From left to right: Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi, and Kati Winkler and René Lohse, each won six German Championship titles in ice dance.
Records
Discipline Most championship titles
Skater(s) No. Years Ref.
Men's singles Werner Rittberger 11 1911–13;
1920–26;
1928 		111
Women's singles Ellen Brockhöft 7 1921;
1923–28 		112
Nicole Schott 2012;
2015;
2018–20;
2022–23 		113
Pairs 8 2004–09;
2011;
2014 		114
115
Aljona Savchenkoa 10 2004–09;
2011;
2014;
2016;
2018
Ice dance 6 1968–73 7
1996;
1998–2000;
2003–04 		116
117
2007;
2011–15 		118
Note
  1. Aljona Savchenko won eight championship titles while partnered with Robin Szolkowy (2004–09, 2011, 2014),114 and two with Bruno Massot (2016, 2018).115
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