Daniel Wende

Daniel Wende
Maylin and Daniel Wende at the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard
Personal information
Country represented	Germany
Born	(1984-07-24) 24 July 1984 (age 32) Essen, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner	Maylin Wende (Hausch)
Former partner	Ekaterina Vasilieva, Rebecca Handke
Former coach	Karel Fajfr, Knut Schubert, Julia Gnilozoubova
Former choreographer	Anjelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo, Frank Dehne, Rostislav Sinicyn, Natasha Devisch
Skating club	EJE Essen
Training locations	Oberstdorf
Began skating	1990
Retired	2014
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	174.88 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program	61.00 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skate	113.88 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy

Daniel Wende (born 24 July 1984) is a German pair skater. With Maylin Wende, he is the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard bronze medalist, the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and a two-time German national champion. They have competed twice at the Winter Olympics (2010, 2014) and have placed as high as sixth at the European Championships (2011, 2014).

After starting out as a singles skater, Wende switched to pair skating at about the age of 16–17. His first partner was Rebecca Handke. The pair twice won the German national junior title and then won the senior silver medal the next two years. They competed at five European Championships and placed as high as sixth (2005). They were also sent to two World Junior Championships, placing eleventh in 2004 and withdrawing in 2005. Their partnership ended in 2007.

Later in 2007, Wende teamed up with Russian skater Ekaterina Vasilieva. They won the bronze medal at the German Championships before deciding to split.

Wende teamed up with Maylin Hausch in September 2008, though their training was initially limited due to a ruptured ligament in his right foot. They train in Oberstdorf and are coached by Karel Fajfr.

In the 2010–11 season, Hausch/Wende won a bronze medal at a Grand Prix event, the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard.

In 2011–12, the pair placed fourth at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy. They were eighth at the 2011 Skate America with Hausch suffering from tendinitis in her foot. At the 2012 European Championships, Hausch/Wende finished seventh. On January 26, during the morning practice before the long programs, Wende collided with Mari Vartmann while they were attempting to avoid a French pair.