Nathalie Weinzierl
| Nathalie Weinzierl | |
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Weinzierl in 2012
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Germany |
| Born |
8 April 1994 Saarbrücken, Germany |
| Home town | Frankenthal |
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) |
| Coach | Peter Sczypa |
| Former coach | Karin Stephan, Günter Zöller |
| Choreographer | Edoardo De Bernardis |
| Former choreographer | Francesca Cotogni, Stéphane Lambiel, Frank Dehne |
| Skating club | Mannheimer ERC |
| Training locations | Mannheim |
| Began skating | 2001 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 167.72 2014 Worlds |
| Short program | 60.82 2014 Worlds |
| Free skate | 106.90 2014 Worlds |
Nathalie Weinzierl (born 8 April 1994) is a German figure skater. She is the 2014 German national champion and has won five senior international medals, including three gold. She has placed as high as 7th at the European Championships and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Nathalie Weinzierl was born in Saarbrücken, Germany. She trained in alpine racing at SC Frankenthal from 1999–2005.
Weinzierl began training in figure skating in 2001 at Mannheim MERC, coached by Günter Zöller from 2002. She won the German bronze medal on the novice level in 2006, silver on the youth level in 2007, and silver as a junior in 2008. She began competing on the national senior level in the 2008–09 season, placing 13th in her debut. She changed coaches in August 2009, joining Karin Stephan.
In the 2009–10 season, Weinzierl debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series, placing 24th and 28th in her two events. Toward the end of the season, she made her first appearance on the international senior level, finishing 5th at the 2010 Triglav Trophy. Peter Sczypa became her coach in August 2011.
Weinzierl competed with a broken blade in the free skate at the 2012 German Championships. She was assigned to her first ISU Championships, the 2012 European Championships, where she finished 22nd. She then won her first senior international medal, gold, at the 2012 Bavarian Open. She withdrew from the 2012 Coupe du Printemps.
Weinzierl returned to the JGP series in the 2012–13 season, finishing 9th and 10th in her two events, and then won her first senior national medal, silver, at the 2013 German Championships. After placing 9th in her second Europeans, she competed at the 2013 World Junior Championships, finishing 10th. Weinzierl was also assigned to her first senior World Championships and placed 19th.
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