Ruben Blommaert
| Ruben Blommaert | |
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Prölß/Blommaert at the 2013 German Championships
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Germany |
| Former country(ies) represented | Belgium |
| Born |
5 March 1992 Bruges, Belgium |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Partner | Annika Hocke |
| Former partner | Mari Vartmann, Annabelle Prölß |
| Coach | Maylin Wende, Daniel Wende |
| Former coach | Karel Fajfr, Vera Vandecaveye, Silvie De Rijcke |
| Choreographer | Mark Pillay |
| Former choreographer | Rostislav Sinicyn, Jeffrey Buttle |
| Skating club | EC Oberstdorf |
| Former skating club | GSK Gent |
| Training locations | Oberstdorf |
| Former training locations |
Bruges Deurne Toronto |
| Began skating | 1998 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 177.04 2015 Tallinn Trophy |
| Short program | 63.45 2015 Cup of China |
| Free skate | 115.78 2015 Tallinn Trophy |
Ruben Blommaert (born 5 March 1992) is a German pair skater. With Mari Vartmann, he won four ISU Challenger Series medals. With Annabelle Prölß, he is the 2013 International Cup of Nice champion and 2013 German national senior champion. He also holds Belgian citizenship and competed for Belgium in single skating until 2010.
Ruben Blommaert was born 5 March 1992 in Bruges, Belgium. He became a German citizen on 1 July 2014 while retaining his Belgian citizenship. He has a twin brother, Sander, who dances with the Royal Ballet in London.
Blommaert began learning to skate in 1998. He competed for Belgium in single skating until 2010, appearing at the European Championships and Junior World Championships.
Blommaert teamed up with Annabelle Prölß in October 2011. They won the junior pairs title at the 2012 German Junior Championships.
In 2012–13, Prölß/Blommaert made their Junior Grand Prix debut in Lake Placid, finishing 6th, and then placed 4th in Germany. They won gold medals in the junior events at the 2013 Ice Challenge and 2013 Bavarian Open. Prölß/Blommaert won gold in their senior national debut at the 2013 German Championships. They then finished 7th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.
In 2013–14, Prölß/Blommaert debuted on the senior international level. After finishing 4th at their first two events, they took gold at the International Cup of Nice. They received their first senior Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard, after France's Daria Popova / Bruno Massot withdrew.
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