Annika Hocke

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Annika Hocke
2019-2020 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Annika Hocke Robert Kunkel 2019 12 07 2048.jpg
Hocke/Kunkel at the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Full nameAnnika Maria Hocke
Country representedGermany Germany
Born (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 21)
Berlin, Germany
Home townBerlin
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
PartnerRobert Kunkel
Former partnerRuben Blommaert, Juri Gnilozoubov
CoachRico Rex, Knut Schubert, Aljona Savchenko, Dmitri Savin, Alexander König
Former coachRomy Österreich, Manuela Machon
ChoreographerAljona Savchenko, Joti Polizoakis, Catherine Papadakis
Former choreographerDmitri Savin, Mark Pillay, Maria Baarghorn, Rene Lohse
Skating clubSC Charlottenburg Berlin
Training locationsBerlin
Oberstdorf
Began skating2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total168.21
2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program63.57
2020 Junior Worlds
Free skate109.10
2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

Annika Maria Hocke (born 16 July 2000) is a German pair skater. With Robert Kunkel, she is the 2020 Bavarian Open silver medalist and the 2019 German national silver medalist. They won two bronze medals on the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix series (Croatia and Poland).

With former partner Ruben Blommaert, she is the 2017 CS Ice Star silver medalist, the 2018 Bavarian Open silver medalist, the 2018 International Cup of Nice silver medalist, and the 2018 German national silver medalist. They placed 16th at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Hocke formerly competed in ladies' singles, winning bronze at the 2017 German Championships and placing 11th at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

Personal life[]

Annika Hocke was born on 16 July 2000 in Berlin.[1] She was raised in Zehlendorf.[2] Her parents, Sylvia Warnke and Ansgar Hocke, are journalists.[3]

Career[]

Single skating[]

Hocke began skating as a four-year-old in 2005, learning at an ice rink in Wilmersdorf.[4][5] In January 2014, she won gold in the under-13 novice girls category at the German Youth Championships.[6]

In the 2015–16 season, Hocke won junior medals at three international competitions – silver at the Volvo Open Cup in Riga, gold at the NRW Trophy in Dortmund, and gold at the Santa Claus Cup in Budapest. In January 2016, she won the junior silver medal at the German Youth Championships. In February, she represented Germany at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. Competing in the individual ladies' event, Hocke placed 15th in the short program, 10th in the free skate, and 11th overall. She was a member of Team Determination in the mixed NOC team event, replacing Kaori Sakamoto who withdrew due to injury.[7] She placed 6th in her segment and her team finished 8th.[8] She is coached by Manuela Machon in Berlin.[9]

Pair skating[]

In September 2014,[10] Hocke teamed up with Juri Gnilozoubov to compete in pairs, training in Berlin.[11] They placed fourth in junior pairs at the International Challenge Cup in February 2015.

Hocke and Ruben Blommaert announced their partnership on 9 February 2017.[12] A year later in February 2018 the pair competed at the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, finishing in sixteenth place. At the following World Championships in March 2018 they finished in thirteenth place. Hocke and Blommaert announced the end of their partnership following a fourteenth-place finish at the 2019 World Championships.

2019–20 season[]

Soon after, Hocke announced that she had formed a new partnership with Robert Kunkel. Despite Hocke having previously attended the Olympics, the two were still age-eligible for international junior competitions, and so began on the Junior Grand Prix, where they won two bronze medals at JGP Croatia and JGP Poland, and were the only non-Russian team to qualify to the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed sixth.[13] On the senior level, Hocke/Kunkel debuted at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, placing sixth, and then won silver medals at the German nationals championships and the 2020 Bavarian Open. They were seventh at the 2020 European Championships.[14]

Hocke/Kunkel concluded the season at the 2020 World Junior Championships, where they placed fourth and won a small bronze medal for a third-place finish in the free skate; only Kunkel invalidating their pair spin element by putting both feet down kept them from winning the overall bronze medal. Despite this, Hocke remarked "our first and last Junior World Championships — it was amazing!"[15] They had been scheduled to make their senior World Championship debut in Montreal, but the Championships were canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[16]

2020–21 season[]

With the pandemic continuing to affect events, Hocke/Kunkel made their season debut at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, which featured only pairs training in Europe.[17] They were second in the short program, behind countrymen Hase/Seegert, who subsequently had to withdraw because of injury. They were overtaken in the free skate by Italian team Ghilardi/Ambrosini, and won the silver medal.[18]

Hocke/Kunkel were scheduled to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic.[19]

Initially, both Hocke/Kunkel and Hase/Seegert were assigned to represent Germany at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, but Hase/Seegert were forced to withdraw after Hase sustained a leg injury, leaving Hocke/Kunkel as the lone representative.[20] They placed thirteenth in their Worlds debut.[21]

2021–22 season[]

Hocke/Kunkel began the season at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed fourth. Hocke said afterward she was pleased with their performancei in light of multiple disruptions to their summer training caused by injury and illness.[22] They went on to place eleventh at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy.[23]

Initially assigned to the 2021 Cup of China on the Grand Prix, Hocke/Kunkel were reassigned to the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia following the former event's cancellation.[24] They placed eighth in the short program, and then withdrew due to medical reasons.[25] In the new year, they finished thirteenth at the 2022 European Championships.[23]

Programs[]

Pairs with Kunkel[]

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[26]
  • The Other Side
    by Ruelle
    choreo. by Catherine Papadakis
2020–2021
[27]
  • The Other Side
    by Ruelle
    choreo. by Catherine Papadakis
2019–2020
[28]

Pairs with Blommaert[]

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[29]
  • Land of All
    by Woodkid
2017–2018
[30]

Ladies' singles[]

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[31]
  • Carmen
    by Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin
2013–2014
[5]

Competition results[]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: ISU Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Kunkel[]

International[23]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22
Worlds C 13th
Europeans 7th 13th
GP Cup of China C
GP France C
GP Italy WD
GP Rostelecom Cup WD
CS Finlandia Trophy 11th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd 4th
CS Warsaw Cup 6th
Bavarian Open 2nd
Challenge Cup 2nd
NRW Trophy 1st
International: Junior[23]
Junior Worlds 4th
JGP Final 6th
JGP Croatia 3rd
JGP Poland 3rd
National[23]
German Champ. 2nd WD
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

Pairs with Blommaert[]

International[32]
Event 17–18 18–19
Olympics 16th
Worlds 13th 14th
Europeans 8th
GP Skate America 7th
GP NHK Trophy WD
CS Golden Spin 6th
CS Ice Star 2nd
CS Nebelhorn 5th
CS Warsaw Cup 4th
Bavarian Open 2nd
Challenge Cup 3rd
Cup of Nice 2nd
National
German Champ. 3rd 2nd

Pairs with Gnilozoubov[]

International: Junior[33]
Event 14–15
Challenge Cup 4th

Ladies' singles[]

International[34]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Bavarian Open 8th
Golden Bear 16th
Toruń Cup 6th
International: Junior[34][35]
Youth Olympics 11th
JGP Germany 13th
JGP Russia 7th
Bavarian Open 7th
Challenge Cup 4th
Cup of Nice 13th 12th
Hellmut Seibt 2nd
Ice Challenge 25th
Lombardia Trophy 4th 5th
NRW Trophy 15th 1st 5th
Santa Claus Cup 1st
Volvo Open Cup 2nd 6th
International: Advanced novice[35]
Challenge Cup 6th
Hellmut Seibt 2nd
Lombardia Trophy 3rd
NRW Trophy 9th 2nd
Warsaw Cup 13th 4th
National[34]
German Champ. 8th J 2nd J 3rd
Team events
Youth Olympics 8th T
6th P
J = Junior level
T = Team result; P = Personal result

Detailed results[]

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Kunkel[]

Senior results[]

2021–2022 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 10–16, 2022 2022 European Championships 13
55.17 		13
101.74 		13
156.91
November 5–7, 2021 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia 8
49.16 		WD WD
October 7–10, 2021 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy 11
47.72 		11
91.10 		11
138.82
September 22–25, 2021 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 5
59.11 		5
109.10 		4
168.21
2020–2021 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 22–28, 2021 2021 World Championships 13
57.48 		14
105.33 		13
162.81
February 26–28, 2021 2021 International Challenge Cup 2
60.75 		2
116.48 		2
177.23
November 26–29, 2020 2021 NRW Trophy 2
64.41 		1
116.07 		1
180.48
September 23–26, 2020 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2
60.55 		2
93.71 		2
154.26
2019–2020 season
Date Event SP FS Total
3–9 February 2020 2020 Bavarian Open 3
61.58 		2
115.05 		2
176.63
20–26 January 2020 2020 European Championships 7
58.43 		7
107.67 		7
166.10
1–3 January 2020 2020 German Championships 2
63.52 		2
113.18 		2
176.70
14–17 November 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 3
58.05 		9
95.42 		6
153.47

Junior results[]

2019–2020 season
Date Event SP FS Total
2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Championships 4
63.57 		3
103.58 		4
167.15
5–8 December 2019 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final 6
59.47 		6
99.75 		6
159.22
25–28 September 2019 2019 JGP Croatia 3
60.74 		3
95.57 		3
156.31
18–21 September 2019 2019 JGP Poland 3
58.04 		5
98.16 		3
156.20

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