Luis Schuster (born 10 May 2001) is a German pair skater. With his skating partner, Letizia Roscher, he is the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy bronze medalist.
| Luis Schuster | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Roscher and Schuster at 2023 Skate Canada International | |
| Born | 10 May 2001 Sebnitz, Germany |
| Hometown | Chemnitz, Germany |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Discipline | Pair skating |
| Partner | Letizia Roscher |
| Coach | Ingo Steuer, Pylyp Zalevskyi |
| Skating club | Chemnitzer Eislauf-Club |
| Began skating | 2009 |
On the junior level, Roscher/Schuster are three-time German junior national champions and placed fifth at the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Personal life
editSchuster was born on 10 May 2001 in Sebnitz.[1]
Career
editEarly career
editSchuster began figure skating in 2009. He teamed up with Letizia Roscher to compete in pairs prior to the 2017–18 figure skating season and coached by Monika Scheibe.
Together, they won gold on the novice level at the 2018 German Novice Championships, the 2018 Bavarian Open, and the 2018 Cup of Tyrol.[2]
2018–19 season
editDebuting on the junior level, Roscher/Schuster won the silver medal at the 2018 Prague Ice Cup. They then won the silver medal at the 2019 German Junior Championships.[2]
At the 2019 Bavarian Open, Roscher/Schuster placed seventh. They were ultimately selected to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, where they finished seventeenth.[2]
2019–20 season
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Debuting on the Junior Grand Prix series, Roscher/Schuster finished fourteenth at the 2019 JGP Poland and thirteenth at 2019 JGP Croatia.[2]
At the 2020 German Junior Championships, Roscher/Schuster won the gold medal.[2]
Selected to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, Roscher/Schuster finished eighth. They then went on to win the silver medal at the 2020 Icelab International Cup and place fifth at the 2020 Bavarian Open.[2]
2020–21 season
editRoscher/Schuster competed at the 2021 German Junior Championships, winning their second consecutive junior national title.[2]
2021–22 season
editCompeting on the Junior Grand Prix series, Roscher/Schuster placed ninth at the 2021 JGP Austria. They then made their senior international debut by finishing fourteenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup, before going on to win their third junior national title at the 2022 German Junior Championships.[2]
Selected to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Roscher/Schuster finished nineteenth.[2] They ended their season at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, finishing fifth.[2]
Following the season, Roscher/Schuster switched coaches from Monika Scheibe to Robin Szolkowy and Ingo Steuer.[1]
2022–23 season
editRoscher/Schuster began the season at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, finishing fourth. Debuting on the Grand Prix series, Roscher/Schuster finished seventh at 2022 Skate America and won the bronze medal at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. They went on to compete at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup, winning the bronze medal.[2]
Making their debut on the senior level at the 2023 German Championships, Roscher/Schuster won the silver medal behind Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel.[2]
2023–24 season
editAfter dealing with injury difficulties that impacted their training, Roscher/Schuster started the season with an eleventh-place at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[3] They were tenth as well at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[2] Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate Canada International, Roscher/Schuster placed eighth.[4] The pair did not compete for the remainder of the season.[5]
2024–25 season
editRoscher/Schuster began the season by finishing eighth at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and fourth at the 2024 Diamond Spin.[5]
Programs
editWith Roscher
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [6] |
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| 2023–2024 [7] |
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| 2022–2023 [1] |
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| 2021–2022 [8] |
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| 2020–2021 [9] |
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| 2019–2020 [10] |
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| 2018–19 [11] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: ISU Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pair skating with Letizia Roscher
edit| International [2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Europeans | 19th | ||||||
| GP Skate America | 7th | ||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 8th | ||||||
| GP Wilson Trophy | 3rd | ||||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 4th | 10th | |||||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | TBD | ||||||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 11th | 8th | |||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 14th | 3rd | TBD | ||||
| Diamond Spin | 4th | ||||||
| Challenge Cup | WD | ||||||
| International: Junior [2] | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 17th | 5th | |||||
| Youth Olympics | 8th | ||||||
| JGP Austria | 9th | ||||||
| JGP Croatia | 13th | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 14th | ||||||
| Bavarian Open | 7th | 5th | |||||
| Icelab Int'l Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| NRW Trophy | WD | ||||||
| Prague Riedell Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| National [2] | |||||||
| German Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | 1st J | 2nd | ||
Detailed results
editPair skating with Letizia Roscher
editSenior level
edit| 2024–2025 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17–20, 2024 | 2024 Diamond Spin | 4 52.59 |
3 98.02 |
4 150.61 |
| September 18–21, 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8 52.34 |
8 98.95 |
8 151.29 |
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| October 27–29, 2023 | 2023 Skate Canada International | 8 52.07 |
8 85.47 |
8 137.54 |
| October 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 10 46.49 |
10 79.59 |
10 126.08 |
| September 20–23, 2023 | 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 11 46.96 |
11 91.44 |
11 138.40 |
| 2022–2023 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 5–7, 2023 | 2023 German Championships | 2 56.44 |
2 109.07 |
2 165.51 |
| November 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 3 63.11 |
3 107.54 |
3 170.65 |
| November 11–13, 2022 | 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy | 3 60.24 |
3 107.13 |
3 167.37 |
| October 21–23, 2022 | 2022 Skate America | 3 60.24 |
3 107.13 |
3 167.37 |
| October 4–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 5 59.21 |
3 106.37 |
4 165.58 |
Junior level
edit| 2021–22 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| April 13–17, 2022 | 2022 World Junior Championships | Junior | 5 54.01 |
4 92.42 |
5 146.43 |
| January 25–27, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | Senior | 19 48.77 |
– | 19 48.77 |
| December 9–11, 2021 | 2022 German Junior Championships | Junior | 1 47.10 |
1 91.82 |
1 138.92 |
| November 17–20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | Senior | 15 54.78 |
13 95.95 |
14 150.73 |
| October 6–9, 2021 | 2021 JGP Austria | Junior | 9 43.82 |
10 81.05 |
9 124.87 |
| 2020–21 season | |||||
| December 18–19, 2020 | 2021 German Junior Championships | Junior | 1 42.32 |
1 84.66 |
1 126.98 |
| 2019–20 season | |||||
| February 3–9, 2020 | 2020 Bavarian Open | Junior | 5 41.77 |
6 72.35 |
5 114.12 |
| January 10–15, 2020 | 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | Junior | 8 42.80 |
8 80.25 |
7 123.05 |
| January 1–3, 2020 | 2020 German Junior Championships | Junior | 1 48.88 |
1 87.89 |
1 136.77 |
| November 1–3, 2019 | 2019 Icelab International Cup | Junior | 2 42.11 |
1 77.47 |
2 119.58 |
| September 25–28, 2019 | 2019 JGP Croatia | Junior | 12 41.08 |
13 75.48 |
13 116.56 |
| September 18–21, 2019 | 2019 JGP Poland | Junior | 13 38.84 |
14 64.58 |
14 103.42 |
| 2018–19 season | |||||
| March 4–10, 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | Junior | 17 39.55 |
– | 17 39.55 |
| February 5–10, 2019 | 2019 Bavarian Open | Junior | 9 41.06 |
6 77.05 |
7 118.11 |
| December 21–23, 2018 | 2019 German Junior Championships | Junior | 2 44.79 |
2 75.42 |
2 120.21 |
| November 9–11, 2018 | 2018 Prague Ice Cup | Junior | 2 38.40 |
2 70.83 |
2 109.23 |
| 2017–18 season | |||||
| November 20–25, 2017 | 2017 Cup of Tyrol | Junior | 1 31.21 |
1 51.24 |
1 82.45 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b Lechner, Pamela (September 25, 2023). "Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin krönen Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 mit Paarlauf-Sieg" [Minerva Hase/Nikita Volodin crown Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 with pair skating victory] (in German). German Figure Skating Union. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ a b Slater, Paula (October 29, 2023). "Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps dominate pairs at Skate Canada". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 August 2023.