| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 3 | Pairs | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| 6 | Pairs | 2006 | Torino, ITA |
| 15 | Pairs | 2002 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
| World Championships |
| 1 | Pairs | 2012 | Nice, FRA |
| 1 | Pairs | 2011 | Moscow, RUS |
| 1 | Pairs | 2009 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| 1 | Pairs | 2008 | Gothenburg, SWE |
| 2 | Pairs | 2013 | London, ON, CAN |
| 2 | Pairs | 2010 | Torino, ITA |
| 3 | Pairs | 2007 | Tokyo, JPN |
| European Championships |
| 1 | Pairs | 2011 | Bern, SUI |
| 1 | Pairs | 2009 | Helsinki, FIN |
| 1 | Pairs | 2008 | Zagreb, CRO |
| 1 | Pairs | 2007 | Warsaw, POL |
| 2 | Pairs | 2013 | Zagreb, CRO |
| 2 | Pairs | 2010 | Tallinn, EST |
| 2 | Pairs | 2006 | Lyon, FRA |
| 16 | Pairs | 2014 | Budapest, HUN |
| WD | Pairs | 2012 | Sheffield, GBR |
| Grand Prix Final |
| 1 | Pairs | 2013/2014 | Fukuoka, JPN |
| 1 | Pairs | 2011/2012 | Quebec, QC, CAN |
| 1 | Pairs | 2010/2011 | Beijing, CHN |
| 1 | Pairs | 2007/2008 | Torino, ITA |
| 2 | Pairs | 2006/2007 | St. Petersburg, RUS |
| 3 | Pairs | 2009/2010 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 3 | Pairs | 2008/2009 | Goyang, KOR |
| 3 | Pairs | 2005/2006 | Tokyo, JPN |
| Best performance per season in Grand Prix events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | Pairs |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 2 x 1st |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 1st |
| 2011/2012 | 2 x 1st |
| 2010/2011 | 2 x 1st |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Grand Prix performances in current season |
| 1 | Pairs | 2013/2014 | Rostelecom Cup, RUS |
| 1 | Pairs | 2013/2014 | Cup of China, CHN |
| ISU World Standings (as of 03 Feb 2014) |
| 2 | Pairs | | |
Additional Information
MusicMusic short program/short dance as of season 2013/2014
When Winter Comes by Chris de Burgh, arranged by Andre Rieu
Music free skating/free dance as of season 2013/2014
The Nutcracker by Petr I. Tchaikovski (ISU, 13 Dec 2013)
ChoreographerIngo Steuer, GER; David Wilson, CAN (ISU, 13 Dec 2013)
Start of sporting careerShe began skating in 1989. (ISU, 23 Sep 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportHer father took her skating on a local frozen lake after she was inspired by watching Ingo Steuer, who would become her coach, skating on TV. "I saw skating on television and was fascinated by it. I didn't do any other sports but I wanted to try figure skating. I started pairs when I was 13 years old. I saw the other skaters doing it and I wanted to do it myself. I liked all the acrobatic things like lifts and twists and throws." (Skate Today, 27 Feb 2005, eislauf-union.de, 30 Apr 2009; Deutsche Eislauf-Union, 07 Sep 2005)
AmbitionsTo win gold at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (maerkischeallgemeine.de, 09 Nov 2012)
TrainingAlong with skating partner Robin Szolkowy, she trains 18 hours a week in the high and low season. During the low season they divide their training time between Chemnitz and Dresden, both in Germany, and in the high season they are based in Chemnitz. (ISU, 13 Dec 2013)
HeroRussian figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva. (eislauf-union.de, 30 Apr 2009)
Most influential person in careerHer coach, Ingo Steur. (eislauf-union.de, 30 Apr 2009)
GeneralPARTNERSHIP
Her regular skating partner is Robin Szolkowy. They teamed up in 2003. Previously she had skated with Stanislav Morozov, whom she won gold with at the 2000 Junior World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, and Dmitri Boenko. (ISU, 23 Sep 2013)
NATIONAL FIRSTS
Her and Szolkowy's bronze medal in the pairs at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver was the first Olympic medal by a German skater for 12 years. They also became the first German skaters to win a world title in 11 years when they won the pairs in 2008. (ISU, 23 Sep 2013)
FROM UKRAINE TO GERMANY
In 2003 she moved from Ukraine to Germany. She became eligible to compete for Germany in 2004 and received citizenship in 2006. (Skate Today 27 Feb 2005; ISU, 03 Feb 2006)
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