Annika Hocke

Annika 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).

Annika Hocke
Hocke / Kunkel in 2019
Personal information
Country representedGermany
Born (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000
Berlin, Germany
Home townBerlin
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
PartnerRobert Kunkel
Former partnerRuben Blommaert, Juri Gnilozoubov
CoachRico Rex, Dmitri Savin, Alexander König, Romy Österreich
Former coachKnut Schubert, Alexander König, Manuela Machon
ChoreographerCatherine Papadakis, Dmitri Savin
Former choreographerMark Pillay, Aliona Savchenko, Maria Baarghorn, Rene Lohse
Skating clubSC Charlottenburg
Training locationsBerlin
Oberstdorf
Began skating2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total167.15 (with Kunkel)
2020 Junior Worlds
Short program63.57 (with Kunkel)
2020 Junior Worlds
Free skate113.20 (with Blommaert)
2019 Worlds

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 2016 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.

Soon after, Hocke announced that she had formed a new partnership with Robert Kunkel. Despite Hocke having previous 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 leve, 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. 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!"[14]

Programs

Pairs with Kunkel
Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[15]

Pairs with Blommaert
Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[16]
  • Land of All
    by Woodkid
2017–2018
[17]

Ladies' singles
Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[18]
  • Carmen
    by Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin
2013–2014
[5]

Competition results

CS: ISU Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Kunkel
International[19]
Event 2019–20
Europeans7th
CS Warsaw Cup6th
Bavarian Open2nd
International: Junior[19]
Junior Worlds4th
JGP Final6th
JGP Croatia3rd
JGP Poland3rd
National[19]
German Champ.2nd
TBD = Assigned

Pairs with Blommaert
International[20]
Event 2017–18 2018–19
Olympics16th
Worlds13th14th
Europeans8th
GP Skate America7th
GP NHK TrophyWD
CS Golden Spin6th
CS Ice Star2nd
CS Nebelhorn5th
CS Warsaw Cup4th
Bavarian Open2nd
Challenge Cup3rd
Cup of Nice2nd
National
German Champ.3rd2nd

Pairs with Gnilozoubov
International: Junior[21]
Event 2014–15
Challenge Cup4th

Ladies' singles
International[22]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Bavarian Open8th
Golden Bear16th
Toruń Cup6th
International: Junior[22][23]
Youth Olympics11th
JGP Germany13th
JGP Russia7th
Bavarian Open7th
Challenge Cup4th
Cup of Nice13th12th
Hellmut Seibt2nd
Ice Challenge25th
Lombardia Trophy4th5th
NRW Trophy15th1st5th
Santa Claus Cup1st
Volvo Open Cup2nd6th
International: Advanced novice[23]
Challenge Cup6th
Hellmut Seibt2nd
Lombardia Trophy3rd
NRW Trophy9th2nd
Warsaw Cup13th4th
National[22]
German Champ.8th J2nd J3rd
Team events
Youth Olympics8th 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
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 Warshaw 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 ISU Junior Grand Prix in 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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References
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  2. Martin, Ulrike (9 February 2016). "Die Eisprinzessin aus Zehlendorf" [The ice princess from Zehlendorf]. Berliner Woche (in German). Archived from the original on 9 February 2017.
  3. "Von der großen Lust auf Erfolg" [Great desire for success]. Berliner Abendblatt (in German). 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. Hohnschild, J. (25 February 2014). "Annika Hocke (13) Im Sommer geht's zum Olympia-Trainer" [Annika Hocke (13) will train under an Olympic coach in the summer]. Berliner Kurier (in German). Archived from the original on 27 February 2016.
  5. Apitius, Benjamin (4 March 2014). "Nachwuchssportlerin des Monats März: Annika Hocke" [Young athlete of the month of March: Annika Hocke]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.
  6. "Deutsche Nachwuchsmeisterschaften 2014: Nachwuchs Mädchen U13" [2014 German Youth Championships: Novice Girls U13] (in German). Deutsche Eislauf-Union. 12 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  7. "Official Communication: Entry List Mixed NOC Team Event" (PDF). wyog2016.sportresult.com. 19 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 February 2016.
  8. "Lillehammer 2016 Athletes: HOCKE Annika". wyog2016.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016.
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  18. "Annika HOCKE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
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