Benjamin Steffan (born 12 January 1996) is a German ice dancer. With his skating partner, Jennifer Janse van Rensburg, he is the 2020 Santa Claus Cup champion, the 2021 Egna Dance Trophy silver medalist, the 2022 Bavarian Open champion, and the 2022 German national champion.
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Born | (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 26) Chemnitz, Germany |
Home town | Callenberg |
Residence | Oberstdorf |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Partner | Jennifer Janse van Rensburg |
Former partner | Sandrine Hofstetter Leah Steffan Camilla Barht |
Coach | Rostislav Sinicyn Natalia Karamysheva Martin Skotnický |
Former coach | Alexander Gazsi Stephanie Schneider Susan Fichtelmann Annerose Wetzel |
Choreographer | Martin Skotnický Maria Tumanovskaia-Chaika |
Former choreographer | Alexander Gazsi Sascha Rabe Maurizio Margaglio |
Skating club | Chemnitzer EC |
Training locations | Oberstdorf |
Former training locations | Dübendorf, Switzerland Chemnitz |
Began skating | 2006 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 171.87 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Short dance | 72.15 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
Free dance | 105.77 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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2022-2023 [1] |
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2021–2022 [2] |
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2020–2021 [3] |
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2019–2020 [4] |
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2018–2019 [5] |
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2017–2018 [6] |
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2016–2017 |
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2015–2016 [7] |
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2014–2015 [8] |
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2013–2014 [9] |
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2012–2013 | ||
2011–2012 | ||
2010–2011 |
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[10] | |||||||
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Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 |
Worlds | WD | ||||||
GP France | C | 10th | |||||
GP Skate America | 9th | ||||||
CS Alpen Trophy | 8th | ||||||
CS Asian Open | 4th | ||||||
CS Cup of Austria | 7th | ||||||
CS Cup of Tyrol | C | ||||||
CS Denis Ten Memorial | 2nd | ||||||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 13th | 10th | |||||
CS Golden Spin | 10th | 5th | |||||
CS Ice Star | 10th | ||||||
CS Lombardia Trophy | 7th | ||||||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | 8th | WD | WD | |||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 6th | 6th | |||||
CS Warsaw Cup | C | ||||||
Bavarian Open | 10th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | |||
Egna Trophy | 6th | 2nd | 1st | ||||
Halloween Cup | 5th | ||||||
Ice Challenge | 4th | ||||||
Ice Star | 6th | ||||||
Lake Placid IDI | 8th | ||||||
Open d'Andorra | 5th | ||||||
Open Ice Mall | 6th | ||||||
Santa Claus Cup | 7th | 1st | |||||
Universiade | 9th | ||||||
National[10] | |||||||
German Champ. | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | WD | 1st | |
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled |
International: Junior[11] | |||
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Event | 2015–16 | ||
JGP Croatia | 15th | ||
JGP Poland | 11th | ||
Santa Claus Cup | 10th | ||
Tallinn Trophy | WD | ||
National[11] | |||
German Junior | 3rd | ||
WD = Withdrew |
International: Junior[12] | ||||||
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Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | |
JGP Belarus | 11th | |||||
JGP Germany | 12th | |||||
JGP Slovakia | 13th | |||||
Bavarian Open | 19th | |||||
Grand Prize SNP | 4th | |||||
Leo Scheu | 11th | |||||
NRW Trophy | 1st B | 23rd | 5th | 12th | ||
Pavel Roman | 4th | |||||
Santa Claus Cup | 5th | |||||
International: Advanced novice[12] | ||||||
Bavarian Open | 3rd | |||||
NRW Trophy | 5th | |||||
National[12] | ||||||
German Champ. | 3rd J | |||||
German Junior | 2nd N | 7th | 3rd | |||
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior; B = Basic junior |
International: Advanced novice[13] | |||
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Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | |
NRW Trophy | 8th | ||
Pavel Roman | 4th P | ||
National[13] | |||
German Champ. | 6th N | ||
Levels: P = Pre-novice; N = Novice |
German champions in figure skating – Ice dance | |
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