Florian Roost

Florian Roost (born 30 October 1989) is a Swiss former ice dancer. With Ramona Elsener, he is the 2010–2014 Swiss national champion.

Florian Roost
Elsener and Roost in 2011
Born	(1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 (age 35) Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Switzerland
Skating club	ES Frauenfeld
Began skating	1992
Retired	May 2014

Elsener/Roost teamed up in 2005.^[1] They began appearing in international junior events in 2007. They were sent to five World Junior Championships and achieved their best result, 14th, in 2011. They also competed at five European Championships and three World Championships. In May 2014, Roost decided to retire from competition.^[2][3]

Programs

(with Elsener)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2013–2014 [4]	Quickstep: I'm Sitting on Top of the World Foxtrot: Call Me Irresponsible	Roxanne by Sting and Marianito Mores Oblivion for Piano Trio by Astor Piazzolla El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!)
2012–2013 [5]	Polka: Pie in the Face Polka Waltz: Carnival de Venice medley	Autant en emporte le vent by Gérard Presgurvic
2011–2012 [6]	Rhumba: Ramona la Bailadora Samba: Maria by Ricky Martin	Michael Meets Mozart by Jon Schmidt Love Story meets Viva la Vida by Jon Schmidt
2010–2011 [7]	Waltz: Violente Valse by Caravan Palace	Pirates of the Caribbean: Drink Up, Me Hearties by Hans Zimmer Fog Bound by Klaus Badelt The Black Pearl by Klaus Badelt He's a Pirate by Klaus Badelt
	Original dance
2009–2010 [8]	Swiss folk dance: Alphorn Jodel Tour de Suisse Sumpfbode Ländler	Le Port d'Amsterdam by Jacques Brel
2008–2009 [9]	US Army in the 40s by The Star Sisters	Angel and Devil by Maxime Rodriguez
2007–2008 [10]	Swiss folk	Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2006–2007 [11]	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!)	Roméo et Juliette by Gérard Presgurvic

Competitive highlights

(with Elsener)

International[12]
Event	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
Worlds						25th	30th		25th
Europeans					25th	19th	22nd	18th	22nd
Bavarian Open						5th	5th	9th	6th
Cup of Nice							10th	10th	6th
Finlandia Trophy								6th	8th
Ice Challenge						10th	8th	3rd	6th
Mont Blanc Trophy					12th
Nebelhorn Trophy								8th	14th
Pavel Roman							4th
Skate Down Under									2nd
Trophy of Lyon							5th
Volvo Open Cup									7th
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds		21st	27th	28th	27th	14th
JGP Austria			15th			7th
JGP Germany			11th		16th	13th
JGP USA					12th
Ice Challenge					3rd
National[12]
Swiss Champ.	1st N	1st J	1st J	1st J	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

1. Meynert, Ashli (25 September 2013). "Elsener & Roost Chase Their Olympic Dream". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
2. Roost, Florian (1 May 2014). "Eistänzer Elsener/Roost beenden die gemeinsame Karriere" [Ice dancers Elsener/Roost end their partnership] (in German). Official website of Elsener/Roost. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
3. Rutishauser, Markus (2 May 2014). "Erfolgspaar Elsener/Roost gibt es nicht mehr" [Elsener/Roost's partnership is over]. sport-fan.ch (in German).
4. "Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
5. "Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013.
6. "Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012.
7. "Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
8. "Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010.
9. "Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009.
10. "Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.
11. "Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007.
12. "Competition Results: Ramona ELSENER / Florian ROOST". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.

External links

Media related to Florian Roost at Wikimedia Commons

• Ramona Elsener / Florian Roost at the International Skating Union
• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• Eissportclub