Florian Just

Florian Just (born 28 February 1982 in Nürnberg) is a German former competitive pair skater. With Mari Vartmann, he won four senior international medals and finished seventh at two European Championships. He also won four international medals with Katharina Gierok.

Florian Just
Katharina Gierok and Florian Just at 2011 European Championships
Born	(1982-02-28) 28 February 1982 (age 42) Nürnberg, Bavaria, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Germany
Skating club	Essener JE

Career

Early career

Florian Just began ice skating at the age of five at EC Nürnberg while also practicing artistic roller skating. He appeared on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit as a single skater. During the 1999 JGP series, he won gold in Zagreb, Croatia, and placed fourth at his second assignment, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. He qualified for the JGP Final, where he finished seventh. He is the only German skater to reach the final in men's singles.

Just was coached by Sieglinde Ruppel and Steffi Ruttkies.^[1] He moved to Munich because of the better training available at the Münchener EV. He continued competing in men's singles for five more years before switching to pair skating in Berlin. His first partner was Mariana Kautz.

Partnership with Vartmann

In January 2004, Just teamed up with Mari-Doris Vartmann.^[2] They were coached originally by Julia Gnilozubova. In autumn 2004 they switched to Knut Schubert. They practiced in Dortmund and also in Berlin.^[3][4]

Vartmann/Just became three-time German national medalists and appeared at four ISU Championships, finishing 18th at the 2006 Worlds in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 7th at the 2007 Europeans in Warsaw, Poland; 18th at the 2007 Worlds in Tokyo, Japan; and 7th at the 2008 Europeans in Zagreb, Croatia. They parted ways just after the 2009 NRW Trophy.

Partnership with Gierok

In spring 2010, Just teamed up with Katharina Gierok.^[5] Karel Fajfr served as the pair's coach. Gierok/Just won silver at the 2010 NRW Trophy and bronze at the 2010 Warsaw Cup. At 2011 German Nationals, they won the bronze medal and were selected to compete at the European Championships. They finished 11th in their debut at the event. Gierok and Just parted ways at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Just was a member of the club Essener Jugend-Eiskunstlauf Verein and a sport-soldier in the Bundeswehr.

Programs

With Gierok

Season	Short program	Free skating
2011–12	Ratatouille	The Holiday by Hans Zimmer
2010–11 [5]	Dark Angel by Edvin Marton	The Holiday by Hans Zimmer

With Vartmann

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2007–08 [4]	Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd	Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams
2006–07 [6]	Nyah (from Mission: Impossible II) by Hans Zimmer	The Promise by Klaus Badelt
2005–06 [2][3]	Libertango by Astor Piazzolla performed by Bond	Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone	You're the One That I Want

Single skating

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2000–01 [1]	Etape	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs career with Gierok

International[7]
Event	2010–11	2011–12
European Champ.	11th
Bavarian Open	2nd
Golden Spin		2nd
NRW Trophy	2nd	5th
Warsaw Cup	3rd
National[7]
German Champ.	3rd

Pairs career with Vartmann

International[8]
Event	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10
Worlds		18th	18th
Europeans			7th	7th
GP Cup of China				WD
GP NHK Trophy			8th
Cup of Nice				3rd		4th
Finlandia Trophy				3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy		6th	WD
NRW Trophy					2nd	3rd
National[8]
German Champ.	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd
WD = Withdrew

Singles career

International[9]
Event	94–95	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02
Junior Worlds							20th
JGP Final						7th
JGP Croatia						1st
JGP Czech Rep.						4th
JGP Mexico							9th
Golden Bear					2nd J
National[9]
German Champ.	3rd N	9th J	16th J	14th	11th	5th	9th	6th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

1. "Florian JUST: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. Mittan, Barry (21 November 2005). "Vartmann and Just Could Reach Europeans in 2006". Skate Today. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019.
3. "Mari VARTMANN / Florian JUST: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. "Mari VARTMANN / Florian JUST: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "Katharina GIEROK / Florian JUST: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012.
6. "Mari VARTMANN / Florian JUST: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. "Competition Results: Katharina GIEROK / Florian JUST". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
8. "Competition Results: Mari VARTMANN / Florian JUST". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
9. "Florian JUST". International Skating Union.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

• Katharina Gierok / Florian Just at the International Skating Union
• Mari Vartmann / Florian Just at the International Skating Union
• Florian Just at the International Skating Union
• Vartmann-Just-Homepage