Silvio Smalun

Silvio Smalun (born 2 November 1979 in Erfurt, Thuringia) is a German former competitive figure skater. He is the 2003 Bofrost Cup on Ice bronze medalist, the 2000 Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, and a two-time (2001 and 2003) German national champion. He reached the free skate at seven ISU Championships, achieving his best result, 8th, at the 2006 Europeans.

Silvio Smalun
Smalun in 2006
Full name	Silvio Smalun
Born	(1979-11-02) 2 November 1979 (age 45) Erfurt, East Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Germany
Skating club	Eissportclub Oberstdorf
Retired	2006

Career

Silvio Smalun started skating at the age of 5. His first coach was Ilona Schindler. He trained alongside Stefan Lindemann. In 1995, he moved to Oberstdorf where he was coached by Michael Huth. Due to his studies, he trained also in Ulm without his coach.

Smalun placed 8th at the 2006 European Championships, higher than Stefan Lindemann who was selected for the Olympics. Smalun retired from competitive skating in September 2006.

In autumn 2006, Smalun took part in Katarina Witt's show Stars auf Eis on the German TV station Pro7. His partner was pop-singer Lucy Diakovska (No Angels). The pair finished third despite Smalun having no experience in pairs.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2005–2006 [1]	Nothing Else Matters by Metallica	Suite No. 4 in D-Minor by George Frideric Handel
2004–2005 [2]	Nothing Else Matters by Metallica	Once Upon a Time in Mexico by Robert Rodriguez
2003–2004 [3]	Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan	Suite No. 4 in D-Minor by George Frideric Handel
2002–2003 [4]	Charlie Chaplin by Michel Villard	Suite No. 4 in D-Minor by George Frideric Handel
2001–2002 [5]	Charlie Chaplin by Michel Villard	Rhapsody in Rock by Robert Wells Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninov Rhapsody in Rock by Robert Wells
2000–2001 [6]	Best of Kodo by Leonard ETO Orchestra: Formation of Kodo	Rhapsody in Rock by Robert Wells Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninov Rhapsody in Rock by Robert Wells

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix

International[6][5][4][3][2][1]
Event	95–96	96–97	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06
Worlds							23rd		17th QR	20th
Europeans					16th		11th		16th	8th
GP Bompard							9th		7th
GP Cup of China									9th
GP Cup of Russia								8th
GP Skate America					10th	10th				12th
GP Skate Canada				10th
GP Spark./Bofrost				12th	11th	12th	9th
Bofrost Cup								3rd	6th
Finlandia Trophy								5th	7th
Golden Spin										13th
Schäfer Memorial							5th		9th
Nebelhorn Trophy			9th		5th	7th	8th			8th
Nepela Memorial			10th	5th	3rd	8th	5th
Piruetten			4th
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds		13th
Blue Swords	17th	5th
National[6][5][4][3][2][1]
German Champ.	4th	4th	7th	3rd	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd
QR: Qualifying round

References

1. "Silvio SMALUN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
2. "Silvio SMALUN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004.
3. "Silvio SMALUN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2004.
4. "Silvio SMALUN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.
5. "Silvio SMALUN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 June 2002.
6. "Silvio SMALUN: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.

External links

• Silvio Smalun at the International Skating Union