William Beier (born November 2, 1982, in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino born German former competitive ice dancer. He competed with his sister, Christina Beier. They are four-time (2005–2006, 2008, 2010) German national champions, and represented Germany in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
| William Beier | |
|---|---|
 Beier & Beier in 2005. | |
| Born | November 2, 1982 Manila, Philippines |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Partner | Christina Beier |
| Coach | Martin Skotnicky |
| Skating club | TSC Eintracht Dortmund |
| Retired | 2010 |
The Beiers moved from the Philippines to Germany in 1990.[1] William Beier began skating when he was eight. He was a singles skater for two years and then took up ice dancing with his sister, Christina Beier.[2]
In 2004, the couple changed trainers and training facilities, training with Martin Skotnický in Oberstdorf.
In May 2008, the Beiers announced the end of their dance partnership. They teamed up again following the 2008-09 season and qualified for the Winter Olympics. The Beiers ended their competitive career in 2010.
Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
- with Christina Beier
| International[3] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 07–08 | 09–10 |
| Olympics | 18th | ||||||||
| Worlds | 20th | 13th | |||||||
| Europeans | 16th | 15th | 13th | 15th | 15th | ||||
| GP Bompard | 6th | ||||||||
| GP Cup of China | 8th | ||||||||
| GP Skate America | 7th | ||||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 11th | 7th | |||||||
| Bofrost Cup | 6th | ||||||||
| Finlandia | 4th | ||||||||
| Golden Spin | 4th | ||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 3rd | ||||||||
| Karl Schäfer | 3rd | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 2nd | ||||||||
| International: Junior[3] | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 15th | 11th | 5th | ||||||
| JGP Final | 4th | ||||||||
| JGP China | 1st | ||||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 5th | ||||||||
| JGP France | 2nd | ||||||||
| JGP Norway | 3rd | ||||||||
| JGP Poland | 3rd | ||||||||
| JGP Slovenia | 4th | ||||||||
| JGP Sweden | 5th | 4th | |||||||
| EYOF | 2nd | ||||||||
| National[3] | |||||||||
| German Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew The Beiers did not compete together in the 2006–07 and 2008–09 seasons. | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Christina Beier & William Beier". ice-dance.com. October 2002. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (10 February 2003). "Christina and William Beier: Germany's Beiers Finish Fourth at JGP Final". GoldenSkate.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Christina BEIER / William BEIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016.
Patinage magazine No. 124, Nov/Dec 2010