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Christina Viktoria Niederer (born 15 September 1996 in St. Gallen) is a former Swiss figure skater and dancer with Russian roots. She is the 2007 and 2008 Swiss Junior Champion, the Bronze Medallist of 2009 and the Vice Swiss Champion of 2010 in
Latin Dance Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America, though a few styles originated elsewhere. The category of Latin dance ...
and
Ballroom Dancing Ballroom dance is a set of European partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and te ...
. Christina Niederer was a member of the Swiss Olympic Team in
Figure Skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...
. Furthermore, she has the Russian citizenship. After her sports career, Christina Niederer studied business administration in her bachelor's degree and business innovation in her master's degree and graduated from the
University of St. Gallen The University of St. Gallen (HSG) is a research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland, that specialises in business administration, economics, law, international affairs, and computer science. It was established in 1898. It consistent ...
(HSG). After having worked for several years in private banking in Zurich, Christina Niederer joined the family business in the real estate and hospitality industry
Postresidenz am See
in Arosa) in the 2022.


Career


Family

Niederer is Marcel Niederer's daughter, who played ice hockey. Her mother is a native-born Russian. Niederer has two sisters lives with her family near St. Gallen,
Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.


Dancesport and Figure Skating

Niederer started her dancing career at the age of 7. Simultaneously, Christina Niederer made a start on figure skating. At the age of 9, Christina Niederer started practicing professionally. Her first coaches were Daniel Steinmann and Martinas Kura in
Latin Dance Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America, though a few styles originated elsewhere. The category of Latin dance ...
/
Ballroom Dancing Ballroom dance is a set of European partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and te ...
and Claudia Aebischer in
Figure Skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...
. At the tender age of 11, Niederer has already won her first
Latin Dance Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America, though a few styles originated elsewhere. The category of Latin dance ...
and
Ballroom Dancing Ballroom dance is a set of European partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and te ...
Swiss Champion titles in Juniors with her dancing partner, David Buechel. 2008 they defended their two titles. At the same time, Christina Niederer participated in the Swiss Championships in Figure Skating. Shortly after Niederer won the silver medal at the Swiss Championship of 2010 in Latin Dance and Ballroom Dancing, she decided to stop her dancing career and focus on figure skating. Aged 15, Christina Niederer switched to Elena Romanova and trained at summertime with the famous Russian figure skating coach,
Viktor Kudriavtsev Viktor Nikolayevich Kudriavtsev (; born 24 October 1937 in Tula, Russia) is a Russian figure skating coach and choreographer. Career Kudriavtsev began skating at age 16 and turned to coaching at 22. His first notable student was Sergey Volkov ...
. At the age of only 15 years, Christina Niederer passed the highest possible test to reach (Gold Test) thus qualified for the Swiss National Championships. She passed through all the categories and took part in every Swiss National Championship from 2009 to 2015. 2014, Christina Niederer changed her environment and switched to the Figure Skating Club of Zurich (Eissportclub Zuerich-Oerlikon) and trained with Gheorghe Chiper. Due to a hip injury, Christina Niederer decided to change her discipline to Ice Dancing. With her former Ukrainian partner, Niederer moved in spring 2015 to Moscow in order to train with the former partner of
Anna Semenovich Anna Grigorievna Semenovich (, born 1 March 1980) is a Russian singer and former competitive ice dancer. Skating career Early in her career, Semenovich skated with Denis Samokhin. They competed at two World Junior Championships, placing 8th ...
, Denis Samokhin, and aspire to an internationally successful season. In August 2015, Christina Niederer fell hard while a difficult lift and suffered a concussion. As a consequence of her injury, she decided to stop her athletic career and began studies. Christina Niederer holds two degrees from the
University of St. Gallen The University of St. Gallen (HSG) is a research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland, that specialises in business administration, economics, law, international affairs, and computer science. It was established in 1898. It consistent ...
(HSG) (
Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
in Business Administration and
Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...
in Business Innovation). After having worked for several years in private banking in Zurich, Christina Niederer joined the family business in the real estate and hospitality industry
Postresidenz am See
in Arosa) in the 2022.


Results

S = Schüler, N = Nachwuchs, J = Junioren *only short program skated
Retrieved 1 August 2016.


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Schweizermeistertitel Tanzsport Junioren 2007.

Schweizermeistertitel Tanzsport Juniorenn 2008.

Silber fuer Christina Niederer im Eiskunstlaufen.

Niederer ist zum ersten Mal Meisterin.

Goldtest bestanden. Eiskunstlauf.

Swiss Cup Chur. Rang 2.

Arge Alp - Christina Niederer ist die Tochter des Eishockeystars Marcel Niederer.

Trophée Romand. Rang 3.

Souveräner Sieg an der Ostschweizermeisterschaft.

Christina Niederer wird zum dritten Mal Meisterin.

Silbermedaille für Christina Niederer.

Erster Elite-Sieg für Niederer.

Erster Elite-Sieg beim grössten Swiss-Cup.

Karriereeende. Studium an der Universität St. Gallen.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niederer, Christina 1996 births Living people Swiss female single skaters Swiss female dancers Sportspeople from St. Gallen (city) 21st-century Swiss sportswomen