Kavita Lorenz (born 5 September 1995) is a German former competitive

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. With her skating partner,

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, she is a three-time German national champion (2016–2018) and has competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships.

Personal life

Lorenz was born on 5 September 1995 in Berlin. She married Lithuanian ice dancer Deividas Stagniunas.

Career

Lorenz began learning to skate in 2000. As a single skater, she was coached by Michael Huth in

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. She placed 9th at the 2010 German Junior Championships and 11th at the 2011 German Championships. In 2012, Lorenz teamed up with Ukraine's Yevhen Kholoniuk to compete in ice dancing. They won the bronze medal at the 2013 German Championships.

Partnership with Polizoakis

In the spring of 2015, Lorenz teamed up with

, whom she had known for many years. They were coached by

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and

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. Making their international debut, Lorenz/Polizoakis finished fourth at the

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, a Challenger Series (CS) event. They placed fifth at the

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(CS), first at the 2015 Open d'Andorra, and fifth at the

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(CS). In December, they won the German national title ahead of

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and were selected to represent Germany at the 2016 European Championships in

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, Slovakia. At Europeans in January, Lorenz/Polizoakis placed 13th in the short dance to qualify for the free, where they ranked 15th, resulting in a final placement of 14th at their first ISU Championship. In March, they qualified for the final segment at the 2016 World Championships in

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by placing 18th in the short dance and went on to finish 17th overall. They ended their partnership in April 2016, but announced in June that they would continue skating together. Lorenz announced her competitive retirement on 10 May 2018.

Programs

(with Polizoakis)

Competitive highlights

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; CS: Challenger Series''

With Polizoakis

With Kholoniuk

Single skating

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorenz, Kavita 1995 births German female ice dancers Living people Figure skaters from Berlin Figure skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Germany 21st-century German sportswomen