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Nolan Seegert (born 11 July 1992) is a German retired
pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
. With his skating partner,
Minerva Fabienne Hase Minerva Fabienne Hase (born 10 June 1999) is a German pair skater. With her current partner, Nikita Volodin, she is the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships, 2025 World silver medalist, the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, 2024 World br ...
, he was the
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bronze medalist,
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champion, and three-time German national champion (2019–20, 2022). The pair represented Germany at the
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.


Personal life

Seegert was born on 11 July 1992 in
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. He has studied sports science and biology at Humboldt University Berlin. In 2017, he joined the
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's Sportfördergruppe (sports support group).


Career


Early career

Seegert began learning to skate in 1999. During the 2007–2008 season, he competed with Josephine Klinger in novice pairs. The following season, he continued in the novice ranks with a new partner, Karolin Salatzki. In 2009–2010, Salatzki/Seegert moved up a level and debuted on the
ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international figure skating competition, junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded ...
(JGP) series. Before ending their partnership, they competed at two more JGP events in 2010–2011. Seegert's next skating partner was Vanessa Bauer. Making their international debut, the pair won the junior bronze medal at the
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in March 2012. In their second season together, Bauer/Seegert skated at two JGP events and took the junior bronze medal at the 2013
Bavarian Open The Bavarian Open is an international figure skating competition held in February at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf, Germany. It is organized by the Skating Union of Bavaria. Since 2011, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
. Their partnership came to an end after their third season.


2014–2015 season: First season with Hase

Seegert teamed up with
Minerva Fabienne Hase Minerva Fabienne Hase (born 10 June 1999) is a German pair skater. With her current partner, Nikita Volodin, she is the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships, 2025 World silver medalist, the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, 2024 World br ...
in 2014. The pair's international debut came in late November, at the
2014 NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy (also known as the NRW Summer Trophy or the NRW Autumn Trophy) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eisla ...
, where they took the bronze medal. In January 2015, they took bronze at the
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before competing at the 2015 European Championships in
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, Sweden; they placed eleventh in the short program, tenth in the free skate, and eleventh overall. They concluded their first season with a bronze at the
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.


2015–2016 season

Making their
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debut, Hase/Seegert placed 6th at the 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They then won gold at the 2015
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and finished sixth at the
2015 CS Tallinn Trophy The 2015 Tallinn Trophy was an international figure skating competition held in November 2015 at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn, Estonia. Its senior-level event was part of the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disc ...
. They received silver at the 2016 Sarajevo Open and at the 2016
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.


2016–2017 season

In November, Hase/Seegert won gold at the 2016
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and bronze at the
2016 CS Warsaw Cup The 2016 CS Warsaw Cup was a senior international figure skating competition, held in November 2016 in Warsaw, Poland. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, p ...
. The following month, they competed at the German Championships but withdrew following the short program due to an injury to Hase. In January, Hase/Seegert skated at the 2017
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, placing fourth, and then at the 2017 European Championships in
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; they finished twelfth overall in the Czech Republic after placing thirteenth in the short program and twelfth in the free skate. In March, the pair took bronze at the 2017
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before competing at the 2017 World Championships in
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, Finland. They achieved a personal best short program score, of 59.76 points, but their ranking (nineteenth) was insufficient to advance to the final segment.


2017–2018 season

In October, Hase/Seegert finished eighth at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy and fourth at the
2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star The 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star is a senior international figure skating competition to be held in October 2017 in Minsk, Belarus. It is part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. Medals will be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, l ...
. They outscored
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/ Ruben Blommaert by 5.77 points for the bronze medal at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup in November. The following month, the pair won silver behind
Aliona Savchenko Aljona Savchenko (, ''Olena Valentynivna Savchenko''; German Romanization: ''Aljona Sawtschenko'', sometimes ''Aliona Savchenko''; born 19 January 1984) is a retired Ukrainian-born German pair skater. One of the most decorated pair skaters, she ...
/
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at the German Championships, ranking second in both segments and obtaining 4.33 points more than Hocke/Blommaert. Hase/Seegert were not included in Germany's team to the
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, having finished third overall in the national qualification standings. Due to a back injury sustained by Hase, the pair was unable to accept a spot at the
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, which became available after Savchenko/Massot withdrew.


2018–2019 season: First national title

Hase/Seegert started the new competition season at the
2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held in September 2018 at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf. It is part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. ...
and finished fourth. The pair received their first
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invitations. They placed fifth at the
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and seventh at the
2018 Internationaux de France The 2018 Internationaux de France was the sixth event of six in the 2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Patinoire Polesud in Grenoble on November 23–25. Medals ...
. After participating at the 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb and placing fourth, they won their first national title at the 2019 German Championships. Hase/Seegert took sixth place at the 2019 European Championships, and at the 2019 Challenge Cup they won gold at their first international competition with a new best total score of 185.38 points. Hase/Seegert and Hocke/Blommaert were assigned to Germany's two berths at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama. In the short program Hase/Seegert started with a personal best of 64.28 points in the competition and took tenth place. However, an aborted lift towards the end of the free program put them in fourteenth place in that segment (109.76 points); overall, they reached thirteenth place.


2019–2020 season: Grand Prix medal

After the pair Hocke/Blommaert announced the end of their common career in April 2019, Hase/Seegert were the only German pair to receive two starting places from the
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for the 2019–20 Grand Prix season. They placed fifth at the
2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held in September 2019 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries ...
, setting new personal bests in the short program and in total score, before placing seventh at the
2019 Internationaux de France The 2019 Internationaux de France was the third event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Patinoire Polesud in Grenoble, France from November 1–3. Medal ...
. At their second Grand Prix assignment, the
2019 Rostelecom Cup The 2019 Rostelecom Cup was the fifth event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia from November 15–17. Medals wer ...
, Hase/Seegert placed fourth in the short program, narrowly behind the new Russian pair of Stolbova/ Novoselov. In the free skate, Stolbova/Novoselov performed poorly, while Hase/Seegert nearly equaled their personal best in the segment, placing fourth again, but third overall due to their short program lead over the Austrian team Ziegler/ Kiefer. The bronze medal was their first Grand Prix medal, which Seegert called "our biggest moment so far in our career." After winning the German title for the second consecutive year, Hase/Seegert were assigned to the 2020 European Championships, where they placed fifth in the short program with a new personal best, breaking 70 points in that segment for the first time. Fifth in the free skate as well, they were fifth overall, despite a number of errors that led Hase to deem it "not a good program." This proved to be their final competition for the season, as they had been assigned to compete at the
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in
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, but these were cancelled as a result of the
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.


2020–2021 season

With the pandemic continuing to affect events, Hase/Seegert made their season debut at the
2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held in September 2020 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2020–21 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. On Augus ...
, which, due to its being attended only by European pairs, made them the pre-event favourites. They were ranked first after the short program but withdrew before the free skate due to a practice injury. Hase/Seegert were scheduled to compete in the
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at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic. They were assigned to compete at the 2021 World Championships in
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, but after Hase injured her leg in training, they had to withdraw.


2021–2022 season: Beijing Olympics

Recovery from ligament surgery left Hase off the ice for months. They began training in
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with new coach Dmitri Savin. Hase/Seegert began the season at the
2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 22–25, 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. It was also the final qualifying event for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Medals were awarded in the disciplin ...
, where they placed second in the short program 0.20 points behind Georgians Safina/ Berulava. They were second in the free skate as well, behind Spaniards
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/ Zandron, but first overall, taking their first Challenger gold. Hase commented on her return to the ice, saying "we did not come here to win, we just were happy to be able to skate again." At their second Challenger event of the season, the
2021 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy was held on October 7–10, 2021 in Espoo, Finland. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, pairs, an ...
, they placed seventh. At their first
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assignment, the
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, Hase/Seegert, were third in the short program with a clean skate. A number of imperfect elements in the free skate, particularly Hase's struggles on the throw jumps, dropped them to fifth overall. Hase said afterward "I felt a little bit shaky at the beginning; I was tired. We can still be proud of the program." They were seventh of seven teams at the
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after several errors in both programs. Speaking after the free, Hase said it was "a tough skate for us, mentally and physical. We are not used to skating bad short programs, so it was mentally tough." After winning their third German national title, Hase/Seegert competed at the
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in
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, finishing eighth. Hase/Seegert were named as the lone pairs entries for the German Olympic team. However, shortly after arriving in
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, Seegert tested positive for
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and was required to isolate. As a result, they were unable to participate in the Olympic team event, though it remained possible that they would be cleared for the pairs event two weeks later. On February 11, the
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announced that Seegert had been released from quarantine and would be able to compete. They placed fourteenth in the short program after Hase fell on her jump attempt, qualifying for the free skate. However, due to lack of training time for Seegert during his quarantine, they had a "disastrous" free skate including two aborted lift attempts, finishing last in the free skate and dropping to sixteenth overall. Hase called it "just pure fighting." Further difficulties awaited the pair immediately after the Olympics, as due to
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's invasion of Ukraine and resulting tensions between Russia and Germany, they were not allowed to return to Russia to train. The
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banned all Russian and Belarusian skaters from competing at the 2022 World Championships. As well, the
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opted not to send athletes to compete in
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. As those countries’ athletes comprised the entirety of the top five pairs at the Olympics, this greatly impacted the field. Hase/Seegert were sixth in the short program with a clean skate, with Hase calling it "a program one can end the season with. The audience was very supportive." In the free skate, Seegert put his foot down on a jump and Hase stepped out of a throw, but their 123.32 score was narrowly a new personal best, and they finished fifth overall with another new personal best.


Post-competitive career

Hase and Seegert's partnership came to an end following the Olympic season. Seegert initially sought a new partner, but in January 2023 he informed the
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that he had not been able to find a suitable one, and that he would be retiring from competition. He announced that he would focus on coaching and his educational studies. Seegert currently works as a coach in Berlin. His students have included: *
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/
Michał Woźniak Michał Woźniak (born 1 July 1999) is a Polish pair skater. With his current skating partner, Ioulia Chtchetinina, he is the 2025 Four National champion, the 2024 Four National silver medalist, a two-time Polish national champion (2024–25), a ...
*
Brooke McIntosh Brooke McIntosh (born January 5, 2005) is a Canadian pair skater who currently competes for Spain with Marco Zandron. Together, they are the 2025 Spanish national champions. With her former partner, Benjamin Mimar, she is the 2022 NHK Trophy ...
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* Katalin Janne Salatzki / Lukas Roeseler


Programs


With Hase


With Bauer


Competitive highlights

''GP:
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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:
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''


Pair skating with Minerva Fabienne Hase


Pairs with Bauer


Pairs with Salatzki


Men's singles


Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.


With Hase


References


External links

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Minerva Fabienne Hase & Nolan Seegert
at SkatingScores.com * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seegert, Nolan 1992 births German male pair skaters Living people Figure skaters from Berlin Figure skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Germany 21st-century German sportsmen