Norman Jeschke (born 2 March 1979 in

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) is a German

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Career

Jeschke began skating at the age of three and was permitted to join the specially promoted sports club

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. He first skated as a

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, but later switched to

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. With partner Christine Tiltmann, he is the 1997 German junior national champion. After that partnership, he teamed up with Mariana Kautz. They placed 14th at the

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. Their partnership ended following the 2002 World Championships. In May 2002, Jeschke teamed up with Danish figure skater Mikkeline Kierkgaard. They won the bronze medal at the 2004 German Championships. They were unable to compete internationally that season due to

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rules regarding country changes. They missed the 2004–2005 season because of injuries. After several injuries to Mikkeline Kierkgaard, they ended their partnership. Norman Jeschke worked for the

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until November 2005. In February 2006, he began training with

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to create a pairs partnership but they never competed together. In 2006, Jeschke joined the Pro7-Skating-Show "Stars auf Eis" (Stars on Ice), a German version of

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, partnered with Magdalena Brzeska. His competitive figure skating career came to an end. Jeschke made a few appearances in the German soap opera ''

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'' as himself and paired with

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's character Diana.

Personal life

Szewczenko and Jeschke's daughter, Jona Valentina, was born on Friday 25 February 2011.

Results

With Kautz

With Kierkgaard

Programs

(with Kierkgaard) (with Kautz)

References

External links

* * 1979 births Living people German male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Germany Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Figure skaters from Berlin 20th-century German sportsmen 21st-century German sportsmen SC Dynamo Berlin sportspeople Sportspeople from East Berlin {{Germany-figure-skating-bio-stub