William Beier

William Beier (born November 2, 1982 in Manila, Philippines) is a 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.
Personal information
Country represented Germany
Born (1982-11-02) November 2, 1982
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
PartnerChristina Beier
CoachMartin Skotnicky
ChoreographerKelly Johnson, Marc Bongarts, Kati Winkler
Skating clubTSC Eintracht Dortmund
Retired2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total154.94
2006 Worlds
Comp. dance31.48
2004 Skate Canada
Original dance47.89
2005 Skate America
Free dance78.45
2006 Worlds

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

GP: 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
Olympics18th
Worlds20th13th
Europeans16th15th13th15th15th
GP Bompard6th
GP Cup of China8th
GP Skate America7th
GP Skate Canada11th7th
Bofrost Cup6th
Finlandia4th
Golden Spin4th
Ice Challenge3rd
Karl Schäfer3rd
Nebelhorn3rd2nd
Ondrej Nepela2nd
International: Junior[3]
Junior Worlds15th11th5th
JGP Final4th
JGP China1st
JGP Czech Rep.5th
JGP France2nd
JGP Norway3rd
JGP Poland3rd
JGP Slovenia4th
JGP Sweden5th4th
EYOF2nd
National[3]
German Champ.2nd J1st J1st J2nd1st1st1st1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
The Beiers did not compete together in the 2006–07 and 2008–09 seasons.

References
  1. "Christina Beier & William Beier". ice-dance.com. October 2002. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
  2. Mittan, Barry (10 February 2003). "Christina and William Beier: Germany's Beiers Finish Fourth at JGP Final". GoldenSkate.
  3. "Competition Results: Christina BEIER / William BEIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016.

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