Lea Johanna Dastich

Lea Johanna Dastich
Dastich at the 2018 European Championships
Born (2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 (age 24)
Dresden, Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryGermany
CoachAnett Pötzsch
Skating clubDresdner Eislauf-Club e.V.
Began skating2003
RetiredJanuary 5, 2022

Lea Johanna Dastich (born 30 April 2000)[1] is a retired German figure skater. She is a two-time Bavarian Open bronze medalist (2016, 2017) and a two-time German national medalist (silver in 2017, bronze in 2018). She has qualified to the final segment at four ISU Championships and finished in the top ten twice (2017 Junior Worlds, 2018 Junior Worlds).

Career

Early years

Dastich began learning to skate in 2003.[1] In the 2012–2013 season, she competed internationally in the advanced novice ranks, winning bronze at the 2012 NRW Trophy. In 2013–2014, she began appearing in junior internationals.

2014–2015 season

Dastich received her first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2014–2015 season; she placed 8th in France and 7th in Germany. In January 2015, she won the German national junior title and the silver medal at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Dornbirn, Austria.[2]

2015–2016 season

Making her senior international debut, Dastich finished 14th at the Nebelhorn Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event in September 2015. She finished fourth at the German Championships. In February 2016, she won her first senior international medal – bronze at the Bavarian Open. In March, she represented Germany at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. She placed 18th in the short program, 10th in the free skate, and 12th overall. During the season, she was coached by Anett Pötzsch in Dresden.[3]

2016–2017 season

In December 2016, Dastich received the senior silver medal at the German Championships, having finished second to Nathalie Weinzierl. In February 2017, she repeated as the bronze medalist at the Bavarian Open. The following month, Dastich placed 8th at the 2017 World Junior Championships, scoring personal bests in every segment of the competition.

2017–2018 season

Competing in her fourth JGP season, Dastich placed 8th in Austria and 6th in Croatia in September. In January, she qualified to the final segment and finished 16th overall at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. In March, she placed 10th at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018–2019 and 2019–2020 seasons

Dastich did not compete due to an injury.[4][5]

2020-2021 Season: Return

Dastich was slated to make her return to competition at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy but withdrew prior to the event.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[1]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[6]
  • La La Land
    by Justin Hurwitz
2016–2017
[7]
  • West Side Story
    by Leonard Bernstein
2015–2016
[8]
  • Pina
    by Jun Miyake, Thom Hanreich
    • Lilies of the Valley
    • Pina
    • Shake It
2014–2015
[9]
  • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
    by Alexandre Desplat
2013–2014
2012–2013

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[10]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 20–21
Europeans 16th
CS Budapest WD
CS Golden Spin 7th
CS Lombardia 7th
CS Nebelhorn 14th WD
CS Tallinn Trophy 6th
CS Warsaw Cup C
Bavarian Open 3rd 3rd
International: Junior[10]
Junior Worlds 12th 8th 10th
JGP Austria 8th
JGP Croatia 6th
JGP France 8th
JGP Germany 7th 8th
JGP Slovenia 11th
JGP U.S. 15th
EYOF 2nd
Denkova-Staviski 2nd
Golden Bear 4th
GP Bratislava 1st
NRW Trophy 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd
Ice Challenge 1st
Hellmut Seibt 1st 1st
Tirnavia Ice Cup 1st
Volvo Open Cup 2nd
Warsaw Cup 2nd
International: Advanced novice[11]
Challenge Cup WD
Hellmut Seibt 1st
NRW Trophy 3rd
National[10][11]
German Champ. 1st T 4th J 1st J 4th 2nd 3rd
Levels: T = Novice Under-13; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lea Johanna DASTICH: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ "EYOF: Goldener Tag bei Kaiserwetter für Team Deutschland" [EYOF: Golden day for Team Germany] (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. 29 January 2015.
  3. ^ Hiller, Alexander (15 March 2016). "Die ehrgeizige Außenseiterin" [The ambitious outsider]. Sächsische Zeitung (in German).
  4. ^ Dornseiff, Sibylle (5 December 2019). "„Müller-Wohlfahrt hat meine Karriere gerettet"". Mannheimer Morgen (in German). Archived from the original on 5 December 2019.
  5. ^ Hiller, Alexander (10 December 2019). "Dresdner Eiskunstläuferin beim Bayern-Arzt". Sächsische Zeitung (in German).
  6. ^ "Lea Johanna DASTICH: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Lea Johanna DASTICH: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Lea Johanna DASTICH: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Lea Johanna DASTICH: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Lea Johanna DASTICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Lea Johanna DASTICH". rinkresults.com.