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Julia Sauter
Fullname:Julia Franziska Sauter
Country: (2011–)
(till 2011)
Birth Date:18 June 1997
Birth Place:Weingarten, Germany
Hometown:Ravensburg, Germany
Coach:Marius Negrea, Roxana Luca
Formercoach:Diane Eisele, Silvia Jansson
Choreographer:Roxana Luca
Formerchoreographer:Amani Fancy
Skating Club:CSU Brașov
Currenttraininglocations:Ravensburg, Germany
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Formertraininglocations:Brașov, Romania
Flims, Switzerland
Ankara, Turkey
Feldkirch, Austria
Beganskating:2002
Combined Total:170.31
Combined Date:2022 Worlds
Sp Score:58.07
Sp Date:2022 Worlds
Fs Score:112.24
Fs Date:2022 Worlds

Julia Franziska Sauter (married name: Sauter-Czarnik; born 18 June 1997) is a German-Romanian figure skater. Representing Romania, she has won twelve senior international medals as well as seven Romanian national titles. She has reached the final segment at two World and three European Championships, with a top-ten result at two European Championships.

Personal life

Sauter was born on June 18, 1997 in Weingarten, Württemberg, Germany. She is a dual citizen of Germany and Romania.

In 2019, while visiting the United States, she met and began dating American ice hockey player, Robbie Czarnik. Afterwards, Czarnik soon moved to Landshut, Germany to be with Sauter. They married in September 2021.

In addition to figure skating, Sauter also worked as a kids-aid in a school, a part-time waitress, and as a figure skating coach at her training rink in Ravensburg to pay for her figure skating due to a lack of funding from the Romanian Figure Skating Federation. In 2023, her club was able to provide her with funding, allowing her to quit her part-time jobs, although she continues to coach and choreograph at her rink.[1]

Sauter has expressed interest in becoming a full-time figure skating coach and choreographer after she retires from competitive figure skating.

Her figure skating role models are Kiira Korpi, Yuna Kim, Kaetlyn Osmond, Carolina Kostner, as well as her choreographer, Roxana Luca.

Career

Early years

Sauter began figure skating in 2002 at the age of four. Her childhood coaches were Diane Eisele and Silvia Jansson before Marius Negrea began coaching her in 2010 at the age of twelve.

Sauter represented Germany at junior international events in 2010 and 2011.

She made the decision to represent Romania in 2011 at the age of fourteen due to not being invited to enter the elite group of figure skaters in Germany because at the time, she was unable to perform specific elements that were required of her. As a result, Sauter had to sit out of competitions for a whole year as is required when figure skaters switch countries. In March 2013, she made her first international appearance for Romania. She competed at three consecutive World Junior Championships, from 2014 to 2016, but never made the cut for the free skate.

2018–19 season

Sauter began the season at the 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania, winning the silver medal, fourteenth at the 2018 CS Alpen Trophy, and fifth at the 2018 Warsaw Cup.

At the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, Sauter qualified to the final segment of an ISU Championship for the first time in her career. She went on to finish fourteenth overall.

Making her World Championship debut at the 2019 edition in Saitama, Japan, Sauter placed twenty-ninth in the short program and didn't advance to the free skate.

2019–20 season and 2020–21 season

Sauter left longtime coach, Marius Negrea after deciding to move to from Ravensburg to Landshut, where her newlywed husband was living. She did not compete during the 2019–20 season, which she later cited was due to a lack of motivation, having achieved her dream of finishing in the top 30 at a World Championships the previous season as well as an ankle injury that kept her off the ice for six weeks. She also missed the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic preventing her from getting any ice time to train.

In October 2020, Sauter decided to return to return to coach, Marius Negrea and worked virtually with him until August 2021 when the ice rink in Ravensburg re-opened. Prior to that, Sauter trained in Atlanta, Georgia from April to July, where her husband's parents live, and worked with Negrea virtually.

2021–22 season

Making her return to competition at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, Sauter finished thirteenth. She went on to place twentieth at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, and third at the 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.

At the 2022 Romanian Championships, Sauter won her sixth national title. She then finished fourth at both the 2021 Skate Celje and the 2021 Santa Claus Cup.

Although assigned to compete at the 2022 European Championships, Sauter had to withdraw from the event after testing positive for COVID-19. She then went on to win bronze at both 2022 Skate Helena and the 2022 Dragon Trophy.

Competing at the World Championships for the second time in her career, in Montpellier, France, Sauter qualified for the free skate after placing nineteenth in the short program. She came eighteenth in the free skate, moving up to eighteenth place overall.

2022–23 season

Sauter began the season by finishing eighth at the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and winning silver at the 2022 Crystal Skate of Romania. She was invited to her first Grand Prix event, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy, where she placed tenth. She then won silver medals at the 2023 Bosphorus Cup and 2023 EduSport Trophy. At the EduSport Trophy, Sauter landed her first ever triple lutz in competition at the age of twenty-five.

At the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Sauter achieved a top ten finish for Romania, which for the first time would allow two Romanian woman to enter the next year.[2] She then went on to win a gold medal at the 2023 Bellu Memorial.

Sauter started a GoFundMe to pay for the travel expenses to go to the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. At the World Championships, Sauter placed twenty-second in the short program and twentieth in the free skate, finishing twentieth overall.

2023–24 season

In her first competition of the season, Sauter was sixth at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial. She appeared at three other minor internationals, including a second consecutive silver medal at the EduSport Trophy. Sauter was ill before the 2024 European Championships and was only able to resume training two weeks beforehand. She came ninth overall. This was the best result ever for a Romanian women's representative at the European Championships. Sauter said of her result that "It feels pretty good to have made the Top 10 again." and that she was pleased to be competing at the Championships with another Romanian woman.

At the 2024 World Championships, Sauter came in 27th place with mistakes on two of her jumping passes in the short program, and she did not make the free skate.[3]

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2023–2024
  • Inspiration
2022–2023
  • In This Shirt
2021–2022
  • I Can't Go On Without You
2018–2019
  • Jumping Jack
  • Circles
  • Booty Swing
2017–2018
2015–2017
2014–2015
  • Beethoven's 5 Secrets
2013–2014
  • Dancing with the Muse

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Romania

International
Event12–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1921–2222–2323–24
align=left 29th 18th 20th 27th
align=left 35th 27th 25th 29th 14th WD 10th 9th
align=left 10th
align=left WD
align=left 14th
align=left 13th
align=left 11th WD 20th
align=left WD 6th
align=left 1st
align=left 10th 11th WD
align=left Bellu Memorial 1st
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left WD
align=left 5th
18th bgcolor=cc9966 3rd 8th
12th 1st bgcolor=gold 1st 2nd bgcolor=silver 2nd
6th bgcolor=cc9966 3rd bgcolor=silver 2nd WD
WD bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=silver 2nd
3rd
18th
9th WD
3rd 3rd 9th
Skate Celje 4th
3rd
4th
bgcolor=gold 1st
5th
International: Junior
34th 25th 32nd
21st
9th
4th
1st
1st
7th
National
2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

For Germany

International: Junior
Event2009–102010–112011–12
align=left 15th
align=left 10th
National
align=left 7th N 15th J 21st J
Levels: N = Novice U14; J = Junior

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Senior results

2023–2024 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
18–24 March 20242024 World Championshipsalign=center 27
52.52		align=center
-		align=center 27
52.52
10–14 January 20242024 European Championshipsalign=center 10
58.59		align=center 9
109.81		align=center 9
168.40
21–24 November 20232023 Tallinn Trophyalign=center 4
59.50		align=center 4
107.88		align=center 4
167.38
27–29 October 20232023 Tirnavia Ice Cupalign=center 1
64.18		align=center 2
111.56		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
175.74
28–30 September 20232023 CS Nepela Memorialalign=center 6
55.55		align=center 6
108.09		align=center 6
163.64
2022–2023 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
22–26 March 20232023 World Championshipsalign=center 22
56.02		align=center 20
109.60		align=center 20
165.62
22–26 February 20232023 Bellu Memorialalign=center 1
64.28		align=center 1
107.60		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
171.88
9–12 February 20232023 Dragon Trophyalign=center 2
59.13		align=center 2
108.45 		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
167.58
25–29 January 20232023 European Championshipsalign=center 11
56.58 		align=center 12
103.84		align=center 10
160.42
11–15 January 20232023 EduSport Trophyalign=center 3
53.70		align=center 2
115.04		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
168.74
29 November–3 December 20222022 Bosphorus Cupalign=center 2
56.15		align=center 3
108.94		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
165.09
11–13 November 20222022 MK John Wilson Trophyalign=center 12
52.38		align=center 9
104.08		align=center 10
156.46
26–30 October 20222022 Crystal Skate of Romaniaalign=center 3
53.76 		align=center 2
104.33 		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
158.09
19–22 October 20222022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azuralign=center 11
45.28		align=center 5
98.25		align=center 8
143.53
2021–2022 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
21–27 March 20222022 World Championshipsalign=center 19
58.07		align=center 18
112.24		align=center 18
170.31
19–23 January 20222022 Skate Helenaalign=center 3
49.05		align=center 3
106.44 		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
155.49
11–13 January 20222022 Dragon Trophyalign=center 3
57.74 		align=center 3
102.76 		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
160.50
6–12 December 20212021 Santa Claus Cupalign=center 3
53.19 		align=center 13
74.84 		align=center 9
128.03
19–21 November 20212021 Skate Celjealign=center 6
40.06 		align=center 3
96.30		align=center 4
136.36
28–29 October 20212022 Romanian Championshipsalign=center 1
53.76		align=center 1
104.33		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
158.09
20–24 October 20212021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azuralign=center 5
50.55		align=center 3
106.75		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
157.30
22–25 September 20212021 CS Nebelhorn Trophyalign=center 20
48.79		align=center 21
87.70		align=center 20
136.49
10–12 September 20212021 CS Lombardia Trophyalign=center 11
52.08 		align=center 12
94.76		align=center 13
146.84
2018–19 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
18–24 March 20192019 World Championshipsalign=center 29
53.11		align=center –align=center 29
53.11
21–27 January 20192019 European Championshipsalign=center 14
54.29		align=center 15
98.86		align=center 14
153.15
23–25 November 20182018 Warsaw Cupalign=center 15
39.15 		align=center 3
92.54 		align=center 5
131.69
11–18 November 20182018 CS Alpen Trophyalign=center 16
48.74		align=center 17
84.26		align=center 14
133.00
25–28 October 20182018 Crystal Skate of Romaniaalign=center 3
51.77 		align=center 2
93.59		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
145.36
2017–18 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
4–8 April 20182018 Egna Spring Trophyalign=center 5
47.80		align=center 2
99.85		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
147.65
29–30 March 20182018 Balkan Gamesalign=center 1
45.50		align=center 1
95.02		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
140.52
16–18 March 20182018 Coupe du Printempsalign=center 8
50.15		align=center 5
86.21		align=center 5
136.36
15–21 January 20182018 European Championshipsalign=center 29
44.57		align=center –align=center 29
44.57
2016–17 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
14–19 February 20172017 Bavarian Openalign=center 12
45.27 		align=center 13
82.70		align=center 11
127.97
9–12 February 20172017 Dragon Trophyalign=center 3
46.96 		align=center 6
75.92		align=center 6
122.88
25–29 January 20172017 European Championshipsalign=center 25
45.59		align=center –align=center 25
45.59
6–11 December 20162016 Santa Claus Cupalign=center 3
43.37		align=center 4
83.13		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
126.55
10–13 November 20162016 Merano Cupalign=center 10
36.98 		align=center 9
73.78 		align=center 8
110.76
3–6 November 20162016 Crystal Skate of Romaniaalign=center 1
42.27		align=center 1
84.56 		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
126.83
27–30 October 20162016 Golden Bear of Zagrebalign=center 15
45.20		align=center 20
76.78		align=center 18
121.98

Junior level

2015–16 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
14–20 March 20162016 World Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 32
39.67		align=center –align=center 32
39.67
4–7 February 20162016 Dragon TrophyJunioralign=center 1
45.18 		align=center 1
77.07		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
122.25
25–31 January 20162016 European ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 27
41.79		align=center –align=center 27
41.79
6–10 January 20162016 Mentor Toruń CupJunioralign=center 6
42.54		align=center 11
65.38		align=center 7
107.92
4–7 November 20152015 Crystal Skate of RomaniaJunioralign=center 2
36.34		align=center 1
66.85		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
103.19
14–18 October 20152015 International Cup of NiceSenioralign=center 13
39.63		align=center 18
52.00		align=center 18
91.63
2014–15 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
2–8 March 20152015 World Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 25
45.00		align=center –align=center 25
45.00
11–15 February 20152015 Bavarian OpenSenioralign=center 13
39.71		align=center 10
77.63		align=center 10
117.34
26 January–1 February 20152015 European ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 35
36.70		align=center –align=center 35
36.70
1–7 December 20142014 Santa Claus CupSenioralign=center 3
44.64		align=center 3
76.60 		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
121.24
23–26 October 20142014 Crystal Skate of RomaniaSenioralign=center 3
34.17		align=center 1
77.29 		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
111.46
8–11 October 20142014 JGP CroatiaJunioralign=center 23
34.32		align=center 18
68.41		align=center 21
102.73
24–27 September 20142014 CS Nebelhorn TrophySenioralign=center 15
38.27		align=center 11
73.49		align=center 11
111.76
2013–14 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
10–16 March 20142014 World Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 34
36.87		align=center –align=center 34
36.87
29 January–2 February 20142014 Bavarian OpenJunioralign=center 9
39.23		align=center 9
70.59		align=center 9
109.82
24–27 October 20132013 Crystal Skate of RomaniaSenioralign=center 14
28.74		align=center 9
73.52		align=center 12
102.26
2012–13 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
22–24 March 20132013 Coupe du PrintempsJunioralign=center 6
36.68 		align=center 4
74.65		align=center 4
111.33

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tone . Florentina . 2024-01-10 . In focus: Julia Sauter and Ana Sofia Beschea, Romania’s skaters at 2024 Europeans . 2024-04-22 . Inside Skating . en-US.
  2. Web site: Tone . Florentina . 2024-01-26 . History made for Romanian women’s skating at 2024 Europeans – on many different levels, for many different reasons . 2024-04-22 . Inside Skating . en-US.
  3. Web site: Helmis . Andreea . 21 March 2024 . Julia Sauter, locul 27 la Campionatul Mondial de patinaj artistic de la Montreal . Julia Sauter, 27th place at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal . 2024-04-22 . . ro.

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