Jonathan Hess (german: Jonathan Heß; born 9 June 2000) is a German

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He is the 2020 German national silver medalist and finished within the top ten at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Career

Early years

Hess began learning to skate in 2004. He won the German novice men's title in the 2014–15 season and moved up to juniors the following season. His ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in October 2016.

2017–2018 season

Hess finished 12th at his sole JGP assignment, in Austria. In January 2018, he became the German national junior men's champion. In March, he competed at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria; he placed 7th in the short program, 10th in the free skate, and 10th overall.

2018–2019 season

Hess competed at two JGP events at the start of the season. He made his senior international debut in October, placing fourth at the Halloween Cup in Budapest, Hungary. He did not compete at the German Championships. Ranked 18th in the short, he qualified to the free skate and finished 22nd overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. It was his final season of junior eligibility.

2019–2020 season

In January 2020, Hess won silver at the German Championships.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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 junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hess, Jonathan 2000 births German male single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Regensburg