Nicole Nönnig (born August 9, 1982 in

Karl-Marx-Stadt Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 28th largest city of Germany as ...

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

) is a former 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 ...

. Nönnig started skating at age 4 at the Chemnitzer EC club. She began as a

single skater Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested ...

, and her coaches were

Jutta Müller Jutta Müller ( Lötzsch; born 13 December 1928) is a German former figure skater and one of the most successful figure skating coaches worldwide. Personal life Jutta Lötzsch was born to Marie Lötzsch (née Prusky) and Emil Lötzsch, the 1 ...

and Nils Koepp. In 2001, she switched to

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

and teamed up with

Matthias Bleyer Matthias Bleyer (born December 10, 1978 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony) is a former German pair skater who competed with Nicole Nönnig. They teamed up in 2001. The pair was coached by Ingo Steuer in Chemnitz Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl ...

. The pair was coached by

Ingo Steuer Ingo Steuer (born 1 November 1966) is a German pair skater and skating coach. With Mandy Wötzel, he is the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1997 World champion, the 1995 European champion, and a four-time German national champion. As a co ...

Chemnitz Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany a ...

. In 2003, they won the silver medal at the German Figure Skating Championships and placed 8th at the European Figure Skating Championships. Nönnig became a Bürokauffrau. She continued her education at the German Handelskammer to become a Betriebswirt and studied health management in

Zwickau Zwickau (; is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-largest city of Saxony after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz and it is the seat of the Zwickau District. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ' ...

. Nönnig and Bleyer were married in 2007.

Programs

(with Bleyer)

Results

Pair skating with Bleyer

Single skating

References

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Interview by the Paarlauf-Fanclub
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nonnig, Nicole 1982 births Living people German female pair skaters German female single skaters Sportspeople from Chemnitz