German figure skater Peter Liebers was born 16 April 1988 in East Berlin, East Germany (now Germany).
Peter pronounces his name in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMihkd2q0_M
Biography and Skating Style:
Peter is 27 years of age and does compete for the SC Berlin in Germany. He is a five time National Champion and coached by Viola Striegler, former pairs skater and regional champion of Berlin. She does coach skaters since over 40 years and has just recently been nominated as the "German National Coach".
Liebers himself, had to go through a lot of ups and downs already, several severe injuries like in 2005 with his joint ankle and in late 2006 a fracture of his fibula, kept throwing the sympathetic 1.70m athlete back. But Peter, who´s dad Mario and elder brother Martin were already figure skaters, kept fighting strong and won his first international medal in 2010, at the Nebelhorn Trophy (Bronze). Even another injury in 2011 when he broke his leg, couldn't stop him and he was able to skate in the final men´s group at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. At Said Olympics, Peter came 8th and achieved 239,87 points in combined total, a PB that still lasts until today. The student of Biotechnology is able to land a quad toe loop and all triple jumps, including the Axel and has just recently become a dad of his son Emil and is married to his wife Denise a former vice national champion.
Quick Links:
Website: FB
PB: 239.87 (Sochi Olympics)
ISU Profile: Click
Interviews and Quotes:
About his first competition Nebelhorn in 2015
NT Trophy Interview
About his future (from March 2015 DPA)
Peter, you did practice with Javier Fernandez earlier this year at Toronto, how was it and how can you profit from such an opportunity as a skater?
Peter, you had many injuries over the past decade, what would happen if you could skate injury free for a season?
You once said, that you lost a lot of time on the ice, due your injuries - does this allow you to skate for a much longer time now?
It certainly would help to get some big FS events back to Germany, like a European Championships. How would you rate the importance of such an event?
You work with a psychologist (Veit Klenner) since three years, how do you rate the importance of such a team member?
You do work with Viola Striegler since years and she was just recently nominated as national coach for men and women. Does this have any influence on her time for you?
Do you have any tips for younger skaters like Nicole Schott, who might not be used to skate in front of huge crowds?
Side note:
I did not do this interview myself and only translated it. It was originally done by the DPA and published at Sueddeutsche.de.[SUB][/SUB]
Peter pronounces his name in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMihkd2q0_M
Biography and Skating Style:
Peter is 27 years of age and does compete for the SC Berlin in Germany. He is a five time National Champion and coached by Viola Striegler, former pairs skater and regional champion of Berlin. She does coach skaters since over 40 years and has just recently been nominated as the "German National Coach".
Liebers himself, had to go through a lot of ups and downs already, several severe injuries like in 2005 with his joint ankle and in late 2006 a fracture of his fibula, kept throwing the sympathetic 1.70m athlete back. But Peter, who´s dad Mario and elder brother Martin were already figure skaters, kept fighting strong and won his first international medal in 2010, at the Nebelhorn Trophy (Bronze). Even another injury in 2011 when he broke his leg, couldn't stop him and he was able to skate in the final men´s group at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. At Said Olympics, Peter came 8th and achieved 239,87 points in combined total, a PB that still lasts until today. The student of Biotechnology is able to land a quad toe loop and all triple jumps, including the Axel and has just recently become a dad of his son Emil and is married to his wife Denise a former vice national champion.
Quick Links:
Website: FB
PB: 239.87 (Sochi Olympics)
ISU Profile: Click
Programs:
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Competition History:
Interviews and Quotes:
About his first competition Nebelhorn in 2015
The first competition of this season is already over.
I am satisfied, even though i made some mistakes.
In the upcoming weeks I will work on that to improve.
Thanks for the support!!
Peter
NT Trophy Interview
About his future (from March 2015 DPA)
Peter, you did practice with Javier Fernandez earlier this year at Toronto, how was it and how can you profit from such an opportunity as a skater?
It was a big help, at Berlin I don't really have a real "challenger on the ice". However, at Toronto I had several world class athletes. It´s much more convenient for me and gives me a motivation boost, also for my own quad elements.
Peter, you had many injuries over the past decade, what would happen if you could skate injury free for a season?
Good question! If we look back to Olympia, then it was quite clear that an improvement is possible. Next season, I will try to stay injury free and maybe, I can claim a medal then.
You once said, that you lost a lot of time on the ice, due your injuries - does this allow you to skate for a much longer time now?
Not really! I mean, I wasn't on vacation right? It takes a lot to always come back and I would say it might be even more work than it is if all goes completely smooth and injury free. However, I will definitely keep going until the Olympics 2018.
It certainly would help to get some big FS events back to Germany, like a European Championships. How would you rate the importance of such an event?
I would be very happy if we could get a big competition in Germany, it doesn't really matter which town it would be. It would be a great thing for our sport and I heard that there are intentions to get such an event to Germany in the next few years.
You work with a psychologist (Veit Klenner) since three years, how do you rate the importance of such a team member?
It´s quite important I have to say. With Veit I got more consistent and I am able to skate two programs on a high level now. I can highly recommend it to every athlete out there, also Britta Steffen did work with a psychologist prior to her Olympic victories.
You do work with Viola Striegler since years and she was just recently nominated as national coach for men and women. Does this have any influence on her time for you?
Nah. She is able to coordinate this just fine and it isn't comparable to other sports, as it´s more about seminars and coordination tasks.
Do you have any tips for younger skaters like Nicole Schott, who might not be used to skate in front of huge crowds?
I think you should just go out there and enjoy it, it is a great honor to be able to skate at Worlds, Olympics or Europeans and show your programs to the world.
Side note:
I did not do this interview myself and only translated it. It was originally done by the DPA and published at Sueddeutsche.de.[SUB][/SUB]
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