Vartmann & Blommaert split

[Sabine]

Not sure if you already know, but Mari has found a new partner and they will most likely start with practice around April. More about this, once it´s official. I know the name already, but I want to wait a bit longer until she announces it herself. Both will be coached by Maylin and Daniel Wende at Oberstdorf.





The reason for the split, is of private nature and has not that much to do with both skaters, but a third party involved. It´s not Annika, just to make sure, you guys don´t start blaming her. In the end, the split was pulled off in a very unlucky way, but this is not on me to judge and I wish both German teams, all the best for the future and that everyone hopefully has learned something from this.

This will be really interesting. The guy you are probably thinking of hasn't competed for many years. But he is the only one available with a German passport. So let's give it a try.
There have been so many rumors why they have split. I would not believe half of it.

 

[turquoiseblue]

I saw this article on FSU:
http://www.sport.de/news/ne2633272/vartmann-blommaert-finden-neue-partnern/

Google Translate

Vartmann has the pledge of the former pairing partner Matti Landgraf. This was confirmed by coach Daniel Wende in Oberstdorf. The Chemnitzer is still until the end of March under contract on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. There he goes every evening on a small ice surface as a pair-runner. For the goal of the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea, Landgraf had a year off from the American shipping company.

 

[Ares]

Not sure if you already know, but Mari has found a new partner and they will most likely start with practice around April. More about this, once it´s official. I know the name already, but I want to wait a bit longer until she announces it herself. Both will be coached by Maylin and Daniel Wende at Oberstdorf.



The reason for the split, is of private nature and has not that much to do with both skaters, but a third party involved. It´s not Annika, just to make sure, you guys don´t start blaming her. In the end, the split was pulled off in a very unlucky way, but this is not on me to judge and I wish both German teams, all the best for the future and that everyone hopefully has learned something from this.

How do you knew about it? Do you have some close ties with German skaters?

 

[QuadThrow]

The system is a bit stupid.

If you send one pair there will be the chance to get three sports if this pair gets silver or gold
If you send two pairs you cannot get three spots in any case if the second pairs becomes any place between 13 and 20.

Why are you punished by a sending two instead of one pairs?

 

[Alex D]

How do you knew about it? Do you have some close ties with German skaters?

I knew about it, as Daniel Wende mentioned it at Oberstdorf.

 

[Sabine]

Here I've found a short glimpse of Hocke/ Blommaert in practice:

https://www.facebook.com/EiskunstlaufNewsD/?fref=ts