2003 European Championships

January 20-26, 2003, Malmö/SWE

Winkler/Lohse finish 5th at Europeans in Malmö

Kati Winkler/Rene Lohse finished 5th at the 2003 European Championships in Malmö, thus fulfilling their minimum goal for this event. "Our goal was to be in the final warm up group, and that's what we achieved", the skaters said.

They were ranked fifth from the first part of the competition, the Tango Romantica Compulsory Dance. Their Tango was solid and very distinct. As usual, the couple especially sparkled in the Original Dance. They had the audience behind them right from the start, clapping along to their March and Polka rhythms.

Their Free Dance "Energy" to a selection of modern music started very well. Winkler/Lohse put out an energetic, fast and strong performance. Unfortunaly, Rene fell right before going into the final diagonal footwork in the last minute of the program. The couple missed most of the step sequence due to the fall and received a deduction in the first mark. However, the judges awarded high presentation marks. "My timing wasn't right, and then a fall like this can happen", Rene explained. Of course, the skaters were very upset about the mistake and will do everything to avoid it in the future.

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