2002 World Championships

Nagano/JPN, Mar. 18 - 24, 2002

Winkler/Lohse 7th after compulsories at Worlds

Kati Winkler/Rene Lohse placed 7th in the compulsory dances at the 2002 World Figure Skating Championships in Nagano, Japan (Tuesday, March 19). The dances were the Golden Waltz and the Quickstep. Winkler/Lohse looked a bit hesitant in the Waltz, but their Quickstep was very strong. The ordinals were mixed in both dances, ranging from 5th to 8th in the Waltz and from 6th to 8th in the Quickstep. The skaters were somewhat disappointed with their marks.
"We are pleased with what we've done today, but of course we had hoped for a better placement", Kati said. "I was a bit upset, to be frank. But there is nothing we can do about it." Rene added: "We had a lot of speed and we had fun out there. We will try everything to move up, we will continue to fight, and we are looking forward to Thursday (OD)."


Winkler/Lohse finish 7th at Worlds

Kati Winkler/Rene Lohse finished 7th at Worlds, although many observers felt that they deserved a higher placement. Kati and Rene were ranked 7th in both the OD and FD. Their OD was excellent, and the FD was also skated very well. The skaters had changed the first part of their "Ragtime" program to make it stronger, and the changes worked. It was obvious that their programs had more mileage since the Olympics and the dancers appeared to be much more confident. They were both very pleased with the way they skated and tried not to think about the judging too much.

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