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| Rico Rex | |
|---|---|
 Rex andEva-Maria Fitze at the 2006German Championships. | |
| Born | (1976-10-05)5 October 1976 (age 48) Karl-Marx Stadt,East Germany |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Germany |
| Skating club | Chemnitzer Eislauf Club |
| Began skating | 1982 |
| Retired | 2006 |
Rico Rex (born 5 October 1976 inChemnitz) is a German formerpair skater. With former partnerEva-Maria Fitze, he is the 2003German national champion.
Rico Rex started figure skating when he was four years old as the result of a talent screening in East Germany.
Rex was a single skater until 1993. He then switched topair skating and teamed up with Silvia Dimitrov, with whom he competed until 1997. They were coached by Monika Scheibe inChemnitz.[1] Their best international result was 8th at the 1996 European Championships. Dimitrov retired in 1997 due to an injury.
Rex then teamed up with Katharina Rybkowski with whom he skated until 2000. Their coach in Chemnitz was Monika Scheibe. The pair never participated at Europeans or Worlds. He then briefly teamed up with Stefanie Weiss, but they did not compete together. In 2001, Rex teamed up with the Czech Radka Zlatohlavkova. They split after having to withdraw from the 2002German Championships.
Rex teamed up withEva-Maria Fitze in spring 2002.[2] The pair trained in Chemnitz. Their coach wasIngo Steuer until December 2005, and then Monika Scheibe. The pair competed at the2006 Winter Olympics, placing 15th.[3] Rex then left competition and began appearing in shows and began working as a figure skating coach inDresden.
Throughout his career, Rex represented the club Chemnitzer EC.
(with Fitze)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2005–2006 [4] |
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| 2004–2005 [5] |
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| 2003–2004 [6] |
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| 2002–2003 [2] |
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| Results[2][6][5][4] | ||||
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| International | ||||
| Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
| Winter Olympics | 15th | |||
| World Champ. | 15th | 12th | ||
| European Champ. | 9th | 7th | 7th | |
| GPCup of Russia | 9th | |||
| GPCup of China | 6th | |||
| GPNHK Trophy | 8th | |||
| GPLalique | 8th | |||
| GPBofrost Cup | 7th | |||
| Bofrost Cup (non-GP) | WD | 4th | ||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 5th | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | WD | ||
| National | ||||
| German Champ. | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |
| GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew | ||||
| Results | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Event | 2002 |
| German Championships | WD |
| WD = Withdrew | |
| Results[7] | ||
|---|---|---|
| International | ||
| Event | 1998–1999 | 1999–2000 |
| GPSparkassen Cup | 8th | |
| GPTrophée Lalique | 10th | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | |
| National | ||
| German Championships | 4th | 3rd |
| GP = Grand Prix | ||
| Results[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 |
| World Champ. | 18th | 14th | 13th | |
| European Champ. | 11th | 8th | ||
| GPNations Cup | 7th | WD | ||
| GPSkate America | 5th | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| World Junior Champ. | 11th | 6th | ||
| Blue Swords | 1st | |||
| National | ||||
| German Champ. | 1st J. | 3rd | 2nd | |
| GP = Champions Series (Grand Prix) J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | ||||
| Event | 1992 | 1993 |
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| German Championships | 12th | 13th |
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