_-_Polizoakis.jpg) Polizoakis at the2017 World Figure Skating Championships | |||||||
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| Born | (1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (age 30) Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany | ||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||||||
| Discipline | Ice dance | ||||||
| Coach | Marina Zueva,Massimo Scali, Oleg Epstein,Martin Skotnický | ||||||
| Skating club | EC Oberstdorf | ||||||
| Began skating | 2000 | ||||||
| Retired | June 7, 2019[1] | ||||||
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Panagiotis "Joti" Polizoakis (born 9 June 1995) is a Germanice dancer and choreographer. He is a three-timeGerman national champion (2016–2018) and has finished 16th at the2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Joti Polizoakis was born on 9 June 1995 inBietigheim-Bissingen.[2] He is the oldest child of a Czech woman and a Greek who was born in Germany. He is fluent in German, Czech, and Greek, as well as English and French. He has two younger siblings. Polizoakis served as a sports soldier in the German military from 2017 to 2019.
Joti Polizoakis resides and lives inBerlin, Germany.
Polizoakis began learning to skate in 2000.[2] He competed atISU Junior Grand Prix events and won theGerman junior national title. He was the German Junior National Champion in 2013 and 2014.
He was coached byMichael Huth.
In2014–15, he moved up to the senior level but struggled with many injuries and health problems. He competed at twoISU Challenger Series events and placed 6th at the2015 German Championships.
In the spring of 2015, Polizoakis teamed up withKavita Lorenz to compete in ice dancing. The two had known each other for many years.[3] They were coached byIgor Shpilband andMartin Skotnický inNovi, Michigan.[4]
Making their international debut, Lorenz/Polizoakis finished fourth at the2015 Nebelhorn Trophy, aChallenger Series (CS) event. They placed fifth at the2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy (CS), first at the 2015 Open d'Andorra, and fifth at the2015 Warsaw Cup (CS). In December, they won the German national title ahead ofKatharina Müller /Tim Dieck and were selected to represent Germany at the2016 European Championships inBratislava, Slovakia. At Europeans in January, Lorenz/Polizoakis placed 13th in the short dance to qualify for the free, where they ranked 15th, resulting in a final placement of 14th at their firstISU Championship. In March, they qualified for the final segment at the2016 World Championships inBoston by placing 18th in the short dance and went on to finish 17th overall. They ended their partnership in April 2016,[5] but announced in June that they would continue skating together.[6]
Polizoakis and Lorenz defended their national title in 2017 and 2018 for three consecutive times and managed to secure a spot for the 2018 Winter Olympics. This should be, so far, the biggest achievement of his career. They switched coaches in the Olympic season to be trained byMarina Zoueva andMassimo Scali in Canton,Michigan.
After the World Championships in 2018, Lorenz ended her career, and Polizoakis has been looking for a partner ever since.
Polizoakis and his partner qualified for the Winter Olympic Games 2018 inPyeongChang, South Korea, by winning the German National Championships in 2018. At the Olympic Games, they placed 7th in the figure skating team event. In the individual event, Polizoakis qualified for the final and ended up in 16th place in the ice dance event.
Polizoakis toured Germany and Austria as a star guest in the 2019/2020 season withHoliday On Ice.
In total, he performed in 11 different cities.
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2017–18 [7] |
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| 2016–17 [2][3] |
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| 2015–16 [4] |
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| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2014–15 [8] |
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| 2013–14 [9] | ||
| 2012–13 [10] |
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GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix
| International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 22-23 | ||
| CSBudapest Trophy | 13th | ||
| CSGolden Spin | WD | ||
| Mezzaluna Cup | 3rd | ||
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 1st | ||
| Santa Claus Cup | WD | ||
| National | |||
| Czech Champ. | 2nd | ||
| Four Nationals | 6th | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | |||
| International[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| Olympics | 16th | ||
| World Champ. | 17th | 19th | 16th |
| European Champ. | 14th | 14th | WD |
| GPSkate Canada | 8th | ||
| CSGolden Spin | 4th | 9th | |
| CSNebelhorn Trophy | 4th | 5th | 3rd |
| CSNepela Memorial | 5th | 5th | |
| CSTallinn Trophy | 5th | ||
| CSWarsaw Cup | 5th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | ||
| NRW Trophy | 2nd | ||
| Open d'Andorra | 1st | ||
| Volvo Open Cup | 2nd | ||
| National[11] | |||
| German Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Olympics | 7th T 8th P | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | |||
| International[12] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
| CSGolden Spin | 18th | ||||||
| CSWarsaw Cup | 8th | ||||||
| Challenge Cup | 10th | ||||||
| NRW Trophy | 14th | ||||||
| International: Junior[12] | |||||||
| JGPCroatia | 14th | ||||||
| JGPCzech Rep. | 6th | ||||||
| JGPFrance | 11th | ||||||
| JGPPoland | 12th | ||||||
| Bavarian Open | 3rd J | 8th J | |||||
| Challenge Cup | 3rd J | ||||||
| Printemps | 2nd J | ||||||
| Merano Cup | 2nd J | ||||||
| NRW Trophy | 7th J | 8th J | |||||
| Warsaw Cup | 1st J | ||||||
| National[12] | |||||||
| German Champ. | 13th J | 6th J | 4th J | 3rd J | 1st J | 1st J | 6th |
| J = Junior level | |||||||
Joti Polizoakis became known nationwide while appearing as a professional Dancer in the first season of Dancing On Ice in 2019.Sarah Lombardi was his partner in the first season, and together they won the first season.
One year later, he was partnered withLina Larissa Strahl for the second season of Dancing On Ice. Once again, Polizoakis made it to the final as a pro and finished in third place with Lina Larissa Strahl.
On May 16, 2020, Polizoakis performed as a dancer at theFree European Song Contest. Since then, he has appeared as a dancer in many music videos.
In the fall of 2020, Polizoakis shot his first short movie as an actor.
| Series | Celebrity partner | Place |
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| 4 | Sarah Lombardi | 1st |
| 5 | Lina Larissa Strahl | 3rd |
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