Paul Fentz

Paul Fentz is a retired German figure skater. He has won four senior international medals and is a four-time German national champion. He has competed in the final segment at eight ISU Championships.

Career

Fentz began appearing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2008–09 season. His senior international debut came at the 2011 Triglav Trophy.
In the 2011–12 season, he won the silver medal at the 2012 German Championships and was included in Germany's team to the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England. After advancing past the preliminary round, he placed 23rd in the short program, 15th in the free skate, and 17th overall.
Fentz won his first senior international medal in February 2013, obtaining bronze at the Bavarian Open and then silver at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial.
Ranked 16th in the short and 17th in the free, Fentz finished 16th at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. He placed 12th in the short, 8th in the free, and 10th overall at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In March, he finished 20th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Due to his result, Germany Figure skating at the [2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification|qualified] for a spot in the men's event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Fentz was unable to qualify for the men's event at the 2022 Winter Olympics four years later, but he participated as the German entry in the men's short program of the Figure skating at the [2022 Winter Olympics – Team event|Olympic team event], where he finished ninth of nine skaters.

Season	Short program	Free skating
2021–2022	Wire to Wire by Razorlight	Rock You Like a Hurricane by Scorpions
2020–2021	Wire to Wire by Razorlight	I'm Still Standing by Elton John performed by Taron Egerton
2019–2020	Blue Skies by Sam Harris	I'm Still Standing by Elton John performed by Taron Egerton
2018–2019	Blue Skies by Sam Harris	Game of Thrones by Ramin Djawadi
2017–2018	Wonderwall by Paul Anka	Game of Thrones by Ramin Djawadi
2016–2017	Wonderwall by Paul Anka	Hey You Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd
2015–2016	Barcelona 1999	Hey You Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd
2014–2015	Barcelona 1999	Nothing Else Matters by Metallica and Apocalyptica
2011–2012	Justice by Genesis	Blood Diamond by James Newton Howard
2010–2011	Music by Ludwig van Beethoven	Once Upon a Time in Mexico performed by Edvin Marton
2009–2010	Love of Japan	Once Upon a Time in Mexico performed by Edvin Marton