Danny Neudecker

Danny Neudecker
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1996-03-02) March 2, 1996
Seattle, Washington
Residence Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Partner Nica Digerness
Coach Dalilah Sappenfield
Choreographer Drew Meekins, Dalilah Sappenfield
Skating club Seattle Skating Club
Training locations Colorado Springs, Colorado
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 150.83
2018 CS Lombardia Trophy
Short program 53.90
2018 CS Lombardia Trophy
Free skate 96.93
2018 CS Lombardia Trophy

Danny Neudecker (born March 2, 1996) is an American pair skater. With his skating partner, Nica Digerness, he is the 2017 U.S. national junior champion and placed 10th at the 2017 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Neudecker was born on March 2, 1996, in Seattle, Washington.[1] His mother, Tammie, taught at an elementary school in Seattle before the family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2] He was raised with a sister, Valerie.[3] After graduating from Cheyenne Mountain High School, he enrolled at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, pursuing a degree in communications and counseling.[3][4] He has an interest in languages and is proficient in Russian.[2]

Career

Early years

Neudecker began learning to skate when he was five years old, after an ice rink opened near his home in Seattle.[2][3] Competing in men's singles, he skated for two seasons on the juvenile level, two as an intermediate, and two in the novice ranks. He competed as a junior in the 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 seasons.[5]

Pair skating coach Dalilah Sappenfield introduced Neudecker to Nica Digerness, who was also a single skater at the time.[2] The two teamed up in January 2015 and decided to train under Sappenfield at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4] They placed 7th in novice pairs at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

2016–2017 season

Digerness/Neudecker dropped plans to continue in the novice ranks after obtaining good junior results at summer club events.[6] In September 2016, they debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 7th in Saransk, Russia. The following month, the pair finished 13th in Dresden, Germany.

In January, they won the junior title at the 2017 U.S. Championships, having placed first in both segments, and were named in the U.S. team to the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.[7][8] Ranked 13th in the short program and 9th in the free skate, the pair finished 10th overall in Taipei.

2017–2018 season

Digerness/Neudecker began competing on the senior level. They placed 9th in the short, 11th in the free, and 11th overall at the 2018 U.S. Championships. They received no international assignments.

2018–2019 season

Making their senior international debut, Digerness/Neudecker placed fourth at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series competition in September. U.S. Figure Skating invited them to a Grand Prix event, the 2018 Skate America in October.

Programs

(with Digerness)

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[6][3]
2016–2017
[9]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Digerness

International[10]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
GP Skate AmericaTBD
CS Lombardia Trophy4th
International: Junior[10]
Junior Worlds10th
JGP Germany13th
JGP Russia6th
National[3]
U.S. Championships7th N1st J11th
Midwestern Sectionals1st J
Pacific Coast Sectionals1st N
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned

Men's singles

International[5]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
U.S. Junior Champ.13th V17th I17th I
U.S. Collegiate Champ.1st J
Midwestern Sectionals8th N5th N
Pacific Coast Sectionals6th J8th J
Southwestern Regionals9th V2nd V3rd I3rd I3rd N1st N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Nica DIGERNESS / Danny NEUDECKER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Anderson, Nanette (February 15, 2017). "Broadmoor Spires resident natl. skating champ". The Gazette (Colorado Springs). Archived from the original on September 18, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nica Digerness and Danny Neudecker". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018.
    "Earlier versions: 2016–2018". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Woodcock, Claire (November 10, 2016). "Once is luck". Boulder Weekly. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Danny NEUDECKER". rinkresults.com.
  6. 1 2 Thayer, Jacquelyn (September 20, 2017). "Digerness and Neudecker Focused on the Steady Climb". twofortheice.com.
  7. ↑ Wood, Tommy (January 19, 2017). "Greeley native Digerness wins junior pairs title at U.S. Figure Skating Championships". Greeley Tribune. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ Wood, Tommy (March 11, 2017). "Skating away: Greeley native Nica Digerness heads to Taiwan with pairs partner in pursuit of figure skating world championship". Greeley Tribune. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Nica DIGERNESS / Danny NEUDECKER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Competition Results: Nica DIGERNESS / Danny NEUDECKER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018.
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