Rico Krahnert

Rico Krahnert
Figure skating career
Country	East Germany
Skating club	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Retired	c. 1989

Rico Krahnert is a German television production manager and former figure skater who competed for East Germany. He is the 1988 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, the 1988 Karl Schafer Memorial silver medalist,^[1] and a two-time East German national medalist (silver in 1988, bronze in 1989).^[2]

Krahnert represented East Germany at the 1987 World Junior Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and 1988 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He belonged to SC Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz).^[2]

Krahnert has worked as a production manager for German television shows.^[3]

Competitive highlights

International
Event	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89
European Champ.			18th
Golden Spin of Zagreb				1st
Schäfer Memorial				2nd
International: Junior
World Junior Champ.		14th
Blue Swords	5th J	2nd J
National
East German Champ.			2nd	3rd

References

1. "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 88, 91. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009.
2. "Historie Eiskunstlaufen - DDR - Meisterschaften (Herren)" [History: East German Figure Skating Championships (Men)]. sport-komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 16 April 2017.
3. "Rico Krahnert". IMDb.