{{Short description|German figure skater}} {{Other people}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Daniel Hermann |image= CarolinaHermann DanielHermann FP NH2007.JPG |caption= The Hermanns in 2007. |country= {{GER}} |fullname= Daniel Felix Hermann |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1986|10|12|df=yes}} |birth_place= Wuppertal, West Germany |hometown= |height= {{height|m=1.83 |precision=0}} |partner= '''Carolina Hermann''' |skating club= ERC Westfalen Dortmund |beganskating= 1994 |retired= 2012 }}
'''Daniel Felix Hermann''' (born 12 October 1986) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With his sister, Carolina Hermann, he won six senior international medals and the 2009 German national title. They reached the free dance at three ISU Championships, attaining their best result, tenth, at the 2007 World Junior Championships.
== Personal life == Daniel Felix Hermann was born on 12 October 1986 in Wuppertal, West Germany.<ref name=biography/><ref name=ISU-1112/> He has six siblings, including Carolina Hermann.<ref name=IDC080801/>
== Career == The Hermanns started skating in the winter of 1991 and joined Solinger Turnerbund sports club in 1994.<ref name=biography/> In 1997, they teamed up together and began learning ice dancing, coached by Oleg Ryjkin at the Olympic training centre in Dortmund.<ref name=IDC080801/><ref name=biography/> They competed on the novice level until the end of the 2002–03 season.
In the 2003–04 season, the Hermanns moved up to the junior ranks. They were given two ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments and finished ninth at both. They continued to appear on the JGP series during the next three seasons. In 2006–07, they won the German junior national title and were sent to the 2007 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, where they finished tenth.
The Hermanns began competing on the senior level in the 2007–08 season. Making their Grand Prix debut, they placed 8th at the 2007 Skate Canada International. They won a silver medal at the Pavel Roman Memorial and bronze at the German Championships.
Since Daniel had to study one term abroad for his degree, they spent the summer of 2008 training in Vancouver under Victor Kraatz and his wife Maikki Uotila-Kraatz.<ref name=IDC080801/> In the 2008–09 season, the Hermanns won the German national title ahead of Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi. They were selected to represent Germany at two ISU Championships and qualified for the free dance at both, finishing 12th at the 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland and 17th at the 2009 Worlds in Los Angeles, California.
In 2009–10, the Hermanns finished second to another sibling duo, Christina Beier / William Beier, at the German Championships and were eliminated from the World Championships in Turin, Italy after placing 22nd in the short dance.
The Hermanns missed the 2010–11 season due to injury and returned to the ice in March 2011, working with Rene Lohse in Berlin.<ref name=IFS110713/> 2011–12 would be their final season. They won bronze medals at the 2011 Pavel Roman Memorial, 2011 NRW Trophy, and 2012 German Championships and then retired from competition.
== Programs == (with Carolina Hermann) {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short dance ! Free dance |- ! 2011–12 <br /><ref name=ISU-1112/> | * The Boy Does Nothing <br />{{small| by Alesha Dixon }} * Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps <br />{{small| performed by The Pussycat Dolls }} * Let's Get Loud <br />{{small| by Jennifer Lopez }} | * Marguerite <br />{{small| by Michel Legrand }} |- ! ! Original dance ! |- ! 2009–10 <br /><ref name=ISU-0910/> | Folklore from the Alps: * Das Kufsteiner Lied (Die Perle Tirols) * Mei Vatta i a Apenzeller | rowspan=2 | * The Mask ** This Business of Love ** Hey Pachuco ** You Would Be My Baby ** Cuban Pete |- ! 2008–09 <br /><ref name=ISU-0809/> | * {{small|Slow Foxtrot:}} You're the Cream in my Coffee <br />{{small| by Gordon MacRay }} * {{small|Charleston:}} Happy Feet |- ! 2007–08 <br /><ref name=ISU-0708/> | ''Greek folk dance'' * Nasyvargyaszman, Dilyargyazman * Sasasolie | rowspan=2 | * James Bond ** Diamonds Are Forever ** The Man with the Golden Gun <br />{{small| by John Barry }} ** The World Is Not Enough <br />{{small| by David Arnold }} ** Live and Let Die <br />{{small| by Paul and Linda McCartney }} |- ! 2006–07 <br /><ref name=ST070829/><ref name=ISU-0607/> | * Pariser Tango <br />{{small| by Mireille Mathieu }} |- ! 2005–06 <br /><ref name=ST070829/><ref name=ISU-0506/> | * Cha Cha * Rhumba * Samba | rowspan=2 | * Moulin Rouge! ** Lady Marmalade ** El Tango de Roxanne |- ! 2004–05 <br /><ref name=ISU-0405/> | * Charleston * Slow Foxtrot |- ! 2003–04 <br /><ref name=prog/> | * Grease medley | rowspan=2 | * Music <br />{{small| by Safri Duo }} |- ! 2002–03 <br /><ref name=prog/> | |- ! 2001–02 <br /><ref name=prog/> | | * Addams Family |- ! 2000–01 <br /><ref name=prog/> | | * Medley <br />{{small| by Eros Ramazzotti }} |- ! 1999–2000 <br /><ref name=prog/> | | * Tango |- ! 1998–99 <br /><ref name=prog/> | | * The Phantom of the Opera |- ! 1997–98 <br /><ref name=prog/> | | * Pinocchio |}
== Results == (with Hermann)
''GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="9" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International<ref name=ISU-CHDH/> |- ! Event ! 03–04 ! 04–05 ! 05–06 ! 06–07 ! 07–08 ! 08–09 ! 09–10 ! 11–12 |- | align=left | Worlds || || || || || || 17th || 22nd || |- | align=left | Europeans || || || || || || 12th || || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Cup of Russia || || || || || || || 9th || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada || || || || || 8th || || 7th || |- | align=left | Cup of Nice || || || || || || || || 6th |- | align=left | Finlandia || || || || || || 6th || || |- | align=left | Golden Spin || || || || || || || 4th || |- | align=left | Nebelhorn || || || || || 5th || 7th || 11th || |- | align=left | NRW Trophy || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |- | align=left | Ondrej Nepela || || || || || 5th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || |- | align=left | Pavel Roman || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || 4th || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |- | align=left | Universiade || || || || || || 6th || || |- ! colspan="9" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International: Junior and novice<ref name=ISU-CHDH/> |- | align=left | Junior Worlds || || || || 10th || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Bulgaria || 9th || || 11th || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Germany || || 12th || || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Hungary || || || || WD || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Mexico || 9th || || || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Poland || || || 7th || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Serbia || || 10th || || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Taiwan || || || || 8th || || || || |- | align=left | Pavel Roman || || 4th J. || bgcolor=gold | 1st J. || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J. || || || || |- ! colspan="9" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National<ref name=ISU-CHDH/> |- | align=left | German Champ. || 4th J. || bgcolor=silver | 2nd J. || bgcolor=silver | 2nd J. || bgcolor=gold | 1st J. || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |- | colspan="9" align="center" | <small>J. = Junior, WD = Withdrew </small> |}
==References== {{Reflist|2|refs=
<ref name=ISU-CHDH>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00006931.htm |title= Competition Results: Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160210214419/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00006931.htm |archivedate= 10 February 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0405>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006931.htm |title= Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2004/2005 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20050404071147/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006931.htm |archivedate= 4 April 2005 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0506>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006931.htm |title= Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2005/2006 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060425080759/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006931.htm |archivedate= 25 April 2006 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0607>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006931.htm |title= Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2006/2007 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070618164655/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006931.htm |archivedate= 18 June 2007 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0708>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006931.htm |title= Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2007/2008 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080607220331/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006931.htm |archivedate= 7 June 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0809>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006931.htm |title= Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2008/2009 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090531092041/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006931.htm |archivedate= 31 May 2009 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006931.htm |title= Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100511012144/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006931.htm |archivedate= 11 May 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006931.htm |title= Carolina HERMANN / Daniel HERMANN: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120606133130/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006931.htm |archivedate= 6 June 2012 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=prog>{{cite web |url= http://www.hermann-hermann.com/programs.html |title= Programs |publisher= Official website of the Hermanns |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160128070816/http://hermann-hermann.com/programs.html |archivedate= 28 January 2016 |url-status= dead |access-date= 10 February 2016 }}</ref>
<ref name=biography>{{cite web |url= http://www.hermann-hermann.com/biography.html |title= Biography |publisher= Official website of the Hermanns |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160129010843/http://hermann-hermann.com/biography.html |archivedate= 29 January 2016 |url-status= dead |access-date= 10 February 2016 }}</ref>
<ref name=ST070829>{{cite news |url= http://www.skatetoday.com/2007/08/29/german-dancers-make-top-ten-at-junior-worlds/ |title= German Dancers Make Top Ten at Junior Worlds |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Skate Today |date= 29 August 2007 }}</ref>
<ref name=IFS110713>{{cite news |url=http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/582-european-news-aliona-savchenko-and-robin-szolkowy-and-more |title=European News: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy and More: Summer Updates |last=Kany |first=Klaus-Reinhold |date=13 July 2011 |work=IFS Magazine |accessdate=29 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120160757/http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/582-european-news-aliona-savchenko-and-robin-szolkowy-and-more |archivedate=20 November 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
<ref name=IDC080801>{{cite news |url= http://www.ice-dance.com/site/carolina-a-daniel-hermann/ |title= Carolina & Daniel Hermann |date= 1 August 2008 |work= ice-dance.com }}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{ISU figure skater|00006931|Carolina Hermann / Daniel Hermann}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080630102526/http://www.hermann-hermann.com/ Official site]
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