Benjamin Steffan

German ice dancer

Benjamin Steffan
Janse van Rensburg/Steffan at the 2023 Skate Canada International
Born	(1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28) Chemnitz, Germany
Hometown	Callenberg
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Germany
Partner	Jennifer Janse van Rensburg
Coach	Rostislav Sinicyn Natalia Karamysheva Martin Skotnický
Skating club	Chemnitzer EC
Began skating	2006

Benjamin Steffan (born 12 January 1996) is a German ice dancer. With his skating partner, Jennifer Janse van Rensburg, he is the 2020 Santa Claus Cup champion, the 2021 Egna Dance Trophy silver medalist, a three-time Bavarian Open champion (2022-24), and three time German national champions (2022-2024).

Programs

With Janse van Rensburg

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2023-2024 ^[1]	Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil Don't Leave Me Now by Supertramp Runaway by Bon Jovi	Tango by Mgzavrebi Libertango by Astor Piazzolla, performed by Aydar Gaynullin	Moana: How Far I'll Go by Auliʻi Cravalho You're Welcome by Dwayne Johnson
2022-2023 ^[2]	Samba: Safari by J Balvin, Pharrell Williams, Bia, Sky Rompiendo Cha Cha: Havana by Camila Cabello performed by Pentatonix Samba: I Like to Move It by Reel to Real ft. The Mad Stuntman choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaiika	Prelude (Age of Heroes) by Balázs Havasi choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaiika	Is This Love by Bob Marley & The Wailers
2021–2022 ^[3]	Is This Love by Bob Marley & The Wailers Blues: Ain't No Sunshine by Matt Andersen choreo. by Maria Tumanovskaia-Chaika	The Wedding (from You Only Live Twice) by John Barry James Bond Theme (from Dr. No) by John Barry Live and Let Die (from Live and Let Die) performed by 2Cellos & Lang Lang choreo. by Maria Tumanovskaia-Chaika
2020–2021 ^[4]	Foxtrot: Cabaret performed by Janice Hagan Quickstep: Cabaret (English version) performed by Edurne Charleston: Mein Herr performed by Ute Lemper (from Cabaret) by John Kander choreo. by Maria Tumanovskaia-Chaika	Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones performed by Ciara Deer Stop by Goldfrapp Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics performed by Escala choreo. by Maria Tumanovskaia-Chaika
2019–2020 ^[5]		Paint It Black by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards choreo. by Maria Tumanovskaia-Chaika
2018–2019 ^[6]	Paso Doble: Battle Dawn by Q-Factory Tango: Angelica (from Pirates of the Caribbean) by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Maria Tumanovskaia-Chaika	Human by Goldfrapp Deer Stop by Goldfrapp Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics performed by Escala choreo. by Maria Tumanovskaia-Chaika
	Short dance
2017–2018 ^[7]	Rhumba: Mil Pasos performed by Soha Samba: Travels performed by Samba Carnja choreo. by Maria Tumanovskaia-Chaika	Little Drop of Poison by Rebekka Bakken Love Is the Drug by Bryan Ferry These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) by Eric Maschwitz performed by Emmy Rossum Crazy in Love (from The Great Gatsby) by Beyoncé performed by Emeli Sandé with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra choreo. by Maria Tumanovskaia-Chaika
2016–2017

With Hofstetter

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2015–2016 ^[8]	Waltz: I Feel Pretty (from West Side Story) by Leonard Bernstein performed by Hayley Westenra Foxtrot: Sandy (from Grease) by Louis St. Louis, Screamin' Scott Simon performed by John Travolta choreo. by Alexander Gazsi	Ederlezi performed by The No Smoking Orchestra Malahaguesca by Shantei choreo. by Alexander Gazsi

With Steffan

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2014–2015 ^[9]	Rhumba: Perfidia by Alberto Domínguez performed by Nat King Cole Samba: Ay! Cosita Linda performed by Nat King Cole choreo. by Sascha Rabe	This Business of Love You Would Be My Baby Hey! Pachuco! (from The Mask) choreo. by Sascha Rabe
2013–2014 ^[10]	Quickstep: Puttin' On the Ritz by Irving Berlin performed by Miss Kookie Slow Fox: Summertime Quickstep: Puttin' On the Ritz by Irving Berlin performed by Miss Kookie choreo. by Maurizio Margaglio	Battle Without Honor or Humanity by Tomoyasu Hotei Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) performed by Lyn Paul Woo-Hoo performed by The 5.6.7.8's (from Kill Bill) by RZA choreo. by Maurizio Margaglio
2012–2013
2011–2012
2010–2011

Competitive highlights

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

With Janse van Rensburg

International^[11]
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23	23–24
Worlds						WD	15th	22nd
Europeans							9th	11th
GP Finland								9th
GP France					C	10th
GP Skate America							9th
GP Skate Canada								8th
CS Alpen Trophy			8th
CS Asian Open				4th
CS Budapest Trophy								4th
CS Cup of Austria						7th
CS Cup of Tyrol					C
CS Denis Ten Memorial							2nd	2nd
CS Finlandia		13th				10th
CS Golden Spin	10th			5th			6th
CS Ice Star		10th
CS Lombardia						7th
CS Nebelhorn			6th	8th	WD		WD	7th
CS Tallinn Trophy		6th	6th
CS Warsaw Cup					C		2nd
Bavarian Open	10th	4th	2nd			1st	1st	1st
Egna Trophy				6th	2nd	1st
Halloween Cup			5th
Ice Challenge		4th
Ice Star	6th
Lake Placid IDI						8th
Open d'Andorra				5th
Open Ice Mall			6th
Santa Claus Cup		7th			1st
Universiade	9th
National^[11]
German Champ.	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	WD	1st	1st	1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

With Hofstetter

International: Junior^[12]
Event	2015–16
JGP Croatia	15th
JGP Poland	11th
Santa Claus Cup	10th
Tallinn Trophy	WD
National^[12]
German Junior	3rd
WD = Withdrew

With Steffan

International: Junior^[13]
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15
JGP Belarus				11th
JGP Germany					12th
JGP Slovakia				13th
Bavarian Open			19th
Grand Prize SNP			4th
Leo Scheu					11th
NRW Trophy		1st B	23rd	5th	12th
Pavel Roman					4th
Santa Claus Cup				5th
International: Advanced novice^[13]
Bavarian Open	3rd
NRW Trophy	5th
National^[13]
German Champ.					3rd J
German Junior	2nd N		7th	3rd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior; B = Basic junior

With Barht

International: Advanced novice^[14]
Event	2007–08	2008–09
NRW Trophy		8th
Pavel Roman	4th P
National^[14]
German Champ.		6th N
Levels: P = Pre-novice; N = Novice

References

^ "2023/24 Rhythm Dance". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan". ISU Results. ISU. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021.
^ "Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union.
^ "Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.
^ "Jennifer URBAN / Benjamin STEFFAN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019.
^ "Jennifer URBAN / Benjamin STEFFAN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018.
^ "Sandrine HOFSTETTER / Benjamin STEFFAN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
^ "Leah STEFFAN / Benjamin STEFFAN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union.
^ "Leah STEFFAN / Benjamin STEFFAN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Competition Results: Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN". International Skating Union.
^ ^a ^b "Competition Results: Sandrine HOFSTETTER / Benjamin STEFFAN". International Skating Union.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Competition Results: Leah STEFFAN / Benjamin STEFFAN". International Skating Union.
^ ^a ^b "Competition Results: Camilla BARHT / Benjamin STEFFAN". International Skating Union.

External links

Jennifer JANSE VAN RENSBURG / Benjamin STEFFAN at the International Skating Union
Sandrine HOFSTETTER / Benjamin STEFFAN at the International Skating Union
Leah STEFFAN / Benjamin STEFFAN at the International Skating Union
Camilla BARHT / Benjamin STEFFAN at the International Skating Union
Benjamin Steffan on Instagram