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Men

Finn Sonnekalb

flagGER
  • Date of birth03 Mar 2007
  • HeightN/A
  • ProfessionAthlete
  • HometownErfurt
  • Place of birthN/A
  • Start skating"I wanted to go to athletics but they didn't want me. So I went to the rink and it was Christmas and I got a chocolate Santa Claus. So, I never wanted to leave." (Athlete, December 2025)
  • Club ESC Erfurt : Germany
  • Hobbies"Cycling, video games, watching basketball, especially the Chicago Bulls, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Erfurt Lions." (Athlete, December 2025)
  • LanguagesGerman, English
  • CoachHarald Harnisch
  • Former CoachN/A
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"Michael Jordan, he is insane." (Athlete, December 2025)
"I want to bring Germany back into the speed skating spotlight." (Athlete, December 2025)
- Broke Jordan Stolz's junior world record in the 1500m in November 2025.

- Won gold in the 500m, 1500m and the Mass Start in the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

- Won 1000m and 1500m gold and 500m bronze in the 2025 ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships.

- Won 1500m silver at the 2024 ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships.

(isu-skating.com/speed-skating, December 2025)
POWER FAMILY

"When I was a kid, five or six years old I cycled with my parents around Europe. When I was one, we cycled everywhere in Scandinavia as well. We are a pretty serious outdoor family." (Athlete, December 2025)
"I have to check everything, I am always losing and forgetting everything not in my hands." (Athlete, December 2025)
Harald Harnisch