Charise Matthaei (born 19 October 2000) is a German ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Maximilian Pfisterer, she is a two-time German national junior champion and competed in the final segment at two World Junior Championships (2018, 2019).[1] They placed 11th at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway.[2] Since May 2022 she competes with her skating partner, Max Liebers, at the senior level in ice dance. With Liebers, she is a four-time German national Vice-champion (2023–26).
 Charise Matthaei and Max Liebers in 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 October 2000 Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Ice dance | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Max Liebers | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Barbara Fusar-Poli Roberto Pelizzola | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Chemnitzer Eislauf-Club e.V. | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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Matthaei/Pfisterer teamed up in August 2015 and split in 2019. Then she retired from competitive skating in 2019, but came back to skate with Liebers in May 2022.
Programs
editIce dance with Max Liebers
edit| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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| 2025–2026 [3] |
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| 2024–2025 [4] |
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| 2023–2024 [5] |
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| 2022–2023 [6] |
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Ice dance with Maximilian Pfisterer
edit| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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| 2018–2019 [7] |
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| 2017–2018 [8] |
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| 2016–2017 |
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| 2015–2016 [9] |
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Competitive highlights
edit- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Ice dance with Max Liebers
edit| Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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| European Championships | 21st | 17th | ||
| German Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| CS Budapest Trophy | 12th | 8th | ||
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | 7th | |||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | WD | 5th | ||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 9th | 7th | 8th | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 11th | |||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 11th | |||
| CS Warsaw Cup | WD | 11th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 4th | 3rd | ||
| Challenge Cup | 5th | 5th | ||
| Egna Spring Trophy | 3rd | |||
| Mezzaluna Cup | 4th | 9th | 3rd | 4th |
| NRW Trophy | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 4th | |||
| Skate Berlin | 1st | |||
| Swiss Open | 4th | |||
| Winter World University Games | 8th |
Ice dance with Maximilian Pfisterer
edit| International: Junior[1] | ||||
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| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| Junior Worlds | 19th | 17th | ||
| Youth Olympics | 11th | |||
| JGP Austria | 9th | |||
| JGP Latvia | 9th | |||
| JGP Slovenia | 9th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Bosphorus Cup | 3rd | |||
| Golden Spin | 5th | |||
| GP Bratislava | 3rd | |||
| Halloween Cup | 5th | |||
| Leo Scheu | 4th | |||
| NRW Trophy | 15th | 10th | 5th | |
| Open d'Andorra | 5th | 11th | ||
| Pavel Roman | 5th | 2nd | ||
| Santa Claus Cup | 19th | 10th | ||
| Toruń Cup | 8th | |||
| National[1] | ||||
| German Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | 2nd J | 1st J |
Detailed results
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 171.56 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | TSS | 68.52 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| TES | 39.85 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | |
| PCS | 28.86 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| Free skating | TSS | 106.55 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup |
| TES | 61.45 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| PCS | 45.10 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup |
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold. Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
Senior level
edit| Date | Event | SD | FD | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 11–14, 2025 |  2025 CS Lombardia Trophy |
7 | 60.82 | 8 | 88.96 | 8 | 149.78 |
| Oct 1–4, 2025 |  2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
7 | 53.59 | 7 | 97.38 | 7 | 162.77 |
| Oct 15–19, 2025 | 2025 Mezzaluna Cup |
3 | 69.35 | 5 | 98.44 | 4 | 167.79 |
| Nov 13–16, 2025 | 2025 NRW Trophy |
1 | 69.82 | 1 | 107.26 | 1 | 177.08 |
| Nov 19–23, 2025 |  2025 CS Warsaw Cup |
14 | 65.01 | 8 | 106.55 | 11 | 171.56 |
| Dec 8–13, 2025 | 2026 German Championships |
2 | 70.55 | 2 | 102.16 | 2 | 172.71 |
| Jan 13–18, 2026 |  2026 European Championships |
17 | 63.49 | 16 | 102.82 | 17 | 166.31 |
| Feb 17-21, 2026 | 2026 Skate Berlin International |
1 | 69.14 | 1 | 100.32 | 1 | 169.46 |
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Charise MATTHAEI / Maximilian PFISTERER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019.
- ↑ "Athletes / MATTHAEI Charise". Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games / sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "Charise MATTHAEI / Max LIEBERS: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ "Charise MATTHAEI / Max LIEBERS: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ "Charise MATTHAEI / Max LIEBERS: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ "Charise MATTHAEI / Max LIEBERS: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ "Charise MATTHAEI / Maximilian PFISTERER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019.
- ↑ "Charise MATTHAEI / Maximilian PFISTERER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Charise MATTHAEI / Maximilian PFISTERER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 "GER-Charise MATTHAEI / Max LIEBERS". SkatingScores. Retrieved October 3, 2025.