A to Z with Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel

Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel partnered up in 2019 and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final the same year. They are the 2023 German National Champions and 2023 European bronze medalists.

Most used App?

Annika: Instagram
Robert: Spotify

Bedtime?

Annika: 10pm
Robert: 11:30pm

Your Comfort TV show/Movie OR Food?

Annika: Gilmore Girls/The Rookie
Robert: Pasta

Any recurring Dreams?

Annika: Falling in different ways

Early mornings or late nights?

Annika: Early mornings
Robert: Late nights

Favorite Food from your country?

Annika: Bretzel
Robert: Döner

Goals you are working on right now?

Annika: The Olympic Season.
Robert: Moving my hands. [Note: Robert injured his hands during training in the summer and required a skin graft]

Hidden talent? OR Holiday memory?

Annika: Being really good at remembering song lyrics.
Robert: Eating new foods on holiday


Icon/Biggest Inspiration? OR Can you play an Instrument?

Annika: Robert (I was not forced to write that 😂)
Robert: Saxophone

Jam session song? OR Dream Job as a child?

Annika with her Coffee bean keepsake

Annika: Your Love (The Outfield)
Robert: Police Officer

Keepsake you’d never part with?

The little Coffee bean we got from a our biggest supporter, Georgia

Language you’d like to speak?

Italian

Favorite Movie?

Annika: Harry Potter
Robert: Anything from Marvel

Niche interest of yours?

Coffee

Your go-to Outfit? OR One book, TV show, or movie you recommend?

Annika: Anything Lululemon
Robert: Breaking Bad

Do you have any Pets/Dream Pet?

Dog (anything Poodle mixed)

Quote you live by?

Annika: Don‘t stress over things you can’t control
Robert: How do I take my coffee? Seriously. Very seriously

Favorite Restaurant?

Annika: Monsieur Vuong (Berlin)
Robert: Nasti (Bergamo)

Season you wish it were year-round? OR Best Smell?

Annika: Christmas Time!!
Robert: Coffee

Training day essentials?

Food, Water, Blackroll, mini bands, Skates.

Who or what do you think is Underrated?

Skating in General!!

A View that takes your breath away?

Lakes surrounded by mountains!

Your Whereabouts on a day off?

Annika: in Bed
Robert: in front of the coffee machine

An eXperience that changed you?

Every Obstacle in general during our career together

A Year that you would like to visit if you had a time machine?

Annika: the 60s
Robert: 2008

What is your Zodiac sign, and do you believe in the zodiac?

Annika: Cancer, Robert: Taurus.
Both of us don’t know the big three so I guess that’s answer enough

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