Mariana Kautz

German figure skater Mariana Kautz partnered Norman Jeschke in the pairs at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and finished 14th. She then partnered non-Olympian Florian Just for one season in 2003 and then retired. Kautz became a sports reporter and married football (soccer) professional Nico Patschinski. They raised three children before later divorcing.

Pairs: 1999 World Championships (16); 2000 World Championships (11); 2001 World Championships (16); 2002 World Championships (14); 1999 European Championships (13); 2000 European Championships (10); 2001 European Championships (9); 2002 European Championships (8) (with Norman Jeschke [GER]).