 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - menduru yegoridhe yokutanga yaHoffmann pa ISU Championship yakauya pa 1974 European ChampionshipsmuZagreb, kwaakakunda Sergey Volkov wokuSoviet Union naJohn Curry wokuUnited Kingdom. Pa 1974 World Championships muMunich, akaisa wokutanga mumifananidzo, wechipiri mupurogiramu pfupi, uye wechishanu muchikanda chepachena. Ane unyanzvi hwokugadzira zvinhu, akabudirira kuita nhangemutange yainzi Lutz katatu, iyo yaiva nhangemutange yakaoma zvikuru kupfuura dzose panguva iyoyo. Achipedza ari mberi kwaVolkov naToller Cranston wokuCanada, akamira pamusoro pepuredhi yenyika kwenguva yokutanga. Gare gare gore iroro, akakuvara ibvi rake paakanga achisvetuka. Akaitwa oparesheni pameniskisi yake uye akazorasikirwa nemwaka wose wa1974-75. 