Grethe Grünberg (born 17 December 1988) is an Estonian former ice dancer. With partner Kristjan Rand, she is the 2007 World Junior silver medalist and the 2005–2007 Estonian national champion.
| Grethe Grünberg | |
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 Grünberg and Rand in 2006. | |
| Born | 17 December 1988 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Partner | Kristjan Rand |
| Coach | Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, Lea Rand |
| Skating club | FSC Jääkild Tallinn |
| Began skating | 1992 |
| Retired | 2008 |
Career
editGrünberg began learning to skate in 1992.[1] She teamed up with Kristjan Rand a few years later.[2][3]
Grünberg/Rand debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2002, placing 12th in Germany. In 2004, they made their first appearance at the World Junior Championships, finishing 18th.
At the 2005 Tallinn Cup, Grünberg/Rand became the first Estonian ice dancers to win a JGP medal, bronze. They were 9th at the 2006 World Junior Championships.
In the 2006–07 season, Grünberg/Rand won gold and silver at their two JGP events and qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final where they placed 5th. They won the silver medal at the 2007 World Junior Championships, behind Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev and ahead of Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje.[4][5][6] It was Estonia's first medal at an ISU Championships. Grünberg/Rand made their senior international debut in the same season, finishing 15th at the 2007 European Championships and 19th at the 2007 World Championships.
The duo missed the 2007–2008 skating season due to injury. Grünberg eventually retired due to injury.
Programs
edit- with Rand
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2006–2007 [1] |
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| 2005–2006 [7] |
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| 2004–2005 [8] |
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| 2003–2004 [9] |
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Results
editJGP: Junior Grand Prix
- with Rand
| International[10] | |||||||
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| Event | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
| World Champ. | 19th | ||||||
| European Champ. | 15th | ||||||
| International: Junior[10] | |||||||
| World Junior Champ. | 18th | 15th | 9th | 2nd | |||
| JGP Final | 5th | ||||||
| JGP Bulgaria | 6th | 4th | |||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 6th | ||||||
| JGP Estonia | 3rd | ||||||
| JGP France | 9th | ||||||
| JGP Germany | 12th | ||||||
| JGP Netherlands | 2nd | ||||||
| JGP Norway | 1st | ||||||
| JGP Serbia | 6th | ||||||
| Pavel Roman | 5th J | 2nd J | |||||
| EYOF | 12th J | ||||||
| National[10] | |||||||
| Estonian Champ. | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| J = Junior level | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Grethe GRÜNBERG / Kristjan RAND: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kristjan Rand". ice-dance.com. November 2005. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (31 August 2006). "Estonian Dancers Favored for 2007 Junior Worlds". SkateToday. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016.
- ^ Kaye, Rosaleen (28 February 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev take lead in Oberstdorf". GoldenSkate. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Kaye, Rosaleen (2 March 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev maintain lead at Junior Worlds". GoldenSkate. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Kaye, Rosaleen (3 March 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev win Junior World title". GoldenSkate. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Grethe GRÜNBERG / Kristjan RAND: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Grethe GRÜNBERG / Kristjan RAND: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Grethe GRÜNBERG / Kristjan RAND: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Competition Results: Grethe GRÜNBERG / Kristian RAND". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
External links
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