Grethe Grünberg

Grethe Grünberg
nation	Estonia
birthday	17th December 1988
place of birth	Tallinn ,  Estonian SSR , Soviet Union
size	162 cm
Career
discipline	Ice dancing
Partner	Kristian Rand
society	FSC Jääkild Tallinn
Trainer	Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, Lea Rand
choreographer	Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, Lea Rand
status	resigned
Medal table
JWM medals 0 × 1 × 0 × National medals 3 × 2 × 0 ×
Junior World Championships silver 2007 Oberstdorf Punching
Personal best
Total points 154.89 JWM 2007  Freestyle 72.70 World Cup 2007  Original dance 50.45 JWM 2007  Compulsory dance 32.42 JWM 2007
last change: March 16, 2008

Grethe Grünberg (born December 17, 1988 in Tallinn , Estonian SSR , Soviet Union ) is a former Estonian ice dancer . She started with her partner Kristian Rand until the end of her career in 2008 for the FSC Jääkild Tallinn.

Sporting successes

Grünberg and Rand are trained by Kristian Rand's mother, Lea Rand, among others.

In 2001 and 2002, Grünberg and Rand took fifth place at the Estonian championships. In 2003 and 2004 they were able to dance the silver medal at national level. They have been competing in international junior competitions since 2003. In their first appearance at the Junior World Championships in 2004, they finished 18th.

In 2005 they won the national ice dance championships for the first time. In 2006 and 2007 they were able to repeat the success. Grünberg and Rand achieved their first podium in an international competition at the Junior Grand Prix in their hometown of Tallinn. There they took third place. They achieved their greatest successes in 2007. Grünberg and Rand won the Junior Grand Prix in Oslo and won the silver medal at the Junior World Championships in Oberstdorf behind the Russian couple Yekaterina Bobrowa and Dmitri Solowjow . By winning the silver medal, Grünberg and Rand are the first Estonian figure skaters to win a medal at international championships. At the world championships for seniors they took 19th place and at the European championships 15th place.

After Grünberg / Rand were unable to take part in a competition during the 2007/08 season due to Grünberg's foot injury, Grünberg ended her career in 2008.

Web links

• Grethe Grünberg / Kristian Rand in the database of the International Skating Union (English)