Kristjan Rand

Kristjan Rand

Mallory and Rand at the 2010 European Championships
Personal information
Full name Kristjan Rand
Country represented Estonia
Born (1987-06-12) 12 June 1987
Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Former partner Caitlin Mallory
Grethe Grünberg
Former coach Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, Lea Rand, Sergei Ponomarenko, Marina Klimova
Former choreographer Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, Lea Rand
Skating club Jääkild FSC Tallinn
Began skating 1992
Retired 2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 143.69
2009 Worlds
Comp. dance 26.89
2009 Skate America
Original dance 45.70
2009 Europeans
Free dance 72.89
2009 Worlds

Kristjan Rand (also spelled Kristian; born 12 June 1987) is an Estonian former ice dancer. With Grethe Grünberg, he is the 2007 World Junior silver medalist and the 2005–2007 Estonian national champion. He later competed with Caitlin Mallory.

Personal life

Kristjan Rand's younger brother, Taavi, is also an ice dancer. Their mother, Lea Rand, is a coach in Estonia.

Career

Partnership with Grünberg

Kristjan Rand began skating with Grethe Grünberg at the age of about eight.[1][2]

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.[3][4][5] 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.[6]

Partnership with Mallory

In 2008, Rand teamed up with American Caitlin Mallory to compete for Estonia.[6] In the 2008–2009 season, they placed 14th at the European Championships and 20th at the World Championships.

Mallory / Rand began the next season at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying event for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Their placement, 9th, resulted in Estonia obtaining a spot in the Olympic ice dancing event. Mallory / Rand then competed at their sole Grand Prix assignment, the 2009 Skate America, placing 8th. They were 13th at the European Championships and 17th at the World Championships.

Mallory / Rand missed the 2010–11 season as a result of Rand's compulsory one-year military service but planned to return to competition.[7] However, they did not compete again.

Programs

With Mallory

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–2010[8] Estonian folk dance:
  • Mulgi Polka
  • Estonian Waltz
  • Mulgi Polka
 Peer Gynt
by Edvard Grieg

With Grünberg

Season Original dance Free dance
2006–2007[9] Quejas de Bandoneon Selection of operettas
by Emmerich Kálmán

Results

With Mallory

Results[10]
International
Event 2008–2009 2009–2010
World Championships 20th 17th
European Championships 14th 13th
GP Skate America 8th
Finlandia Trophy 4th
Karl Schäfer Memorial 6th
Nebelhorn Trophy 9th
GP = Grand Prix

With Grünberg

Grünberg and Rand in 2006
Results[11]
International
Event 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
Worlds 19th
Europeans 15th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 18th 15th 9th 2nd
JGP Final 5th
JGP Bulgaria 6th 4th
JGP Czech Rep. 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
Estonian 5th 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. ↑ "Kristjan Rand". ice-dance.com. November 2005. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007.
  2. ↑ Mittan, Barry (August 31, 2006). "Estonian Dancers Favored for 2007 Junior Worlds". SkateToday. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ Kaye, Rosaleen (February 28, 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev take lead in Oberstdorf". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ Kaye, Rosaleen (March 2, 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev maintain lead at Junior Worlds". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ Kaye, Rosaleen (March 3, 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev win Junior World title". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Caitlin Mallory & Kristjan Rand". ice-dance.com. September 2008.
  7. ↑ "Ice Skaters Mallory, Rand Skip Season for Military Service". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. September 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Caitlin MALLORY / Kristjan RAND: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Grethe GRÜNBERG / Kristjan RAND: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Competition Results: Caitlin MALLORY / Kristjan RAND". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Competition Results: Grethe GRÜNBERG / Kristian RAND". International Skating Union.

External links

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