Kristjan Rand

Kristian Rand, also Kristjan Rand ( born June 12, 1987 in Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union) is an Estonian ice dancer. He starts with his partner Caitlin Mallory for the FSC Jääkild Tallinn. In 2007 he won with his former partner Grethe Grünberg the silver medal at the Junior World Championships. Edge younger brother Taavi is also ice dancer and in 2007 and 2008 Estonian with his partner Irina Štork champion in the junior category.

Sporting successes

With Grethe Grünberg finished edge 2001 and 2002, the fifth place at the Estonian Championships. In 2003 and 2004 they could ertanzen the silver medal at the national level. Since 2003, they launched at international junior competitions. At her first appearance at the Junior World Championships, she occupied the 18th place in 2004. In 2005, the pair won for the first time the national championships in ice dancing. 2006 and 2007 they were able to repeat the success. Your first podium at an international competition reached Grünberg and edge the Junior Grand Prix in her hometown of Tallinn. There, they finished third. Your greatest successes they could reach 2007. Grünberg and boundary won the Junior Grand Prix in Oslo and won at the Junior World Championships in Oberstdorf the silver medal behind the Russian pair Bobrowa and Solovyov. By winning the silver medal Grünberg and edge are the first Estonian figure skaters who could win a medal at international championships. In the Senior World Championships they finished 19th place and at the European Championships 15th place.

After Grünberg / edge could participate as early as the 2007/ 08 season due to a foot injury, of Grunberg not have any competition, Green Mountain in 2008 ended her career due to injury. Edge found in the U.S. Eistänzerin Caitlin Mallory a new partner, with whom he participates in international competitions since the 2008/ 09 season. The couple, who goes to the start of Estonia, occupied at the European Figure Skating Championship 2009 in Helsinki the 14th Place and in the World Figure Skating Championships 2009 20th Place. In the European Figure Skating Championship 2010 in Tallinn home they could improve their result from the previous year and occupied the 13th place. Since Mallory did not have Estonian citizenship, the couple could not participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Others

Edge is trained, among others, his mother Leah edge.