Greg Zürlein ( born Greg Zuerlein ; born October 26, 1988 in Cincinnati , Ohio , USA ) is a former American ice skater . With Madison Chock, he became the world junior champion of 2009 and the winner of the Junior Grand Prix finals of the 2008-2009 season. He completed his sports career in 2011 and became a choreographer for skaters.
| Greg Zurline | |
|---|---|
 Madison and Greg at the 2009 World Junior Championships | |
| Personal Information | |
| Presents |  USA |
| Date of Birth | October 26, 1988 (30 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Cincinnati Ohio |
| Growth | 170 cm |
| Former partners | Madison Chock Anastasia Olsen |
| Former trainers | Igor Shpilband , Marina Zueva , Tatyana Gladkova |
| Place of residence | Norville, MI |
| Sports achivments | |
| The best results on the ISU system (at international amateur competitions) | |
| Amount | 151.86 |
| Short | 61.47 |
| Arbitrary | 90.39 |
| Finished speaking | |
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Career
Greg started skating at age five. Before Madison Chock, his partner was Anastasia Olsen, with whom they performed only in domestic American competitions.
With Madison Chock, Greg Zurline got up in 2006. They were 5th in the US “novice” championship in 2007 . In 2008, they won the bronze of the national tournament already at the junior level and for the first time qualified for the final of the Junior Grand Prix, where they became fifth.
In the 2008-2009 season, Chok-Zurlayn won all the starts in which they participated, including the final of the Junior Grand Prix , the US Championship among juniors and the World Championship among juniors .
The following season, the couple took fifth place in the US Championship and did not get into the national team for the World Cup and the Olympic Games , in the championship of four continents they took fifth place. In the 2010/2011 season, having won the bronze of the national championship , they entered the top ten at the world championship (9th place). In June 2011, athletes announced the collapse of their pair and Greg announced the end of his sports career [1] .
Programs
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Demonstrations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Foxtrot: "My lord" Edith Piaf & Waltz: "Padam ... Padam ..." Edith Piaf | Movie soundtrack "Cabaret" | "Nothing Else Matters" performed by Santa Esmeralda "Satellite" J. Moreno feat. Santana |
| Season | Original dance | Free dance | Demonstrations |
| 2009–2010 | "Yema Ya" & "Agua Nile" Afro Cuban Folk | "La Vie est Belle" performed by Andre Rieux | |
| 2008–2009 | " Minnie the Moocher " & "The Dancing Fool" | "Phantom of the Opera" Andrew Lloyd Webber | "Come Together" & "Cryin '" Aerosmith |
| 2007–2008 | Romance "Black Eyes" | "West Side Story" Leonard Bernstein |
Sporting Achievements
(with M. Chock)
| Competition | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009—2010 | 2010—2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 9 | ||||
| Championships of four continents | five | five | |||
| World Junior Championships | one | ||||
| US Championships | 5N. | 3J. | 1J. | five | 3 |
| Grand Prix Stages: Skate America | 7 | ||||
| Grand Prix Stages: Cup of China | eight | ||||
| Grand Prix Stages: Skate Canada | 3 | ||||
| Grand Prix Stages: Trophée Eric Bompard | 3 | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix finals | five | one | |||
| Stages of the Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain | one | ||||
| Stages of the Junior Grand Prix, Italy | one | ||||
| Stages of the Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 3 | ||||
| Stages of the Junior Grand Prix, Estonia | one |
- N = beginners level; J = junior level
(with A. Olsen)
| Competition | 2005-2006 |
|---|---|
| US Championships | 12 N. |
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 4 N. |
Choreographer career
At the end of his sports career, he began working in the group of his coach Igor Shpilband as a choreographer. Among his students are two-time Ukrainian champions Alexander Nazarov and Maxim Nikitin .
Notes
Links
- M. Chock and G. Zurline (English) on the official website of the International Union of Skaters .
- M. Chock and G. Zurline (English) on the website of the US Figure Skating Association .