American ice dancer
Greg Zuerlein (born October 26, 1988) is an American former ice dancer . With Madison Chock , he is the 2009 World Junior champion, 2008 JGP Final champion, and 2011 U.S. national bronze medalist. They competed together from 2006 to 2011.
Personal life
Zuerlein was born in Cincinnati, Ohio .[ 1] He enrolled in Schoolcraft College . His older sister competed in synchronized skating at Junior Synchro Worlds.[ 2] In March 2014, Zuerlein married Philippe Maitrot, who is originally from France.[ 3]
Career
Chock and Zuerlein at the 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard
Competitive career
Zuerlein began skating at the age of four. He competed in single skating at the 2002 and 2003 U.S. junior championships on the juvenile level. He then took up ice dancing . Zuerlein skated with Anastasia Olsen from 2002 through 2006. They won the bronze medal in intermediate dance in 2005 and placed 12th at the novice level at the 2006 U.S. Championships .[ 2]
Zuerlein teamed up with Madison Chock in June 2006.[ 2] They placed fifth in the novice division at the 2007 U.S. Championships . They began working with Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva in 2007.[ 4]
Making their Junior Grand Prix debut, Chock and Zuerlein won gold in September 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia . With a bronze medal at their second event, in Chemnitz, Germany , they qualified to the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in Gdańsk, Poland , where they placed fifth. They received the junior bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Championships .
2008–09 season: World Junior title
In December 2008, Chock and Zuerlein won gold at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Goyang, South Korea .
They won the junior title in January at the 2009 U.S. Championships . They capped off their season by becoming the 2009 World Junior champions in Sofia, Bulgaria .[ 5]
2009–10 season
Chock and Zuerlein moved up to the senior level. Making their Grand Prix debut, they placed sixth at the 2009 Skate America and eighth at the 2009 Cup of China . They finished fifth at their senior national debut in January 2010. Later that month, they were sent to the 2010 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea , where they had the same result.
2010–11 season
Chock and Zuerlein won their first senior Grand Prix medal, bronze, at the 2010 Skate Canada International and followed it up with bronze at the 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard . They won their first senior national medal, bronze, at the 2011 U.S. Championships . After placing fifth again at the 2011 Four Continents Championships , they finished ninth in their first and only appearance at the World Championships , setting personal best scores in both segments of the competition.
On June 7, 2011, Chock and Zuerlein announced the end of their five-year partnership; Zuerlein retired from competition, while Chock said she intended to continue competing.[ 6]
Coaching career
After retiring, Zuerlein worked as an assistant coach to Igor Shpilband for many years. In 2022, Zuerlein opened the Michigan Ice Dance Academy with Charlie White and Tanith Belbin White .[ 7]
Their current teams include:
Their former teams include:
Programs
(with Chock)
Competitive highlights
Ice dance with Madison Chock
References
^ a b "Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN: 2010/2011" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011.
^ a b c Mittan, J. Barry (March 8, 2009). "Chock Full of Gold" . GoldenSkate.com . Retrieved March 28, 2011 .
^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (April 1, 2014). "The Inside Edge: Yankowskas gets back in the game" . IceNetwork . Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014 .
^ Rosewater, Amy (July 1, 2011). "Chock, Bates form new on-ice partnership" . IceNetwork . Retrieved July 1, 2011 .
^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF) . International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.
^ "Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein Announce End of Partnership" . U.S. Figure Skating. June 7, 2011. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ "Michigan Ice Dance Academy to Open in 2022 | U.S. Figure Skating" . www.usfigureskating.org . December 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-25 .
^ "Getting to Know: Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville | Ice-dance.com" . www.ice-dance.com . Retrieved 2023-05-30 .
^ "Profile – Molly Cesanek & Yehor Yehorov | Ice-dance.com" . www.ice-dance.com . Retrieved 2023-05-30 .
^ "Profile – Caroline Green & Michael Parsons | Ice-dance.com" . www.ice-dance.com . Retrieved 2023-05-30 .
^ a b c d e f g "Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein" . IceNetwork . Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
^ "Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN: 2009/2010" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010.
^ "Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN: 2008/2009" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009.
^ "Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN: 2007/2008" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008.
^ a b "Competition Results: Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012.
External links
Media related to Greg Zuerlein at Wikimedia Commons