Cathrine Grage

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Cathrine Grage (born 13 October 1976) is a Danish speedskater. Grage and fellow skater Oliver Sundberg are the first Danish speedskaters to reach international competition levels since Kurt Stille ended his career in 1964.

Grage's 2006, 2007 and 2008 results were good enough to pass the qualification limits of the International Skating Union for participation in the European Championships. She also competes regularly in ISU's World Cup.

Grage holds the Danish records at all distances, and has set a national record of 45 national records since she started competing in 2005. As of December 2007, her Danish records are 43.19 on the 500-m, 1:23.07 on the 1,000-m, 2:03.21 on the 1,500-m, 4:13.85 on the 3,000-m, 7:20.45 on the 5,000-m, and 15:14.90 on the 10,000-m. All of these are stronger than Kurt Stille's results, which up to March 2005 were Danish records for men.

[edit] National speedskating records set by Grage

Event	Date	Result	Venue
500-m	26-Feb-2005	53.60	København
	19-Mar-2005	51.79	Groningen
	6-Nov-2005	48.82	Göteborg
	17-Dec-2005	47.10	Inzell
	18-Dec-2005	46.48	Inzell
	29-Dec-2005	45.56	Hamar
	10-Jan-2006	44.7	Hamar
	14-Jan-2006	43.91	Hamar
	10-Mar-2007	43.19	Calgary
1000-m	5-Nov-2005	1:36.66	Göteborg
	27-Nov-2005	1:35.54	Karlstad
	18-Dec-2005	1:32.18	Inzell
	29-Dec-2005	1:30.3	Hamar
	11-Jan-2006	1:25.9	Hamar
	16-Mar-2007	1:23.82	Calgary
	17-Mar-2007	1:23.03	Calgary
1500-m	26-Feb-2005	2:42.25	København
	6-Nov-2005	2:21.3	Göteborg
	4-Dec-2005	2:10.73	Heerenveen
	29-Oct-2006	2:10.70	Erfurt
	13-Jan-2007	2:06.89	Collalbo
	4-Feb-2007	2:06.69	Torino
	14-Mar-2007	2:05.97	Calgary
	10-Nov-2007	2:04.31	Salt Lake City
	17-Nov-2007	2:03.21	Calgary
3000-m	26-Feb-2005	5:22.09	København (massstart)
	5-Nov-2005	4:50.1	Göteborg
	27-Nov-2005	4:46.84	Karlstad
	10-Dec-2005	4:32.56	Torino
	29-Dec-2005	4:32.45	Hamar
	14-Jan-2006	4:26.38	Hamar
	12-Nov-2006	4:23.67	Heerenveen
	18-Nov-2006	4:22.19	Berlin
	3-Feb-2007	4:21.33	Torino
	13-Mar-2007	4:18.51	Calgary
	3-Nov-2007	4:16.50	Salt Lake City
	11-Nov-2007	4:14.65	Salt Lake City
	16-Nov-2007	4:13.85	Calgary
5000-m	3-Dec-2005	7:38.79	Heerenveen
	22-Oct-2006	7:38.51	Erfurt
	18-Feb-2007	7:28.99	Erfurt
	14-Mar-2007	7:28.06	Calgary
	1-Dec-2007	7:20.45	Kolomna
10,000-m	4-Mar-2006	16:24.29	Groningen
	21-Mar-2006	15:48.86	Heerenveen
	15-Mar-2007	15:14.90	Calgary

Grage also owns various national samalogue (allround point combination) records; these are apparently not all ratified by the Danish skating association, however. With reasonable definitions, these samalogue records are as follows (as of November 2007):

Overall sprint combination:

170.245 (43.49, 1:23.82, 43.31, 1:23.07), Calgary, 15–16-Mar-2007.

Overall mini combination:

192.600 (1:36.66, 4:50.1, 48.82, 2:21.3), Göteborg, 4–5-Nov-2005.

181.284 (2:15.50, 45.56, 1:30.3, 4:32.45), Hamar, 27–28-Dec-2005.

Overall small combination:

182.553 (2:15.50, 7:44.19, 45.56, 4:32.45), Hamar, 27–28-Dec-2005.

178.920 (44.61, 4:28.46, 2:10.70, 7:40.01), Erfurt, 27–28-Oct-2006.

173.171 (43.29, 4:18.51, 2:05.97, 7:28.06), Calgary, 12–13-Mar-2007.

Overall big combination:

175.831 (43.29, 7:28.06, 2:05.97, 15:14.90), Calgary, 12-13-Mar-2007.

[edit] External links

• Cathrine Grage at SkateResults.com
• Cathrine Grage's home page
• Interview with Grage and Sundberg
• Grage and Sundberg in Danish Politiken
• Grage and Sundberg at ECh 2006
• Photographs of Grage
• Television programme with Grage