Kristian Rand

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**Kristian Rand**

Grünberg & Rand in 2006.
Personal Info
Country:	Estonia
Date of birth:	June 12, 1987 (1987-06-12) (age 21)
Height:	175 cm
Partner:	Grethe Grünberg
Coach:	Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, Lea Rand
Choreographer:	Marina Zueva, Igor Shpilband, Lea Rand
Skating Club:	FSC Jääkild Tallinn
ISU Personal Best Scores
Ice Dance Total:	154.89	2007 World Juniors
Comp. Dance:	32.42	2007 World Juniors
Original Dance:	50.45	2007 World Juniors
Free Dance:	72.70	2007 Worlds

Kristian Rand (born June 12, 1987, in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian ice dancer. He competes with Grethe Grünberg. They are the 2007 World Junior silver medalists and the 2005-2007 Estonian national champions. Grünberg & Rand were the first Estonian figure skaters to win a medal at an ISU Championships (2007 Junior Worlds) and the first Estonian ice dancers to win a medal on the Junior Grand Prix circuit (2005 Tallinn Cup). Rand's younger brother Taavi Rand is also an ice dancer and competes internationally on the junior level.

They missed the 2007-2008 skating season due to injury.

[edit] Competitive highlights

(with Grünberg)

Event	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007
World Championships							19th
European Championships							15th
World Junior Championships				18th	15th	9th	2nd
Estonian Championships	5th	5th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st
Junior Grand Prix Final							5th
Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands							2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Norway							1st
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria				6th		4th
Junior Grand Prix, Estonia						3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Belgrade					6th
Junior Grand Prix, France					9th
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic				6th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany			12th
Pavel Roman Memorial			5th J.		2nd J.
European Youth Olympic Days			12th J.