Chock and Zuerlein in 2011. |
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Greg Zuerlein |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born | October 26, 1988 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Residence | Northville, Michigan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Former partner | Madison Chock Anastasia Olson |
| Former coach | Igor Shpilband Marina Zueva Tatiana Gladkova |
| Former choreographer | Igor Shpilband Marina Zueva |
| Skating club | Arctic FSC |
| Retired | June 2011 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 151.86 2011 Worlds |
| Short dance: | 61.47 2011 Worlds |
| Free dance | 90.39 2011 Worlds |
Greg Zuerlein (born October 26, 1988) is a retired American ice dancer. He competed with Madison Chock from 2006 to 2011. With Chock, he is the 2009 World Junior champion, 2011 U.S. national bronze medalist, 2009 U.S. junior national champion and 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.
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Zuerlein was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attends Schoolcraft College. His older sister competed in synchronized skating at Junior Synchro Worlds.[1]
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. In 2004, he took up ice dancing.[1]
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.[1]
He teamed up with Madison Chock in June 2006.[1] After placing 5th in the novice division at the 2007 U.S. Championships, they were assigned to the 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Tallinn, Estonia, which they won. They won the bronze medal at their second event, qualifying them for the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 5th.
During the 2008–09 season, Chock and Zuerlein won gold at the Junior Grand Prix Final and at the U.S. Junior Championships. They capped off the season by becoming World Junior champions.
In 2009–10, Chock and Zuerlein made their senior Grand Prix debut, finishing 6th and 8th at 2009 Skate America and 2009 Cup of China respectively. They placed 5th in their senior national debut.
Chock and Zuerlein won their first senior Grand Prix medal, bronze, at 2010 Skate Canada International. They won a second bronze medal at 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard. They won their first senior national medal, bronze, at the 2011 U.S. Championships. They made the team to the Four Continents where they finished 5th. They finished 9th 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, with Zuerlein retiring from competition.[2][3]
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2010–2011 | Milord & Padam Padam by Edith Piaf |
Cabaret (soundtrack) | Nothing Else Matters performed by Santa Esmeralda Satellite by J. Moreno feat. Santana |
| Original dance | |||
| 2009–2010 | Yema Ya & Agua Nile by Afro Cuban Folk |
La Vie est Belle performed by Andre Rieu |
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| 2008–2009 | Minnie the Moocher & by The Dancing Fool |
The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Come Together & Cryin' by Aerosmith |
| 2007–2008 | Dark Eyes | West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein |
(with Chock)
| Event | 2006–2007 | 2007–2008 | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 | 2010–2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 9th | ||||
| Four Continents Championships | 5th | 5th | |||
| World Junior Championships | 1st | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 5th N. | 3rd J. | 1st J. | 5th | 3rd |
| Skate America | 6th | ||||
| Skate Canada International | 3rd | ||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 3rd | ||||
| Cup of China | 8th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 5th | 1st | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Italy | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 3rd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Estonia | 1st | ||||
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 1st N. |
(with Olson)
| Event | 2005–2006 |
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| U.S. Championships | 12th N. |
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 4th N. |
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