Greg Zuerlein (figure skater)
American ice dancer

Greg Zuerlein (figure skater)

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American ice dancer
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26 October 1988(Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, U.S.A.)
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Introduction

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. He enrolled in Schoolcraft College. His older sister competed in synchronized skating at Junior Synchro Worlds. In March 2014, Zuerlein married Philippe Maitrot, who is originally from France.

Career

Chock/Zuerlein at 2010 Trophee Bompard

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.

Zuerlein teamed up with Madison Chock in June 2006. They placed 5th in the novice division at the 2007 U.S. Championships. They began working with Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva in 2007. Chock/Zuerlein were assigned to the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Tallinn, Estonia, which they won. They won the bronze medal at their second event, qualifying them for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 5th.

During the 2008–09 season, Chock/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 the 2009–10 season, Chock/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/Zuerlein won their first senior Grand Prix medal, bronze, at 2010 Skate Canada International. They won a second bronze medal at 2010 Trophée Éric 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.

Programs

(with Chock)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
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 André Rieu
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
2006–2007
  • My Sweet and Tender Beast
    by Eugen Doga

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Chock

International
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Worlds 9th
Four Continents 5th 5th
GP Bompard 3rd
GP Cup of China 8th
GP Skate America 6th
GP Skate Canada 3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 1st
JGP Final 5th 1st
JGP Estonia 1st
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Italy 1st
JGP U.K. 1st
National
U.S. Champ. 5th N. 3rd J. 1st J. 5th 3rd
Pacific Coast 1st N.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

With Olson

Event 2005–06
U.S. Championships 12th N.
Pacific Coast Sectionals 4th N.
N. = Novice level