Caitlin Mallory
{{short description|American ice dancer}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Caitlin Mallory
|image= 2010. aasta iluuisutamise EM Kristjan Rand & Caitlin Mallory.jpg
|caption=Mallory and Rand at the 2010 European Championships
|fullname=
|altname=
|country= Estonia
United States
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1987|6|2|mf=yes}}
|birth_place= Oakland, California
|hometown= Berkeley, California
|residence=
|height= {{height|ft=5|in=4}}
|partner= Kristjan Rand (EST), Brent Holdburg (USA)
|coach= Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva, Lea Rand, Sergei Ponomarenko, Marina Klimova
|choreographer= Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva, Lea Rand
|skating club= Jääkild FSC
|retired= {{circa}} 2010
|dance score= 143.69
|dance date= 2009 Worlds
|CD score= 26.89
|CD date= 2009 Skate America
|OD score= 45.70
|OD date= 2009 Europeans
|FD score= 72.89
|FD date= 2009 Worlds
}}
Caitlin Mallory (born June 2, 1987) is an American former ice dancer. She is the 2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist with Brent Holdburg. In 2008, she began appearing internationally for Estonia with Kristjan Rand. They competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships.
Personal life
Career
= Early career =
Early in her career, Mallory competed as a single skater on the sectional level in the United States. By 2003, she was competing in ice dancing with Brent Holdburg for the United States. They won the silver medal at the 2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb.[http://www.isufs.org/events/fsevent00008657.htm 2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120181653/http://www.isufs.org/events/fsevent00008657.htm |date=2008-11-20 }} After their partnership ended in 2007, Mallory skated briefly with Maxim Zavozin.
= Partnership with Rand =
Coaches Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva suggested that Mallory try out with Estonian ice dancer Kristjan Rand. She began competing with Rand for Estonia in the 2008–2009 season. They qualified to the free dance at both of their ISU Championships assignments, finishing 14th at the 2009 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, and 20th at the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles, California.
Early the following season, Mallory/Rand placed 9th at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, giving Estonia a spot in the ice dancing event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. They placed 8th at their sole Grand Prix assignment, the 2009 Skate America. They did not compete in Canada because the Olympics, unlike other competitions, required both partners to be citizens of the country they were representing and Estonia did not allow dual nationality, meaning that Mallory would have to renounce her U.S. citizenship. She said, "we just realized it was too much of a sacrifice for one competition." Estonia's spot at the Olympics was used by Rand's brother and his partner. Mallory/Rand placed 13th at the 2010 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, and 17th at the 2010 World Championships in Turin, Italy.
The two missed the 2010–2011 season due to Rand's compulsory one-year military service and both skaters' plans to finish college. They did not return to competition.
Programs
(with Rand)
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
=With Rand for Estonia=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event
! 2008–09 ! 2009–10 | ||
| align=left | World Championships | 20th | 17th |
| align=left | European Championships | 14th | 13th |
| align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America | 8th | |
| align=left | Finlandia Trophy | 4th | |
| align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy | 9th | |
| align=left | Schäfer Memorial | 6th |
=With Holdburg for the United States=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! 2003–04 ! 2004–05 ! 2005–06 ! 2006–07 | ||||
| align=left | Golden Spin | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | |||
| align=left | Schäfer Memorial | 4th | |||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International: Junior | ||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} Ukraine | 4th | |||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} United States | 9th | |||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National | ||||
| align=left | U.S. Championships | 11th J | bgcolor=silver | 2nd J | 11th | 7th |
| align=left | Pacific Coast Sect. | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J | bgcolor=gold | 1st J | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd |
| colspan=5 align=center | J = Junior level |
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite news |url= http://news.err.ee/sports/79c247b0-9f65-404f-ab57-94e5696b57a3 |title= Ice Skaters Mallory, Rand Skip Season for Military Service |date= September 7, 2010 |work= Eesti Rahvusringhääling |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110721154855/http://news.err.ee/sports/79c247b0-9f65-404f-ab57-94e5696b57a3 |archivedate= July 21, 2011 |url-status= live }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthletePairBio.asp?id=26244 |title= Caitlin Mallory & Brent Holdburg |publisher= U.S. Figure Skating |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070304184650/http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthletePairBio.asp?id=26244 |archivedate= March 4, 2007 |url-status= unfit }}
{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/sports/olympics/28pairs.html |title= Now Skating for (Insert Country) |first= Christopher |last= Clarey |work= The New York Times |date= January 27, 2010 }}
}}
External links
{{commons category-inline|Caitlin Mallory}}
- [http://www.tracings.net/mall-hold.html Mallory & Holdburg Tracings.net profile]
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Category:American female ice dancers
Category:Estonian female ice dancers
Category:Sportspeople from Oakland, California