Taavi Rand
Encyclopedia
Taavi Rand is an Estonia
n ice dancer. With partner Irina Shtork, he is the 2010 and 2011 Estonian national champion
. Their partnership ended in 2008 but they teamed up again in 2009. Before teaming up with Shtork, Rand competed with Kristin Vaha. His older brother Kristjan is also a competitive ice dancer.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n ice dancer. With partner Irina Shtork, he is the 2010 and 2011 Estonian national champion
Estonian Figure Skating Championships
The Estonian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Estonia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. They were first held in Tallinn in 1917 in the...
. Their partnership ended in 2008 but they teamed up again in 2009. Before teaming up with Shtork, Rand competed with Kristin Vaha. His older brother Kristjan is also a competitive ice dancer.
Programs
(with Shtork)| Season | Short dance Short dance The short dance is a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was approved by the June 2010 International Skating Union congress and instituted beginning in the 2010–2011 figure skating season... |
Free dance Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:... |
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| 2011–2012 |
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Competitive highlights
(with Shtork)| Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 23rd | ||||||
| European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
21st | ||||||
| World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion... |
22nd | 22nd | 10th | ||||
| Estonian Championships Estonian Figure Skating Championships The Estonian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Estonia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. They were first held in Tallinn in 1917 in the... |
3rd | 3rd | 1st J. | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | |
| Junior Grand Prix, Romania | 7th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, England | 6th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 17th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | 18th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Estonia ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing... |
10th | 2nd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Austria ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing... |
10th | 8th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 2006-2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the tenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters... |
11th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Norway 2006-2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the tenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters... |
13th | ||||||
| NRW Trophy NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union.... |
9th J. | ||||||
| Pavel Roman Memorial Pavel Roman Memorial The Pavel Roman Memorial is an international ice dancing competition organized by the Czech Skating Association. Named after Pavel Roman, the competition is held annually in Olomouc, Czech Republic.-Senior dance:- Junior dance :... |
1st N. |
- N = Novice level; J = Junior level