Grethe Grünberg

Grethe Grünberg
Grünberg and Rand in 2006.
Personal information
Country represented	Estonia
Born	(1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 28) Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner	Kristjan Rand
Coach	Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, Lea Rand
Choreographer	Marina Zoueva, Igor Shpilband, Lea Rand
Skating club	FSC Jääkild Tallinn
Began skating	1992
Retired	2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined 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

Grethe Grünberg (born 17 December 1988) is an Estonian former ice dancer. With partner Kristjan Rand, she is the 2007 World Junior silver medalist and the 2005–2007 Estonian national champion.

Grünberg began learning to skate in 1992. She teamed up with Kristjan Rand a few years later.

Grünberg/Rand debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2002, placing 12th in Germany. In 2004, they made their first appearance at the World Junior Championships, finishing 18th.

At the 2005 Tallinn Cup, Grünberg/Rand became the first Estonian ice dancers to win a JGP medal, bronze. They were 9th at the 2006 World Junior Championships.

In the 2006–07 season, Grünberg/Rand won gold and silver at their two JGP events and qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final where they placed 5th. They won the silver medal at the 2007 World Junior Championships, behind Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev and ahead of Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje. It was Estonia's first medal at an ISU Championships. Grünberg/Rand made their senior international debut in the same season, finishing 15th at the 2007 European Championships and 19th at the 2007 World Championships.