Kristian Rand

Kristjan Rand
Mallory and Rand at the 2010 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented	Estonia
Born	(1987-06-12) 12 June 1987 (age 29) Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Partner	Caitlin Mallory, Grethe Grünberg
Coach	Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, Lea Rand, Sergei Ponomarenko, Marina Klimova
Choreographer	Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, Lea Rand
Skating club	Jääkild FSC Tallinn
Began skating	1992
Retired	2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	143.69 2009 Worlds
Comp. dance	26.89 2009 Skate America
Original dance	45.70 2009 Europeans
Free dance	72.89 2009 Worlds

Kristjan (or Kristian) Rand (born 12 June 1987) is an Estonian former ice dancer. With Grethe Grünberg, he is the 2007 World Junior silver medalist and the 2005–2007 Estonian national champion. With Caitlin Mallory, he competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships.

Kristjan Rand was born on 12 June 1987 in Tallinn. He is the elder brother of Estonian ice dancer Taavi Rand. Their mother, Lea Rand, is an Estonian skating coach.

Kristjan Rand began skating with Grethe Grünberg at the age of about eight years.

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.