Thea Rabe (born 2 January 1995) is a Norwegian

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. Competing in ice dancing with American Timothy Koleto, she won the bronze medal at the 2015

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. As a single skater, she is a two-time Norwegian national junior champion (

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Personal life

Thea Rabe was born on 2 January 1995 in

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, Norway. She is the younger sister of Norwegian figure skater Anine Rabe.

Career

Single skating

Rabe began learning to skate at the age of seven in 2002. Competing in ladies' singles, she won the Norwegian national junior title in the 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 seasons.

Ice dancing

Rabe had tryouts with American ice dancer Timothy Koleto in November 2014 in

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, France, and the following month in

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, where he trained. They agreed to skate together for Norway. In May 2015, Rabe moved to the United States to train with Koleto.

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, Adrienne Lenda,

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, and Greg Zuerlein coached the team in Novi, Michigan. After being released by South Korea and sitting out one year, as required by the

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, Koleto became eligible to compete for Norway beginning October 20, 2015. Making their international debut, Rabe/Koleto won the bronze medal at the

in November 2015. They placed 8th at the Open d'Andorra and CS Warsaw Cup. Despite qualifying to the 2016 European Championships, they decided to end their partnership a few weeks before the event. They were Norway's first-ever ice dancing team.

Programs

With Koleto

Single skating

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series''

Ice dancing with Koleto

Ladies' singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabe, Thea 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Tønsberg Norwegian female single skaters 21st-century Norwegian people 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen