Liina-Grete Lilender (born 14 October 1979 in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. She is the 1997 Estonian national champion and a multiple silver- and bronze-medalist at that competition. She placed 21st in the qualifying round at the 1997

World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). The first World Championships were held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and they have been held e ...

. As a university student, she placed 22nd at the

2003 Winter Universiade The 2003 Winter Universiade, the XXI Winter Universiade, took place in Tarvisio, Italy. Total 1,266 athletes from 41 countries performed. Venues Tarvisio * Alpine skiing * Cross-country skiing * Nordic combined * Ski jumping Other venues ...

and 32nd at the

2005 Winter Universiade The 2005 Winter Universiade, the XXII Winter Universiade, took place in Innsbruck and Seefeld in Tirol, Seefeld, Austria. South Korea won 23 medals, the most of any of the participating nations. Venues Innsbruck Seefeld Sports * * * * ...

. She currently works as a coach at the Tallinn figure skating club

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* Estonian female single skaters 1979 births Figure skaters from Tallinn Living people Competitors at the 2003 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2005 Winter Universiade {{estonia-figure-skating-bio-stub