Lynn Kriengkrairut (; ; born October 4, 1988) is an American former competitive

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. With partner

Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Logan Giulietti-Schmitt (born August 16, 1985) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Lynn Kriengkrairut, he is a two-time (2011–2012) Ice Challenge champion and the 2012 U.S. national pewter medalist. Career Giulietti ...

, she is a two-time (2011–2012) Ice Challenge champion and the 2012 U.S. national pewter medalist.

Career

Kriengkrairut began skating at the age of six and a half. She competed in

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and solo dance before teaming up with Jon Lauten, with whom she skated for one year.

contacted Kriengkrairut after seeing her on IcePartnerSearch. They began skating together in July 2006, agreeing to form a partnership on the second day of a planned three-day tryout. The two were coached by Yuri Chesnichenko and Yaroslava Nechaeva from the start of their partnership. They won the junior bronze medal at the 2007 U.S. Championships in their first season together. Kriengkrairut/Giulietti-Schmitt received a host invitation to compete at

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where they finished 6th. At the 2011 U.S. Championships, they were in fourth after the short dance but dropped to fifth overall after a fall at the end of their free dance. At the 2012 U.S. Championships, Kriengkrairut/Giulietti-Schmitt placed fourth in both segments and won the pewter medal. The following season, they were fifth at the 2013 U.S. Championships. They changed coaches in February 2013, joining

Igor Shpilband Igor Yuryevich Shpilband (, born July 14, 1964) is an American ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1983 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, World Junior champion with former partner Tatiana Gladkova. P ...

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. Kriengkrairut sustained a concussion in late June 2013. The two decided to retire from competition on April 24, 2014.

Personal life

Kriengkrairut is of Thai descent. Her mother is a pediatric neurologist and her father a pulmonologist. She was raised in

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and attended Century High School. In 2004, she underwent surgery after being diagnosed with

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. Kriengkrairut studied at the

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with a focus on brain, behavior, and cognitive sciences. As of March 2021, she has finished her MD from

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and has matched into Internal medicine residency at St Joseph's in Ann Arbor where she will start her training in July 2021.

Programs

(with Giulietti-Schmitt)

Competitive highlights

(with Giulietti-Schmitt)

References

External links

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Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt
at IceNetwork
Official site
() {{DEFAULTSORT:Kriengkrairut, Lynn Living people 1988 births American female ice dancers Sportspeople from Staten Island American sportspeople of Thai descent University of Michigan alumni 21st-century American women