Christopher Knierim

Christopher Knierim

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Knierim
Alternative names	Chris Knierim
Country represented	United States
Born	November 5, 1987 (1987-11-05) (age 24) Tucson, Arizona
Home town	San Diego, California
Residence	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Partner	Andrea Poapst
Former partner	Carolyn-Ann Alba Brynn Carman Shawnee Smith
Coach	Dalilah Sappenfield Larry Ibarra Eddie Shipstad
Choreographer	Dalilah Sappenfield
Skating club	Broadmoor SC

Christopher "Chris" Knierim (born November 5, 1987 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American pair skater. With current partner Andrea Poapst, he is the 2011 Ice Challenge champion and 2011 U.S. Junior silver medalist.

Career

Early in his career, Knierim competed with partner Brynn Carman. They won the junior silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships. They announced the end of their partnership on April 9, 2009.

Knierim teamed up with Carolyn-Ann Alba in 2009. They won the junior pairs title at the 2010 Midwestern Sectional Championships^[1] and the 2010 U.S. junior pewter medal. They announced the end of their partnership after the 2010 National Championships.

Knierim teamed up with Andrea Poapst on June 18, 2010. They won the junior title at the 2011 Midwestern Sectional Championships. They won the junior silver medal at the U.S. Championships. Poapst and Knierim won gold at the 2011 Ice Challenge, their first senior international together.^[2]

Competitive highlights

With Poapst

Event	2010–11	2011–12
U.S. Championships	2nd J.
Ice Challenge		1st
J. = Junior level

With Alba

Event	2009–10
U.S. Championships	4th J.
Midwestern Sectionals	1st J.
J. = Junior level

With Carman

Event	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
World Junior Championships			9th
U.S. Championships	4th N.	1st N.	2nd J.
Junior Grand Prix, Belarus			5th
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico			9th
Midwestern Sectionals	2nd N.	1st N.	1st J.
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

References

1. ^ "2010 Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Champions 17 November 2009 - 22 November 2009 Junior Pairs Final Results". U.S. Figure Skating. November 20, 2009. http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2010/65684/CAT009.html. Retrieved Nov 20, 2009. 
2. ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (November 9, 2011). "The Inside Edge: Gilles and Poirier skate, play". Ice Network. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111109&content_id=25944988&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved November 10, 2011. 

• Carman & Knierim at the United States Figure Skating Association

External links

• Carman & Knierim official site
• Carman & Knierim at the International Skating Union
• Carman & Knierim at the United States Figure Skating Association

Persondata
Name	Knierim, Christopher
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Date of birth	1987-11-05
Place of birth	Tucson, Arizona
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