 Štork and Rand in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1993-04-07)7 April 1993 (age 32) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Partner | Taavi Rand |
| Coach | Lea Rand,Elena Kustarova, Olga Riabinina |
| Skating club | Jääkild FSC |
| Began skating | 1997 |
| Retired | 2015 |
Irina Štork (born 7 April 1993) is anEstonian formerice dancer. With partnerTaavi Rand, she is the 2013International Cup of Nice bronze medalist, the 2013Ukrainian Open silver medalist, and a four-timeEstonian national champion.
Early in her career, Štork skated with Alexei Trokhlev and Roman Zakharov.
She began competing withTaavi Rand in the 2004–05 season. They debuted on theISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in 2006 and placed 22nd in their first appearance atJunior Worlds in 2007. The following season, the duo again finished 22nd atJunior Worlds. They parted ways at the end of the season.
Prior to the 2009–10 season, Shork and Rand decided to re-form their partnership. They competed on the junior level in the first half of the season. At the2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, Rand's brotherKristjan Rand and his American partnerCaitlin Mallory earned a spot for Estonia in the Olympic ice dancing event. Mallory/Rand ultimately decided not to use it because she would have to renounce her U.S. citizenship in order to receiveEstonian citizenship (required only at the Olympics).[1] Estonia gave the spot to its second ice dance team, Štork/Rand. Making their senior international debut, they placed 23rd at the2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Štork/Rand returned to the junior level for the first half of the 2010–11 season, placing 6th and 8th at their two JGP events. They also appeared at one senior event, the2011 European Championships, finishing 21st. They ended their season at the2011 World Junior Championships where they placed 10th.
In the 2011–12 season, Štork/Rand continued to move between the junior and senior levels. They won the silver medal at aJGP event in Estonia. They then placed 14th at the2012 European Championships, 11th at the2012 World Junior Championships, and 22nd at the2012 World Championships.
In 2012–13, Štork/Rand won their first senior international medals—bronze at the2013 Cup of Nice and silver at theVolvo Open Cup. They placed a career-best 11th at the2013 European Championships before finishing 25th at the2013 World Championships.
In 2015, Štork announced her competitive retirement.
(with Rand)
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| 2014–2015 |
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| 2012–2013 [3] |
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| 2011–2012 [4][5] |
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| 2010–2011 [6] |
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| 2009–2010 [7][8] | Estonian folk:
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| 2007–2008 [9] | Irish jig: |
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| 2006–2007 [10] |
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(with Rand)
| Results[11] | ||||||||||
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| International | ||||||||||
| Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| Olympics | 23rd | |||||||||
| Worlds | 22nd | 25th | 23rd | |||||||
| Europeans | 21st | 14th | 11th | 14th | 13th | |||||
| Cup of Nice | 3rd | |||||||||
| Finlandia | 5th | 6th | ||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 6th | |||||||||
| Nebelhorn | 19th | |||||||||
| Toruń Cup | 5th | |||||||||
| Ukrainian Open | 2nd | |||||||||
| Volvo Cup | 2nd | 5th | ||||||||
| International: Junior | ||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 22nd | 22nd | 10th | 11th | ||||||
| JGP Austria | 10th | 8th | ||||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 11th | |||||||||
| JGP Estonia | 10th | 2nd | ||||||||
| JGP Germany | 17th | |||||||||
| JGP Great Britain | 6th | |||||||||
| JGP Hungary | 18th | |||||||||
| JGP Norway | 13th | |||||||||
| JGP Romania | 7th | |||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 9th J. | |||||||||
| Pavel Roman | 1st N. | |||||||||
| National | ||||||||||
| Estonian Champ. | 3rd | 3rd | 1st J. | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix; Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior | ||||||||||
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