Lynn Kriengkrairut Explained

Lynn Kriengkrairut
Country:	United States
Birth Date:	4 October 1988
Birth Place:	Staten Island, New York
Partner:	Logan Giulietti-Schmitt
Formerpartner:	Jon Lauten
Formercoach:	Igor Shpilband, Adrienne Lenda, Alexei Gorshkov, Yaroslava Nechaeva, Yuri Chesnichenko
Formerchoreographer:	Igor Shpilband, Yaroslava Nechaeva, Yuri Chesnichenko
Skating Club:	All Year FSC
Formertraininglocations:	Novi, Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
Beganskating:	1995
Retired:	April 24, 2014
Dance Score:	141.41
Dance Date:	2012 Skate America
Sd Score:	53.89
Sd Date:	2012 Skate America
Fd Score:	87.52
Fd Date:	2012 Skate America

Lynn Kriengkrairut (Thai: ลินน์ เกรียงไกรรัตน์; ; born October 4, 1988) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Logan Giulietti-Schmitt, 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 single skating and solo dance before teaming up with Jon Lauten, with whom she skated for one year.

Logan Giulietti-Schmitt 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 2010 Skate America 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 in Novi, Michigan. 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 Bismarck, North Dakota and attended Century High School. In 2004, she underwent surgery after being diagnosed with pulmonary sequestration.

Kriengkrairut studied at the University of Michigan with a focus on brain, behavior, and cognitive sciences. As of March 2021, she has finished her MD from University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences 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)

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2013–2014	Quickstep: That Man by Caro Emerald Charleston: Jolie Coquine by Caravan Palace	Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian
2012–2013	Ring of Fire Can't Help Falling in Love performed by Chris Isaak	Turning Tables Rumor Has It by Adele	Tighten Up by The Black Keys
2011–2012	Hielo y Fuego by Olga Tañón La Vuelta by Gizelle D'Cole	Walking in the Sand by Jeff Beck and Imelda May
2010–2011	The Trouble With Love Is by Kelly Clarkson	I Belong To You by Muse
	Original dance
2009–2010	Mexican folk: Selections by Alejandro Fernandez	Slumdog Millionaire by A.R. Rahman: Dreams on Fire Mausam and Escape
2008–2009	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy I Want To Linger by the Andrews Sisters	Jingi Kill The Target by Tomoyasu Hotei
2007–2008	Russian Gypsy dance: Heyka by Oleg Ponomarev Nane Tsokha by Valentina Ponomareva	Verano Porteno by Astor Piazolla
2006–2007	Primavera Portena by Astor Piazzolla	I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin (from Take the Lead) I Like That You Can't Take That Away From Me by George Gershwin (from Take the Lead)

Competitive highlights