Craig Joeright

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Craig Joeright
Personal information
Full nameCraig Budan Joeright
Country represented United States
Born (1978-09-19) September 19, 1978 (age 43)
Cleveland, Ohio
Partner Larisa Spielberg
Celina Taylor
CoachSergey Petrovskiy
Richard Callaghan
Veronica Voyk
Johnny Johns
Mitch Moyer
Jason Dungjen
Choreographer Olga Volozhinskaya
Skating clubOnyx Skating Academy
Training locations Rochester, Michigan
Began skating1983
Retired2004

Craig Budan Joeright [1] (born September 19, 1978) is an American former competitive pair skater. With his wife, Larisa Spielberg, he is the 2002 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and 2000 U.S. national bronze medalist.

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Personal life

Joeright was born on September 19, 1978, in Cleveland, Ohio. [2] He graduated from Troy High School (Michigan) in 1997 and then studied sports psychology at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. [3] He and Spielberg announced their engagement in August 2003. [3] They were married in early 2006. Their twin daughters were born in 2012.

Career

Joeright began learning to skate in 1983. [2] Skating with Celina Taylor, he placed sixth in junior pairs at the 1996 U.S. Championships.

A pairs coach, Johnny Johns, introduced him to Larisa Spielberg. [4] Spielberg/Joeright teamed up in September 1996 at the Detroit Skating Club. [3] Early in their partnership, they were coached by Johns, Mitch Moyer, and Jason Dungjen in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. [4] Competing in the 1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, the pair won bronze in Mexico City, Mexico, and placed fifth in Budapest, Hungary.

During the 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Spielberg/Joeright won silver in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and then took bronze in Nagano, Japan. They finished as third alternates for a spot at the JGP Final. In February, they competed in the senior ranks at the 2000 U.S. Championships and received the bronze medal. In March, they placed 13th at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany.

In 2001, Spielberg injured her left wrist and foot, causing the pair to withdraw from the Grand Prix series. [4] Sergey Petrovskiy, Richard Callaghan, and Veronica Voyk became their coaches after Spielberg/Joeright relocated to the Onyx Skating Academy in Rochester, Michigan, in 2001. [3]

Making their senior international debut, the pair placed fifth at the 2002 Nebelhorn Trophy and then won gold at the 2002 Golden Spin of Zagreb. They took the pewter medal at the 2003 U.S. Championships.

In their final season, Spielberg/Joeright competed at two senior Grand Prix events; they placed seventh at the 2003 Skate America and tenth at the 2003 Skate Canada International. They retired from competitive skating after placing sixth at the 2004 U.S. Championships. [4]

Joeright coaches skaters around the Greater Detroit area, mainly at the Detroit Skating Club [5] and Royal Oak Ice Arena.

Programs

(with Spielberg)

Season Short program Free skating
2003–2004
[2]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Spielberg

International [2]
Event96–9797–9898–9999–0000–0101–0202–0303–04
GP Skate America 7th
GP Skate Canada 10th
Golden Spin 1st
Nebelhorn 5th4th
International: Junior [6]
Junior Worlds 13th
JGP Czech Rep. 2nd
JGP Hungary 5th
JGP Japan 3rd
JGP Mexico 3rd
National [4]
U.S. Champ. 3rd J8th3rd9th7th4th6th
Midwestern Sect. 5th J1st J1st1st
EGL Regionals1st J2nd J
J = Junior level

With Taylor

National
Event1996
U.S. Championships 6th J
J = Junior level

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References

  1. ↑ "2002 Midwestern Sectional Championships: Senior Pairs". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Larisa SPIELBERG / Craig JOERIGHT: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "U.S. Pairs Team Spielberg & Joeright Engaged". U.S. Figure Skating. August 19, 2003. Archived from the original on February 6, 2004.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Larisa Spielberg & Craig Joeright". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on February 5, 2004.
    "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on April 20, 2001.
    "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on June 6, 2002.
  5. ↑ "Our coaches". Detroit Skating Club. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Larisa SPIELBERG / Craig JOERIGHT: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 21, 2003.
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