Kirsten Frisch | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Kirsten Blair Frisch Albanito |
Alternative names | Kirsten Frisch Albanito |
Country represented | United States |
Born | Randolph, New Jersey | August 4, 1984
Residence | Morristown, NJ |
Former partner | Augie Hill, Brent Bommentre |
Former coach | Robbie Kaine, Cheryl Demkowski-Snyder, Warren Maxwell, Rick Berg, Judy Blumberg, Susan Kelley, Andrew Stroukoff Diane Agle |
Former choreographer | Diane Agle, Nathan Birch, Cheryl Demkowski-Snyder |
Former skating club | Philadelphia SC&HS, Skating Club of Morris, Wissahickon Skating Club |
Former training locations | Ardmore, Pennsylvania, Plano, Texas, Morristown, NJ, New York, NY |
Began skating | 1990 |
Retired | 2004 |
Kirsten Frisch (born August 4, 1984) is an American former ice dancer. With Brent Bommentre, she represented the United States at the 2003 World Junior Championships. Frisch is a four-time US National medalist at the Novice and Junior level in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004. Frisch is also a Junior Grand Prix international medalist along with partner, Augie Hill.
Frisch began skating at age seven. [1] She teamed up with Brent Bommentre around 1998. [2]
Frisch/Bommentre began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2000. In 2003, they won the junior silver medal at the U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2003 World Junior Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, where they placed 12th. [3] The duo was coached by Robert Kaine and Cheryl Demkowski-Snyder. [2] They parted ways at the end of the season.
Frisch teamed up with Augie Hill in the summer of 2003. [4] Assigned to two JGP events, they won the bronze medal in Gdańsk, Poland and placed sixth in Bled, Slovenia. They took the junior pewter medal at the 2004 U.S. Championships.
Frisch announced her retirement from competitive skating in 2004. She continues her involvement in skating as a coach in Morristown, New Jersey.
Frisch attended Drew University (Madison, NJ) and received a BA in Behavioral Science in 2009. Frisch went on to complete her MS in Occupational Therapy at Kean University (Union, NJ) in 2015. She is currently working, as an OT, at a sub-acute rehab facility in NJ.
On September 7, 2013, Frisch married Gabriel Albanito.
Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2003–2004 [4] |
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Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2002–2003 [3] |
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2001–2002 [1] |
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Results [5] | |
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International | |
Event | 2003–2004 |
JGP Poland | 3rd |
JGP Slovenia | 6th |
National | |
U.S. Championships | 4th J. |
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix |
Results [3] [6] | ||||
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International | ||||
Event | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
World Junior Championships | 12th | |||
JGP China | 5th | 5th | ||
JGP France | 8th | |||
JGP United States | 6th | |||
National | ||||
U.S. Championships | 3rd N. | 6th J. | 4th J. | 2nd J. |
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior |
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