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Thea Rabe
Norwegian figure skater
Thea Rabe (born 2 January 1995) is a Norwegian figure skater. Competing in ice dancing with American Timothy Koleto, she won the bronze medal at the 2015 Volvo Open Cup. As a single skater, she is a two-time Norwegian national junior champion (2013 and 2014).
Thea Rabe was born on 2 January 1995 in Tønsberg, Norway.[1] She is the younger sister of Norwegian figure skater Anine Rabe.
Single skating
Rabe began learning to skate at the age of seven in 2002.[1] Competing in ladies' singles, she won the Norwegian national junior title in the 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 seasons.
Ice dancing
Rabe had tryouts with American ice dancer Timothy Koleto in November 2014 in Lyon, France, and the following month in Novi, Michigan, where he trained.[2] They agreed to skate together for Norway. In May 2015, Rabe moved to the United States to train with Koleto.[3] Igor Shpilband, Adrienne Lenda, Fabian Bourzat, and Greg Zuerlein coached the team in Novi, Michigan.[1]
After being released by South Korea and sitting out one year, as required by the International Skating Union, Koleto became eligible to compete for Norway beginning October 20, 2015.[2] Making their international debut, Rabe/Koleto won the bronze medal at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2015. They placed 8th at the Open d'Andorra and CS Warsaw Cup. Despite qualifying to the 2016 European Championships, they decided to end their partnership a few weeks before the event.[3][4] They were Norway's first-ever ice dancing team.[2]
With Koleto
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2015–2016 [1][2] |
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Single skating
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2013–2014 | ||
| 2012–2013 |
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| 2011–2012 |
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Ice dancing with Koleto
| International[5] | |
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| Event | 2015–16 |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 8th |
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd |
| Open d'Andorra | 8th |
Ladies' singles
| International: Junior[6] | |||||
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| Event | 09-10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Nordics | 12th | ||||
| Tallinn Trophy | 4th | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 4th | ||||
| Warsaw Cup | 12th | ||||
| International: Advanced Novice[6] | |||||
| Skate Celje | 2nd | ||||
| Triglav Trophy | 12th | ||||
| National | |||||
| Norwegian Champ. | 1st N | 4th J | 3rd J | 1st J | 1st J |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | |||||
- "Thea RABE / Timothy KOLETO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- Thayer, Jacquelyn (6 November 2015). "Rabe and Koleto Blazing a Trail for Norway". ice-dance.com.
- Jarlsbo, Øystein (7 January 2016). "Brudd for Norges isdanspar". Verdens Gang.
- Lote, Arve (7 January 2016). "Skulle blitt historiske – nå skiller de lag". Norwegian News Agency, NRK.
- "Competition Results: Thea RABE / Timothy KOLETO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017.
- "Thea Rabe". rinkresults.com.