Brooke Frieling

Brooke Frieling (Hebrew: ברוק פרילינג; born November 10, 1986) is an American ice dancer who competed for Israel with partner Lionel Rumi.

Brooke Frieling

Brooke Frieling during the 2011 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland.
Personal information
Native name	ברוק פרילינג
Born	(1986-11-10) November 10, 1986 (age 39) Boston, Massachusetts
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Israel
Partner	Lionel Rumi
Coach	Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karponosov Uschi Keszler
Skating club	Ice Works Skating in Aston

Career

Early in her career, Frieling skated with Buck Withrow^[1] for the United States at the Skating Club of Boston. She later trained for a year at the senior level in San Diego, California.

In early 2008, Frieling moved to Philadelphia to be coached by Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov. She teamed up with Lionel Rumi to compete for Israel. They placed 20th at the 2011 European Championships and 24th at the 2011 World Championships.

Personal life

Frieling is taking a part-time course load at the University of Pennsylvania.

Competitive highlights

With Withrow

Event	2005
U.S. Championships	11th N.

With Rumi

Event	2009–10	2010–11
World Championships	S	24th
European Championships	S	20th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial	9th	9th
Golden Spin of Zagreb	8th	12th
S = Substitute

Personal bests

International Best Score[2]	with Lionel Rumi
Personal Best Total Score	99.63 European Championships 2011
Personal Best Score Short Dance	44.43 World Championships 2011[3]
Personal Best Score Free Dance	57.94 European Championships 2011

Music

Frieling and Rumi at the 2011 World Championships

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2010–2011	Padam Padam (Composer: Norbert Glanzberg) I love Paris (Composer: Cole Porter, Performer: Frank Sinatra)	Nine (2009 live-action film) OST (music from Maury Yeston) Finale Unusual Way (by Griffith Frank) Be Italian (by Fergie (singer))
Season	Original dance	Free dance
2009–2010	Hava Naguila (Jewish Folk)	Escape (Craig Armstrong)
2007–2008	Les deux guitares (Tzigane Folk)	Medley Latino The Cup of life (Ricky Martin) El beso del final (Christina Aguilera) Let's get loud (Jennifer Lopez)
2006–2007	Criminal, Paris, Texas Gotan Project (Tango)	The Last Samourai OST A way of life – Idyll's end / Spectres in the fog / Red warriors
2005–2006	Rapunzel, Caminemos, Rapunzel (Merengue/Rumba/Merenge)	Medley Starmania Ouverture / The World is Stone / A Little Damage Done

External links

• (in English) ISU Biography
• (in English) Official Website of Israel Federation
• (in English and French) Official Website of Brooke Frieling and Lionel Rumi