# Greg Zuerlein (figure skater)

Greg Zuerlein (born October 26, 1988) is an American former ice dancer. With Madison Chock, he is the 2009 World Junior champion, 2008 JGP Final champion, and 2011 U.S. national bronze medalist. They competed together from 2006 to 2011.

## Personal life

Zuerlein was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He enrolled in Schoolcraft College. His older sister competed in synchronized skating at Junior Synchro Worlds. In March 2014, Zuerlein married Philippe Maitrot, who is originally from France.

## Career
### Competitive career

Zuerlein began skating at the age of four. He competed in single skating at the 2002 and 2003 U.S. junior championships on the juvenile level. He then took up ice dancing. Zuerlein skated with Anastasia Olsen from 2002 through 2006. They won the bronze medal in intermediate dance in 2005 and placed 12th at the novice level at the 2006 U.S. Championships.
Zuerlein teamed up with Madison Chock in June 2006. They placed fifth in the novice division at the 2007 U.S. Championships. They began working with Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva in 2007.
Making their Junior Grand Prix debut, Chock and Zuerlein won gold in September 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia. With a bronze medal at their second event, in Chemnitz, Germany, they qualified to the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in Gdańsk, Poland, where they placed fifth. They received the junior bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Championships.

#### 2008–09 season: World Junior champion and Junior Grand Prix Final gold

In December 2008, Chock and Zuerlein won gold at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Goyang, South Korea.
They won the junior title in January at the 2009 U.S. Championships. They capped off their season by becoming the 2009 World Junior champions in Sofia, Bulgaria.

#### 2009–10 season

Chock and Zuerlein moved up to the senior level. Making their Grand Prix debut, they placed sixth at the 2009 Skate America and eighth at the 2009 Cup of China. They finished fifth at their senior national debut in January 2010. Later that month, they were sent to the 2010 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea, where they had the same result.

#### 2010–11 season

Chock and Zuerlein won their first senior Grand Prix medal, bronze, at the 2010 Skate Canada International and followed it up with bronze at the 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard. They won their first senior national medal, bronze, at the 2011 U.S. Championships. After placing fifth again at the 2011 Four Continents Championships, they finished ninth in their first and only appearance at the World Championships, setting personal best scores in both segments of the competition.
On June 7, 2011, Chock and Zuerlein announced the end of their five-year partnership; Zuerlein retired from competition, while Chock said she intended to continue competing.

### Coaching career

After retiring, Zuerlein worked as an assistant coach to Igor Shpilband for many years. In 2022, Zuerlein opened the Michigan Ice Dance Academy with Charlie White and Tanith Belbin White. Their current teams include:
* Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville
* Molly Cesanek and Yehor Yehorov
* Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

## Programs
### Ice dance with Madison Chock

| Season | Original dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2006–2007 | | My Sweet and Tender Beast by Eugen Doga | |
| 2007–2008 | Dark Eyes | West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein | |
| 2008–2009 | Minnie the Moocher by The Dancing Fool | The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Come Together Cryin' by Aerosmith |
| 2009–2010 | Yema Ya Agua Nile by Afro-Cuban Folk | La Vie est Belle performed by André Rieu |
| | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2010–2011 | Milord Padam Padam by Edith Piaf | Cabaret (soundtrack) | Nothing Else Matters performed by Santa Esmeralda Satellite by J. Moreno feat. Santana |

## Competitive highlights
### Ice dance with Madison Chock

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
| World Junior Championships | | 1st |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 5th | 1st |
| U.S. Championships | 3rd | 1st |
| JGP Estonia | 1st | |
| JGP Germany | 3rd | |
| JGP Great Britain | | 1st |
| JGP Italy | | 1st |
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
| World Championships | | 9th |
| Four Continents Championships | 5th | 5th |
| U.S. Championships | 5th | 3rd |
| GP Cup of China | 8th | |
| GP Skate America | 6th | |
| GP Skate Canada | | 3rd |
| GP Trophée Éric Bompard | | 3rd |

## Detailed results
### Ice dance with Madison Chock
#### Senior level

Results in the 2009–10 season :
| Date | Event | CD | CD | OD | OD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 29 – Nov 1, 2009 | 2009 Cup of China | 7 | 28.76 | 6 | 47.27 | 8 | 73.14 | 8 | 149.17 |
| Nov 12–15, 2009 | 2009 Skate America | 7 | 28.88 | 8 | 44.55 | 5 | 80.49 | 6 | 153.92 |
| Jan 14–24, 2010 | 2010 U.S. Championships | 6 | 34.12 | 5 | 54.87 | 5 | 88.49 | 5 | 177.48 |
| Jan 27–30, 2010 | 2010 Four Continents Championships | 5 | 29.14 | 5 | 44.12 | 5 | 75.66 | 5 | 148.92 |
Results in the 2010–11 season :
| Date | Event | SD | SD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 28–31, 2010 | 2010 Skate Canada International | 4 | 54.19 | 4 | 84.86 | 3 | 139.05 |
| Nov 25–28, 2010 | 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard | 3 | 58.09 | 3 | 80.39 | 3 | 138.48 |
| Jan 22–30, 2011 | 2011 U.S. Championships | 3 | 61.74 | 3 | 92.88 | 3 | 154.62 |
| Feb 15–20, 2011 | 2011 Four Continents Championships | 6 | 57.14 | 5 | 85.30 | 5 | 142.44 |
| Apr 25 – May 1, 2011 | 2011 World Championships | 9 | 61.47 | 7 | 90.39 | 9 | 151.86 |

#### Junior level

Results in the 2007–08 season :
| Date | Event | CD | CD | OD | OD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 20–22, 2007 | 2007 JGP Estonia | 1 | 29.37 | 1 | 50.37 | 1 | 71.25 | 1 | 150.99 |
| Oct 10–13, 2007 | 2007 JGP Germany | 2 | 30.27 | 4 | 47.77 | 2 | 74.59 | 3 | 152.63 |
| Dec 6–9, 2007 | 2007–08 Junior Grand Prix Final | 4 | 28.81 | 7 | 46.97 | 5 | 76.90 | 5 | 152.68 |
| Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2008 | 2008 U.S. Championships | 4 | 29.92 | 1 | 53.03 | 3 | 78.45 | 3 | 161.40 |
Results in the 2008–09 season :
| Date | Event | CD | CD | OD | OD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 3–6, 2008 | 2008 JGP Italy | 1 | 30.98 | 1 | 51.12 | 1 | 74.42 | 1 | 156.52 |
| Oct 15–18, 2008 | 2008 JGP Great Britain | 3 | 31.23 | 1 | 53.78 | 1 | 83.07 | 1 | 168.08 |
| Dec 10–14, 2008 | 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix Final | — | — | 1 | 51.84 | 1 | 79.31 | 1 | 131.15 |
| Jan 18–25, 2009 | 2009 U.S. Championships | 1 | 52.89 | 1 | 52.89 | 1 | 82.02 | 1 | 167.81 |
| Feb 22 – Mar 1, 2009 | 2009 World Junior Championships | 1 | 33.15 | 1 | 57.29 | 1 | 82.11 | 1 | 172.55 |