Lynn Kriengkrairut


Lynn Kriengkrairut is an American ice dancer. With partner Logan Giulietti-Schmitt, she is a two-time Ice Challenge champion and the 2012 U.S. national pewter medalist.

Career

Kriengkrairut began skating at the age of six and a half. She competed in single skating and solo dance before teaming up with Jon Lauten, with whom she skated for one year.
Logan Giulietti-Schmitt contacted Kriengkrairut after seeing her on IcePartnerSearch. They began skating together in July 2006, agreeing to form a partnership on the second day of a planned three-day tryout. The two were coached by Yuri Chesnichenko and Yaroslava Nechaeva from the start of their partnership. They won the junior bronze medal at the 2007 U.S. Championships in their first season together.
Kriengkrairut/Giulietti-Schmitt received a host invitation to compete at 2010 Skate America where they finished 6th. At the 2011 U.S. Championships, they were in fourth after the short dance but dropped to fifth overall after a fall at the end of their free dance.
At the 2012 U.S. Championships, Kriengkrairut/Giulietti-Schmitt placed fourth in both segments and won the pewter medal. The following season, they were fifth at the 2013 U.S. Championships. They changed coaches in February 2013, joining Igor Shpilband in Novi, Michigan. Kriengkrairut sustained a concussion in late June 2013. The two decided to retire from competition in April 2014.

Personal life

Kriengkrairut is of Thai descent. Her mother is a pediatric neurologist and her father a pulmonologist. She was raised in Bismarck, North Dakota and attended Century High School. In 2004, she underwent surgery after being diagnosed with pulmonary sequestration.
Kriengkrairut studied at the University of Michigan with a focus on brain, behavior, and cognitive sciences. As of April 2014, she intended to apply to medical school.

Programs

SeasonShort danceFree danceExhibition
2013–2014

  • Quickstep: That Man
by Caro Emerald
  • Charleston: Jolie Coquine
by Caravan Palace
  • Spartacus
by Aram Khachaturian
2012–2013

performed by Chris Isaak
by Adele
  • Tighten Up
by The Black Keys
2011–2012

  • Hielo y Fuego
by Olga Tañón
  • La Vuelta
by Gizelle D'Cole
  • Walking in the Sand
by Jeff Beck and Imelda May
2010–2011

by Kelly Clarkson
by Muse
Original dance
2009–2010

  • Mexican folk: Selections
by Alejandro Fernandez		Slumdog Millionaire
by A.R. Rahman:
2008–2009
by the Andrews Sisters
  • Jingi
  • Kill The Target
by Tomoyasu Hotei
2007–2008
Russian Gypsy dance:
  • Heyka
by Oleg Ponomarev
  • Nane Tsokha
by Valentina Ponomareva
  • Verano Porteno
by Astor Piazolla
2006–2007

  • Primavera Portena
by Astor Piazzolla
by George Gershwin

by George Gershwin

Competitive highlights