Cathrine Grage
Encyclopedia
Cathrine Grage is a Danish
Olympic speedskater
. Grage and fellow skater Oliver Sundberg
are the first Danish speedskaters to reach international competition levels since Kurt Stille
ended his career in 1964.
Grage's 2006, 2007 and 2008 results were good enough to pass the qualification limits of the International Skating Union
for participation in the European Championships
. She also competes regularly in ISU's World Cup
.
Grage holds the Danish records at all distances, and has set a national record of 51 national records over the individual distances since she started competing in 2005: 10 on the 500-m; 8 on the 1,000-m; 10 on the 1,500-m; 14 on the 3,000-m; 5 on the 5,000-m; and finally 3 in the 10,000-m. In addition she has set a total of 8 further national records in the samalogue events (sprint combination, mini combination, small combination, and big combination).
As of December 2007, her Danish records were 43.19 on the 500-m, 1:23.07 on the 1,000-m, 2:03.21 on the 1,500-m, 4:13.85 on the 3,000-m, 7:20.45 on the 5,000-m, and 15:14.90 on the 10,000-m. All of these were already stronger than Kurt Stille's results, which up to March 2005 were Danish records for men.
The pre-Olympic 2008-2009 season was not a very successful one for Grage, e.g. regarding World Cup results. But in Calgary, March 2009, she again managed to set new national records, in fact six such over three days (by itself another national record): 42.99 on the 500-m; 2:01.88 on the 1,500-m; 1:22.52 on the 1,000-m; 4:11.86 on the 3,000-m; resulting also in the small combination pointsum record 166.853; and finally 15:11.84 in the 10,000-m.
Grage participated in her first Olympic Games, after only 4 years of participating in Long track speed skating. She competed in the 3000m Ladies event, as well as the 5000m. Grage placed 14th, in the 5000m, with a time of 7:23:83. A difference of +32.92 seconds off the gold. In the 3000m, Cathrine places 27th with a time 4:20.93 and a difference of only +18.40 off the gold.
Grage also owns various national samalog
ue (allround point combination) records; these are apparently not all ratified by the Danish skating association, however. With reasonable definitions, these samalogue records are as follows (as of November 2007):
Overall sprint combination:
170.245 (43.49, 1:23.82, 43.31, 1:23.07), Calgary, 15–16 March 2007.
Overall mini combination:
192.600 (1:36.66, 4:50.1, 48.82, 2:21.3), Göteborg, 4–5 November 2005.
181.284 (2:15.50, 45.56, 1:30.3, 4:32.45), Hamar, 27–28 December 2005.
166.853 (42.99, 2:01.88, 1:22,25, 4:11.86), Calgary, 18–19 March 2009.
Overall small combination:
182.553 (2:15.50, 7:44.19, 45.56, 4:32.45), Hamar, 27–28 December 2005.
178.920 (44.61, 4:28.46, 2:10.70, 7:40.01), Erfurt, 27–28 October 2006.
173.171 (43.29, 4:18.51, 2:05.97, 7:28.06), Calgary, 12–13 March 2007.
Overall big combination:
175.831 (43.29, 7:28.06, 2:05.97, 15:14.90), Calgary, 12–13 March 2007.
UPDATE:
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Olympic speedskater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
. Grage and fellow skater Oliver Sundberg
Oliver Sundberg
Oliver Sundberg is a Danish speedskater. Along with Cathrine Grage, Sundberg is the first Danish speedskater to reach international competition levels since Kurt Stille ended his career in 1964....
are the first Danish speedskaters to reach international competition levels since Kurt Stille
Kurt Stille
Kurt Robert Stille is a former Danish speed skater, who competed at top international levels from 1957 to 1964.He was born in Copenhagen, but lives in Norway....
ended his career in 1964.
Grage's 2006, 2007 and 2008 results were good enough to pass the qualification limits of the International Skating Union
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
for participation in the European Championships
European Speed Skating Championships
The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of Europe. The International Skating Union has organised the European Championships for Men since 1893 and the European Championships for Women since 1970. The...
. She also competes regularly in ISU's World Cup
Speed Skating World Cup
The Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985–86. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on a number of different distances are held...
.
Grage holds the Danish records at all distances, and has set a national record of 51 national records over the individual distances since she started competing in 2005: 10 on the 500-m; 8 on the 1,000-m; 10 on the 1,500-m; 14 on the 3,000-m; 5 on the 5,000-m; and finally 3 in the 10,000-m. In addition she has set a total of 8 further national records in the samalogue events (sprint combination, mini combination, small combination, and big combination).
As of December 2007, her Danish records were 43.19 on the 500-m, 1:23.07 on the 1,000-m, 2:03.21 on the 1,500-m, 4:13.85 on the 3,000-m, 7:20.45 on the 5,000-m, and 15:14.90 on the 10,000-m. All of these were already stronger than Kurt Stille's results, which up to March 2005 were Danish records for men.
The pre-Olympic 2008-2009 season was not a very successful one for Grage, e.g. regarding World Cup results. But in Calgary, March 2009, she again managed to set new national records, in fact six such over three days (by itself another national record): 42.99 on the 500-m; 2:01.88 on the 1,500-m; 1:22.52 on the 1,000-m; 4:11.86 on the 3,000-m; resulting also in the small combination pointsum record 166.853; and finally 15:11.84 in the 10,000-m.
Grage participated in her first Olympic Games, after only 4 years of participating in Long track speed skating. She competed in the 3000m Ladies event, as well as the 5000m. Grage placed 14th, in the 5000m, with a time of 7:23:83. A difference of +32.92 seconds off the gold. In the 3000m, Cathrine places 27th with a time 4:20.93 and a difference of only +18.40 off the gold.
National speedskating records set by Grage
| Event | Date | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500-m | 26 February 2005 | 53.60 | København |
| 19 March 2005 | 51.79 | Groningen | |
| 6 November 2005 | 48.82 | Göteborg | |
| 17 December 2005 | 47.10 | Inzell | |
| 18 December 2005 | 46.48 | Inzell | |
| 29 December 2005 | 45.56 | Hamar | |
| 10 January 2006 | 44.7 | Hamar | |
| 14 January 2006 | 43.91 | Hamar | |
| 10 March 2007 | 43.19 | Calgary | |
| 18 March 2009 | 42.99 | Calgary | |
| 1000-m | 5 November 2005 | 1:36.66 | Göteborg |
| 27 November 2005 | 1:35.54 | Karlstad | |
| 18 December 2005 | 1:32.18 | Inzell | |
| 29 December 2005 | 1:30.3 | Hamar | |
| 11 January 2006 | 1:25.9 | Hamar | |
| 16 March 2007 | 1:23.82 | Calgary | |
| 17 March 2007 | 1:23.03 | Calgary | |
| 19 March 2009 | 1:22.52 | Calgary | |
| 1500-m | 26 February 2005 | 2:42.25 | København |
| 6 November 2005 | 2:21.3 | Göteborg | |
| 4 December 2005 | 2:10.73 | Heerenveen | |
| 29 October 2006 | 2:10.70 | Erfurt | |
| 13 January 2007 | 2:06.89 | Collalbo | |
| 4 February 2007 | 2:06.69 | Torino | |
| 14 March 2007 | 2:05.97 | Calgary | |
| 10 November 2007 | 2:04.31 | Salt Lake City | |
| 17 November 2007 | 2:03.21 | Calgary | |
| 18 March 2009 | 2:01.88 | Calgary | |
| 3000-m | 26 February 2005 | 5:22.09 | København (massstart) |
| 5 November 2005 | 4:50.1 | Göteborg | |
| 27 November 2005 | 4:46.84 | Karlstad | |
| 10 December 2005 | 4:32.56 | Torino | |
| 29 December 2005 | 4:32.45 | Hamar | |
| 14 January 2006 | 4:26.38 | Hamar | |
| 12 November 2006 | 4:23.67 | Heerenveen | |
| 18 November 2006 | 4:22.19 | Berlin | |
| 3 February 2007 | 4:21.33 | Torino | |
| 13 March 2007 | 4:18.51 | Calgary | |
| 3 November 2007 | 4:16.50 | Salt Lake City | |
| 11 November 2007 | 4:14.65 | Salt Lake City | |
| 16 November 2007 | 4:13.85 | Calgary | |
| 19 March 2009 | 4:11.86 | Calgary | |
| 5000-m | 3 December 2005 | 7:38.79 | Heerenveen |
| 22 October 2006 | 7:38.51 | Erfurt | |
| 18 February 2007 | 7:28.99 | Erfurt | |
| 14 March 2007 | 7:28.06 | Calgary | |
| 1 December 2007 | 7:20.45 | Kolomna | |
| 10,000-m | 4 March 2006 | 16:24.29 | Groningen |
| 21 March 2006 | 15:48.86 | Heerenveen | |
| 15 March 2007 | 15:14.90 | Calgary | |
| 20 March 2009 | 15:11.84 | Calgary |
Grage also owns various national samalog
Samalog
Samalog is a scoring system in speed skating. It is used in allround tournaments to convert results at various distances into points in order to determine an overall champion...
ue (allround point combination) records; these are apparently not all ratified by the Danish skating association, however. With reasonable definitions, these samalogue records are as follows (as of November 2007):
Overall sprint combination:
170.245 (43.49, 1:23.82, 43.31, 1:23.07), Calgary, 15–16 March 2007.
Overall mini combination:
192.600 (1:36.66, 4:50.1, 48.82, 2:21.3), Göteborg, 4–5 November 2005.
181.284 (2:15.50, 45.56, 1:30.3, 4:32.45), Hamar, 27–28 December 2005.
166.853 (42.99, 2:01.88, 1:22,25, 4:11.86), Calgary, 18–19 March 2009.
Overall small combination:
182.553 (2:15.50, 7:44.19, 45.56, 4:32.45), Hamar, 27–28 December 2005.
178.920 (44.61, 4:28.46, 2:10.70, 7:40.01), Erfurt, 27–28 October 2006.
173.171 (43.29, 4:18.51, 2:05.97, 7:28.06), Calgary, 12–13 March 2007.
Overall big combination:
175.831 (43.29, 7:28.06, 2:05.97, 15:14.90), Calgary, 12–13 March 2007.
UPDATE:
New national speedskating records set by Grage 19. sept 2010 - 61 in total
| Event | Date | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500-m | 19 December 2009 | 42,27 | Calgary |
| 1000-m | 19 December 2009 | 1:21.68 | Calgary |
| 1500-m | 13 November 2009 | 1:59.86 | Salt Lake |
| 3000-m | 12 November 2009 | 4:07.73 | Salt Lake |
| 5000-m | 21 November 2009 | 7:10,24 | Hamar |
| 10,000-m | 20 March 2009 | 15:11.84 | Calgary |