Jennifer Goolsbee (born September 6, 1968) is a former competitive ice dancer who is best known for her partnership with

Hendryk Schamberger Hendryk Schamberger (born 11 May 1968) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With Jennifer Goolsbee, he is a four-time German national champion and placed ninth at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Personal life Hendryk Schamberger was born to ...

for

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. With Schamberger, she is a four-time German national champion and placed ninth at the

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Career

Early in her career, Goolsbee competed with James Schilling for the United States. In 1990, Goolsbee teamed up with German ice dancer

to compete for Germany. They were coached by

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. They won the German national title four times and competed at the

, placing ninth. Goolsbee/Schamberger finished as high as seventh at the World Championships (1994) and eighth at the European Championships (1995). They parted ways in 1995. Goolsbee later had a brief partnership with Armenian ice dancer Samuel Gezalian. They won the German title in 1997. Goolsbee and Schamberger teamed up again in 1997 to skate in shows.

Personal life

Goolsbee received German citizenship in December 1993. She moved back to the United States in 1998. In 2001, she married former ice dancer Kyle Schneble, with whom she has a daughter, Jordyn, and son, Rush.

Competitive highlights

With Gezalian

With Schamberger

With Schilling

References

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