Kirsten Frisch (born August 4, 1984) is an American former ice dancer. With

Brent Bommentre Brent Bommentre (born May 10, 1984) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Kimberly Navarro, he is the 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist and a two-time (2008 & 2009) U.S. national bronze medalist. Personal life Bomment ...

, she represented the United States at the 2003 World Junior Championships. Frisch is a four-time National medalist at the Novice and Junior level in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Career

Frisch began skating at age seven. She teamed up with

around 1998. Frisch/Bommentre began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2000. In 2003, they won the junior silver medal at the U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2003 World Junior Championships in

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, where they placed 12th. The duo was coached by Robert Kaine and Cheryl Demkowski-Snyder. They parted ways at the end of the season. Frisch teamed up with Augie Hill in the summer of 2003. Assigned to two JGP events, they won the bronze medal in

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, Poland and placed sixth in

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, Slovenia. They took the junior pewter medal at the 2004 U.S. Championships. Frisch announced her retirement from competitive skating in 2004. She continues her involvement in skating as a coach in

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Education

Frisch attended Drew University (Madison, NJ) and received a BA in Behavioral Science in 2009. Frisch went on to complete her MS in Occupational Therapy at

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(Union, NJ) in 2015. She is currently working, as an OT, at a sub-acute rehab facility in NJ.

Personal life

On September 7, 2013, Frisch married Gabriel Albanito.

Programs

With Hill

With Bommentre

Competitive highlights

With Hill

With Bommentre

References

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