Jennifer Goolsbee

Jennifer Goolsbee (born September 6, 1968) is a former competitive ice dancer who is best known for her partnership with Hendryk Schamberger for Germany. With Schamberger, she is a four-time German national champion and placed ninth at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Jennifer Goolsbee
Goolsbee/Schamberger at the 1992 German Championships in Berlin
Personal information
Alternative namesJennifer Goolsbee-Schneble
Country representedGermany
United States
Born (1968-09-06) September 6, 1968
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former partnerHendryk Schamberger, Samuel Gezalian, James Schilling
Former coachMartin Skotnicky
Skating clubRSC Essen
Former training locationsOberstdorf
Began skating1975
Retired1997

Career

Early in her career, Goolsbee competed with James Schilling for the United States.

In 1990, Goolsbee teamed up with German ice dancer Hendryk Schamberger to compete for Germany. They were coached by Martin Skotnicky in Oberstdorf. They won the German national title four times and competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, placing ninth.[1] 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.[2]

Goolsbee and Schamberger teamed up again in 1997 to skate in shows.[3]

Personal life

Goolsbee received German citizenship in December 1993.[1] She moved back to the United States in 1998.[4] In 2001, she married former ice dancer Kyle Schneble, with whom she has a daughter, Jordyn, and son, Rush.[4]

Competitive highlights

With Gezalian
Results[2]
National
Event 1997
German Championships1st

With Schamberger
International
Event 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Olympics9th
Worlds17th11th12th7th11th
Europeans11th10th10th9th8th
Nations Cup3rd
Skate Canada7th
National
German Champ.2nd1st1st1st1st

With Schilling
National
Event 1989
U.S. Championships13th

References
  1. "Jennifer Goolsbee". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26.
  2. "GOOLSBEE Jennifer / GEZALIAN Samvel". sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03.
  3. "Jennifer Goolsbee & Hendryk Schamberger". Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20.
  4. "Jennifer Goolsbee-Schneble". ice-dance.com. February 1, 2006. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014.
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