Caleb Wein
Born (2001-04-19) April 19, 2001
Rockville, Maryland, US
HometownRockville
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerAngela Ling
CoachDmytri Ilin, Greg Zuerlein
Skating clubWashington FSC Rockville
Began skating2005

Caleb Wein (born April 19, 2001) is an American ice dancer. With his skating partner, Angela Ling, he is the 2022 JGP Russia bronze medalist, the 2022 U.S. junior national silver medalist, and finished seventh at the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Personal life

Wein was born on April 19, 2001, in Rockville, Maryland, United States. As of 2022, he is a student at the University of Maryland, where he is an aerospace engineering major.[1]

Career

Early years

Wein began learning to skate at age four through a local park and recreation program. He began training in ice dance at age six when he joined the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy, run by his former coaches Alexei Kiliakov and Elena Novak.[2] He competed with his first partner, Emma Gunter, for six years before Gunter chose to retire after the 2018–19 season. Wein connected with his current partner, Angela Ling, through Ice Partner Search.[3]

Programs

With Ling

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2022–2023
[4]
2021–2022
[5]
2020–2021
[1]
  • Pictures of Namibrand
    by the African Tribal Orchestra

With Gunter

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[6]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Ling

International[7]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
CS Finlandia7th
Lake Placid IDI11th
University Games6th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds7th
JGP Austria5th
JGP Russia3rd
Lake Placid I.D.I.8th2nd
National
U.S. Championships6th J5th J2nd J11th
U.S. Ice Dance Final6th J3rd3rd
Championship Series4th J
ISP Points Challenge5th J
USCS Georgia3rd J
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

With Gunter

International: Junior[8]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
JGP Armenia7th
JGP Canada7th
JGP Japan7th
JGP Latvia7th
JGP Poland10th
Lake Placid I.D.I.7th
NRW Trophy7th3rd1st
International: Advanced novice
Bavarian Open3rd
National[8]
U.S. Championships3rd I3rd N2nd N9th J6th J
Eastern Sectionals2nd I4th N2nd N2nd J3rd J
I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

With Gourianova

National
Event 10–11 11–12
Eastern Sectionals4th V5th I
V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate

References

  1. 1 2 "2022–23 Figure Skating Roster: Angela Ling / Caleb Wein". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Getting to Know: Angela Ling & Caleb Wein". Ice-Dance.com. July 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ling & Wein hope for a strong last junior season". Ice-Dance.com. October 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Angela LING / Caleb WEIN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Angela LING / Caleb WEIN: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Emma GUNTER / Caleb WEIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Angela LING / Caleb WEIN: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Emma GUNTER / Caleb WEIN: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
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