Background
Tanja Kolbe was born 7 September 1990 in Berlin, Germany.
Tanja Kolbe was born 7 September 1990 in Berlin, Germany.
She studied business communication in Berlin and has worked for the Bundeswehr"s sports group.
They placed eighth at the 2013 European Championships and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing 19th. Early career
From 2003 to 2006, Kolbe competed with Paul Boll. In 2006, Kolbe teamed up with Sascha Rabe.
In their first season together, they competed on the junior level
They appeared at two International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix events and took the silver medal at the German Junior Championships. The next three season, Kolbe/Rabe competed on the senior level
They took bronze at the 2009 German Championships. After Rabe decided to retire in 2010, she had a tryout with Deividas Stagniūnas of Lithuania.
Partnership with Caruso
Kolbe teamed up with Italian ice dancer Stefano Caruso in 2010.
In their first season together, they took bronze at the 2010 Ice Challenge and at the 2011 German Championships. They took the silver medal at the German Championships and were assigned to the 2012 European Championships where they finished 12th. The duo split up after the event but teamed up again in July 2012.
In the 2012-2013 season, Kolbe/Caruso took silver again at the German Championships and earned another trip to the European Championships where they finished 8th.
In the 2013-2014 season, Kolbe/Caruso were invited to their first Grand Prix event, the 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard where they placed 7th. They added two more international medals to their collection – bronze at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and Ice Challenge.
In February 2014, Kolbe/Caruso competed at the Winter Olympics in Sochi and finished 19th. They announced the end of their partnership in June 2014.
With Caruso
With Rabe
With Boll.