Jason Dungjen
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Jason Dungjen is an American
United States
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 retired pair skater
Pair skating
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 who was a two-time U.S. national champion. He is currently a skating coach.

Dungjen competed first with his sister Susan Dungjen
Susan Dungjen
Susan Dungjen is an American former pair skater. With brother Jason Dungjen, she is the 1984 World Junior silver medalist and the 1985 U.S. pewter medalist. They won the silver medal at the 1983 NHK Trophy.-Competitive highlights:...

, with whom he won a silver medal at the 1984 World Junior Championships
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
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. After that, he competed with Kyoko Ina
Kyoko Ina
is a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is a three-time U.S. national champion and 2002 Olympian. With partner Jason Dungjen, she was a two-time U.S. Champion and a 1994 & 1998 Olympian.- Life and career :...

. They were the 1997
1997 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 1997 United States Figure Skating Championships were the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 1996-1997 figure skating season. They were a national championship to determine the national champions of the United States....

 and US National champions
1998 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 1998 United States Figure Skating Championships were the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 1997-1998 figure skating season. They were a national championship to determine the national champions of the United States....

 and placed fourth at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Their partnership dissolved after the 1997-1998 season and he retired from competition. He is married to Yuka Sato
Yuka Sato
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 1994 World Champion, the 1990 World Junior Champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese national champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:...

 and skated with her on the Stars on Ice
Stars on Ice
Stars on Ice is a touring figure skating show produced by IMG. It was originally conceived in 1986 as a vehicle for IMG client Scott Hamilton, who had been released from his contract with Ice Capades, after being told that male skaters do not sell tickets...

 tour.

Dungjen is currently a coach. In collaboration with his wife, he is the coach of Alissa Czisny
Alissa Czisny
Alissa Czisny is an American figure skater. She is the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final champion, two-time U.S. national champion, the 2007 U.S...

. In June 2011, he began coaching Adam Rippon
Adam Rippon
Adam Rippon is an American figure skater. He is the 2010 Four Continents champion, the 2008 and 2009 World Junior champion, the 2008 U.S. junior national champion, and the 2007–2008 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.- Personal life :...

. Dungjen is also an ISU Technical Specialist for the United States.

Competitive highlights

(with Ina)
Event 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98
Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
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9th 4th
World Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
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12th 8th 6th 4th
U.S. Championships
United States Figure Skating Championships
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7th 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
Trophée Lalique  5th 6th
Skate America
Skate America
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2nd 5th 4th 2nd
NHK Trophy
NHK Trophy
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4th 3rd
Nations Cup  2nd 3rd 4th 3rd
Skate Canada
Skate Canada International
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3rd
Continents Cup 2nd
Karl Schafer Memorial
Karl Schäfer Memorial
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1st
Piruetten 3rd


(with Karen Courtland)
Event 1990-1991
U.S. Championships  5th
Prague Skate 1st


(with Paula Visingardi)
Event 1988-89 1989-90
U.S. Championships  9th 8th
NHK Trophy
NHK Trophy
The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

 
5th


(with Susan Dungjen)
Event 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86
World Junior Championships
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...

 
2nd
U.S. Championships
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

 
1st J. 8th 4th 6th
NHK Trophy
NHK Trophy
The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

 
2nd 5th
Grand Prix de St. Gervais 2nd

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