Jonathon O’Dougherty is a Welsh ice dancer who competed for Britain with partner and wife, Pamela O’Connor

Pamela O'Connor (figure skater)

Pamela "Pam" O'Connor is a Scottish ice dancer who competed internationally representing Great Britain. She competed with Jonathon O'Dougherty, and the couple won the gold medal at the 2002 British Ice Figure and Dance Championships. They retired from competitive skating in 2005...

. Before teaming with O’Connor, he competed with Tessa McGarry. Jonathon and Pam retired in 2005, and now coach figure skaters and ice dancers at Sharks Ice in San Jose, California

San Jose, California

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In 1999, he appeared in Robbie William’s

Robbie Williams

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 music video for “She’s the One”.

Personal life

Jonathon was born in Wrexham, Wales on 22 February 1978. He has one brother, who also skated competitively. Jonathon graduated from South Nottingham College

South Nottingham College

South Nottingham College is a further education college based over five sites in Nottinghamshire, England.South Nottingham College was founded in September 1970 on the site of the old Lutterell Comprehensive School on Greythorn Drive West Bridgford....

 in 2004 with a degree in Sports Science. He and Pam moved to California in 2004, then moved to Minnesota

Minnesota

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 in 2007, where they married. They moved back to California in 2009, where they continue to coach at Sharks Ice in San Jose, California

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

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He now studies at San Jose State University

San José State University

San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...

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Early career

Jonathon first started to skate when he was twelve years old. Before he began ice dancing, he skated individually and was one of the representatives for Great Britain in international competitions. When he first started to ice dance, he teamed up with Tessa McGarry, his coach’s daughter, then in 1995, joined forces with Pam. Together they achieved bronze medal at British Junior ice dance championships their first year together.

Senior career

In 2003 they won British Figure Skating Championships

British Figure Skating Championships

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. They trained in Great Britain

Great Britain

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 and France

France

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 until they moved to California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 to train with Sergei Ponomarenko

Sergei Ponomarenko

Sergei Vladilenovich Ponomarenko is a Russian ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union and the Unified team. With skating partner and wife Marina Klimova, he is the 1992 Olympic champion, 1988 Olympic silver medalist, 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, three-time World champion, and four-time...

 and Marina Klimova

Marina Klimova

Marina Vladimirovna Klimova is an ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union and the Unified team. With skating partner and husband Sergei Ponomarenko, she is the 1992 Olympic champion, 1988 Olympic silver medalist, 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, three-time World champion, and four-time European...

, Olympic gold medalists.

Event	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...				19th
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...				16th		14th
British Championships British Figure Skating Championships The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd

Post Competitive Skating

Jonathon and Pam appeared in the 2006 Australian TV show, Torvill and Dean’s Dancing on Ice

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice is an Australian reality television series which was based on the original British version, Dancing on Ice. The series premiered on the Nine Network on Tuesday, 11 July 2006 at , and involved celebrities ice dancing on a specially constructed ice rink located in...

. Jonathon’s celebrity partner, Giaan Rooney

Giaan Rooney

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, injured her ankle before the second episode.

They have coached several ice dancers and singles skaters, including Madeline Heritage and Nathan Fast, and Katie Dano.

External links

• Pam & Jonathon O'Dougherty